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both feelings was a terror that the truth might make me grieve a man who had never truly existed. Three days later, David was taken to the hospital. He never came home. The funeral passed in a blur of black clothing, flowers, casseroles, and voices telling me how fortunate I had been to share my life with such a good man. Grace stood beside our children continue reading …

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to tell you.”

“But he did not.”

I stood and paced beside the bed.

“He decided what truth I could handle. He decided when I would hear it. He placed all of this in your hands and left us to deal with the damage after he was safely gone.”

“Please don’t speak about him like that.”

“How should I speak about him?”

“He was scared.”

“So was I.”

“He was trying to continue reading …

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