The Forgetting

by Hannah Beckerman

‘I hate to say this, but a man never hurts a woman only once. There’s always a second time.’ There was a moment’s

intransigence

phlegmatically,

‘This isn’t what love looks like, Stephen. Love is about wanting the best for somebody, not imposing your will on them. It’s not about cutting them off from everything and everyone they care about. You don’t love me. You don’t know the meaning of the word.’

And I am constantly watching him for any sign that he has inherited his father’s toxicity. But Leo is sweet, affectionate, empathetic.

All I can do is love him, nurture him, show him a different way of being and hope it is enough.

‘Dominic has already stolen months of your life from you. It’s up to you

now whether you let him steal your future.’