I Left My Husband To His Sixty-Year-Old Old Flame

lt my heart, long numbed, ached once more. I seemed to hear the thunderous applause when the curtain

nst the prince who betrayed. And I was the brave and righteous adventurous pirate

s I created had unknowi

ights, "Have you truly reconciled your

family, shouting hoarsely at the doorstep, "Jordyn has been learning fro

ce, "Mrs. Marshall cannot be

the door until my left hand broke.

friends at the theater. But I fainted halfway. When I awoke i

omforting yet stifling embrace that I

bore Ryan, which left me a to

on tiptoe but only fell heavily like a bird with broken

hen the dream broke, I was just walking in

I leaned against the lamppost, attempting to stand on tiptoe. Then I seemed t

r forgotte

Thomas, is it really you? Can you help us

he younger peers to see me as a joke

myself. Worse, I'd run into Cory again. He was s

he tassels on my dress, I put myself together. Then I took a

ain actress of this theater. I h

y face, I gracefully s

a problem. There were many forms of theater perform

n the stage with an confident and stoic aura. I spoke my lines rhythmically, and sang my songs gently and pas

udience erupt into applause. And I saw a flash of

pt with joy, "It's so wonder

backstage. I had just changed back into my own cl

mper, I turned and locked eyes

aid coldly, "Unauthorized pers

urity, Ryan rushed in. "Nina...

ivorce yesterday? You must follow us

dy wounded heart again

acquiescence and indulgence toward Ryan

lucked nearly all the f

does this worthless thing have to do with you? You'

nd it and wanted

inted at Nina. "She is cryin

face was now cov

ordered me with a solemn exp

o hold back. I raised a nearby cane

ome to my perfor

because of her Alzheimer, so you're acting crazy? How can you still

e and restrained him on both sides. "

ly at me, "She was the one causing tro

oor and shoved him out. The doo

challenge our

not hear it clearly. But Ryan kne

to him, they were at least respectful. It was the first time he had been treated like this.

ted, "Mom must be basking in her theater-loving friend's glory. She did

r friend is gone. When Mom comes home, we need to talk to her, make s

head was throb

ust hit him? Insulted him?

ened as if he'd

ina suddenly cried out. She raised her right han

everything else, "To