I Left My House Empty Three Days Before Christmas

Not dramatically.

Not angrily.

Simply…

Finally.

That evening, I sat on the edge of my bed and asked myself a question I should have asked years earlier.

What would happen…

If I simply stopped saying yes?

I didn’t argue.

I didn’t call anyone.

I didn’t send emotional messages.

Instead, I opened my notebook.

Reserved a room at a small beachfront inn.

Scheduled my continue reading …