Ex-Husband's Regret
The world around me fractures, the silence breaking apart, and just like that, he’s gone.
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My eyes snap open and for a second, I don’t move. My heart is pounding too fast, my chest tight as I try to separate the dream from reality. The room around me slowly comes into focus, but the feeling from the dream lingers, clinging to me in a way that makes it hard to breathe.
“My love?” Gabe asks, his voice hoarse with sleep. “What is it?"
I turn to him, tears filling my eyes. “I saw him, Gabe. I saw Andrew.”