Vanessa knew he was finding it difficult to talk and decided to make it a little easier for him.
"Where is she?"
"She’s married."
"Oh," she nodded, "happily married?" Michael slowly shook his head.
"Not really. Her husband has been cruel to her." Vanessa looked at him.
"And?"
"She left, but he went after her, asking for forgiveness and offering to take her back."
"And did she?" Michael remained silent, seemingly deep in thought.
"I don't know, but now they're living together. I’m not sure if she'll forgive him or not."
"And it breaks your heart that her husband hurt her?" Michael nodded slightly.
"Yes."
"And you wish you were the one she's with because you know you'd never hurt her, right?" He looked at his mother, trying to speak but unable to. A lump formed in his throat, maki
