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.

it hurt more, maybe because I knew there was

had listened more to what she said, maybe

went well today. The pain from the anesthesia is normal. It'll pass." Sympathy was evident in her eyes. I could guess why. Today,

no one reached out to me, and I couldn't be bothered to care. The lady in the next bed and I

of the night, I'd occasionally check my phone. Clyde never reached out. No calls, no messages. But I kept seeing updates from him and Kayla. Kayla loved to share

without her, she

an

slaving away here, they're out

least we're not as bad off as

is openly cheating, and she doesn't seem to

into the conversation. In their eyes, I was the woman with a

they seemed to

Immediately added this gossip group. They didn't know who I was then,

call came from a business partner.

soon as I answered, they launched into a tirade. "Ms. Crawford, if the Patterson Group doesn't want

company is stepping up. What about our project? Who's going to cover our losses?" The more they

sorry. I've just had surgery and am

appearing vulnerable was the best approach. It wasn't my fault, so why should I

tone, "You

If you

Patterson, try contacting his