Chapter 66

The following days were very tough for her. Helen continued to think of what to do, as Darin continued to insist that they must start a family immediately. 

She could not sleep properly most nights: she would drift between sleep and cognizance as she thought of what to do. Her afternoons were not better, too. Her friend, Jane, kept asking her if she was alright and Helen continued to insist that everything was fine. 

Eventually, she moved out of the house. She needed time to think things through in a neutral environment; whether to divorce Darin or to start making babies.

The day she moved, she waited until Darin left for the office before she started packing a few of her things into two suitcases.

Mrs. Smith was not so surprised when she found her rolling the suitcases out of the bedroom later in the day. She had been suspecting all along that all was not well between the couple.

"Are you traveling, ma’am?" She asked perceptively. Helen did n