“I can’t say with certainty when our marriage began to fall apart. The truth is, I probably just wasn’t paying attention.”

Miko rubbed his chin and continued to look slightly confused.

“I remember there was a point in time when she seemed to have reached an emotional plateau. Well, she said something like that anyway. She didn’t smile as much with me or the children anymore. She never yelled at us, but she stopped smiling. She had a beautiful smile.”

He trailed off at this, almost as if he could picture her smiling face during better times.

“I just can’t believe she took everything and moved out. The furniture, the children, the dog…” he trailed off and shook his head. Continue reading “Confused”