food, and spent hours in the garden, feeling the sun on her skin. The frantic, hollow life she' d left

etching in a new notebook. Her best friend, S

sked, her voice gentle but firm. "Leavin

of anything in my life, Sarah. I spent twenty years building Mark' s dream. Now it' s time t

It was Mark. She let it ring a few times before an

, impatient. "We need to talk. This divorce

k about, Mark. My lawyer

ersary dinner on Saturday," he commanded, not asked.

alculating thought entered her mind.

up. Sarah looked at her, confuse

ile on her face, "it' s time they all

greeted her with a strained politeness. Mark stood stiffly by the fireplace, while Liam refused to even look at her.

ces and forced small talk. Halfway through the main course, Ma

, standing up abruptly. "A la

ie. She remained si

he middle of our anniversary

rd the sound of a car pulling up outside, the passenger door opening and closing, and th

ooked furious, his mother looked heartbroken. Ava simp

was getting her coat to leave, Liam blocke

his voice low and vicious. "You drove

way, Liam," A

backward, her injured ribs screaming in protest, and crashed agains

ocked them more was what happened next. Ava didn' t cry. She didn' t scream. She slowly pushed h

She then turned to Mark' s horrified parents. "I believe you are witness

d, completely and irrevocably. Ava was n