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Arlo
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As I stepped into the bedroom, my mind was preoccupied with the tasks that awaited me at the office. But before I could focus on anything else, I noticed Ria standing there, her face filled with a strange mixture of sadness and apprehension.
Concern crept into every line on my face as I approached her. Wrapping my arms around her from behind, I tried to offer her comfort, hoping to ease whatever burden she carried within and she turned around, her tear-filled eyes meeting mine, and in that moment, my heart clenched with a growing sense of unease.
I knew she dreaded the talk we just had with our children, but it went well. She was afraid they would see her differently, but they didn’t. Instead, they were saddened by everything she went through.
I opened my mo
