Divorcing the Undivorceable

Divorcing the Undivorceable

Season 1: The Divorce Papers

The divorce papers had been sitting on my dining table for seven days.

Every morning I promised myself I would sign them.

Every evening I found another excuse not to.

It wasn't because I loved my wife anymore.

It was because I was terrified.

To everyone else, Emily was the perfect woman. She smiled at strangers, cared for our elderly neighbors, and never forgot an anniversary or birthday. Whenever we walked together, people whispered how lucky I was to have such a loving wife.

I smiled too.

No one would have believed me if I had told them what happened after midnight.

Every single night, at exactly 12:00 a.m., Emily would sit upright in bed with her eyes closed.

She never blinked.

She never moved her head.

She simply whispered.

Sometimes she spoke in a language I had never heard before....