Two months after I signed the papers to end our marriage, I found myself standing in a sterile hospital corridor

as if sudden movement might make her disappear.

“Emma,” I said, but her name came out ruined.

She tried to stand, then winced and lowered herself back against the wall.

Instinct pulled me forward before pride could stop me.

“Don’t,” I said gently. “Please. Stay seated.”

She gave me a faint smile that did not reach her eyes.

“You always hated hospitals.”

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