THE SOFT MAN

ed his therapy sessions. "So you've joined those weak men who cry about their feelings

e finances despite his earnings, and used intimacy as a weapon. The compliments were gone, replaced by criticisms so casual

o talk. Sh

counseling.

Emeka. You're the one

ruel. People admired her. Some even envied Emeka for marrying her. He began to feel like a st

He needed evidence-for himself-that he wasn't imagining things. Voice recordings. Journ

d their mother, the way they clung to him when she left the room. He realized the abuse wasn't

turned to him like a wall. Intimacy was not just absent-it was

sked himself, "What am I still doing here?" The man who stared back looked older than his years. Hi

answer the

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