A Woman’s Husband Forgot His Medication, so She Decided to Drop It off at His Office – But the Receptionist Looked Confused and Said, ‘Ma’am, Your Husband’s Been on Leave for a Week’

Eliam came home at 6:10.

MY MIND WENT TO AN AFFAIR FIRST.

“Hey.”

“Hey,” I said.

He put his laptop bag beside the couch.

“Long day.”

I watched him loosen his tie.

“That meeting bad?”

“Which one?”

“THAT MEETING BAD?”

“The one from this morning.”

“Oh. Awful.”

He walked into the kitchen.

“My meds?”

“They’re on the counter.”

“Thanks.”

He kissed my cheek.

“MY MEDS?”

I almost confronted him.

Instead, I waited until the next morning.

***

Eliam left at 7:40.

I followed at 7:45.

I’d never followed my husband anywhere before.

I ALMOST CONFRONTED HIM.

I didn’t enjoy discovering I was capable of it.

I stayed several cars behind and felt ridiculous until he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward his office.

He went straight.

That ended the last possibility that the receptionist had misunderstood something.

HE WENT STRAIGHT.

Eliam crossed town.

Twenty minutes later,