Insulted as Barren by my Husband

eks since she left Brian, and every day since had been a battle against the loneliness and uncertainty that clung to her like a s

nse of betrayal-it all came flooding back in vivid detail. She could still hear his voice, cold and detached a

, Diana. Sarah has given me

for so long could be so callous. It was as if her feelings, her very existence, no longer mattered to him. The betra

table snapped her back to the present. She pi

trying to mask the ex

Leila's voice came through, filled wit

mpty apartment. It felt so far from fine. "I

s time. "I know things have been hard, but you can't shut yourself off like this. You

ck tears. "I know. It's just... everything feels so pointless. I f

sitting alone in that apartment, replaying everything that went wrong. You need to be around

felt like it was all she had left. But as much as she wanted to move on, she didn't know where to begi

she wasn't entirely sure if she believe

athering at my place this weekend. Nothing big, just a few friends and some drinks. Wh

lming her. But she knew that staying cooped up in her apartment wasn't

h her voice was barely ab

now. "I'll text you the details, but don't overth

ime it felt a little less suffocating. Maybe being around othe

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apartment building, her stomach in knots. She had put on her best attempt at looking put toget

he door. A moment later, it swung open,

med, pulling Diana into a tig

y and inviting, a stark contrast to the cold emptiness of her own apartment. A few of Leila's friends were

la introduced her. "Diana, you

xiety slip away. These people weren't strangers; they were friendly face

fting into her own thoughts. She kept catching herself watching the interactions between couples

ged her gently. "You okay?" she asked

le. "I'm trying. It's just

g. "It'll take time. But you

chest refused to go away. She had thought coming here would distra

l night breeze brushing against her skin. She leaned against the railing, staring out at the city lig

one stepped out. She turned to see a man she vaguely recognized from earlier, tall with da

?" he asked, his vo

er head. "No,

ty below. Then the man spoke again, his tone gentle. "You seem

mething about his presence felt calming, non-intr

some things," she admitted quietl

houghtful. "I get that. Lif

at him, curi

a hint of sadness in his eyes. "Yeah.

understanding between them. For the first time that n

o slightly. Maybe, just maybe, this was the beginning of something ne

t the distant lights, she could find