Roses to Me and Ruin to You
"Do you really have to be this heartless? That time was just an accident. Even if I cheated, I only ever loved you, didn't I? Who doesn't make mistakes? You're divorcing me over something so trivial?"
I sighed, my voice calm. "It's not trivial. And it's not just this one thing."
Seemingly confused, he asked, "What do you mean?"
What did I mean? I wanted a divorce because I had enough.
I was deeply disappointed.
My father was an artist—like many artists. He was somewhat romantic. When he was young, my mother fell obsessively in love with him. They got married and had a child, but he was repeatedly unfaithful, causing my mother to develop depression.