No More Searching Through His Briefcase

Angela had been married and divorced twice. Although she left both marriages, disappointed that she wasn’t successful at working on a relationship, she still trusted both of her ex-husbands.

She dated for a while, finally meeting John, who she really believed she loved and trusted. Suddenly, he began to act differently, fussing with his appearance and wardrobe while getting ready for work each day. When he would frequently call to tell her that he was working late and wouldn’t be home for dinner, she began to suspect that John had met someone else.

John was a retail store manager and had a high turnover of employees. Angela also knew that he kept a daily journal. She questioned whether or not her suspicions were valid and began to search through the pockets of his pants and suit jackets at night while he was sleeping, finding small scraps of paper with telephone numbers and email addresses.

One night after John had fallen asleep, Angela slipped downstairs to discover that John’s briefcase was now shut tight by a combination lock. She couldn’t believe that she was pursuing a plan to prove that John was cheating on her, as she was also afraid to leave, starting out on her own all over again.

However, Angela was determined to get into his briefcase and tried different combinations to open the lock. When she tried John’s ex-wife’s birth date, the briefcase popped open. Inside she found more than enough evidence that proved that John was cheating and plenty of proof that John did not love her.

Tucked inside of a secret pocket of the briefcase was John’s journal. As she turned the pages, Angela was literally sick to her stomach, shaking and feeling frightened by what she read. She didn’t know this person at all, this man whom she had been sleeping next to for the past year.

Finally, John flew to his company’s corporate headquarters for a weekend conference. Feeling as though her heart would implode, Angela packed her things, arranged for a mover to load her belongings and headed back to her home town. She refused herself the opportunity to confront John in person and simply left a message on his cell phone, informing that she would be gone when he returned.

John never questioned why she left and she has never heard from him again.