The Jilted Wife's Redemption

Chapter 5 :

KAIA REYES

"When you fall, you dust yourself and pick yourself back up. Let go of those who don't value you.."

I listened to the talk from the show and I feel like it's just about me. Yeah, right!.. I am the foolish wife who let her husband and his fling have their way.

It's just so sad I had to endure all of that for so long. Caleb was just making a fool out of me.. I was nothing but a second hand choice.

Sitting in the cab, I gazed out the window, viewing the clear and busy city.. I let out a soft sigh.

The burden was gone... The heavy heart too was gone. I can't remember the last time I'd feel so light.

Maybe I should have done this sooner. Give up on this hopeless marriage and just let Caleb and his good for nothing fling have their way.

Did he think I'll hold on to this forever? That I am nothing without him and his money.

Well, to hell with Caleb and everything associated with him.

I didn't realize that we've reached the destination until the cab driver called out to me, breaking me out of my thoughts.

I stepped out of the car and pulled my luggage out too, then paid him off and asked him to keep the change.

Turning around, I faced the large building in front of me ...

The hotel itself wasn't that magnificent but it was within my budget.

I walked into the hotel and was faced with a sassy looking receptionist.

"What can I help you with?" She asked not even bothering to look up to me.

Apparently, what she was doing on her phone seemed more important than me but I couldn't care less about her character.

"Single room please"

"And how long do you plan on staying?" She asked finally raising her head from her phone.

I could see her eyes widen in shock as she examined my dress. I'm not surprised though, Every single dress I had were designers and super expensive. All thanks to Caleb...

My thoughts drifted back to him. I can clearly remember when he gave me this particular dress.

He said, " Kaia I was passing a*****e when I saw this dress. I thought it'd look good on you. Try it on..."

"Hello?? ma'am are you listening?" the sharp voice of the receptionist broke me out of my thoughts.

"Huh?"

"I was asking how many days you plan on staying."

"Oh? I gave her a small sad smile.

"I'm not sure yet but I'll pay for a week. If I'm still here after a week then I'll pay as need be."

"Ok then."

I handed her my credit card and soon my room key was given to me.

As I made my way to the elevator, I could hear the sound of a camera click.

I didn't bother to turn around because I knew it was the receptionist taking a picture. She was probably going to disturb her boyfriend to get her the dress and if he wasn't rich enough to afford it, then perhaps he'll get a knock off.

When I reached my room, I dropped my suitcase and fell on the soft bed. The soft pillows compressed under the weight of my head and just like that, my eyes watered and my tears began to pour down like a waterfall.

It was like the gravity of the decision I made today was finally falling on me.

"Didn't he feel anything at all? Was all his show of love through out our years of marriage just a show?"I muttered under breath and sniffled.

This was officially the worst day of my life.

I grabbed my phone and checked the screen hoping to see just one missed call from him but I saw none.

Slowly, my fingers found its way to the contact list. Just one click on it and it will begin to ring.

My thumb hovered over it for a. few seconds before dropping it back on the bed.

"No! have some dignity, Kaia! he should be the one to call you not the other way around. You weren't the problem, he was!" I repeated this to myself over and over again until I was calm again.

The crying drained my strength and I soon drifted off to sleep.

****

The sound of rain hitting the window woke up. My head began to pound and my face felt sticky due to lying in a pillow wet with my own tears.

My stomach rumbled but i simply didn't have the strength to stand up to get some food.

Images of when I was down with a flu flashed through my mind.

"It was the early years of my marriage with Caleb.

I got caught in the rain while going grocery shopping and developed a cold. I was in bed all day and Caleb walked in with a hot plate of chicken soup .

He lied that he made it himself but I caught him anyways.

Did all that really means nothing to him? I could remember the love in his eyes when he fed me that soup, perhaps people were wrong when there said the eyes don't lie because Caleb's own surely did.

I forced myself up to take a nice hot shower before heading downstairs for dinner.

Yes.. I slept through the afternoon.

When I arrived at the restaurant in the hotel, the people in it cast weird glances at me and that's when I realized I was wearing my shirt inside out!

Funny enough, I didn't care. I ordered a plate of spaghetti with meatballs because that's as what I was craving for at the moment, but when It was finally served, all my appetite went down the drain.

I stared at the plate like it was a pile of s**t.

Regardless of how I was feeling, I still forced myself to chew down a few spoonfuls of the tasteless pasta.

I chugged down a glass of water and continued stuffing my face with the food.

I didn't really care about the taste anything, all I cared about was having something in my belly.

After successfully swallowing the last fork of pasta, I leaned on my chair trying to catch my breath.

My stomach hurts a bit from rushing all that food so I decided to take a walk around the hotel to help with my digestion, just when I stood up, I felt cold liquid dripping down shirt.

I turned around to see a haughty looking woman staring down at me with a sneer on her lips.