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.

snapped a photo of the lush green plants outside, dotted with little specks of light. My caption read [Everything’s growing Maybe it’s time for us to

from Jared. Jared called while I was driving home, but ignored it. By the time I got home, Janed had called three times. Lignored

her phone. “Mrs. Holcomb, is your phone

completely speechless, all one could do was laugh. I turned to Wendy.

him I was home and would call him back. I headed upstairs, flopped onto the couch facing the big window, and finally pulled out my phone

you answer? What were you doing?” Jared

so worked up? Did you swallow a

Didn’t you hear me calling?” Jared was pissed that I hadn’t picked up right away.

was driving. It’s dangerous to answer the phone while I’m behind the wheel,” I said,

press further. Then his tone dropped, serious: “Who were you with

It was just that I used to stay home all the time. He knew I barely had a

I ever got back was his cold,

half–hearted replies. Times when he had asked about my whereabouts with such fury, like today, were

were just ridiculous. When I was head over heels for him, he couldn’t care less.