After being reborn, I make up my mind to stop chasing after my husband and daughter

Nathan seemed to realize that breaking down in front of me wasn’t the best look, so he quickly pulled himself together. “Sorry, I honestly havent c

“It’s fine. Sometimes you just need to let it out,” I said with a gentle smile.

Nathan stared at me, still dabbing at his eyes. “You’re so understanding. How come Jared can’t see what he’s got?”

“Maybe he’s just clueless,” I mocked.

Nathan couldn’t help but laugh, his eyes still red but a smile breaking through. “Then maybe you should pick someone who isn’t clueless”

“Who knows,” I said. “Marriage isn’t as great as I thought it would be. Maybe I’m just not good at it. But I’ve seen plenty of couples stay in love their whole lives. Everyone’s got their own path, so there’s no point forcing it.”

Nathan’s face froze for a moment, then he let go of my fingers and said softly, “if there are good people out there, can’t you just not lose hope?”

Looking into his sincere, clear eyes, I nodded. Staring out at the beautiful night, I suddenly remembered the two Instagram captions Tracy had posted. Maybe I should share something too. After all, we should all stay passionate about life.

my phone and snapped a photo of the lush green plants outside, dotted with little specks of light. My caption read [Everything’s growing Maybe it’s

Jared. Jared called while I was driving home, but ignored it. By the time I got home, Janed

her phone. “Mrs. Holcomb, is your phone out of battery? Mr. Holcomb’s been calling

all one could do was laugh. I turned to Wendy. “Don’t answerit.

told him I was home and would call him back. I headed upstairs, flopped onto the couch facing

doing?” Jared snapped, his voice sharp with

are you so worked up? Did you swallow a stick of dynamite

phone just for show? Didn’t you hear me calling?” Jared was pissed that I hadn’t picked up right away. To him, it was like I

was driving. It’s dangerous to answer the phone while I’m behind the

still brooding, but didn’t press further. Then his tone dropped, serious: “Who

It was just that I used to stay home all the time. He knew I barely had a soci life, and Melissa was basically

him know before I went out, but all I ever got back was his cold, distant attitude. I still had our old chats on

the talking, and he just gave me short, half–hearted

just ridiculous. When I was head over heels for him, he couldn’t care less. But now that I was the one pulling away,