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Mark looks stunned.
He grips my wrist even harder. “Sarah, what
are you talking about? Don’t you know who I
am?”
My wrist is starting to hurt.
I frown, giving him the cold eye. “Mister, let
go of me. This is harassment. I’m calling the
cops if you don’t let go.”
Mark doesn’t let go.
He stares at my face.
He sees I really don’t remember, and he gets
freaked out.
He whispers, “Saran, it’s Mark. I’m your
husband.”
I don’t believe him.
I try to pull away, but I end up biting him.
He yells, but he still doesn’t let go.
I yell, “Help!”
He tries to cover my mouth, but it’s too late.
People start crowding around.
He panics and says, “I’m her husband, she’s
just messing with me.‘
I pull his hand away and yell, “He’s lying, I
don’t know him!”
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The crowd looks at Mark, like he’s crazy.
Some calls 911.
The cops take us to the station.
Mark is my husband.
Well, used to be.
Now he’s just an ex.
Our marriage and divorce were on the same
day.
Our marriage lasted less than 24 hours.
The cops look at Mark like he’s out of his
mind.
They read him the riot act, and then they let
him go.
Outside the police station, Mark’s still staring
at me.
He says, “Sarah, you really don’t remember
me?”
I take a few steps back, like he’s a creep. “I
was really sick a month ago, and I lost a lot of
memories. Why should I remember you? If I
forgot, it probably wasn’t important anyway.”
Mark looks like he’s been punched.
He opens his mouth to say something.
I cut him off “I heard you were my ex-
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husband. I’m sure there’s nothing we need to
discuss.”
Mark looks lost. “Sarah, please, let me
explain…
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Ashley’s voice interrupts. “Mark!”
Ashley comes running up. She’s giving me the
stink–eye.
She grabs Mark’s arm and asks, “What are
you doing here?”
I laugh. “Are you his wife? Maybe you should
ask your husband that instead of harassing
me!”
Ashley looks confused, but she says, “Mark
wouldn’t do anything wrong.”
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Mark pulls away from Ashley.
He hasn’t looked at her this whole time.
He steps closer to me, but stops because I
look like I’ll attack him.
He says, “Sarah, she’s not my wife. I didn’t
marry her. You’re my only wife.”
Ashley’s face falls.
She grabs Mark’s hand. “Mark, let’s go home,
okay?”
ark pushes her away, like he can’t help it.
Ashley falls on the ground, screaming.
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She’s crying. “Mark, it hurts.”
Mark doesn’t even look at her.
He’s staring at me.
His voice sounds almost desperate. “Sarah,
let me explain. I had amnesia, so she tricked
me into divorcing you, but now I remember
everything…”
I say, “I don’t care. Leave me alone.”
