An Interlude Izzy
An Interlude
IZZY
Nainai’s voice breaks then, and she stops talking.
“Nainai, what happened? Was it—did Yeye take it badly?” I didn’t know my grandfather well enough to know how he would’ve reacted to the news of his wife leaving him for a woman, but I can imagine it wouldn’t be pretty.
And I knew how this story would end, because after all, Nainai is here, and I exist, and none of it would’ve happened if she’d gotten her way.
I realize with a start that part of me is dreading what comes next.
An ugly fight. Threats bad enough to force her to stay with Yeye.
Do I really want to know what my grandfather was capable of?
“No, he didn’t. In the end, he didn’t even know I came this close to leaving him.”
I frown. “What? But…”
“I didn’t have the chance to tell him.” Nainai’s eyes fill with tears. “It was both the happiest and the worst day of my life.”
I rub her hand gently. “Tell me. Please, Nainai.”
“Ellery and I waited at Iris’s apartment for a very long time…”