For My Own Good: an immersive psychological thriller with a great twist by Vanessa Garbin

Author:Vanessa Garbin [Garbin, Vanessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: THE BOOK FOLKS bestselling mystery, suspense and thriller publisher
Published: 2023-08-20T00:00:00+00:00

15

Not a good day…

I met him again last night.

At the time, it was exhilarating. As it always is.

The fact that he is forbidden… the sneaking around and meeting at the motel… makes it all the more delicious.

But afterwards, when he leaves me – discards me like a chocolate bar wrapper, like nothing more than a regretful snack he should never have indulged in – to go back to his family, I feel disgusting. And the feeling of disgust lingers the next day.

At work, I no longer hold my head up high. Everyone looks at me differently now. Maybe they know.

This affair is costing me everything. And honestly, every day I wake up and resolve to end it. I really do.

But the moment my phone comes to life with a text from him, I cannot help the excitement that stirs in my belly.

Anyway, he’s going to leave his family soon.

And then we will be blissfully happy and have all the money we need.

We have so many plans and ideas.

Of course, we’ll take a trip to Europe first, escape to somewhere romantic, like Italy, and watch the sunset over the vineyards and sip homemade wine with the locals. We’ll stay until the heat dies down and then make our return.

I’d like to start a family, of course, but it’s not something he likes to talk about. I get it. He already has one.

But… with time I think he’ll come around.

I hope.

Because I cannot go on like this.

Living this lie.

I’m not a discarded wrapper.

I’m the main course.

I’m going to be the new Mrs S.

Only then will I feel truly happy.

Naomi xx

I drop the diary on my lap.

Mrs S.

Stinton and Bruce Real Estate.

So it’s true.

Naomi has been having an affair with her boss.

And although this news is awful, the worst part about reading this journal entry, for me, is finding out that I don’t really know my friend at all.

I supported her through the heartbreak she felt for her father when she discovered that her mother had been having an affair with her father’s best friend, for over twenty years no less.

Naomi hated the idea of cheating. She would even get upset watching a movie about a cheating partner.

I can’t fathom how she felt that sleeping with her boss was a good idea.

I open my emails again and refresh and refresh again, wishing desperately for Naomi to write me back.

Her boss is still here. Whether that means he plans to meet her later or not, when things have cooled down with his wife, remains to be seen. But the fact is, she’s gone overseas alone. And the last thing I want is for my best friend is to face this mess on her own, no matter what she’s done.

I close the diary and hide it in Sophie’s wardrobe and when I climb back into bed, decide that come morning, I’ll do my best to contact Naomi’s parents and see if they’ve heard from her.

And if they haven’t….

Then maybe it’s time I contacted the police.

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