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0:00One terrible night changed my life
0:02forever.
0:04My name is Amanda.
0:07My husband was traveling.
0:10His brother came to visit. I made the
0:13worst mistake. I want to tell you my
0:16story. It is a hard story to tell. My
0:20hands are shaking as I speak to you. But
0:24I think it is important.
0:26Everyone makes mistakes.
0:29Some mistakes are small. You forget to
0:32buy milk. You break a glass.
0:36Those are easy mistakes.
0:38But some mistakes are big. They change
0:42everything.
0:43They change your future. They change
0:46your family. My mistake was very big. I
0:51am 28 years old.
0:54I live in a nice house in a quiet city.
0:58The city is beautiful.
1:00There are parks and tall trees. The
1:03streets are clean. It looks like a
1:06perfect place to live.
1:09I thought my life was perfect, too. I
1:12have been married to Mark for 5 years.
1:16Mark is a good man. He is tall and kind.
1:20He works very hard. He is a businessman.
1:25He works for a big company. He has to
1:28travel a lot for his job.
1:31Sometimes he is gone for two days.
1:35Sometimes he is gone for 2 weeks. At
1:39first, I did not mind. I was proud of
1:43him. He made good money. We had a nice
1:47car. We had nice clothes. I thought this
1:51was happiness.
1:53But a big house can feel empty.
1:56A big house can feel very quiet.
1:59When Mark was away, I was alone. I
2:03remember the month of November very
2:05well. It was cold.
2:08The wind was blowing outside.
2:12The leaves on the trees were brown and
2:14dry.
2:16Mark told me he had to go to London for
2:193 weeks. 3 weeks? I asked him. That is a
2:24long time mark. He hugged me. He smiled.
2:29I know, Amanda.
2:32But it is important for my job. When I
2:35come back, we will take a vacation.
2:38We will go somewhere warm, just you and
2:41me. I smiled back. But inside, I felt
2:46sad. I felt lonely. I did not want to be
2:51alone for 3 weeks. Mark left on a Monday
2:55morning. I drove him to the airport. I
2:59kissed him goodbye.
3:01I watched him walk away.
3:03I drove home to my empty house. The
3:07house was so quiet. I could hear the
3:10clock ticking on the wall.
3:12Tick tock. Tick tock. It was the only
3:17sound.
3:18Two days later, the phone rang. It was
3:22Mark's brother. His name is David.
3:26David is different from Mark.
3:29Mark is serious.
3:31Mark likes plans and rules.
3:34David is wild. He is funny. He laughs a
3:39lot. He does not like rules. He moves
3:43from city to city. He changes jobs
3:46often. Hi Amanda, David said. His voice
3:51was loud and happy. Hi David, I said.
3:55How are you? I am good, he said. Listen,
4:00I am in your city. I have a job
4:03interview here tomorrow.
4:06Can I stay at your house just for a few
4:09days? I hesitated.
4:12I did not know what to say.
4:15Mark was not home. Was it okay for David
4:19to stay with me? But David was family.
4:24He was my husband's brother. Of course,
4:27I said, you are welcome here, David.
4:31Mark is in London, but I am here. Great.
4:35David said, I will be there in an hour.
4:39I cleaned the guest room. I went to the
4:42store. I bought food. I wanted to be a
4:47good hostess.
4:48I wanted to be a good wife. I thought I
4:52was doing the right thing. David arrived
4:55in the evening. He brought a big bag and
4:59a bottle of wine. He gave me a hug. It
5:03is good to see you, Amanda. He said,
5:07"Thank you for letting me stay. We made
5:10dinner together. We made pasta and
5:13salad.
5:15The kitchen was warm.
5:17It smelled like garlic and tomatoes.
5:21It was nice to have noise in the house.
5:24It was nice to have someone to talk to.
5:28We sat at the table and ate. We drank
5:31the wine.
5:33David told me funny stories about his
5:35life. He told me about his travels. He
5:40made me laugh. I had not laughed in a
5:43long time.
5:45Mark was always tired when he came home.
5:49He did not tell jokes, but David was
5:52full of energy. "You have a nice laugh,
5:56Amanda," David said. He looked at me.
6:00His eyes were blue, just like Mark's
6:03eyes. "Thank you," I said. I felt my
6:07face get hot. "I am just happy to have
6:11company.
6:12It is lonely here when Mark is away. I
6:16can imagine. David said Mark works too
6:20hard. He should stay home with his
6:23beautiful wife. I looked down at my
6:26plate. I felt strange.
6:29I felt happy, but I also felt nervous.
6:33The next day, David went to his
6:36interview.
6:38He came back in the afternoon.
6:40He was happy. I think I got the job. He
6:44said, "Let's celebrate."
6:47We ordered pizza.
6:50We sat on the sofa and watched a movie.
6:53We sat close to each other. The movie
6:56was funny. We laughed together. Then the
7:01movie ended. The room was quiet. I
7:05looked at David. He looked at me. The
7:08air felt heavy. I knew I should say good
7:12night. I knew I should go to my room. I
7:16knew I should lock the door. But I was
7:19lonely. I was so very lonely. David
7:23touched my hand.
7:26You are very special, Amanda, he said
7:28softly. I should have pulled my hand
7:31away. I should have stood up. I should
7:35have called Mark. But I did not. That is
7:39the moment I want to change. If I had a
7:43time machine, I would go back to that
7:46moment.
7:47I would stand up. I would say, "No,
7:51David, go to sleep." But I stayed and
7:56then it happened. We kissed and then we
8:00did more. I cannot tell you the details.
8:04It makes me feel sick.
8:07It was a mistake. It was a terrible,
8:10terrible mistake.
8:12It happened one night. Just one night.
8:16The next morning I woke up. The sun was
8:20shining through the window. For one
8:23second, I felt calm.
8:26Then I remembered. I sat up in bed. My
8:31heart started to beat very fast. What
8:34did I do? Oh no. What did I do? I went
8:39to the kitchen.
8:41David was there. He was drinking coffee.
8:45He looked at me. He did not smile. He
8:48looked worried too. Amanda, he said.
8:53Don't, I said. I put up my hand. Please
8:57don't speak. I felt like crying. I felt
9:01dirty. I loved Mark. I loved my husband.
9:06Why did I do this? I am sorry, David
9:10said. I should not have done that. We
9:14both did it, I said. My voice was low.
9:18You must leave, David. You must leave
9:21now. I know, he said. He packed his bag.
9:26He did not finish his coffee. He walked
9:29to the door. Will you tell Mark? he
9:32asked. I looked at him. I was terrified.
9:38If I told Mark, my marriage would be
9:40over.
9:42Mark would hate me. He would hate his
9:45brother. It would destroy the family.
9:48"No," I said. "We will never speak of
9:51this. Never. It is a secret. It never
9:56happened."
9:58David nodded. He looked sad. Okay.
10:01Goodbye, Amanda.
10:04He left. I locked the door. I leaned
10:07against the door and slid down to the
10:10floor. I cried. I cried for hours. I
10:15felt so guilty. I cleaned the house. I
10:19washed the sheets. I washed the clothes.
10:24I wanted to wash away the mistake. I
10:27wanted to be clean again.
10:29Mark called me that night from London.
10:32"Hi, honey," he said. "How are you? Is
10:36everything okay?"
10:38Hearing his voice broke my heart. He
10:41sounded so kind. He trusted me. "I am
10:46fine," I lied. "Everything is fine. I am
10:50just tired." "Did David visit?" Mark
10:53asked. My heart stopped.
10:57Yes, I said. He stayed for one night. He
11:01had an interview. He left this morning.
11:05Good. Mark said he is a good guy, but he
11:09can be messy. I hope he was not too much
11:12trouble. No, I whispered. No trouble. I
11:17hung up the phone. I felt like a liar. I
11:21was a liar.
11:23Three weeks passed.
11:25Mark came home.
11:27I tried to act normal. I cooked his
11:30favorite dinner. I hugged him. I kissed
11:34him. But every time he looked at me, I
11:38felt fear.
11:40I thought he could see the secret in my
11:42eyes. But he did not see. He was happy
11:46to be home. He told me about London. He
11:51gave me a gift. It was a beautiful scarf
11:55for my lovely wife, he said. I wore the
11:59scarf. I smiled, but inside I was dying.
12:04Time went on. Life went back to normal,
12:08or I thought it did. A few weeks later,
12:12I started to feel sick.
12:15In the morning, I could not eat
12:17breakfast.
12:19The smell of coffee made me feel ill.
12:22I was very tired. I wanted to sleep all
12:26the time. Are you okay? Mark asked me
12:30one morning. You look pale. I think I
12:34have a flu. I said maybe I ate something
12:37bad. But deep down I knew. I knew my
12:42body. I waited until Mark went to work.
12:46I went to the pharmacy.
12:49I bought a pregnancy test.
12:52I was shaking when I bought it. The
12:55woman at the store smiled at me. "Good
12:58luck," she said. She thought I wanted a
13:01baby. I went home. I took the test. I
13:06waited for 3 minutes.
13:09Those three minutes were the longest
13:11minutes of my life. The clock ticked.
13:15Tick tock. Tick tock. I looked at the
13:19stick. Two lines.
13:22Positive.
13:24I was pregnant. I sat on the bathroom
13:27floor. I could not breathe. I was
13:31pregnant. A baby. I should be happy.
13:36Mark and I wanted a baby. We had talked
13:39about it. But then I looked at the
13:42calendar. I counted the weeks. I counted
13:46the days. Mark was in London three weeks
13:50ago.
13:51Before that, he was away for two weeks.
13:56We had not been together in a long time.
13:59But David was here.
14:02David was here exactly when the baby was
14:05made. The room started to spin.
14:08[clears throat]
14:09The baby was not Mark's. The baby was
14:12David's.
14:14I am pregnant by my husband's brother. I
14:18screamed.
14:20I put my hand over my mouth so the
14:23neighbors would not hear.
14:25I cried until my eyes were swollen.
14:29What could I do? What should I do? If I
14:32told Mark, I would lose everything.
14:36He would leave me. He would never
14:38forgive me. and a baby. A baby that
14:43belongs to his brother.
14:45It was impossible.
14:47If I did not tell Mark, I would have to
14:50lie.
14:52I would have to lie for the rest of my
14:54life.
14:56I would have to let Mark raise his
14:58brother's child.
15:00I would have to look at my child every
15:03day and see David's face. I did not
15:06sleep that night.
15:08I lay in bed next to Mark. He was
15:12sleeping peacefully.
15:14He did not know his life was broken. He
15:18did not know his wife was a traitor. The
15:21next day, I was a ghost. I moved through
15:25the house, but I was not really there.
15:29Mark came home early. He had flowers in
15:32his hand.
15:34Surprise, he said. I looked at the
15:37flowers. They were red roses.
15:41Why? I asked. Because I love you, he
15:45said. And because I have good news. I
15:49got a promotion. I don't have to travel
15:52anymore.
15:53I can stay home. We can start a real
15:57family. We can have a baby. He smiled so
16:01big. He looked so happy. I felt like
16:05someone punched me in the stomach. He
16:08wanted a baby and I was pregnant. But it
16:13was the wrong baby. I started to cry. I
16:17could not stop. Amanda, Mark said. He
16:21dropped the flowers. He ran to me. What
16:25is wrong? Why are you crying? Are you in
16:28pain? I looked at him. This good man,
16:33this honest man, he loved me. I could
16:37not lie to him anymore.
16:39The secret was too big. It was eating me
16:43alive. If I kept this secret, it would
16:47kill me. Mark, I sobbed. I have to tell
16:51you something. Please, please don't hate
16:55me. I could never hate you, he said. He
16:59held my hands. Tell me what is it? I am
17:04pregnant, I said. Mark's face lit up. He
17:08looked like the sun. Pregnant, Amanda.
17:12That is wonderful. That is the best
17:15news. Why are you crying? This is a
17:19miracle. He tried to hug me. I pushed
17:23him away gently. No, Mark, listen to me.
17:27Please listen. He stopped. He saw my
17:31face. He saw the terror in my eyes. His
17:35smile faded. "What?" he asked. "Is the
17:39baby sick?" "No," I said. "Mark, the
17:43baby. The baby is not yours." The room
17:47went silent. The silence was loud. It
17:51was heavy. Mark stared at me. He did not
17:55blink. What did you say? The baby is not
17:59yours, I whispered.
18:02How? He asked. His voice was cold. How
18:06is that possible? Who? I closed my eyes.
18:11This was the hardest part. It was when
18:14you were in London, I said. I was
18:17lonely. I was so lonely. David came.
18:23David, Mark asked, his voice cracked. my
18:27brother David. I nodded. I could not
18:31look at him. Yes. Mark stood up. He
18:36backed away from me. He looked at me
18:39like I was a monster. He looked at me
18:42like he did not know me. You and David,
18:46he said, in my house, in my bed. It was
18:50a mistake, I cried. It was one night. I
18:55regret it every second of every day.
18:59I am so sorry, Mark. I am so sorry.
19:03Sorry, Mark shouted.
19:05Sorry. You slept with my brother. You
19:09are pregnant with his child. And you say
19:12you are sorry. He grabbed a vase from
19:15the table and threw it at the wall.
19:19Smash! The glass flew everywhere.
19:23I covered my head. I was scared. I had
19:28never seen Mark angry like this. Get
19:31out, he said. Mark, please get out. He
19:36screamed. Get out of my house. Go to
19:39him. Go to David. I ran to the bedroom.
19:44I threw some clothes in a bag. I was
19:47shaking. I grabbed my keys. I ran out of
19:52the house.
19:53I got in my car. I drove. I did not know
19:58where to go. It was raining.
20:01The rain hit the window hard. I could
20:04not see well. I parked the car on the
20:08side of the road. I sat in the dark car.
20:12I was alone. I was truly alone now. I
20:16had a husband. I had a home. I had a
20:20future. Now I had nothing. I had only
20:25the baby inside me. A baby made from a
20:29mistake. I called my mother. She lives
20:32in another town. Mom, I said, I need
20:36help. I told her everything. She was
20:40shocked. She was angry. But she is my
20:44mother. Come home, she said. We will
20:48figure this out.
20:50I drove to my mother's house. I stayed
20:53there for months. Mark filed for
20:56divorce. He did not want to see me. He
21:00did not want to speak to me. I do not
21:03blame him. I broke his heart. I broke
21:07his trust. I tried to call David. I told
21:12him I was pregnant. It is your baby, I
21:16said. David was quiet.
21:19I cannot be a father, Amanda. He said, I
21:23have no money. I have no home. I am
21:27sorry. He changed his phone number. He
21:31disappeared. He ran away. So, I was
21:35alone.
21:369 months later, my baby was born. It was
21:40a girl. She was beautiful. She had blue
21:43eyes, Mark's eyes, David's eyes.
21:48I named her Hope because that is all I
21:52have left. Hope. It has been 2 years
21:55now. I live in a small apartment.
22:00I work as a waitress. It is a hard life.
22:04I do not have the big house anymore.
22:08I do not have the nice car. I do not
22:11have the expensive clothes.
22:14Sometimes I see pictures of Mark on
22:17social media. He looks happy. He has a
22:21new girlfriend. She is pretty. They look
22:25good together. It hurts to see him. But
22:29I am happy for him. He deserves to be
22:33happy. He deserves a wife who is honest.
22:37I look at my daughter. She is innocent.
22:41She did not ask for this.
22:44She did not ask for a messy family.
22:47She is the light of my life. I love her
22:50more than anything. But every day I
22:54think about that night.
22:56One terrible night, one moment of
22:59weakness, one mistake.
23:02I want to tell you something. Please
23:05listen to me. Loneliness is hard. It
23:10hurts. But do not let loneliness make
23:13your decisions.
23:15Do not let one moment of sadness destroy
23:18your life. Cheating is not just about
23:21sex.
23:23It is about lies.
23:25It is about breaking promises.
23:28When you break a glass, you can buy a
23:30new one. When you break trust, you
23:34cannot fix it. It is broken forever. I
23:38thought I could hide my secret.
23:41But secrets always come out. Truth
23:45always comes out. If you are lonely,
23:49talk to your partner.
23:51If you are unhappy, tell the truth.
23:55Do not look for comfort in the wrong
23:57place. I learned this the hard way. I
24:01learned it through tears and pain. My
24:05life is different now. It is not the
24:08life I planned.
24:10It is not the life I dreamed of. I am a
24:14single mother. I am tired. I worry about
24:18money. But I am also stronger.
24:22I survived. I made a mistake. But I am
24:26not a mistake.
24:28I am a mother. I am a woman who is
24:31learning. I look at Hope. She smiles at
24:34me. Mama, she says. I pick her up. I hug
24:40her tight. I love you. I say we will be
24:44okay. It will be hard, but we will be
24:48okay. I hope you never make my mistake.
24:52I hope you cherish what you have.
24:55Love your family. Be honest and be
24:58strong.
25:00This is my story. It is a sad story, but
25:04it is my truth. Thank you for listening.
25:08Sometimes I walk by my old house.
25:12I see the lights on. I wonder what my
25:16life would be like if I said no that
25:19night. If I said, "Go to sleep, David."
25:23We would be a family. I would be Mark's
25:26wife. We would be happy. But we cannot
25:30live in the what if. We can only live in
25:34the now. Now I have my daughter. Now I
25:38have my job. Now I have my honesty. It
25:43is better to live a hard life with the
25:45truth than an easy life with a lie.
25:50That is what I believe now. The path of
25:54a liar is a lonely path.
25:57I walked it for a few weeks. It was dark
26:00and scary.
26:02Now I walk in the light. It is a steep
26:05hill. It is difficult to climb.
26:09My feet hurt, but the air is fresh. I
26:13have nothing to hide. When I wake up in
26:16the morning, I do not have to worry. I
26:20do not have to remember my lies.
26:24I can look in the mirror. I see a woman
26:27with tired eyes.
26:29I see a woman with gray hairs coming in.
26:33But I see a woman who is real. I know
26:37some of you might judge me. You might
26:40think she is a bad person.
26:43I understand.
26:45I did a bad thing. But I am trying to be
26:48a good person now. Every day is a new
26:52chance.
26:53Every day I try to be kind.
26:57Every day I try to work hard. My
27:00daughter asks about her father.
27:03She is still young. She does not
27:06understand.
27:08Where is daddy? She asks. I tell her we
27:12are a special family.
27:14It is just you and me. One day I will
27:18have to tell her the truth. I will have
27:21to tell her about her father and her
27:23uncle.
27:25That will be a hard day. I am preparing
27:29for it. But for now, we play in the
27:32park. We eat ice cream. We read books.
27:37We make the best of what we have. If you
27:41are in a situation like mine, please
27:44stop.
27:45If you are thinking about making a
27:47mistake, please stop.
27:50Think about the future.
27:53Think about the people you love. One
27:56night of fun is not worth a lifetime of
27:59regret. I wish I could tell my younger
28:02self that. I wish I could shake her.
28:07Wake up, Amanda. Don't do it. But I
28:11cannot. I can only tell you. You have
28:14the power to make good choices.
28:17You have the power to be faithful.
28:20You have the power to be strong. Use
28:23that power. My name is Amanda.
28:27This was my story. It is not a fairy
28:31tale. There is no prince at the end. But
28:35there is life. And where there is life,
28:39there is hope. That is why her name is
28:42hope. She is my second chance.
28:46And I will not waste it. Thank you for
28:49letting me share my heart with you. I
28:52hope my pain can help you.
28:55I hope my tears can save you from crying
28:58your own tears.
29:00Take care of yourselves.
29:02Take care of your families.
29:05And always, always tell the truth.
29:09Goodbye.

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