I Went to Surprise My Husband at Work—His Colleague Looked at Me With Tears and Asked, “He Hasn’t Told You Anything, Has He?”

“I just know where you are.”

He became quiet.

Then smiled too.

No speech.

That was enough.

For almost a year, I had gone to sleep wondering where my husband was emotionally even when his body eventually came home.

Now he was in our kitchen.

Pancake batter on his shirt.