The Husband Thief: A psychological thriller with a twist by M J Hardy

Author:M J Hardy [Hardy, M J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-22T16:00:00+00:00

I see her before she sees me and my heart starts thumping. She looks so beautiful in her pretty summer dress and hair hanging loose around her shoulders. She is laughing at something one of the other mother’s is saying and I feel a surge of jealousy as I see the smile they share. Then she looks up and our eyes meet and her expression changes. It becomes wary and guarded and my heart sinks.

I watch as she excuses herself and heads over and looks with concern at Jamie. “Is everything alright?”

Jamie nods sullenly, and she raises her eyes to mine with unspoken questions in them. I say softly, “May I have a word in private, Miss Rawlins?”

She looks a little uncomfortable but Jamie’s expression must tell her it concerns him and she nods. “Yes, follow me, we have a few minutes before the bell rings.”

I bend down and straighten Jamie’s jumper and tuck in his shirt, whispering, “It will be ok, trust me. I love you.”

He nods and then runs off quickly with Jack and the tears threaten to fall as I see how brave he is being.

Isabel says gently, “Follow me, Tina.”

As we walk towards the classroom, I feel my heart fill with hope. Seeing Isabel again has just reinforced the fact that I love her and want her in my life. I’m not sure why but she is a calm refuge in a storm. She soothes my troubles away with just one brief smile and I know that things are going to be ok.

We head inside the classroom and she closes the door and says coolly, “What’s the problem?”

I smile tremulously, wishing she would just hold me and tell me everything will be ok and say sadly, “Harry left last night.”

I watch her carefully for her reaction and my heart lifts as I see a flicker of excitement spark in her eyes before it’s replaced with concern. “Left?”

“Yes, we’ve decided to separate, so Jamie is feeling sad and vulnerable.”

She shakes her head and says sadly, “I’m so sorry to hear that. It’s never nice where children are involved. Don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye out for him and offer him someone to talk to if he needs it. You did the right thing telling me.”

I make to move towards her and she takes a step back. “Um… if that’s all, I really should let the children in.”

I stare at her in surprise. “I had hoped we could talk about what happened yesterday.”

Sighing heavily, she looks at me with a sad expression. “I’m sorry, Tina. I should never have let myself get so involved. Things went too far and I’m sorry if I made you think there was more to our relationship than friendship. It was a mistake and can never happen again. Maybe we should just keep things on a professional footing as the teacher and parent from now on.”

I stare at her in shock. “You don’t mean that.”

She looks at me with an ice-cold expression. “But I do, Tina.

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