Second Light
The day my husband, Eric Johnson, brought his foster sister home from overseas, he gave her our master bedroom.
"Yvonne just lost her husband. She's heartbroken, so I want her to feel comfortable," he said. I nodded obediently. "Okay."
The next day was my birthday. Yvonne said she was feeling down and wanted her brother, Eric, to go stargazing with her.
Eric turned to me and said, "She really needs me right now. I'll celebrate your birthday with you later."
Still, I smiled and nodded. "Okay."
Ten years of marriage and I was ready to walk away from it all…
Because I have lived this life once already.
In my previous life, I made the mistake of asking Eric to stay with me on my birthda