The Woman Who Finally Woke Up: A Sixty-Year-Old’s Story of Love, Deception, and Freedom

I smile and answer truthfully, “Yes, I do. But love isn’t what someone gives you — it’s what they never take away from you.”

Every night before bed, I still make myself a glass of warm water with honey and chamomile. Only now, I pour it myself.

I raise it to my reflection and whisper, “Here’s to the woman who finally woke up.”