April 19

Sarah felt thoroughly empty and guilty today. She couldn't force herself to do anything, not even prayer. She looked like someone who had lost a child after a heavy fall. She was silent.

"Was there something bad that I did to you?" 

That was Dad's voice.

"It is your wife. I feel guilty for taking you away from her," Sarah said.

"It is not your fault. I am the one who made that decision not you."

"I am still at fault for luring you away from your marriage. What was I thinking!"

Dad dried Sarah's eyes. "Don't be too hard on yourself. It is not your fault that I am out of my marriage. My wife just doesn't value me the same way that you value me. She doesn't wants to know how I feel about certain issues. She is just too selfish and possessive."

Sarah's voice went flat. "But she is still your wife. You are still married to her. She is still the mother of your children. Just take a good look at me. Do I look like a first wife to you? D