by MattblackUK
Helen,1899 I suspect she's wealthy, didn't her grandparents but her the flat?
However, I would have ensured she didn't see one penny of any inheritance.
As a cancer patient, I understand his abject loss upon her cruel announcement. And more.
What a crock. He should have been glad that she wasn't going to be sad after his defective DNA had shuffled off the planet. Thank god they hadn't had children.
Great story, thank you. If have liked to see a bit of follow up after the day to get the emotional impact, especially from his supposed best friend
Loved it, simple on the outside but you put a lot of people and feelings into this,
It's very hard to make a short story hit hard narratively. Most are either incomplete shit or silly tongue in cheek. Yours was neither. And it was realistic, something very rare in the section. I actually know of a very similar case. He wasn't a childhood buddy but he was a friend. And the terminally ill hubby hid his condition after he discovered her cheating. His sister, who was bit of a psycho, actually sent the slut a mail with his funeral anouncment, alongside with a recording of him screaming her name when he was delirious near the end. The cheaters lasted together for about 2 months after they learnt of his death...For anyone who isn't a complete psycho, that kind of guilt scars you forever, worse than any imaginary btb we tend to see here.
Heartbreaking 5 stars. Would love to read a part 2 where Tim gets mauled by wild dogs or something.
Fantastic story! So emotional and gripping. Really brings home the saying " look at what you have before looking for something else."
A sad tale of a self-absorbed woman who was able to do the cruelist thing possible to her husband, a cancer patient: fall in love with, and leave him for, his childhood best friend !
She truly was a monster, and this 5-star story was...
...very nicely done !