Everything changed in an instant. That day we had a family holiday – my husband, daughter and I were celebrating his father’s birthday. We had a good time with a small group. The man was in a great mood, joking, recalling funny stories from his childhood and youth. After a delicious lunch, my daughter and I decided to see my father-in-law home. The man went home. Now he can not walk long distances because of pain in his leg. And he drank a lot. I was sure that when we returned home, he would already be asleep. And I was not mistaken. He fell asleep right at the table in front of the open laptop. My daughter went to her room, and I decided to make coffee. I was already heading to the kitchen when my eyes fell on the monitor. My husband was sitting in one of the social networks. He was going to delete some message, but apparently did not have time. I came closer to see what kind of correspondence was there… As soon as I saw “I love you”, my eyes darkened. He wrote it to a girl, his former colleague. On trembling legs, I went back to the sofa to sit down.
My father’s warnings immediately popped into my head. Dad had always been against our marriage, believing that I would suffer because of this man. I managed to prove the opposite for almost twenty-eight years. My husband and I have been through a lot. I took care of him after his illness. I supported him when the management asked him to retire. He could no longer work, and his sick leave was too long. My husband lived by his work, so the dismissal was a hard test for him. We managed to overcome it. He found another job. He repeated many times how grateful he was to me for my support, love and care. And he was lying, it turns out. I gathered my strength and stood up. I did not know what to do, so I decided to turn to my daughter. She picked up a book, but stopped when she saw me. I did not immediately realize that tears were rolling down my cheeks. I told her what had happened. She quickly ran out of the room and came to my father. I was even scared. Instead, my daughter gently deleted the messages and called me. It was unbearable to read my husband’s love correspondence with another woman. But it made sure that their relationship lasted more than one month. Probably, it all started when he got a new job. My daughter silently took her phone out of her pocket and took a picture of the correspondence. My head was a complete mess, so I trusted my daughter’s actions.
At that time, she was already writing a message to the girl. Like, if you love him, please take him. I took a picture again. The girl immediately left the site as soon as she received her message. My daughter ran to her room and sent her father the screen shots, accompanied by a request to be a man and leave silently. Then she came up to me and hugged me tightly, repeating that I was strong and would be able to survive this, and she would always be there for me. All that remained was to wait for my husband to wake up. I did not know how he would react and what his reaction would be. My daughter and I were startled by the ringing of his mobile phone. It was obviously a girl calling. The man, to my surprise, answered. Apparently, he thought that we were not at home yet. The conversation lasted less than a minute. I heard him get up, go into our room, get dressed. When he passed by us, he paused for a moment. I did not want to look at him, so I turned away to the window. My daughter waved to him with a sweet smile. The next time I saw him was when he came to pick up some things. I still cannot believe that a family can be destroyed so easily, in an instant. How can you trust men after that? 28 years together. Beautiful gestures and words. And as a result – divorce.
