A Stranger in the House

by Shari Lapena

She knows she’s changed. She used to be fun, even a little reckless. She used to think she could do anything. But now she feels older, more subdued, less attractive, although she is only thirty-two.

She lives so much in her head these days. She knows it isn’t good for her,

She doesn’t want to do anything but curl into a ball under the covers and hide from the world.

she told him that she wasn’t good at staying in touch with people.

It’s a damaged, messed-up world.

that she would actually like to be someone else, in another life entirely. Someone with a handsome, caring husband, a husband who pays attention. Who comes home every night. Someone who would make her feel special