She alights from the vehicle,the first thing that catches your eyes is this season's zebra-print Louboutins
Your eyes travel slowly up to the Hermes belt you saw on Heidi Klum last week
That Limited Edition Birkin, didn't Posh just bag the last one?
And what's that smell?......ahhhhh the unmistakable scent of Chanel No. 5
You stare at her as she walks into the pharmacy, wishing you were as slim as she was...wishing u could trade places with her...
You stare in disgust at your Gucci bag and pull away from him as he strokes your hair....
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She gets into the house and pulls off her Ray-Bans to reveal a black eye
She unbuckles the belt she used to hold the jeans in place, because they are now way oversized
Stares in the mirror at her sunken cheeks and wishes she was still a Size 8...the weight loss is so alarming
She undoes the buttons and sees that she has developed a new sore by her left breast..thank God for perfume she thinks,otherwise the stench would be unbearable
The maid comes in to tell her that her husband won't be coming home tonight. She smiles wistfully, relieved, but says a prayer for his unlucky conquest.
She walks to the shower and feels a prick on her foot, remnants of the mug he threw at her this morning.
As she soaks in the jacuzzi, she remembers the lady at the parking lot,wishes she still had full rosy cheeks, that she had someone to stroke her hair,someone to take her out, even if its just a short drive down to the pharmacy...
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You walk up to the counter and see that she forgot her handkerchief. What's that beneath it? Her receipt...you eagerly check what's on it, sure its some unnecessary drug...what's this? Combivir....the antiretroviral drug....
You get into the car and kiss him full on the lips...."What was that for?" he asks. You just smile and say a silent prayer "Thank you God for this man you gave me, thank you because twenty years down the line, he's never broken our wedding vows. Forgive me Lord, for ever wishing I was anyone else" ....
