i toss my keys and purse down on the counter , before pressing play and settling in for a good time . only a brief flash of a vision , of course , but one that remained with me , seared into my memory . i 'm sure you had no idea that i was thinking about leaving my husband , and well , it sounds stupid , but when you asked to see my ring , and i took it off , the freedom i felt then was the push i needed to get the courage to leave . 