Chapter 216

• I slid the pictures that had been given to her, by my ex-friend. There was a moment of silence, and then I broke out in some serious tears. I started really sobbing like a baby. All the anger that had been keeping me going lately seemed to run out all at once. No matter what, I really did miss my wife, and the thought of how my life was going to be now, was TRULY unbearable. I once had direction in my life, but now I was on a new path.
• After a minute, I wiped my eyes and looked up at the lawyer. She looked at me with sympathy in her eyes, and then we went over my options. Basically, I could file for divorce now, but that might end up taking a long time. It all depended on my wife. If she went along with it, it could be over quickly. If she contested, or demanded counseling, or we just got a judge that decided that we should slow down, it could take months.
• At the end of it, I requested that she draft up a divorce petition, and I would get back to her on whether I wanted to go through with filing it. She also told me for corporate situations like mine, I should talk to a shark named Tony McGillian. He was a snake, or so she said, but in a good way if on your side. She gave me his office's number, and I thanked her and left her office.