My younger sister was bullied by her roommate, and injured the other woman while defending herself.
My wife, an eyewitness, refused to testify in court because she had a ten-year date with her first love.
I knelt on the floor and begged her to come forward and testify.
She shook off my hand in disgust. "Can you pick a better time to compete for my attention? A ten-year date only comes once."
"Will your sister really die if I don't go? Besides, I'm not the only eyewitness. What right do you have to guilt-trip me?"
With no one to testify, my sister was sentenced to three years in prison. Her depression returned behind bars, and she took her own life in despair.
Having lost my only family, I fell into utter despair and gave up on my wife for good.
Later, she cried and begged me to stay, saying she regretted everything.
