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There she was\u2014Maya, my ex-wife\u2014dressed in a yellow hospital gown. Her eyes were dull, her hair disheveled, her skin pale. Sitting in a corner, she seemed utterly abandoned by the world.<\/p>\n

My heart froze. For a moment, I couldn\u2019t move. What was she doing here? Why that gown? The last time I had seen her, she had been strong, proud, demanding a divorce. Now, in that hallway, she looked like someone I barely recognized.<\/p>\n

I took a trembling step closer, careful as if walking on glass. She looked up, saw me, and instead of anger or avoidance, offered a weak, broken smile.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d I asked quietly.
\u201cLiving what I never told you,\u201d she replied faintly.<\/p>\n

Minutes later, a doctor approached and revealed what Maya had kept hidden for months, perhaps years. She had a severe mental illness and had admitted herself after a crisis that left her on the verge of self-destruction. Throughout our marriage, she had hidden her struggles behind a mask of normalcy.<\/p>\n

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There she was\u2014Maya, my ex-wife\u2014dressed in a yellow hospital gown. Her eyes were dull, her hair disheveled, her skin pale. Sitting in a corner, she seemed utterly abandoned by the world. My heart froze. For a moment, I couldn\u2019t move. What was she doing here? Why that gown? The last time I had seen her,…<\/p>\n

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