gs trickier, I
Irvin dodged easily and looked at me with fond exasperation. “That’s enough. Stop throwing a tantrum. I know I was wrong yesterday. I’m sorry. Please don’t be mad.”
He was truly feeling guilty after knowing that I had almost died. He shouldn’t have been so apathetic even if I knew how to swim.
Most people who died of drowning knew how to swim. Anything could happen underwater. He had truly been too negligent this time.
My irritation grew at his chiding. If we weren’t living in a civilized society, I wouldn’t have bothered with a divorce; I would’ve widowed myself!
In fact, I was starting to doubt if he was even human. Why couldn’t he just understand that I wasn’t throwing a tantrum?
I was truly unable to communicate with him. Giving up, I said coldly, “What’s the use of
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apologizing? Would it revive me if I died?
“If I hadn’t been rescued in time, you would be saying all of this at my funeral. Do you think apologizing would fix me?”
Irvin paled. “Emi, I
“No need to explain yourself. There’s no point, anyway. It’s not going to bring someone back from the dead,” I spat. “Just admit it, Irwin Sawyer. You only love Julianne. You don’t care about me, your wife, at all. It doesn’t matter if I die. You don’t care.
“Please, let’s just get a divorce. Go and be with the love of your life. I’m begging you.”
“Emi, I admit that I was wrong yesterday. I shouldn’t have treated you like that after you fell into the pond. But there’s really nothing between me and Julianne. You know I can’t be with her. Please stop being so jealous over nothing,” Irvin said.
He felt a headache coming on. He had admitted his fault from the day before and apologized for it. He was also adamant that there was nothing going on between him and Julianne. He didn’t understand why I didn’t believe him.
There it was again. I couldn’t help but ask, “Why not? Why can’t you be with her?”
