'This is fine, I will take Maria to my grave. Honey doesn't need to know,' I reasoned out of cowardice.
Even in marriages, it was okay to have a few secrets, right? Who would want to reveal even the most shameful parts of their true self to the partner they loved the most?
But then he said something to Robyn that shattered whatever resolve I might have had.
"Shh. That goes for all of you. I don't care what you did before or why. That is what made you all who you are. As your man, I will shoulder all your sins from now on."
Robyn and I, although coming from different backgrounds, were similarly ashamed of our respective paths. It was okay when I was alone, but when I met Honey and his adoptive family, I saw how twisted I already became.
"It was as if we belonged to two different worlds."
