I was sitting on the edge of our bed, the weight of his absence crashing down like a heavy blanket. My phone buzzed, shattering the silence, and when I saw the name on the screen, my heart stopped. “You need to know the truth about Tom,” the voice on the other end said. My hands trembled as I put the phone down, and in that moment, I knew my life would never be the same.
The sun poured through the window, casting a glow on the empty space beside me. Just days before,…