She Saw the Police Lights on the News and Called Me Crying, and I Scolded Her

Dear Delyara, My wife saw a live report about a major incident near the London docklands and called my mobile at 2:00 AM, her voice completely tight with fear that it was near my site. Instead of comforting her, instead of being the husband she deserved, I snapped at her. I told her she was overreacting, that I was busy with logs, and hung up the phone within sixty seconds. I did it because I was deeply ashamed. I was ashamed that she was awake, worrying about her husband who has to work night shifts in a dangerous, rundown industrial park just to keep our heads above water. I took my frustration out on the only person who actually cares if I come home alive, and now I’m sitting here staring at her name on my call history, feeling like an absolute monster.