The abandoned wife
I barely thank him.
Then the car turns into a driveway lined with tall black trees, ancient stones, and at the end, a house. Large without being cold. Elegant without being arrogant. Made of pale stone, dark wood, a modern architecture blended with the old. A refuge thought out, built, inhabited by someone who knows the weight of silence.
He gets out. Opens my door. Lets me step down. I stagger a little. He extends his hand but still doesn't touch me. He leaves me that dignity.