She had just given birth, but she kept saying her back hurt. Her husband told her she was just acting cute. But when he happened to watch the camera, his world colla:psed…

He had decided so many times that she was exaggerating that reality itself now had trouble getting through.

“I’m just saying,” he muttered, defensive already, “it’s always something lately.”

Hannah nodded once, a tiny movement full of exhaustion. “Yeah,” she said softly. “Because it always hurts lately.”

No one answered. Carol carried the baby into the continue reading …