Category: Becoming Strangers Again by Abebe

LILY I could hardly believe what I was seeing the entire inte was blowing up with the most shocking news about my husband’s family. Just yesterday, we were focused on the reading of Richard’s father’s will, but today, I wake up to find the headlines consumed by a scandal. The news claimed that Richard had … Read More “Becoming strangers again (Lily and Ryan) –
Chapter 155” »

RYAN I decided to head to the office early this morning because I had a plan in mind-to head back to Canada by the weekend. I wanted to be with my family, and there was something unsettling about a new man who seemed to be spending too much time around my wife. I couldn’t just … Read More “Becoming strangers again (Lily and Ryan) –
Chapter 154” »

RYAN I knew I had to meet Angelo at the club. It was the only place where I could be sure my mother wouldn’t overhear the conversation I was about to have. I couldn’t risk her finding out about any of this things were already messy enough. As I stepped into the private booth, the … Read More “Becoming strangers again (Lily and Ryan) –
Chapter 153” »

RYAN I am due to return to New York today, but there is something that I need to handle, something that needs to get done. Lily offered to drive me to the airport, but I declined the offer. I gave her the excuse that she should stay back with the boys at home, so they … Read More “Becoming strangers again (Lily and Ryan) –
Chapter 152” »

Lily I can’t believe Ryan would scold me or get angry over something as trivial as my helping Amell out. And where did he get the notion that Amell is interested in me? If anything, Amell and I hadn’t exactly defined our relationship as friends until recently. Ryan has no right to act angry; he … Read More “Becoming strangers again (Lily and Ryan) –
Chapter 151” »

RYAN Work had slowed down considerably at the office, and I thought it was the perfect opportunity to head home early and surprise Lily and the boys. I imagined walking through the front door unnoticed, catching them off guard-it seemed like the best way to spend the weekend, and maybe even the entire week, reconnecting … Read More “Becoming strangers again (Lily and Ryan) –
Chapter 150” »

RYAN I was stuck, paralyzed by indecision regarding Maya, so I decided to confide in Lily about what was happening. Turning my seat to face her portrait on the wall, I stared at it as I listened to the phone ring in my ear. I waited patiently for her to answer, but she didn’t; the … Read More “Becoming strangers again (Lily and Ryan) –
Chapter 149” »

LILY Something is bothering Ryan, and it’s becoming painfully obvious that he’s hiding it from me. Are you sure you don’t want to tell me what’s bothering you? I asked for the umpteenth time since we left for the airport. His response was that same practiced smile the kind that doesn’t even reach his eyes. … Read More “Becoming strangers again (Lily and Ryan) –
Chapter 148” »

RYAN I must have misheard her-I had to have. There was simply no possible way my father, the man I had always looked up to and respected, would have done something so reckless, so deceitful. The notion that he could have cheated on my mother, fathered a child outside of their marriage, and then kept … Read More “Becoming strangers again (Lily and Ryan) –
Chapter 147” »

RYAN I have to be here a bit longer and I hate it. I hate the fact that I am being separated from my wife, I hate the fact that I am being kept away from my kids, but some things cannot be helped. With my finger intertwined in Lily’s hand, we walked through the … Read More “Becoming strangers again (Lily and Ryan) –
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