Everything shifted the moment I saw the bright blue envelope sitting on our kitchen counter. I was completely blindsided. “I can’t believe you’re really going to this,” I said, my voice barely a whisper. It felt like the floor had dropped from beneath me. The retreat was for him and the woman he’d been seeing on the side. I stood there, frozen, the truth washing over me like ice water. I had to know more.
I can still remember how the afternoon sunlight streamed through our kitchen window, highlighting the dust particles swirling…