Disclaimer: I do not own Harvest Moon.
Secret Obsession
Epilogue
Harmonica Town Daily News Winter 15
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Word to the Wise
By: Phoebe Rhodes
If someone would of asked me a year ago about my life I would of said that it was prefect. I had everything I ever dreamed of. I had a loving family, great friends, a caring handsome husband, and a baby on the way. It was my dream life. But that was all it was, a dream. A dream that turned into a nightmare.
I admit I was naïve at the beginning, I refused to see the flashing warning signs that stared at me in the face. Perhaps if I would of stopped and took notice my story would of ended better, but I didn't want to admit to anyone, especially myself that my life was anything less then prefect.
I truly thought my husband loved me and only me. I trusted him with my life. I stood up for him when people brought up his strange behavior to me. I told myself that they didn't know him like I did. His behavior wasn't strange. It was just different. But now I know I should of listened to their warnings.
That was my first mistake but not my last. When my husband started to act distant I left it as he was nervous about the impending birth of our son. It wasn't until much later that I admitted that it was because he was obsessed with another woman. Much later.
People ask me all the time, when was the first time that I noticed he was a sick, sick man. I am ashamed to admit it but it wasn't until he woke me up that fateful night tearing to bound and gag me that I knew that he was no longer the man I married.
People ask me why I didn't see the signs and I always give them the same answer. I didn't see the signs because I didn't want to see them. I was eight months pregnant by the man of my dreams. Blinded by love for the man I believed to love me too.
For the longest time I blamed myself for what happened that fateful night. Blamed myself for not noticing the signs. If I hadn't been so naïve I could of saved so many people so much hurt. So a warning to people for things to look out for so you don't have to go through what I went through.
1) Pay attention to their schedule, if there is a drastic change try to find out the reason for the change
2) They somehow make every conversation about a certain person
3)People who have an obsession will distant themselves from anything that will take them away from their obsession.
If these steps help one person from entering the situation I lived through then I have done what I set out to do.
So I will end this article with one last word of advice, stop every now and then to take account of what is going on in your life and around you, this just might save your life.
On a more personal note I would like to wish my beautiful son, Heath a happy first birthday and give a large congratulations to two of my dearest friends, Molly and Owen on the birth of their own baby boy. You both deserve all the happiness in the world.