Mary, 34 weeks pregnant, was sound asleep when her husband Daniel suddenly woke her in the middle of the night, shouting “Fire! Fire!” Terrified, she ran downstairs—only to find Daniel and his friends laughing. It had all been a prank, meant as a joke at her expense.But for Mary, it wasn’t funny. As a teenager, her family home had burned down, and she’d never gotten over the trauma. Despite repeatedly sharing this with Daniel, he brushed off her fears for years—calling them paranoid. This prank was the last straw.

Devastated and feeling betrayed, Mary locked herself in their bedroom, then called her dad. Within minutes, he arrived and took her home. Daniel, meanwhile, seemed unfazed, offering half-hearted apologies.By morning, Mary made a difficult but clear decision: she filed for divorce. Her father supported her completely, though her mother insisted she was overreacting. But Mary knew better. She realized that anyone who could mock her trauma and ignore her boundaries wasn’t someone she could trust—especially with a child on the way.In the end, Mary chose to walk away—not out of anger, but to protect her own peace and her baby’s future.