A Message After Midnight | Learn English Through Story Level 2 | Graded Reader B1-B2 🔥

My name is Sarah. I am 40 years old. I live in a big house. The house is beautiful. It has many rooms, but I am not happy. Every morning, I wake up early. I make coffee. I cook breakfast. I iron my husband's shirt. His name is David. He is 45. He runs a big company.

David says, "You don't need to work, honey." He says, "I take care of everything." But that is not true. At night, David brings work papers home. The papers have many mistakes. I find them. I fix them. David does not know this. He thinks he does it all alone. This house was my parents' house.

They died 5 years ago. They left it to me. But David tells his friends, "I bought this house." He forgets the truth. I spend my days cooking and cleaning. I plan dinner parties for David's clients. I smile at them. I talk to them. I make them like David. His business grows because of me. But

David does not see this. He comes home late. He eats dinner. He looks at his phone. He does not talk to me. He does not ask about my day. Sometimes he says, "Good dinner, Sarah." That is all. I feel like a painting on the wall. People look at me. They say I am

beautiful. But nobody really sees me. David was different before. 10 years ago, he held my hand. He asked me questions. He listened. Now, he does not. Our house is big and quiet. I walk through the rooms alone. I dust the furniture. I water the plants. I wait for David. But, when he comes home, nothing

changes. He sleeps in our bed, but he does not touch me. He turns away. He falls asleep. In the morning, he leaves early. He says, "Bye, honey." He does not kiss me. I watch his car disappear. Then I start again. Coffee, breakfast, cleaning. I do this every day, every week, every month. Everyone thinks I am lucky.