THE DON'S WEAKNESS

Leaving

I could hear my heart pounding loudly like it would fall off my chest any minute, for Vanessa, being pregnant already, clearly meant something, that this affair had been going on for a long time and I did not even notice. Too busy working to pay bills.

Oh! Poor me.

I wished Jude had never done this. My heart sank, but I needed more clues, so I pressed on.

"How could she be pregnant, Jude? I thought you loved me." My eyes filled with tears no matter how much I tried to fight it, they rolled down freely. I wished the ground could break so I could fall in. This is the greatest humiliation I've ever faced in my entire life. It slapped me so hard, how dare he do such a thing to me now, on my birthday and engagement?

My fist tightened. My brow rose.

"Yes, and I'm two months gone already." Came his red-haired Vanessa as she walked up to me gracefully like she had won something. Resting on Jude's shoulder, she beamed a wicked smile at me.

I hate this b***h!

I swallowed hard.

"Amelia, I'm so sorry, trust me. I never planned for something like this to happen."

"I thought you loved me." I barked as my eyes grew darker.

"I tried Amelia, but it's just not working."

"What's not working? Have I ever complained about our situation?"

"Amelia, you need to stop, I....." Before he could finish, I handed him a heavy slap across his face.

"You animal!" I growled in pain and tears, my voice loud like thunder. "I gave you everything! Everything I could, yet you choose this over me?" I chuckled bitterly, "I work my ass out to pay the bills, making sure we don't lack anything. I was hoping and waiting for everything to get better Jude. What did I do wrong? Was I ever good enough for you?" I asked in so much frustration.

He rubbed his cheek frantically as I spoke, not daring to look at me in the eyes.

I spat on the old rug and started packing my bags angrily, throwing away clothes I didn't need and messing up the bedroom. I sobbed silently, trying to control my heavy breathing.

I don't have any place to go, and he knows, but I have to leave immediately. This is so much disrespect and I can not take it anymore.

"Amelia." He called softly, trying to stop me from leaving.

"Let her go, Jude, we have used her to make the necessary provisions already," said his red-haired mistress Vanessa as she rubbed his shoulder, "We don't need her anymore, she can decide to go now and never return. I mean, that's okay," she added and laughed.

Her words pierced deep into my soul. Used me? I thought to myself.

I was so pissed, but I had to neglect her and keep packing, my stuff was a little big, and soon I was almost done stuffing everything into my box. Tears had already wiped off my makeup, my mascara was dripping down along with my tears, making it look like I was shading black tears.

Jude was just pacing around, his mistress, still naked, sat at the edge of the bed, legs crossed, glaring at me, her n*****s were ripened and pointed, as the faint light from the window reflected on them slightly.

Yes, she might be pregnant. Who knows?

The room felt tense, and hot air filled the room as the light flickered, running low on supply.

I finished packing the necessary things I could gather with me and was about to leave when I locked eyes with Jude, who was now standing at the door. He held my left hand as I was about to walk out.

"Amelia, I had known her before you," he said with his head bowed like he was feeling guilty but needed to clear his chest. "She helped me secure a job and influenced me to win a lottery of 77 million dollars, which I will cash out in a few days, plus the pregnancy Amelia I can not leave her for you she has sacrificed so much c’mon. You shouldn't leave now."

His words kept coming like a stab, one phrase at a time.

Painful.

What does he mean by sacrifice, the efforts I made not enough?

I looked at him with so much pain, I had a lot to say but words cannot explain how heavy I feel, my chest clutched from so much anger as it beat repeatedly in an agitating manner.

"So she helped you get a job and this was the best you could do? Hide it from me and make her your mistress?" I asked.

Silence.

"Bravo Jude!" I said clapping as tears kept falling. "The rent will be due next week," I added as I struggled to stay afloat not letting pain choke me. "You might as well pay for it then, since you're now a millionaire....... good luck.' I said and shut the door behind me and it slammed.

Hurried through the staircase dragging my box along with me, I cried as I rested my back on a wall along the second floor. Everything flashed before my eyes, their voices re-echoed in my head.

None of my family liked Jude, not even my close friends. Tara and Ava had always felt ill of him. I had always dismissed their idea of him convincing me he was my one true love.

A strong wave of betrayal hit me again as I pondered, I hated Jude so much.

I managed to step outside the building complex with my box and a small purse that had little cash inside, and the two morons watched me from the window upstairs.

I let out a deep sigh of exhaustion, looking at the busy city of Las Vegas emotions engulfed me.

It was still drizzling and I held my umbrella firmly, still shaking like a leaf.

Looked at my phone and it was past 4pm already.

"Where do I go from here?" I asked myself in so much frustration.