Taylor was excited to see her husband, John, and their nine-year-old daughter, Lila, when she got home from a relaxing trip with her sister. Instead, she saw their bathroom door broken into a lot of pieces, which was very scary.
Taylor became worried when John and Lila didn’t say anything about breaking the door. John’s story, that he got locked in and broke the door open, didn’t make sense. Taylor’s fears were only raised by Lila’s strange silence.
While Taylor was taking out the trash, she ran into their friend Dave, who told her something shocking. Dave smashed the door because he thought John was hurt when Lila ran to him in tears, scared for her dad’s safety. But what Dave saw in the bathroom shocked Taylor: John was with someone else.
Taylor’s whole world fell apart. It was too much for her to handle that her husband was cheating on her and that Lila was involved without meaning to be. Taylor confronted John and demanded the truth. His weak claims and excuses only made her more angry.
It hurt a lot to be betrayed. After what John did hurt their daughter, Taylor knew she couldn’t stay in the marriage. They were determined to give Lila a new start, so Taylor packed their bags and left.
As they got used to their temporary home, Taylor saw Lila laughing again, which made her feel like she had made the right choice. Even though it hurt, Taylor was thankful that Dave was honest and showed John’s true nature.
Taylor’s story is a powerful warning that the hardest truths can hide behind small things that don’t seem important, like a bathroom door that won’t close.
