1973

You and John have been married since 1968, you even have a six-month-old child together.

Things had been bad between the two of you in the last couple of years and the baby’s birth had unfortunately also put a strain on your marriage.

He was distant, he was disloyal, he was constantly drinking, smoking and yelling, so, even though you lived together, you tried to stay away from him as much as possible. He slept on the couch most nights.

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The sound of loud rain, thunder crashing and your baby crying in the next room woke you up in the middle of the night.

You slowly sat up, rubbed your eyes and began making your way towards the baby’s room. When you passed the couch you noticed that John wasn’t there. Maybe he was in the bathroom? The light wasn’t on.. The two of you had gotten into a massive argument before going to bed so you began to worry.

You picked up your crying baby and began trying to soothe them, rocking them back and forth in your arms.

” John, love?” You tried calling out over the rain. No response.

He was gone..

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