Gemotions

He saw the list, taped to the bathroom mirror. "Learn to speak Spanish." The letters swam before his eyes. He had been so sure of his life, of their life. He always took charge, always made the plans. Now, a secret desire. A part of her life he wasn’t a part of.

He ripped it off the mirror, his knuckles white. The action left a smudge on the glass. He balled it up in his hand.

He went to the living room and turned on the television. The language channel, the one she always watched. He would watch it. He would watch it all day. He would learn nothing.