Once he settled down, I looked him straight in the eyes and asked quietly:
“Do you know what illness she has?”
I said nothing more. He didn’t need an explanation. I knew the truth — a truth he had never imagined.
Through an acquaintance at the hospital, I had learned that my so-called best friend was battling a serious, contagious condition. She had kept it hidden from most people, yet she continued to chase reckless relationships. And my husband, blind and foolish, had stepped right into her embrace.
“I’ll ask you one last time,” I whispered. “Did you know?”
He sat there speechless, trembling, regret and panic etched across his face.
The Consequences
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