Étude
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é·tude
is an instrumental musical composition, usually short, of considerable difficulty, and designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular musical skill.
Foreword
"Let's get divorced."
Kang Seulgi looked up from her newspaper and froze mid-chew, slanted open slightly, with bits of scrambled eggs on her lips. "What did you say?" she asked finally, swallowing her food.
Her wife (ex-wife?) forced a small smile at her expression. "I want a divorce," reiterated Irene, her eyes somewhat dim. "I think... I've had enough." The eye-smile that she sent her seemed spent, exhausted. She set down her chopsticks, feeling her heart rate double within her chest. "Are you... are you unhappy with me?" she asked. The vulnerability that shown on her face tugged at her heartstrings, but her mind had already made itself up.
"I..." she began, mindlessly stirring her bowl of oatmeal. "I just think it's best if we went our separate ways."
She was quiet for a moment, deciding how best to approach the situation. "Can we at least talk about it? Discuss it a little bit more before it's finalized?"
Irene shook her head resolutely. "I've thought about it for a long time. I'm having my lawyer mail over the papers later this week. I'll leave them on your desk for you to sign." Rising from her seat at the dining table, she disappeared into the master bedroom once again, presumably to get ready for the day.
Seulgi simply stared blankly at the half-empty plate of breakfast before her.
What the just happened?
seulrene version of étude by lencioni and buzhidao
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