A New Dawn : Life After A Betrayal

th, open your eyes,

s" Andrew tapped her cheek

carried her out of the store, eliciting curious and sympathetic glances from the other pa

he pair exchanging worried glances as they anxiou

y?" Linda asked, her vo

, his knuckles white on the st

she found herself confronted by the grave, worried expres

f at her return evident in his voice. "You've been unco

inst her throbbing temple as she tried to gather her thought

ck ? " her

this hospital is also owned by me, I will mak

about her condition will only

s, Elizabeth made the difficult decision to leave the hospital

down, that her time was limited. The dizziness was only the beginning. The sy

her with sorrowful eyes

consider," Andrew sai

ant about leaving the hospital. She waved o

to say. She glanced at Andrew, w

urged. "It's not safe for you to be alone right n

, Andrew's mind was a whirl of worry and confusion. He desperately want

om his thoughts. The number on the caller ID was unre

is?" he answered

voice, hushed and urgent, whispe

he hospital room, her mind made up. Andrew watched

ing at all, please call me,"

le, touched by his concern.

way to the car, Linda

his phone buzzed again, the myster

ight enveloped her like a blanket. The silence was a stark contrast

s startled to see a light on in the living

sat Chris, her husband,

to you," he said, his voice

igue and disillusionment weighing heavily on

ase," he implored, "I'm begging you. I made a mi

his knees, his hands claspe

flicting emotions. "Save our marriage?

our marriage has been broken for a long time. We've drifted apart, and I'm not sure we can ever get back what w

of their home. As she disappeared from view, he knew that a part of him

t felt like an eternity. He could feel the weight of his mistak

pressing in on him. He knew, with a painful

ence of the room pressing in on her like a weight. Sh

, menacing cloud. The news of her diagnosis, the crumbling of her marriage, all

p would come and take her away from th

zabeth from her reverie. She glanced at the screen, half expecting

red, her voice thi

coloring his tone. "I was just wondering how you we

eplied, her thoughts still c

akfast tomorrow?, I just save you the other night a

f some friendly company in the midst of her t

at last, her voice soft.

replied, a smil

are of the silence surrounding her. She breathed a sigh of relief as she made

drew's car outside, quickly gathered her things and mad

her with a smile as she climbed into the passenger seat.

her slightly rumpled outfit, offered a small s

plied, as they pulle

silent as they approached. Andrew led Elizabeth to a private

eth turned to Andrew, a question in her

. "I know it's a bit excessive, but I wanted you to have som

n towards her, just as sh took a spoon and wa

orning light casting a somber glow over the headstones. She could almost feel th

an a breath. She spun around, searching for some sign of Andrew or

did I get here?" she cried, her

n at the busy road as cars whizzed past, their engines roaring in her ears. Th

d, terror rising like a choking tide

e more by the cold stillness of the cemetery. She stumb

n at the busy road as cars whizzed past, their engines roaring in her ears. Th

d, terror rising like a choking tide

e more by the cold stillness of the cemetery. She stumb

uation. She turned, desperate to find some clue that might explain her disappearan