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Author note : This story is loosely inspired from the movie "The Reader" by Stephen Daldry


=Then=

"You're beautiful."

"Really?" She replied softly, sporting her usual sad smile. It seemed permanently etched on her face.

Emmett hated her husband for not making her see how special and gorgeous she was.

"Of course." He paused and straightened up before putting away a strand of her hair so that he could better see her joyless honey eyes. "You're the most beautiful woman to have ever walked on Earth."

She laughed her beautiful laugh. Full of life.

"You're cute Emmett." She pecked him on the lips before checking the clock.

"Oh God! I have to go." She said bolting out of the bed and hastily reaching for her scattered clothes.

Emmett didn't bother putting his clothes back on. He wanted to get drowned in her smell which the sheets still carried.


A.N.

Thank you for reading.