Let me tell you about Room 207.
Room 207 was where I spent an entire week with a man whom I claimed was going to be my husband.
The room was clean, slightly scented with Pure Pleasure by Victoria Secret.
Where we would cuddle, watch TV, and I spent a week with no stress, great conversation, and happiness.
I remember feeling free and excited and having that feeling of relief that I had met a man who I could grow with and we would be great together.
Old flames coming together after 20 years and making the world fall to its knees with our greatness.
Room 207 is where my life would change for the next two years.
But then it all changed.
Room 207 became tainted.
Room 207 became the room where my claimed husband would take his mistress.
The cherry pie from Publix. The Payday candy bar that he left the house with.
Did she take her roses to the room too so they would not wilt in the truck because of the humidity?
Why were all the towels in the room used and the standing water in the bathtub?
Why would he take her to a hotel room “just” to get his hair done?
I thought about all the excuses he would bring to me.
But why not just tell the truth?
Why even place yourself in a position to damage what we have built?
Do you care about us?
Are you done with us and you didn’t tell me?
What is happening?
Why was this a secret?
Then why did you rush out so quickly the next day.
Ah. Yes. To check out of the room that I have a receipt for from 3:45 AM AND so could pay with cash.
Got it. It is a secret.
Room 207 is filled with betrayal.
A woman.
A woman who smiled at my face.
A woman who chose to lie when I asked her about it.
A woman whom I befriended because my heart is golden.
A woman who acts all innocent yet has secrets darker than a black soul.
A woman who said YES to going to a hotel room with a man — knowing he has a lady.
A woman who portrays empowering other women and we should be true to who we are.
Is this her being true to who she is?
Room 207 is where he and I began and where he and I would end.
April 30, 2020 — written May 21, 2020