When I Returned from the Hospital with Our Newborn, My Husband Had Changed the Locks – Twenty Hours Later, He Showed Up, Pounding and Screaming
“I need space. Please don’t make this harder.”
He remained silent. I could hear weird noises.
“I can’t, Penny. Just… go to your sister’s. Please.”
My hands started shaking.
“Fine. I’ll go to Vanessa’s. And when I come back for my things, you’d better be ready to explain this.”
I could hear weird noises.
I didn’t wait for a response. I turned and walked away, each step feeling like I was leaving more than just a house behind. In that moment, I truly believed my marriage was over.
I don’t remember the Uber ride to Vanessa’s apartment.
I remember sitting in the back seat, staring at my daughter’s sleeping face, trying to understand what had just happened.
I was leaving more than just a house behind.
We’d planned this baby. He’d been at the hospital with me through labor, holding my hand, crying when she was born. And now he’d locked us out. Why?
Vanessa opened her door, took one look at me, and pulled me inside.
“What happened?” she demanded.
“He changed the locks,” I said numbly. “He told me to leave.”
He’d been at the hospital with me through labor.
Her face went from confused to furious in about two seconds. “He did WHAT?”
I told her everything. She immediately grabbed her phone.
