I Ran Away With My Son
Chastised, the man muttered, pointing discreetly at me, “At least I’m better than some. Look at that lady, rushing her kid to the ER alone while her husband’s nowhere to be seen. Compared to him, I’m doing well.”
I listened in silence, nails biting deep into my palm.
They had no idea. The husband they envied and the husband they scorned was the same man.
The difference lay only in which woman stood by his side.
I was unworthy.
With a long sigh, I drove home, drained.
John had arrived before me. He looked around the wrecked dining room and asked quickly, “What happened? Was the food not to your liking?”
Biting my lip, eyes red, I said, “No, Jason had a mango allergy attack.”