PART 3
The room became even quieter. She told me about the chemotherapy. She told me about losing her hair.
She told me about every appointment she was terrified to attend. She told me about the nights she couldn’t sleep because she was afraid she might not wake up the next morning.
His voice softened. “She told me all of it before I ever asked her to marry me.” My mother’s face went pale.
Silas turned back toward her. “So what exactly did you believe you were exposing?”