The Wife Who Returned
Maribel sympathizing: "That's what wives do, Sera. As partners we help each other."
Me, working double shifts, coming home exhausted to an empty apartment because Adrian was "working late." Again. Always.
Maribel bringing wine and tissues, her arm around my shoulders. "He's just stressed, sweetie. You need to be more understanding. More supportive."
The miscarriage.
Twenty-eight years old, bleeding on the bathroom floor, screaming for Adrian who was three hours late. When he finally arrived, he helped me clean up couldn't even look at me, he'd stared at his phone instead of at me.