The 99th Time We Fell Apart

of a hospital room, not with a bang, bu

ced my husband, Etha

tless pursuit of a divorce, his f

n that strange, formless v

, a man hollowed out by a

mpty casket, the words "pancreatic cance

twisted act of love, a plan to push me away s

to my ex, Caleb, to hav

, a final, heartbreaking testame

n... I

of our shared apart

he window, catching the dus

s al

t settled deep in my bones, that

ng before me, his handsome fac

n Le

hus

papers onto the cof

a stop right

ce pa

devoid of any warmth. "Sign them. My girlfriend is pr

e, these words

meaningless script of a tragedy

him, really

r in his hand as he clenched it at his side, the deep, dark

s in

ngers brushing again

half, and then in half again, letting the p

hock, a crack in his care

are you doing

my own eyes cl

id, my voice quiet but firm. "I k