After Luna Pier

A man returns from an impromptu trip and has an emotional discussion with his wife, who believed him missing.

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8/6/20241 min read

A young couple, Rachel and Luke Phillips, sat on each end of a beige leather couch in the living room of their home.

"You embarrassed me, Rachel," Luke complained while drinking a glass tumbler of cheap Merlot.

"You're the one who decided to disappear instead of simply stepping up, being a man, and facing the music. Don't blame me, Luke," Rachel protested.

"I was gonna tell you. It's just...I got that letter in the mail from the university telling me they're kicking me out of veterinary school. It was too much...it was like a punch to the gut. I just needed to be alone, I needed to get away from here. Why can't you just let me deal with things my own way?"

"While I was at work, you left town and drove over 200 miles to Michigan - no phone call, no text, no email, nothing. You even left your cell phone behind. What was I supposed to do, Luke? I called everyone, your parents, my parents, friends, everyone, and no one knew where you were! I tried calling the police, but it hadn't been forty-eight hours so I couldn't report you missing. You never bothered to tell me anything. What if something happened to you?"

He held his arms up in exasperation. "It didn't! I was fine!"

"But I didn't know that!"

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