Forever Feels Like This

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Mary calmly watched as Raymond rolled up his sleeves and walked away from her to confront the lunatic she had been running from, who was foolish enough to keep standing there even when Raymond arrived. Knowing the drill, Mary turned around and took a deep breath, and soon after, she heard the sounds she had become so familiar with: Raymond beating the hell out of her stalker.
She was so familiar with the sounds that she could tell the difference between the sounds made when Raymond punched her stalker's jaw and when he punched his stomach. She had turned around only because she knew it was going to get bloody; Raymond always made sure it did, and she was uncomfortable with the sight of blood.
Five minutes passed, and calmness returned to the night. The only sound that could be heard was the sound of her stalker groaning in pain and coughing up blood. Mary visibly relaxed at the realization that her stalker was beaten up and wounded and that he wouldn't be coming anywhere near her for at least two days, thanks to Raymond’s beating. Two days might be a short while, but for Mary, it would be the most peaceful two days before the lunatic showed up again.
As she knew that the one-sided fight was over, Mary turned around just in time to see Raymond pull out a document and show it to her stalker. “Miss Moore and I are married now, and this is the certificate of our marriage, which has been signed by both of us,” Mary heard Raymond say as he showed her stalker both their signatures. “If I find you anywhere near her after this, I will be forced to take legal action against you. You have just been released from prison; I believe you don't wish to go back there for stalking my wife.”
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