STANDING FOR MYSELF
1006 Words
CHAPTER TWO:
JUNE'S POV
I dropped the divorce papers back on the table and then moved into the bedroom to get all my things together. I had made sure to leave every single thing he might have gotten for me in the two years of hell and then packed all the important things, I made sure not to forget anything since I wouldn't be coming back into the house.
All my bags were now outside the house while I waited for the car to pick me up when Lisa, Michael's girlfriend, and Lily, his younger sister walked into the house at that moment.
They burst into laughter as soon as they saw me but I tried to ignore them. "Lily, are you seeing what I am seeing?" I heard Lisa say
"I guess she finally got kicked out of my brother's house, after all, he put up with her for two years," Lily said, they were talking as if I wasn't in the same compound with them.
Lisa walked towards me before saying, "I had warned you then but you didn't listen. Michael is mine and no ugly duckling like you would ever be able to take him away from me"
Even though I was trying to be strong, every single one of their words felt like knife stabs as it came out and I was trying my best to act as if I didn't care.
"You thought you could compete with me when it comes to my man but you were nothing but delusional" Lisa spat out in anger
My wounds were still so fresh, I didn't want to wait here for much any longer in fear that I might burst into tears and let them walk all over me again. I raised my head and forced a smile. "Whatever, I'm glad that you both will be together now, you deserve each other"
Lisa frowned, that wasn't what she was expecting me to say from the facial expression she was wearing, and a smile forced onto my lips in contentment. She took another step towards me and blocked my path.
"What do you mean by that?" Michael's sister asked and I chuckled, "Isn’t it obvious they both deserve each other?, the two of them are cheats, tell me what better combination there is again" Lisa raised her hand to slap me in anger but I was fast enough because I saw it coming.
"Let me go" Lisa tried to pull her hand away from mine
"Don't you ever dare to raise your hand to slap me" I started wearing a frown. "I took in all in insults when I was still Michael's wife but I am no longer a member of this pathetic family, you have no right whatsoever to raise your filthy hands against me or you won't be shocked when I return the favor" I snapped before dropping her hands away violently.
She immediately rubbed her wrist where I must have held her tightly, "How dare you treat Lisa that way, I'm going to tell my brother when he gets back" Lily cut in
"I don't care, you can all go to hell" I picked up my bags and left the house, my cab was already waiting outside. I didn't even glance at the house one more time because truthfully there was nothing I was going to miss in this house.
It was filled with nothing but my tears, my sobs, and my regrets but now, I was going to make Michael regret everything that ever did to hurt me. I am going to pay him back a thousand folds and make sure he comes back begging.
*****
I had nowhere to go, my marriage was over now and Michael had successfully left me and thrown me out into the streets, he had confessed to only getting married to me just because he wanted to take revenge. He believed that my father had something to do with his father's death and he was only with me to make me suffer.
He used me and then dumped me since it was over, the children indeed have to pay the price of whatever the parents did when they were younger. I remember when I wanted to get married to Michael, he said anything to convince me and now looking back, I realize how much of a fool I had been, he lied and deceived me.
I can't believe I stood against my father because of him, I lost my family, and my father disowned me just because I decided to go ahead with the marriage, it is as if my father had predicted that Michael only wanted to use me and nothing more, oh how much he tried to talk me out of the marriage and see the bigger picture but I refused because I was blinded by love.
Now I regret everything I have done, if only I could go back in time, I wouldn't have fallen in love with Michael, I wouldn't have agreed to marry him and maybe I would have found someone better over two years and would be living fine now. I will make sure that Michael paid for everything he has done to hurt me, both him and everybody around him even if it's the last thing I would do.
The taxi driver dropped me at a hotel close to the law office since I would be going in with Michael to finalize the divorce tomorrow morning, although I didn't want to see him this early, I also wanted to get it over with. As soon as I closed that chapter of my life, I would head over to see my parents, Although it's been two years, I don't know how they would react when they meet me.
Father might refuse to see me but it won't hurt to try, I will get my family back, find a job, and get back on my feet. My comeback will be on
e that Michael will never forget in his life.
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