The "Stain" He Wiped Away

On our fifth wedding anniversary, I found a diary Derek had dropped under the bed. Curiosity gnawed at me as I opened it.

"Three months ago, I was too busy making out with Tiffany while driving. I crashed. The woman in the other car died."

"If this gets out, Aurora will find out I cheated."

"Panicked. I poured the liquor from my trunk down her throat and all over the car. Made it look like she was driving drunk."

I knew Derek had a habit. He'd write his deepest thoughts in a diary to vent, then burn it.

Three months ago, he'd grabbed my identical diary by mistake and burned it.