The Lady Beside Me
I could not help but to overhear your conversation The disbelief in your voice as you told you friend... "He just up and left me". I tried to focus on my game but the hurt in your voice reeled me further in... "He left me with the mortgage, the car insurance, and he didn't even pay the light bill". I wanted to say something but it wasn't my place. I wanted to tell her, know your status...hurry up and get checked She continued to say, "He never acted this way...He was so sweet and caring, I just don't know what to say". My mind kept wondering, could it be drugs?, does he have an alternative lifestyle?...is he down low or hiding another child? She was beautiful but looked exhausted...sad...trying to hold it together... for the 7 year-old daughter they both share The receptionist called her to the back and then my son and I soon after. "Ma'am, I think you left your keys", I told her. She rushed to retrieve them f