Each one represented the pain she caused him while they were man and wife - twelve years of put-downs, violence and emotional blackmail hidden from the outside world because he couldn't bring himself to admit it to anyone. Martin put up with the black eyes and the bruises; suffered her vicious temper in silence.
Now, he didn't have to pretend anymore. He finished arranging the last stone on the cairn and walked away, smiling for the first time in a decade. A small mound of stones marked the start of a new life without her – the chance to begin again.
Now, he didn't have to pretend anymore. He finished arranging the last stone on the cairn and walked away, smiling for the first time in a decade. A small mound of stones marked the start of a new life without her – the chance to begin again.
