Audrey Hingston

…So she left the window open, glanced back at her husband one more time, who was already falling asleep, and then she walked out of the room. At 3.45 a.m. on the following day, August 29th, so several hours after Eric had gone to sleep, Audrey was back in his bedroom. But this time she just stood there in the doorway, trembling.…

…Audrey told him to sleep well, then she walked to the bedroom door, but she stopped before she walked out. She could hear loud noises coming from the pub next door. She thought about closing the window to block the noise, but she knew Eric could sleep through loud sounds, and having the window open meant he got fresh air.…

…She missed the days when she and Eric would duck into the pub for a pint and end up talking to their friends for hours, and she knew Eric missed that too. She walked back to the house and put on a smile. She didn't want Eric to see that she was feeling a bit sad about how their lives had changed since he'd gotten sick. Audrey walked upstairs to the bedroom…