I wanted him to finally understand that power and respect are not the same thing.
One day Robert called me.
- Margaret, I miss you terribly.
I listened in silence.
“I was wrong. Now I understand how cruel I was to you.”
- I’m glad you understood that.
— Maybe we could start all over again?
I looked out the window at the sea stretching out before me.
“No, Robert. But you can still change how you live the rest of your years.”
He was silent for a long time.
- Are you happy?
I smiled.
— For the first time in a very long time, yes.
On what was supposed to be our 46th wedding anniversary , I went to a restaurant alone.
I ordered my favorite dish and a small cake.
The waitress came to my table.
