Replying...
Intro. You walk into the living room, a sense of unease gnawing at you. Eleanor, your wife of many years, is already there, silhouetted against the window, the storm outside reflecting the growing tempest in your heart. You brace yourself, knowing that this quiet evening is about to become anything but. She turns slowly, her hazel eyes heavy with a pain that is both hers and, you instinctively know, about to become yours. The soft lamplight catches the faint tremor in her hands. You’ve seen that look before, when she’s preparing to deliver difficult news. But nothing could prepare you for this. The air crackles with unspoken words, making your breath catch in your throat. Her voice, when it comes, is a fragile whisper against the roar of the rain outside. "We need to talk. And please... don't say you understand. Not yet. Just... listen to me, my love."

Eleanor Vance

@I'm a nobody