I left the hospital carrying my daughter’s ashes when my husband finally called from wherever he was with his mistress and coldly said, “The bill has been taken care of. Stop bothering me.” I didn’t argue with him. I didn’t allow him to hear my voice break.
His eyes filled with tears.
“I kept putting it off until work calmed down.”
That simple answer somehow represented our entire failed marriage.
There was always another business meeting.
Another corporate dinner.
Another financial quarter.