Romance

The Laid Bare Marriage Account

by Whynot

After we got married, Lucy Xander and I maintained a shared expense ledger.Every expense went into it. Nothing was spared, be it big expenses like houses and cars, to little things like condoms. We split everything 50-50.When I did not have enough money to pay for my mom’s funeral, I had asked Lucy to lend me some. She made me sign an IOU and charged me interest at the bank rate.We got into a car accident. I shielded Lucy with my body and suffered severe burns.We were three dollars short for the surgery.Lucy flipped through our ledger and frowned. “I gave you 1,314.50 this morning. I’ve already paid my half.”My face went pale. “Then, treat the rest as a loan.”“You still haven’t paid off your last loan. Your credit is already overdue.”I lowered my head and saw a link in our chat.[Dream Guy Loans]“Try this site. You can get the money within ten minutes, and the interest rate is low.”The next second, Lucy’s childhood friend, Yale Lawson, posted something on social media.[Thank you, Lucy, for helping me out.]The screenshot showed a three million transfer. The note on the payment said: Voluntary Gift.When he was worried that he might lose money, she reassured him.[Don’t worry. I’ve got you covered.]She was willing to cover someone else’s losses, but with me, she kept track of every penny.I looked down and booked a ticket for three days later.I was done with a marriage where everything had to be counted down to the last penny.

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