There had always been a suspicion that he was being unfaithful.
He promised her that he’d changed his ways when she agreed to let him move in with her. It all went along quite well until she came to do the weekly wash. She was checking pockets before loading the washing machine when she found a piece of paper. It said, Bella – 8:30. After promising her that he was a new man and wouldn’t stray again, he was obviously seeing someone. In the hours between finding the note in the morning and his getting home from work that day, she worked herself up to the point where she wanted to throw him out. In fact, the moment he walked through the door she handed him the note.
“Who is she? You promised!” she blurted.
He took the note with a frown. After reading it, he began to chuckle.
“This is nothing to laugh at!” she shouted.
He shook his head. “Calm down, will you. The guy in the office gave me this. It’s just a tip.”
She calmed a bit, and said, “What kind of tip?”
He grinned at her. “Silly! It’s a racing tip. That’s the name of a greyhound and the race time.”
She sighed and started weeping. He held her for a while. She apologised and said she was sorry for not trusting him. He said he wouldn’t do anything that came between them. He explained that their happiness meant a great deal to him. They both agreed to put the whole thing behind them.
On the following day, he arrived home to find all of his belongings piled up against the front wall. On top was a note pinned to a piece of clothing.
It read: Your greyhound rang and I informed her that you no longer live here.