My Wife Abandoned Me in a Wheelchair, Saying Caring for Me Wasn’t Her Job—10 Years Later, She Needed Me

slept through the night. Greta woke twice to check whether she was breathing.

Katherine’s fingers pressed hard into her own knees.

I turned another page. First bicycle ride. Greta kept looking back to make sure I could see. First dance recital. Amelia forgot the steps and bowed anyway. Science fair. Snow day. Stomach flu. First school dance. The margins continue reading …