Elena, Unfaithful by Alynne Sousa

His daughter Eva stops him as he enters the dining room. She informs him of the news he already knew, subconsciously.

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Reluctantly, he accepts it. Arianne greets him with a drink and neither of them can bear to discuss the matter further.

When he goes downstairs, he finds the doors barricaded and the children counting silver

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They tell him that the house is too big and they are moving him out of it.

Convinced by his own lie, Alexei decides to win Elena back from her lover

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He packs some suitcases, and prepares to go into town. He plans to buy her a necklace and a new wedding ring.

The children are not happy.

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They do not want to ruin their good memories of their mother and besides, there's no evidence of such behavior.

Once the family is gathered, Alexei elaborates that Elena has not only gone shopping, but that she has taken a lover

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He's very pleased with her for doing so. It seems to ease the guilt about his own infidelities.

Alexei's four children, Arianne, Ilya, Eva, and Katya then come to pay him a house visit

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Alexei is indifferent, but he goes out to buy a cake for the occasion.

He calls his eldest daughter Arianne to tell her that Elena has "gone shopping."

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Arianne is concerned that her father is in denial and tells her siblings.

Alexei refuses to cope with his grief over the loss of his wife

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Instead, he distracts himself with stories he makes up about her.

His grown children resent him

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He wasn't present at the births of most of them. He was out with his mistresses. The one exception is his eldest daughter Arianna, who shares many of his interests - like heavy drinking.

Too bad, because Elena dies two days later

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Alexei has many regrets, since he was unfaithful to her. He thinks back on her devotion to charity, and the way she left shoes where he could trip on them. They had been married forty-five years. He feels numb.

Alexei, an old man living in Detroit, retires from his job because he decides he's exceptionally handsome

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...for his age. He also wants to spend more time with his wife, Elena. "She's getting younger and prettier," he tells his friend André.

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insist persist more never give up

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I chose nursing to serve as an instrument in God's hands

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Dreams, love, hope, wishes can not be missedDid you ever fall in love already lived a great love at lastLives, desires, details that time can not explainEvery emotionYour heart will finally live a crazy passionLove and liveI love you todayI want you, my love, my love.Everything I threw away, all moments of loveI left to be with you forever, foreverAll my songs, all my passions,I left to be with you forever, forever.I feel a perfume in the airThe flower of the most beautiful flowerThat one day at last is born in the garden I reap you just for meKisses, simple hugs moments that stay in the airHere comes you caress meShow me what love is simply to loveLove to have you are everything to meMake me a good one makes me happyEverything I threw away, all moments of loveI left to be with you forever, foreverAll my songs, all my passionsI left to be with you forever, forever. 😍🎶

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