The Day I Stopped Waiting
But sitting across from him now, I felt none of the sharp things I once thought would come.
His regret did not restore the wedding.
It did not bring back the child.
It did not return the years I had spent folding myself smaller so his life could stay large.
But it no longer had the power to break me either.
"I know," I said softly.
Elliot's eyes reddened, though he smiled a little.
"You always did, didn't you?"
"No," I said. "It took me a while."
For some reason, that made him look away.
I stood and buttoned my coat.