Pat looked down. She avoided Julie’s
stare.
“Look. It was a stupid thing to do.
I was embarrassed – of course I wanted to tell you. But I felt so bad about
everything. Firstly, getting married without anyone knowing. You have to understand
that Patrick was very domineering – he manipulated me. He didn’t want to share
our life – he didn’t want my friends. And secondly, that’s why the marriage didn’t
last long and I couldn’t tell anyone – and I mean anyone – he was so controlling
and I was embarrassed at the mistake. So, I went into denial and convinced
myself that it had never happened. I’m sorry.”
Julie nodded silently. She thought how
awful it was that Patrick had controlled her friend – so much so that she had
lied about her life to her very best friend. She put her arm round Pat’s
shoulder – “It’s going to be OK.” The hugged.
It was not OK. And never was going
to be.
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