Toward the end of her life, she'd become constantly exhausted and dizzy. Doctors couldn't explain why.
Around that same time, Lucy accidentally overheard Diane pretending to be Sarah during a phone call.
Lucy later asked my wife what it meant.
That's when Sarah realized how far things had gone.
And with what she believed were her final chances to protect the kids, she told Lucy to warn me not to trust Grandma.
She looked terrified.
***
I collapsed onto the garage floor.
Every terrible memory hit me at once.
Every time Sarah begged me to believe her.
Every time I defended my mother instead.
I grabbed my phone and called my mother immediately.
The second she answered, I shouted:
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!"
There was silence.
Every terrible memory hit me at once.
Then my mother's voice came through, calm and careful.
"Daniel, what are you talking about?"
"I found out what you've been doing, how you've been planting doubt in my marriage."
Another long silence followed.
Then she sighed softly.
"You weren't supposed to find that."
My anger exploded instantly.
"You tried to destroy my marriage!"
"Your wife was already pulling you away from me."
