She opened her eyes, perhaps for the first time in a long while, without pain permeating her bones.
It had been quite unbearable but her belief in her husband and his brilliance kept her going.
She had thought to herself, why should I give up when he hasn't given up on me?
And so, she stood strong even as the pain cut so deep, it felt like she died every moment she took a breath.
But now, after so long, after so many years of pain and anguish, she could take a breath once again without wincing.
She moved her left hand and inspected, quickly realizing that it would be the first time in a long while that she moved a part of her body without having the urge to scream out her lungs.
Her lips quivered as her eyes turned wet with joy.
Then there was movement beside her and she finally noticed the presence of her sleeping husband.
