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Catching Karma – 15

That evening, leaving the office a touch early, Marie went to the hospital where the once glamorous Rose lay abed. She seemed Marie’s age or older now.

Gasping for air, struggling between words, Rose tried to explain that she hadn’t met Charley until he had left Marie.

Maybe she was going for absolution or forgiveness. Marie was long past caring. If Charley had left her to join a monastery it could not alter the how he left; without explanation or provocation.

Marie looked at Rose, lying there, connected to machines, and regardless what she may have felt or thought, she nodded, made a consolatory smile, gripped Rose’s hand.

After a few minutes, she rose and went out of the room.

She passed Charley. He was sitting in the hall, crying like an infant. She passed him without pause.  He was not her husband, he was nothing to her. Not any more.

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Written by jaylar

5 Comments

  1. If there’s karma for every single thing one does, her divorce is her karma for something she did in the past definitely! That’s called life! Everyone is responsible for his acts, so she has to be and face the divorce! If she went to the hospital it was not to see the poor lady but to feet her own ego which is double karma!

      • I’m impatiently waiting to read the whole story. to be honest I disagree with the plot quite a lot but just because of the story and my other point of view on whole this story. I hope this does not bother you! Keep it up as I want to see the finish. I like people with different opinions than mine therefore I appreciate your writings! 🙂

        • I noticed you were reading it somewhat differently; but that is okay. It’s not done yet… so you’ll see the next twists