- Dear Husband
I wake up at the time I usually do to go to the hospital. When I open my eyes, it’s not completely dawn yel. The light coming in through the windows scarce, but it allows me to make out what’s in the room. I turn to my right and see the body of my now wife, on her sick, facing the other way I don’t move closer to het Something doesn’t feel night. I put my arm over my eyes and think about the same scene but with another person, Just a few weeks ago, Annie’s body occupied that place. However, unlike now! used to snuggle up to her and hug her from behind. I always made the same gesture. She would turn her head towatch me and give me a smile, a warm good moming.
I don’t want to keep having these memories, so I get up to t
to take a shower. In a few hours, we’ll be leaving on our trip, but I’d ikke to see my pasents before we go. I don’t turn on the hot water let the cold water clear my mind of all these strange thoughts I’ve been having lately
As the waterfalls on my face, again the image of Annie, with me here in this small space, while we make love, ashes into my mind Lopen my eyes and shake my head cant go on like this, I how to stop, in the distance, I bear the sound of my phone’s ringtone Thuny to rinse off because it could be something from the hospital, even though they know I’m not going to be in this week. Still, there are always emergencies or questions about patient follow up. I turn off the water and grab the towel to dry
When I get out of the ballroom, I find Mann already up She looks nervous
“thought Theard my phone ring” say looking around for my device. I remember I had it in my pants pocket before I went to bed last night. I Inpata it on the nightstand.
next to my bed
“Hi honey good morning. You woke up early. No, it was mine, I was one of my friends. Sunny remember her? The girl with the green streaks in her hair.” I nod I clearly remember fer fnend with that description What I find strange is that I specifically heard the ringtone of my phone
“Then I was mistake” I could almost wear the hiding something from me, but I don’t want to ask her directly and have her on the defensive all the time. I ask her to get
nady to learn, and now it’s her turn to take a shower
I grab my phone and check it, but there nothing unusual. The last call was yesterday. I put my phone back where I took it from and look for the clothes fm going to wear. The interview with my parents is going to be difficult. I don’t even want la imagine how Mom is going to mast
Take a deep breath and mentally prepare myself for what’s to come However things turned out worse than imagined.
The disappointment on my mother’s face and her words cut me to the care. She’s always been the most important thing in my life, along with Bad and my brother, and when she came to the family Maria too. There was so much pain in her words that it felt like someone was stabbing me in the chest. The way she reproached me for destroying Armie and now their fendship with their best friends makes me realize how selfish I’ve been Of course she’s absolutely right. The been doing things wrong fimm the start. If I wanted to be with Mana, I shouldn’t had given in to Annie, let alors taken achantage of her love for me.
1 was bad cruel, and insensitive. Thurt her and everyone with my immaturity and lack of judgment. But the damage it done Now I just have to accept my mistakes and face The consequences of my actions.
“How can we face our friends, our family? The words repeat in my head like an endless loop. It’s true. They are being dragged down by my had decisions
hurts that she mentioned regreming bringing my wide home. I know those words are going to hurt her, but I can’t speak up or defende tike me that the mentioned that the had spoken in her Why hadn’t she told me? But now is not the time to cloudy anything between.
“Don’t you ever come looking for me again, I don’t know you from this moment on I don’t want to see you again unless you realize your mistake” When Mom finishes saying those worth she runs spstars I want to go after her and tell her that I love her, that she should understand me, but I can’t. Right now I’m not her son.
There are four of us left in this place. For a moment I thought my father would support us, but he just made it clear that he doesnt. He agrees with my mother…
“Seek to be happy because the unhappiness you are causing to those who have loved you will one day be charged to you. Those words sing in my ears like a warning. It’s true. At some point, all the wall we have caused in pursut of our own happiness may be charged to us. Dadapers upstairs to follow Mom, and the words of my brother, who is the only one left with us are the ones that finish driving the knife into my heart,
d with that
You were her pride and boy. The disappointment you caused can’t be repaired on support you either. And with that, he turns around and leaves.
Mala and are left standing in the middle of the living room Alone, From today on I have no support from anyone in my family it hurts, and it’s a pain we never experienced before. Abandonment and loneliness.
I force myself to react and take my wife’s hand.
“Let’s go, it’s time to leave.” It’s hard for me to utter that sentence because once I walk out that door, I don’t know when I be able to set foot in this house in
Maria
Visiting the Donovan house has been one of the worst decisions. They are too upset and now we don’t have them on our side look at my husband out of
of the p
corner of my eye and I know he is very affected He was always very close to his mother, and for her to disown him now is something he doesn’t know how to deal with
“Are you okay?” Obviously, he’s not, but i want him to talk to tell me something
“No, I’m not okay. This is getting very complicated. I didn’t think they would accept us so soon, but at least they would give our relationship the benefit of the doubt. Now we’re alone” This last thing he says makes me uncomfortable. Actually if I have an active social life it’s because of Mom and Dad, because Liam never has time to accompany me. I don’t know what awaits me now that I will be facing society.
“Well, let’s le time make them forget and accept our unios. For now, let’s enjoy our honeymoon I give him a smile that tries to reassure him, but does seem to work because he keeps the same face during the whole trip
Aher a few hours of flying, we reach our destination’s beautiful city with a beach
a beach. I’ve rever
never been here, even th
even though I used to go on vacation with my family frequently. “It’s very nice, honey! I love this place. He just gives me a slight smile and squeezes my hand as we ride in the transport that takes us to the hotel.
“You can get off here and we’ll take your luggage. Please proceed to check in The driver gives us the instructions and we do so. At the entrance, we are greeted with a welcome dink. I feel like im on cloud nine. We move on to the reception res
Good afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Donovan Welcome. Here is your reservation. Mr. and Mrs. Liam and Annette Donovan my husband, asking him with my eyes what is going on.
lig my bead as I turn to look at
“No, sit, there’s a mistake. It’s Liam and Maria Donovan. Please, I ask you to correct the names I see that he is nervous, but I won’t say anything to him until we are in the
They give us the keys and we head for the elevator. The drink didn’t sit will with me. I’m furious and esmesse owes me an explanation. The bellboy leaves and we are
Mone
“Well? Anything you want to tell me? I notice in his eyes the annoyance of having to answer me, but I give him no quarter. Was this the honeymoon you had planned for your butterfly? Lemphasize the last word with my hands and he looks at me strangely.
“I’m sorry. Everything happened so fast with our wedding it just occurred to me to confirm the reservation that was already made.” I nod and don’t say anything else. I go to the closet to put away my clothes, but I’m furious.
I’m going to get you back for all of this, Liam Donovan, dear husband, I think, as I grimace.
