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Submitted to Contest #305
I stared at the crowd and told the biggest lie of my life. In a courtroom, in the witness seat, testifying regarding the divorce agreement I was settling with my soon-to-be ex-husband, I said, “Yes. This is the amount I agreed to take in my settlement. Yes, I think it’s fair.” I looked out at the courtroom, found him smiling wickedly at me and was glad of the lie; glad to be alive. Robert had a towing service when I met him. It took him two years to commit to a relationship, and only then when I dated someone else. The night we got married ...
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