'Ten minutes later, I was still standing on the side of the road, my calls to Ross’s cell all going to voicemail, and I knew my fear had become a reality: At 33, I had become the invisible woman.'
Illustration: J. V. Aranda My husband and I were looking for a house to rent when he left me on the side of an unfamiliar road in New Jersey. I was not entirely surprised. The topic of going our separate ways was not an unfamiliar one in our Brooklyn household. Since the birth of our son two and a half years earlier, Ross and I had inadvertently created a relationship so full of venom that we could hardly look at each other.
Ross’s documentary work often took him to tough, sometimes dangerous places. Before the baby, his lack of fear and ability to endure rough terrain impressed me. Now, two years later, his unpredictable schedule frustrated me. I never knew when he was coming or going. Our Brooklyn neighborhood was also becoming a place I no longer recognized. Neighbors had been replaced with Wall Streeters.
Ten minutes later, I was still standing on the side of the road, my calls to Ross’s cell all going to voicemail, and I knew my fear had become a reality: At 33, I had become the invisible woman. I called Ross again, desperately wanting him to pick up just so I could say, “See? I told you so! Nobody, including you, sees me anymore!”
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