what Gloria does know is that Frankie has never told Gloria that she’s important. Once again, she can’t be sure, but Gloria would bet anything that her husband has never valued her life, maybe only for keeping a clean home and doing the heavy lifting with raising their son. Gloria is important. Gloria matters. Gloria deserves a better life. Feeling this in her heart, Gloria breathes deeply, like after a long day where she’s been on her feet all day and crawls under her covers for bed. But she doesn’t want to wake up to the same thing anymore. “It’s too late to change,” she says.
