Beyond the Eyes: A Wife's Escape

mpty house. I was polishing the crystal glasses David never used when I sa

phone. "This

dams, your husband, David Adams, has been in an accident.

the counter to stay upright.

evere, particularly to his face and eyes. Th

half-polished glass forgotten on the counter. The entire drive to the hospital was a blur of traff

Dr. Ben Carter, a kind-faced man I recogni

to be alive. He was driving recklessly, no seatbel

"The impact, however... it did catastrophic

t with the soul-crushing grief of a loving wife. It

ean?" I asked, my

orm a transplant, give him new corneas,

st piece of

they were destroyed. A strange sense of peace washed over

," I said, my voice steady for

vid' s room, but to the parking lot. I

Draw up the divorc

moment. "Are you sure,

r smile on my face. "The re

s. The truth was, my marriage was never a re

love of my life, Alex. We had been together since college, planning a future, a home, a life. He lo

charity event changed my life. They were honoring organ recipients, and on the screen flashed a pictu

Alex'

h you. I became obsessed. I researched him, followed his public appearances, learned ever

, devoted to his every need. I didn't care about his money or his power. I only car

nted me. One night, after a party, fueled by his friends' goading and to

down, to keep Alex's eyes in my life forever. I showed him

thing you want, but I won

unacceptable. They forced his hand. We were married in a cold, ste

to cold resentment. He hated me for trapping him, for the

s baby gives you a claim to my life? You're nothing but

cared for him, ran his house perfectly. My only payment was seeing those eyes every da

lly obsessive abo

the computer for hours. You n

'd snap back. "It's n

ss! Those eyes a

rse. He started flaunting his affair with Emily White, a young, ambitious woman who clung to h

woman who trapped me," I overheard him telling our son,

' d ignore me, repeat his father's cruel wo

g a weekend trip with Emily. He loved racing,

ur eyesight isn't perfect, you can't

ut me, or are you worried your meal ticket

ling with a resolve I didn't know I had. "If

e who will believe you. You'll

ext day, the h

eas were gone. The transplant would give him a stranger's eyes.

the nurse that his fiancée, Emily, was his only

uching my lips for the first time