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A marriage is a negotiation,
You both have to decide what you can live with, what you can forgive, how you cope with various behaviors.
Standing behind him was a woman she knew.
Martha. Pearl. Her half sister. The stranger on the train.
“I would just be a reminder of your father’s flaws, his mistakes, his betrayals. Our father.”
A butterfly. Beautiful, but elusive. A flap of her wings and the world shook. A black butterfly.
So many layers, so many secrets buried deep.
How complicated we all are; even the worst among us might still be worthy of love.
It was about the truth. The truth like a wildfire that burned everything in its path. One that destroyed but also cleansed. And then from the ash, new life.
Black Butterfly.
When we narrate our experience, we take control of it. And in controlling the story of our past, we can create a better future.
It’s Martha, by the way. From the train.
