Here it is." Good. Now I could hate him again. "Let's go find thekid."We went to the school trailer. As a minor, he had to be in school threehours...a day, and he had homework. We found him there - alone - readinga science textbook, his head in his hands."Did they just leave you alone here?" I asked.Noah looked at me like I was a moron. "You're surprised? Have you metmy mom?"Jacob looked at me, making me feel uncomfortable. How did I end up thebitch? "Sorry, Noah. I guess...I was. I spent the first day of finding out alone beingthe typical wife crying and getting angry. He was away for a weak so Ihad a couple more days to plan how exactly I was going to handle this. Iwas adamant about having a quick divorce.The next day I visited some of my girlfriends who threw around thetypical insults about how he was a chauvinistic pig and anasshole,although to me I still struggled to believe that this was thecase as he was not like this at all, one of them mentioned getting. Emma: “Everything OK?”Me: “Everything is perfect, just working on my strategy.”Emma: “Good luck for the next race.”I looked up in the stands; mum and dad were smiling while Emma started waving at me at the same time blowing kisses. How much I wanted to go up in the stands to give her a big hug.The qualifying heats went on until 2 pm. By then all the athletes were glad that part was all over. Many were glad they passed, whereas some left disappointed. My friend Pete was one of the latter. I. "That's good,"she said, "because I hope we can work together. I think I can help you."This statement seemed to amuse Fred. "I know you can," he quietlyquipped."I'm glad you agree," Waters said, beaming. She was feeling pretty goodabout herself at the moment. She seemed to be making progress with apatient that had previously been considered unapproachable.Fred answered all of her questions calmly and politely. Waters wasthrilled that her subject, who had previously been labelled as difficultand.