My Husband Abandoned Me and Our Five Newborns

Daniel.

Older.

Grayer.

Slower.

But unmistakably Daniel.

For a moment, I wondered whether he would recognize me.

Then his eyes widened.

He did.

Immediately.

The room seemed to disappear around us.

He approached cautiously.

As though I might vanish if he moved too quickly.

“Elena.”

The sound of my name in his voice felt strange after thirty years.

“Daniel.”

He looked nervous.