Mallory

Mallory

Winter was Mallory’s favorite season of the year. After three years of an intense relationship with her beloved boyfriend, she knew it was coming. He was a hard-working man, spending hours in his office. Getting work done, presumably. Mallory couldn’t wait to show off the shiny, sparkly engagement ring that now laid in his first dresser drawer. 

The thought of how much Mallory loves the white snow covering the naked tree branches crossed his mind only briefly while he was uncovering the legs of the gorgeous secretary that laid sprawled across his desk. The day happened that the sun shone again, melting the snow off the view, and the ring disappeared from the drawer but not to Mallory’s finger. Mallory discovered this as she stepped into his office, bringing him lunch and coffee from his favorite place, finally ready to confront him. The moment she saw that secretary leaning on his desk, she couldn’t miss the shiny engagement ring that was supposed to be hers. Mallory looked straight in his eyes as if the moment froze like the snow that had just until recently covered everything outside. She took off her wig which she had been wearing for the last 3 months, threw it on his desk and said, “you are not the only one who has secrets, good luck dealing with your conscious for cheating on a sick woman”.