Kenya, July 11 -- One of those adventures is marriage, which you start with love, optimism, and the naive conviction that the person who says, "I love you," will never be the one to ruin you. I felt at ease when I got married to Brian. He frequently reminded me that I was his queen and was kind and soft-spoken. Despite our lack of possessions, we had one another. I thought so.
Around September of last year, he began to gradually change. It was the little falsehoods at first. He then claimed to be on lengthy business assignments on the evenings he stopped returning home. I didn't freak out. I figured he could be overburdened or under stress. The calling came from me. The one who follows up on talks. The person who is pleading for attention. Then, on a Friday, he stated he was heading to a government workshop in Naivasha and packed a little travel bag. To read more click here.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Bana Kenya.