For five year[[s of marr;+iage, I gave.` up m=? y^ career
 and left every#thi n *g be@hind.: to follow ;%,my br;\[\igadier gener/%
al husb $and\]—only to end up livi(;ng as an ille]gal (re+s/ident on the bas,@/.e. He ga*ve my milita,(ry depend ,e=nt ?slot]@ to ]_the ^!%=g ir;%l w[[e sponsored=_, and ev;]en had the lock on our @#home ,@!cha;=nged for her. H**ea #rtbroken,= I l\e?ft in ?/the dea.d ]of night and started;*. ov^er in @a new city.)=, Seve`n +@years )later, at a militar$y a[rts festival, we cr*,oss/
ed paths a:_`
gain. He was$, full o_(f regret, b;ut I@ ),\was alread!!y standing n!ext  to a)^nother man .-#- :This time, I didn't look back.