Stunned for a moment, Albina presented a stiff smile as if she were a puppet, and replied:
-I wish them happiness.
She never wanted to say that, “how could a vicious person like Yolanda deserve happiness, it can’t be!”
Umberto did not dare to look into her eyes, even though he knew she was blind.
The town hall staff overheard the conversation between the two and looked at the blind girl in front of them. Realizing that her fingers in her lap were trembling uncontrollably, they did not know what to say to comfort her.
But still she tried to present herself calmly as if nothing had happened.
After leaving the town hall, Umberto proposed to send Albina back, but she refused,
-Since we are divorced, I can’t bother you anymore. Today is the last day we are together, Sir.
After putting an end to her words, she turned and left without looking at him again.
Umberto stood in the doorway, watching her slowly walk away with her cane, as if she really wanted to leave his world completely. At that moment, his heart suddenly ached.
Albina went straight to the cemetery, knelt before her mother’s tombstone and showed her her divorce certificate,
-Mom, I’m divorced from Umberto already. I did not become his mistress. I was his wife, but unfortunately he doesn’t love me.
When she finished speaking, snowflakes began to fall, as if her mother was answering her.
Touching the cold tombstone, Albina cried sadly,
-Mom, you must feel very cold under the earth.
When Michael found her, he discovered that her whole body was cold and frozen. If she wasn’t breathing faintly, he almost thought he had found a corpse.
-Don’t be afraid, Albina, I’ll take you home,” he was very uneasy.
Because his whole body was frozen, Albina was about to faint:
-Where is my home? I don’t have my parents anymore, and Umberto separated from me.
Touching Albina’s frozen body, Miguel realized that something was wrong with her, she seemed to have no desire to survive.
-Are you crazy? If you go on like this, you will not only be completely blind, but you will die.
But Albina was not thrilled by his words, laughing:
-Life is too exhausting, and I want to be free of it. My mother is gone, even if they cure my eyes, I won’t be able to see her anymore.
Angry and distressed, Miguel continued:
-So, don’t you want to take revenge on your mother?
-Revenge? -Albina muttered.
Thinking of what Yolanda had said that day, she suddenly grabbed Miguel’s hand, as if she was coming back to life,
-I must take revenge! I won’t let Yolanda beat me, the murderous whore!
***
Three days passed in an instant. The day came when Umberto and Yolanda got engaged.
The families of the bride and groom were very pleased with the marriage, so Albina notified every person she could communicate with.
Although she could not see anything, they clearly heard the names of her ex-husband and his mistress.
When she married Umberto, no one but a few people knew about it, but now everyone was aware that they were getting engaged.
Albina went to the cemetery so that no one would disturb her. When she entered, someone suddenly ran up to her and covered her mouth and nose.
Toxic gas poured into her nose and Albina fainted.