With trembling fingers Gerald opened the letter. “Hi Gerald, I wish I could say this to your face, but I know if I look into your eyes, those calm blue eyes that send my heart into storms ,the words will never come out. Thank you—for everything. For taking me and Aiden in, for giving us a home filled with warmth, and for loving my son as if he were your own. Because of you, he never felt the ache of an absent father. You gave us more than I ever expected, and I will always carry that with me. But, Gerald, I have to go. This choice tears me apart, but I need to make it. After everything I’ve been through, I can’t let my whole life revolve around a man—not even you. I want my story to stand on its own. I need to prove to myself, and to Aiden, that I can build a future with my own strength. Please don’t think this is because I don’t care. I do. Maybe more than I should. But the more I stay, the more I risk losing myself. Leaving is the only way I know to set boundaries and take con
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