When my husband Mike brought home his pregnant sidekick and KICKED ME out of the house, our eight years of marriage came to an abrupt end. I packed well, but when I opened it up, I discovered a very clever and karmic retribution plot! For eight years. About two and a half days. About seventy-one hours. My spouse Mike was the one name that my heart could not stop harping on every single second. I believed that he felt the same way about me. How foolish I was, oh! I’m Michelle, a loving woman who loved her husband like crazy, until that terrible moment when my world turned upside down and inside out…
On a Tuesday night, things in my life started to spiral out of control. Weary following a long day at work, I entered our living room to discover a hugely pregnant woman nibbling chips from her seat on the couch. Initially, I believed that I might have inadvertently entered the incorrect residence. However, Mike insisted on preserving our tacky flowery wallpaper, and there he was, appearing as though he had just ingested a porcupine. He said, “Hey, Michelle,” in a tone as informal as if he were asking for me to pass the salt. “We must have a conversation.”
I was still as I stood there, trying to make sense of what was happening. With her palm resting on her belly, the expectant mother gave an uncomfortable smile, as if she were trying out for a soap opera. Mike said, pointing to the human incubator on our couch, “This is Jessica.” “She is expecting a child. along with my kid. It simply occurred. And we have made the decision to stay together. Awaiting the punchline, I waited. This had to be some grandiose practical joke for a brand-new reality TV series. If I did not stress out, maybe I could win a car?
But Jessica’s angry smirk persisted, and Mike’s expression stayed serious. “Mike, what do you mean by ‘it just happened’?” I asked carefully. Did you stumble and collide with her? Mike even had the gall to appear insulted. “Michelle, enough is enough! It is serious, this. I think moving out would be ideal for you. You are welcome to visit your mother. I will take over the house with Jess. “It seemed as though Ashton Kutcher might suddenly appear and inform me that I had been pinked. However, no Ashton. Only my unfaithful spouse and his heavily pregnant companion.
“All okay,” I replied coolly. “I am going to pack up and head out.” Mike appeared relieved, presumably believing he had gotten away with it. Jessica grinned more broadly, like though she had just won the lotto. They had no idea that the lottery was about to return the favor and hit them severely.
