The Big Cat response

This story took an unexpected turn. I expected for Elida and the narrator to live happily ever after. After all they've been through it only seemed right. Either that or one of them would be killed off for a dramatic ending. But for the narrator to come to the realization that his beloved wife felt differently about him and had a sort of darkness about herself was interesting. You can almost feel scared for him. It was like discovering that your husband or wife was a spy or an ax murderer. I believe that he truly loved Elida and only married Laurene out of loneliness and boredom. It doesn't seem like Elida loved him as much, even the fact that she pushed him to get money out of his divorce with Laurene seemed like she didn't really want to be with him just because she loved him. It was an sad ending because now he is basically stuck with someone who doesn't feel the same way he feels for them.