My Wife Has a Strange Bathroom Rule – When I Found Out the Truth behind It, I Was Terrified
Wife: (suddenly calm) “You’ve seen what’s behind the wall, haven’t you?”
Me: (hesitant) “I… I just saw some dolls. Why is there a secret room? What’s going on?”
Wife: (sighing deeply) “Those dolls belonged to my grandmother. She collected them all her life. That room… it’s where I honor her. It’s my safe space.”
Me: “But why hide it? Why couldn’t you just tell me?”
Wife: (angrily) “Because it’s the one thing that’s mine, Connor! A place I can go to think, to write, to be myself without anyone questioning me. And you couldn’t even respect that.”
Me: (confused) “Wait… you write?”
Wife: (tearfully) “Yes. I’ve been publishing novels under a pen name for years. That room is where I create. It’s where I feel closest to her. And you just barged in.”
Me: (guilt washing over