The next day, Mark left for work as usual. He kissed Natalie and bade her goodbye while she was packing for a camping trip with her friends.
Natalie used to spend a long time when preparing for a camping trip or any other trip. She used to make a long checklist of things she need, things she might need, and even things she might not need, and she made sure everything on the list was ticked.
She was obsessed with details; she had been like that since she started to feel her marriage became somewhat tedious and routinary. It could be kind of a psychological defense, you know, as she always tried to occupy her mind with details whenever she felt bored or frustrated until it became a habit.
She also didn’t have a job or any kind of work to do. Well, she didn’t need to work because she was her father’s only daughter, so he gave her as much money as she wanted. She spent most of her time with her friends since she didn’t have kids, and when she was home, she binge watched her favorite series.
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