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49. Don't Delay Michelle “This is your divorce decree. Officially, from today onwards, you're a free woman.” I look at the paper in my hands and a wave of mixed emotions hits my chest. The word freedom feels strange, foreign, as if it doesn't quite belong right now. I recall my wedding day with an almost cruel clarity: the excitement in my stomach, my mother's laughter as she helped me dress, Ryan's figure in front of the judge waiting for me, as I walked forward clad in a simple white dress where the slight curve of my pregnancy was barely noticeable. I remember the moment it was our turn to sign that paper. That document, which united our names, said Forever, promising us a shared eternity. But today I understand that forever can have an expiration date, and mine has arrived. “Cry i