When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 6

Chapter 6



As I watched them walk away, everything suddenly clicked. No wonder Clyde never brought Kayla home. He was worried about her allergies to dog hair.

The young nurse looked like she was about to call out to him, but I stopped her.

"Ms. Crawford, is that your husband? That's not right," she said, clearly outraged.

The nurse was young, probably fresh out of college, and filled with a sense of justice.

I shook my head. "It's fine. We're getting a divorce. If he had stayed, I might've died sooner."

Anger could be a woman's worst enemy. Maybe it was because I'd been bottling everything up for the past three years, but my cancer came back.

The drama ended, and the doctors resumed planning the surgery. Perhaps feeling guilty about me, they checked my vitals and, finding them barely acceptable, scheduled the surgery.

Maybe it was my neighbor Brenda's cross that worked. The doctors had said my chances were slim since it was a recurrence, but the surgery went incredibly smoothly. I guessed God's blessing meant I got to live a bit longer.

I was suddenly grateful to Clyde for making me angry. If he had been too nice, I might've died sooner.

tingling. It wasn't my first surgery, but it hurt more, maybe because I knew there was no one to feel sorry for me. The first time I had surgery in Aurora, at least my mom was with

her made me tear up. If only I had listened more to what she said, maybe she wouldn't have died so

wiped away my tears, whispering, "The surgery went well today. The pain from the anesthesia is normal. It'll pass." Sympathy was evident in her eyes. I could guess why. Today, I must've become the talk of the hospital, not because of the cut on my head, but because my

all that mattered. In the days following the surgery, no one reached out to me, and I couldn't

occasionally check my phone. Clyde never reached out. No calls, no messages. But I

gossip group without her, she was the main

huh? Because of an allergy, they're off to

slaving away here, they're out

troubles. Sure, but at least we're not as bad off

you believe Mr. Patterson is openly cheating, and she doesn't seem to

it brought me into the conversation. In their eyes, I was the woman with a cheating husband but putting up with everything for the sake of

to have

when I first joined, Immediately added this gossip group. They didn't know who I

off my phone, a call came from a business partner. I hadn't managed the

Patterson

losses?" The more

I've just had

was the best approach. It wasn't my fault,

their tone, "You had

you

Patterson, try contacting his