The Ultimate Disgrace

Anna and I got married last summer, and it was a sudden decision to marry such a beautiful girl, a full 23 years younger than me. Perhaps even reckless. You see, when you're 55, widowed for over 2 years, and you meet such a doll who satisfies you unbelievably (sexually, I mean), you go crazy.

With my first wife, I had been deprived of sex, literally. No, she wasn't sexually cold, or anything like that. On the contrary, the first 7 years we were married, we had a good time. But then she got sick, you understand, the incurable illness that sends 95% of those who suffer from it to the grave, and...... Anyway, in the end she suffered terribly with horrific pains and finally rested. With her, me and our other relatives rested too.

That's all in the past now. I managed to forget very quickly, but I was also helped by some friends who stood by me in my pain. I sold the apartment and the furniture, everything that reminded me of her, and started a new life. I bought a smaller but brand new three-room apartment in Nea Smyrni, which is also close to my work, new furniture, and for almost three years I lived like a bachelor. Of course, I spend most of my time at my Clinic (I'm a Dentist) and I've been working like a dog, as they say, for 20 years. I have a lot of clientele, and financially I have no complaints.

I met Anna 3 months after my wife's funeral. I had placed an ad to find a girl to replace Katerina (my old secretary who left due to marriage and pregnancy) and Anna was the one who had experience and knew the job. And I hired her, giving her a salary almost double what I gave Katerina. However, she wasn't punctual in her morning schedule. She'd come around 10, but what could I do... where would I find a new one now.