"I have to do it," She answered. Tears were about to fall again from her already red eyes but she refused to let them fall at this moment. It wouldn't help at the moment. She summoned all the courage she had right then, praying all of it will be enough for her to get through with this dreaded conversation.
"At my expense?" Darryl started resenting her. With all the things they had been through together previously, he hoped that somehow his wife would not cause this outrageous betrayal. "How could you, my love?
Xhemin closed her eyes for a brief moment, wanting to break away from him. She swallowed the urge to cry and replied bitterly, "Yes even at your expense,"
As she said the words, a huge amount of pain swept them both off. Darryl clung to his balled fist while Xhemin, with her weakening knees held unto the empty hospital bed beside her.
