She opened her arms wanting to hold him tight, but she couldn't reach him.
She could only let him do what he wanted.
She silently waited at the home he would eventually return to.
This is his home, nowhere else!
She would strive to guard this place, to be his virtuous wife for a lifetime.
She could swallow any grievance as long as she was his wife.
Claudia's lips curled into a beautiful arc, but the smile was fleeting.
There was too much heartache, she ultimately couldn't smile.
"No, there's nothing else."
"Alright, hanging up."
No hesitation, he hung up just like that, with nothing else to say, his mind filled with only one person, rushing to see her.
The car stopped downstairs at Valentine Teller's residence.
He leaned against the car, lit a cigarette, and through the curling smoke, looked at the window that held her.
By now she was already asleep, the window was dark, maybe...
She wasn't even behind the window.
