“That was Clive.”
“How’s he?”
“He’s fine. He’s engaged.”
“Engaged?”
“He told me this morning.”
She felt faint.
“Are you all right, Dear?”
“Yes, I’m fine.”
“You don’t look well.”
“I’m fine.”
It wasn’t true. She wasn’t fine. She was devastated. How could Clive be engaged? She couldn’t let him go through with it. She had to do something.
And here she was on the train heading towards Windhoek. She told Charles that she was visiting her aunt in Johannesburg and he believed her. Poor Charles. He didn’t suspect that she, his wife and his son, Clive were once lovers.
100 Words
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Notes to Women 
That will get ugly. She should let him go
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Yes, it will. She should let him go, considering the facts that she’s married to his father and Clive has moved on.
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That’s a complicated situation to untangle!
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Indeed! She should just turn right back and go to her aunt or back to England.
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Dear Adele,
Now there’s a nasty little love triangle. It sounds like it would be best for all concerned if she let Clive go. It doesn’t sound like she’s going to do that. The one I feel for is Charles. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Yes, it is. And it would be best if she lets Clive and the past go but as you said, she isn’t going to do that. Poor Charles. Thanks 🙂
Shalom,
Adele
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If she’s married to Charles, why does she feel so urgent a need to stop Clive from marrying? She needs to let it go, or she’s going to lose her own marriage.
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She should leave Clive alone but the problem is, she’s still in love with him. They were in a relationship before she married his father. Clive learned about the marriage when he went home after graduating from university. Devastated, he packed up and moved to Namibia where he met the girl he’s going to marry. If his step-mother doesn’t wise up, she will lose everything.
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If this situation doesn’t qualify for “it’s complicated” status, I don’t know what does. My stomach is lurching at the thought of it. Good job of eliciting nausea! 😉
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Thanks, I think 🙂
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You are welcome. Good story if I didn’t make it clear I liked it 🙂
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I’m happy you did 🙂
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This is not looking good for any of them.
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No, it’s not.
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Oops.
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Oh, lardy.
Fist I hear, “Your Lyin’ Eyes” by the Eagles.
Then I recall a “Chicago Med” drama where she accused of bonkin’ his dad.
Oh, what tangled webs humans (esp. writers) can weave. Well contrived. 🙂
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Yes, what a tangled web we weave. This is a case of someone who refuses to let go of the past. Thanks, Bill 🙂
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You’re welcome.
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🙂
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Nice twist at the end and I agree with the others that she needs to back off and leave Clive be. But the heart wants what the heart wants, I guess.
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Thanks, Siobhan. Yes, she needs to back off but she won’t. Sometimes the heart wants what it wants no matter the cost.
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A Greek tragedy in the making.
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Yes, it is.
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