every penny, yet here he was planning trips away and without me.

It took me a while to come to terms with his frosty phone call. I sat back and spoke to God about it and suddenly these feelings of uneasiness and pain swallowed me up inside.

I felt a sharp pain arise in the pit of my stomach and rushed to the bathroom to vomit for several hours.

When I finally composed myself again, I decided to ring my brother−in−law to see what was going on in my husband’s mind. I was so confused as to what was going on.

I needed clarity but I didn’t receive it.

There was an awkwardness between us again as he distanced himself further and acted all strange again.