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HEY GUYS SORRY FOR BEING LATE.... AGAIN BUT LOOK I SWEAR YOU CAN ASK MY FAMILY LIKE I STARTED STRESSSSINNGGG BECAUSE I DELETED THE WHOLE OTHER HALF OF THIS.... NOT EVEN KIDDING THE OTHER HALF WAS GOING TO CONSIST OF A CUTE MUMZA AND TECHNO MOMENT AND SO MUCH MORE BUT IT DELETED ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND BECAUSE OF JUST HOW DESTRUGHT I WAS I DID NOT WANT TO WORK ON THIS ANYMORE. DON'T WORRY I WASN'T COMPLETELY NOT WORKING I WAS PLANNING AND FIGURING OUT THE WHOLE TWINS DUO STORY AND HOW ITS GOING TO WORK AND EVERYTHING LIKE I AM REALLY PUTTING MY HEART AND SOUL INTO THAT BOOK. BUT ANYWAY PLEASE ENJOY WHAT I DID MANAGE TO SAVE OF THIS AND MAY GOD BLESS YALL AND HAPPY LATE CHRISTMAS-

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The winter sun hung low in the sky, casting a muted glow over the snow-covered roof. Inside their cozy home sat Phil and Kristen Watson drinking their evening tea. It was a sweet routine the two of them had. After Phil returned home from work she would carefully brew them both a cup and they'd sit and chat.

It was always her favorite time of day. She'd anxiously wait by the window for her husband's return. She found solace and peace while carefully preparing their cups and stirring.

But recently, things have changed. She didn't feel as motivated as she used to. She felt sluggish. Of course, she still enjoyed her husband's company—that's a given! Her husband always made her day better, but for some reason, she just didn't have that same pep in her step.

Phil having lived with his wife for about 30 years now noticed this. I mean it was quite evident. The change in her behavior I mean. He saw she was a lot more sluggish. A bit distant.

It started a month ago. Phil noticed his wife Kristen started sleeping in. Now this is fine really, especially around the holidays. He supposed everyone was getting a little drowsy. But Kristen wasn't everyone. It very out of the normal for her. Regardless Phil decided to look past it. It's nothing to worry about, right?

Well- As time passed things progressed. In small increments but they did. She was always on the phone. Always. Whether it be searching through her camera roll or calling someone. She was just always on the phone. Glued to the screen. Phil was quite worried about that for a while but he knew it wasn't like that. It was probably just a form of distraction. The thing is Phil had no idea what she needed a distraction from.

On another occasion, Phil was going through old photos and videos you know stuff from their wedding, His college graduation, and even some photos of the kids. She started getting anxious. She was picking at her nails and couldn't sit still. She started acting like that a lot. She seemed to always be anxiously thinking about something else instead of the task at hand.

She then started acting odd in different situations. Like when she was doing laundry or cleaning. She never had problems with that because she loved doing it. Whenever Phil would offer to help around she would politely shake her head and smile. It brought her joy, especially knowing it was her job. But now she seemed distracted. Distressed. Like something about it was hurting her but Phil for the life of him couldn't figure out what.

Another thing he noticed is that he would be talking to her and she would zone out. It wasn't a casual one-time thing like "Oh I got distracted" No it was constant. So in attempts to amend this, he would take her out. Little dates nothing too special. A trip to a museum, a visit to the library, or gardening together. Phil still didn't understand. Usually, this would be, just the thing to bring her spirits up but it didn't work.

Now Phil wasn't completely oblivious. He knew that sometimes he wasn't the brightest. However in this situation he really he didn't know what could be the issue. He started taking on the house chores (much to her dismay) and even tried asking her what was wrong. Of course, she didn't give him a truthful answer but Phil was really getting concerned. I mean usually his wife was a beam of sunshine. It hurt seeing her so down.