35. Horrible Experience
Not mine, but my brother. He was at a small party with two friends and his wife. He got tired and wanted to head home. His wife stayed behind. She gave some lame excuse and begged off going with him. It was alright, he thought. His best buddy was there and would make sure she got home safe for him.
He got in his car. Pulled out of the driveway. Before he could get on down the block, he checked his rearview and noticed the room in the house they were all in had gone dark.
He’d suspected for a time something was up with her. They had a child together. She died at the sitter. It was ruled SIDS. She had grown colder in the months after the baby died. He never thought anything like what he was about to see was possible.
It was more of a deep-seated feeling that something was up, but she never let him in, and they didn’t work through the loss together. Seeing the lights out crystalized the situation for him, and he turned right around.
The house was dark. The front door was still unlocked. He walked right in and to the only room with any light. He opened the door to find his best friend and another “acquaintance” double-teaming his soon-to-be ex.
He hasn’t really been the same since…