I Found Out None of Our 5 Kids Were Mine—So I Left My Wife With One Final Surprise

Empty Streets, Empty Heart

The neighborhood lay silent around me. No cars passed by, no distant chatter, just the soft rustle of leaves and my restless footsteps.

The quiet streets mimicked the void inside that gaped open, hungry and hollow. I walked, letting the cool air numb my thoughts, trying to piece together fragments of life that felt scattered like broken puzzle pieces across these empty streets.