On a flight to D.C., I was settling into my seat when the woman next to me made a call. I wasn\u2019t trying to eavesdrop\u2014just looking for my headphones\u2014when I heard her say my wife\u2019s name: Ellen. Then she said something that made my blood run cold: \u201cDid you send your husband off?\u201d
\n\u201cHe\u2019ll be in pieces.\u201d The woman sounded cheerful. Almost excited. I couldn\u2019t hear Ellen\u2019s side of the call, but every word the stranger said felt like a puzzle I didn\u2019t want to solve. Was it just coincidence? Was this about my Ellen? By the time we landed, I couldn\u2019t shake the feeling something was terribly wrong. I cut my trip short and booked the next flight home. When I walked through the door, I didn\u2019t find lies or betrayal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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