MY HUSBAND THOUGHT I WAS Asleep AND HE ADMITTED A PAINFUL SECRET TO ME
It was almost midnight when I slowly lay down in bed. I had come from a long day at work and my body was almost weak. Adrian, my husband, was on the other side of the bed, still reading an email on his cellphone.
I closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep, thinking that maybe he would hug me like before. But only a few minutes had passed, when I heard him take a deep breath. I thought he was just going to come down to get a drink of water, but instead he spoke—weakly, almost in a whisper.
“Lord… I don’t know how to solve this. I don’t want to hurt Mia but I’m scared.”
A coldness ran through my chest. I was Mia.
And why did he feel like he was hiding something about me? I felt it even more. He thought I was asleep so he continued.
“If I confess to Mia… I might lose her. But it would be wrong if I let this go on.”
That’s when my hand started to tremble slightly. What was wrong?
What was he hiding? I just lay there quietly, trying not to move. After a while, he stood up and left the room.
I heard him speak in the living room—weakly, as if he were talking to himself. “I didn’t mean to. I didn’t mean to.
But I should have said it right away.”
I felt my chest tighten. In our ten years of marriage, I had never thought that he could be hiding something so deeply. The next day, I acted as if I hadn’t heard anything.
I prepared breakfast, even joked with him, but the worry in his eyes was obvious. It was as if he wanted to talk but was holding back. All week, he had been quiet.
Always deep in thought, always as if he was carrying a heavy burden. That’s when I started to get really nervous. I wondered if there was a woman… or if he had committed a tragedy… or if he was sick and didn’t want to tell anyone.
One night, after the kids had eaten dinner and gone to bed, I asked him. “Love…” I said softly while washing the dishes, “Is there a problem?”
He was surprised, but immediately smiled. “Nothing, just tired from work.”
But I didn’t believe him.
The next day, I came home from work early. When I opened the door, I heard him talking on the phone. “I can’t hide it anymore.
I have to tell Mia before my conscience consumes me.”
My bag almost fell. I wanted to rush out and visit him, but I didn’t let go. That night, before he could get into bed, I turned around and spoke quietly.
“Adrian… if you have something to say, say it before I find out myself in another way.”
He was stunned. “M-Mia…”
I took a deep breath. “I heard what you said when you thought I was asleep.
And I also heard your call earlier.”
I saw his hand shaking as he sat on the edge of the bed. I could tell from his face that he was very scared. I thought he would admit that he had another woman, or that he had a secret debt, or that he was sick.
But something else came out of his mouth. “Mama has a child that she didn’t tell us about. Before she died, she told me that I had a brother that I never met.
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