14 years of marriage. Two kids. A shared life I thought was perfect. It’s funny how quickly everything can crumble.
That moment came when Stan walked through the door one evening, not alone. He had a woman with him—tall, glamorous, with a smile so sharp it could cut glass. I was in the kitchen, stirring soup, when I heard her heels.
“WELL, DARLING,” she said, giving me a once-over. “YOU WEREN’T EXAGGERATING. SHE REALLY LET HERSELF GO. SUCH A SHAME—DECENT BONE STRUCTURE, THOUGH.”
I froze. “Excuse me?”
Stan sighed, like I was the inconvenience. “LAUREN, I WANT A DIVORCE.”
The room spun. “A divorce? What about our kids? What about our life?”
“You’ll manage. I’ll send money,” he shrugged. “Oh, and you can sleep on the couch or go to your sister’s. Miranda’s staying over,” he added.
That night, I packed, took the kids, and left. Divorce followed. We sold the house, downsized, and tried to rebuild. Stan disappeared—not just from me, but from the kids.
At first, he would send money for their food and clothes, but eventually, he stopped. The kids didn’t see him for more than two years. He didn’t just abandon me; he abandoned them too.
But one day, while walking home with groceries, I suddenly saw them, Stan and Miranda, and my heart froze. As I got closer, I realized that karma TRULY DOES EXIST. I immediately called my mom. “MOM, YOU WON’T BELIEVE THIS!”
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Stan looked nothing like the man I once knew. He wasn’t the confident, smooth-talking husband I had spent over a decade with. He looked… tired. No, exhausted. His expensive dress shirt was wrinkled, his hair had thinned, and there were deep lines around his eyes. But what really caught my attention was Miranda.
She was fuming. Her arms were crossed, her face scrunched in anger as she scolded Stan about something. And then, right there on the sidewalk, she smacked the back of his head. Hard.
I stopped in my tracks, staring.
“You useless idiot,” Miranda snapped. “I told you we were supposed to pick up the dress today! Do you even listen? Do you even CARE?”
Stan flinched, rubbing the back of his head. “Miranda, I told you, I had to—”
“Oh, save it,” she hissed. “God, you’re so pathetic now.”
I bit my lip to keep from laughing. There was my ex-husband, the man who had tossed his family aside like old furniture, now being verbally torn apart by the woman he had chosen.
Stan finally noticed me. His eyes widened in recognition, then flickered with something else—shame, maybe? I raised my eyebrows in mock surprise.
“Stan,” I greeted smoothly. “Miranda. How lovely to see you two.”
Miranda turned, her lips curling into a sneer before she recognized me. Then, her face paled. It seemed she wasn’t too thrilled to see the woman she once mocked.
Stan cleared his throat. “Lauren. Uh… how have you been?”
“Oh, fantastic,” I replied, a little too cheerfully. “The kids are great. We moved into a cozy new home. I even started my own business. Life’s been… really good.”
I could see Miranda’s nostrils flare as she took in my appearance. No longer the exhausted woman in stained pajamas that she remembered, I stood tall, confident. Years of rebuilding myself had paid off.
“Good for you,” Stan muttered, shifting uncomfortably.
“Thanks,” I said, tilting my head. “And you? Looks like you’ve been… busy.”
Stan glanced at Miranda, who huffed and turned away. He sighed. “It’s been—uh—different.”
“Oh, I can see that.” I nodded sympathetically. “How’s life without child support payments?”
He flinched again. “Look, Lauren, I—”
“I don’t need an apology,” I cut in, smiling sweetly. “Really. Everything worked out perfectly. The kids are happy. I’m happy. And clearly, you…” I gestured vaguely to him and Miranda, who was now angrily scrolling through her phone. “…are getting exactly what you deserve.”
For the first time in years, I saw Stan speechless. And it was perfectly satisfying.
I walked away, head high, leaving them standing there.
That night, I hugged my kids a little tighter. I wasn’t just surviving—I was thriving. And that was the best revenge of all.
Lesson? Sometimes, the best thing that ever happens to you is losing the person who didn’t deserve you in the first place. Karma always finds a way.
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