The neck brace was stiff, unforgiving. Every time I turned my head, the plastic edges dug into my skin, reminding me of the night everything changed. Two weeks earlier, I had been in the passenger seat, half-turned to check on our daughter. My husband’s thumb was busy scrolling Instagram, his other hand lazily tapping out a comment.
“Hey,” I warned, “the light’s changing.”
He didn’t look up until the car in front of us slammed its brakes. The violent snap of my head forward and sideways was like a whip. Pain exploded down my neck and shoulder.
At the ER, the doctor’s words were blunt: No lifting. No bending. No twisting. Neck brace. Weeks, maybe months.
I cried the whole way home, clutching the discharge papers like they were a sentence. My husband muttered a quick apology, but his eyes were already elsewhere.
For two days, he helped. He held the baby, fetched bottles, even made dinner once. But then his birthday loomed.
He came into the living room, casual, almost cheerful. “By the way, the guys are coming over Friday. I already told them.”
I froze. “I can’t host. I can barely turn my head.”
He sighed, annoyed. “It’s just snacks and cleaning. You’re home anyway. If you don’t handle it, then DON’T expect me to keep giving you money. I’m not paying for you to lie around.”
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She was deemed unfit for marriage.
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