Sarah met Michael through work.<\/p>\n
Not a dramatic beginning.<\/p>\n
No chance collision.<\/p>\n
No cinematic misunderstanding.<\/p>\n
He managed purchasing for one of the construction company\u2019s suppliers and had spoken with Sarah on the phone for nearly a year before they met in person.<\/p>\n
Their first conversation outside work happened because a delivery truck was late.<\/p>\n
Their second because Janet\u2019s retirement party ran long.<\/p>\n
Their third because Michael asked whether Sarah wanted coffee.<\/p>\n
Sarah said no.<\/p>\n
Not because she disliked him.<\/p>\n
Because the question scared her.<\/p>\n
Michael accepted the answer.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nothing else.<\/p>\n
No persuasion.<\/p>\n
No teasing.<\/p>\n
No \u201ccome on.\u201d<\/p>\n
No asking again five minutes later.<\/p>\n
Sarah thought about that for three days.<\/p>\n
Then invited him to coffee herself.<\/p>\n
Emily found this hilarious.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou rejected him and then pursued him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI needed to know no meant no.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is actually reasonable.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t sound surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n
Their first coffee lasted forty minutes.<\/p>\n
Michael talked about his daughter, Sophie, who lived with his former wife half the week.<\/p>\n
He asked about Sarah\u2019s children.<\/p>\n
Sarah said she had two.<\/p>\n
Nothing about David.<\/p>\n
Not yet.<\/p>\n
She expected Michael to ask why she was divorced.<\/p>\n
He did not.<\/p>\n
That mattered.<\/p>\n
The second coffee lasted ninety minutes.<\/p>\n
On the third, Sarah told him.<\/p>\n
Not everything.<\/p>\n
Enough.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy ex-husband was abusive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael became still.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah waited for questions.<\/p>\n
None.<\/p>\n
She almost felt disappointed.<\/p>\n
Then he said, \u201cIs there anything I should know so I don\u2019t accidentally make something harder?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah stared.<\/p>\n
That was a better question.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes yelling bothers me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t yell much.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone says that.\u201d<\/p>\n
He smiled faintly.<\/p>\n
\u201cFair.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy kids have boundaries about people.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso fair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not introducing you soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI wasn\u2019t asking.\u201d<\/p>\n
She looked at him.<\/p>\n
Again.<\/p>\n
No pressure.<\/p>\n
The absence of pressure itself felt attractive, which Sarah distrusted.<\/p>\n
Emily laughed when told.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re suspicious because he respects boundaries.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt does.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah saw Michael casually for four months before telling Chloe and Liam.<\/p>\n
Liam\u2019s prediction years earlier had finally become reality.<\/p>\n
His response was theatrical.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew this would happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou predicted dating in general.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI still count it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe looked more serious.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s his name?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMichael.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes he know about Dad?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEnough.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes he know Dad is alive?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know. Some people say ex like they disappeared.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe knows.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes Dad know?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah\u2019s expression changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would that matter?\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe caught herself.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah waited.<\/p>\n
Chloe sighed.<\/p>\n
\u201cHabit.\u201d<\/p>\n
There.<\/p>\n
David once occupied every decision.<\/p>\n
Who Sarah spoke to.<\/p>\n
Where she went.<\/p>\n
What she wore.<\/p>\n
Who knew what.<\/p>\n
Even years later, Chloe instinctively wondered whether he approved of her mother dating.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not his business,\u201d Sarah said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liam asked, \u201cIs Michael coming here?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I want to move slowly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you scared?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah thought.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf being wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe understood immediately.<\/p>\n
She sat beside her.<\/p>\n
\u201cSame thing you told me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t need perfect judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah stared.<\/p>\n
Children were cruel in their ability to return parental wisdom at inconvenient moments.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnnoying?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDeeply.\u201d<\/p>\n
Months later, Sarah invited Michael to dinner.<\/p>\n
The house became absurd beforehand.<\/p>\n
Liam cleaned nothing until threatened.<\/p>\n
Chloe came home from college for the weekend and inspected the kitchen.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you cooking?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI cook.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou assemble.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLeave.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael arrived with dessert.<\/p>\n
Not flowers.<\/p>\n
Sarah liked that.<\/p>\n
Flowers carried too many old apologies.<\/p>\n
He did not know that.<\/p>\n
The luck felt kind.<\/p>\n
Sophie came too.<\/p>\n
She was sixteen.<\/p>\n
Quiet.<\/p>\n
Observant.<\/p>\n
Within ten minutes she and Chloe began discussing colleges.<\/p>\n
Liam attempted to impress everyone by handling Newton.<\/p>\n
Newton defecated on his shirt.<\/p>\n
Michael laughed.<\/p>\n
Liam laughed.<\/p>\n
Sarah watched.<\/p>\n
No performance.<\/p>\n
No controlling charm.<\/p>\n
No need for Michael to dominate the room.<\/p>\n
That should not have felt extraordinary.<\/p>\n
It did.<\/p>\n
After dinner Michael offered to help clean.<\/p>\n
Sarah said, \u201cNo, sit.\u201d<\/p>\n
He sat.<\/p>\n
No insistence.<\/p>\n
Chloe noticed.<\/p>\n
Of course she did.<\/p>\n
Later, after Michael and Sophie left, both children stood in the kitchen.<\/p>\n
Sarah crossed her arms.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell?\u201d<\/p>\n
Liam said, \u201cHe\u2019s tall.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUseful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe said, \u201cSophie\u2019s nice.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMichael?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s okay.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah raised an eyebrow.<\/p>\n
Chloe smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe listened when you said sit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah\u2019s chest tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou noticed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liam looked confused.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, what?\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cDad used to ignore no.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liam nodded slowly.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah leaned against the counter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want every good thing Michael does compared to David.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe looked guilty.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe deserves to be himself.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I deserve to choose him based on who he is, not only who he isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat sounds healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDisgusting, right?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVery.\u201d<\/p>\n
The relationship progressed slowly.<\/p>\n
Michael met Rebecca.<\/p>\n
Then Linda, unexpectedly, at one of Liam\u2019s school events.<\/p>\n
That interaction was surreal.<\/p>\n
Linda shook his hand.<\/p>\n
Sarah watched from ten feet away and thought about family structures she never could have imagined.<\/p>\n
David\u2019s mother meeting Sarah\u2019s boyfriend.<\/p>\n
No war.<\/p>\n
No claim.<\/p>\n
No crisis.<\/p>\n
Just awkwardness.<\/p>\n
David learned through Liam months later.<\/p>\n
Liam mentioned Michael during a visit.<\/p>\n
David\u2019s face changed.<\/p>\n
Only for a second.<\/p>\n
Liam saw.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou okay?\u201d<\/p>\n
David looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was a face.\u201d<\/p>\n
David almost smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cApparently that runs in the family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liam waited.<\/p>\n
David looked toward the table.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s strange.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you mad?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSad?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA little.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liam frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
David considered.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause your mom and I had a life once.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you want her back?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen?\u201d<\/p>\n
David smiled sadly.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople can grieve things they don\u2019t want restored.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liam understood more than he expected.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you going to say anything?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo Sarah?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause it\u2019s not my place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liam nodded.<\/p>\n
That answer mattered.<\/p>\n
He told Sarah later.<\/p>\n
Not because David asked.<\/p>\n
Because Liam thought she might want to know.<\/p>\n
Sarah listened.<\/p>\n
Then said, \u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nothing more.<\/p>\n
She did not need David\u2019s blessing.<\/p>\n
The fact that he offered none finally felt normal.<\/p>\n
A year after their first coffee, Michael asked Sarah whether she wanted to take a weekend trip.<\/p>\n
Sarah panicked.<\/p>\n
Not visibly.<\/p>\n
Internally.<\/p>\n
Hotel.<\/p>\n
Away from home.<\/p>\n
Children elsewhere.<\/p>\n
No easy exit.<\/p>\n
She told him she needed time.<\/p>\n
Michael answered, \u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two days later Sarah explained why.<\/p>\n
\u201cI used to have to ask permission to go places.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael\u2019s face changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know some of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo now even being invited can feel like pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you want me to stop asking?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you want?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hate that question.\u201d<\/p>\n
He waited.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to practice saying yes because I want to, not because I\u2019m afraid you\u2019ll be disappointed if I say no.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen say no this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSay no.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause you\u2019re clearly not ready.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah almost became angry.<\/p>\n
Then realized he was not deciding for her.<\/p>\n
He was offering permission she technically did not need.<\/p>\n
She smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
Three months later Sarah planned the trip herself.<\/p>\n
Two nights near a lake.<\/p>\n
Michael did not make significance out of it.<\/p>\n
That helped.<\/p>\n
Chloe called during the second evening.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything okay?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s my line.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJust checking.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cActually?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah looked toward Michael, who sat outside reading.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe relaxed.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah recognized the reversal.<\/p>\n
Her daughter was still monitoring.<\/p>\n
Not excessively.<\/p>\n
Enough to notice.<\/p>\n
\u201cChloe.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t need to supervise my relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah waited.<\/p>\n
Chloe sighed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m working on it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n
That night Sarah stood on the balcony and realized she had traveled overnight with a man and not once hidden her phone.<\/p>\n
Not once worried about saying the wrong thing.<\/p>\n
Not once calculated whether his mood had shifted.<\/p>\n
Michael became irritated about a restaurant reservation mistake.<\/p>\n
He complained.<\/p>\n
Then moved on.<\/p>\n
No punishment.<\/p>\n
No cold silence.<\/p>\n
No fear.<\/p>\n
Ordinary annoyance.<\/p>\n
Sarah almost laughed from relief.<\/p>\n
Months later, Michael and Sarah argued for the first time.<\/p>\n
A real disagreement.<\/p>\n
He wanted to help Sarah replace her aging car.<\/p>\n
She felt he was overstepping.<\/p>\n
He thought she was refusing help automatically.<\/p>\n
Voices rose slightly.<\/p>\n
Then Sarah said, \u201cStop.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael stopped.<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
Sarah\u2019s body shook.<\/p>\n
Michael stepped backward.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
She stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cI need ten minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTake twenty.\u201d<\/p>\n
He left the kitchen.<\/p>\n
No following.<\/p>\n
No demand to finish the conversation.<\/p>\n
Sarah stood alone.<\/p>\n
Her heart pounded.<\/p>\n
Then slowed.<\/p>\n
Ten minutes later she found him on the porch.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m ready.\u201d<\/p>\n
He closed his book.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
They continued.<\/p>\n
No threats.<\/p>\n
No character attacks.<\/p>\n
No money used as control.<\/p>\n
They still disagreed.<\/p>\n
Finally Sarah said, \u201cI\u2019m buying the car myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cFine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI still think you\u2019re being stubborn.\u201d<\/p>\n
She stared.<\/p>\n
He smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re allowed to make the decision.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo are you mad?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLittle.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you going to punish me?\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael\u2019s smile disappeared.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
The question had slipped out.<\/p>\n
Sarah regretted it.<\/p>\n
Michael reached toward her, then stopped.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I hold your hand?\u201d<\/p>\n
She nodded.<\/p>\n
He did.<\/p>\n
Sarah cried.<\/p>\n
Not because the disagreement had been frightening.<\/p>\n
Because it had not.<\/p>\n
When Chloe heard about it later, Sarah told the story carefully.<\/p>\n
Not as proof Michael was safe forever.<\/p>\n
As evidence of a healthier pattern.<\/p>\n
Chloe asked, \u201cYou said stop and he stopped?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cImmediately?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen came back later?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s good.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cActions matching words.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah looked at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cExactly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eventually Michael proposed.<\/p>\n
Not with a restaurant crowd.<\/p>\n
Not publicly.<\/p>\n
At Sarah\u2019s house.<\/p>\n
He asked.<\/p>\n
Sarah said, \u201cI need to think.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael laughed because by then he understood.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course you do.\u201d<\/p>\n
She thought for three weeks.<\/p>\n
Then said yes.<\/p>\n
Liam cheered.<\/p>\n
Chloe cried.<\/p>\n
Sophie hugged Sarah.<\/p>\n
Rebecca opened champagne.<\/p>\n
Linda sent a card.<\/p>\n
David did not contact Sarah.<\/p>\n
He sent Chloe and Liam a message through their normal channel:<\/p>\n
I\u2019m glad your mom is happy. Please tell her congratulations only if that feels appropriate.<\/p>\n
Chloe showed Sarah.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you want me to?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah read it.<\/p>\n
For a moment she saw every version of David.<\/p>\n
Young husband.<\/p>\n
Frightened child.<\/p>\n
Violent partner.<\/p>\n
Defendant.<\/p>\n
Father rebuilding relationships separately.<\/p>\n
She looked at Chloe.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can tell him I said thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe nodded.<\/p>\n
That was all.<\/p>\n
No circle closing.<\/p>\n
No dramatic forgiveness.<\/p>\n
Just civility where once there had been control.<\/p>\n
Sarah and Michael planned a small wedding.<\/p>\n
She kept her own bank account.<\/p>\n
Her own name.<\/p>\n
Her own emergency savings.<\/p>\n
Michael never asked otherwise.<\/p>\n
One evening, as they discussed guest lists, Sarah laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI used to think marriage meant proving you had no exits.\u201d<\/p>\n
He looked confused.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does it mean now?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah thought.<\/p>\n
\u201cChoosing to stay when leaving remains possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat sounds healthier.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah looked toward the hallway.<\/p>\n
The portable height board leaned against the wall.<\/p>\n
Chloe\u2019s marks.<\/p>\n
Liam\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Sarah\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Newton\u2019s ridiculous little pencil line.<\/p>\n
A family history they could carry anywhere.<\/p>\n
She smiled.<\/p>\n
For years Sarah believed safety meant never trusting again.<\/p>\n
Now she understood something more difficult.<\/p>\n
Safety also meant knowing she could trust without surrendering herself.<\/p>\n
The lesson had taken nearly half her life.<\/p>\n
But she finally had it.<\/p>\n
Sarah met Michael through work. Not a dramatic beginning. No chance collision. No cinematic misunderstanding. He managed purchasing for one of the construction company\u2019s suppliers and had spoken with Sarah … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feel-one-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelonestory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelonestory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelonestory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelonestory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelonestory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9619"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/feelonestory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9662,"href":"https:\/\/feelonestory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9619\/revisions\/9662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelonestory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelonestory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelonestory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelonestory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}