“What, are you happy now?” I ask but she did not answer. “Are you happy because my brother and I fought because of you?”
“I don’t want to go with him and I don’t want you to fight either.”
“You don’t want us to fight but deep inside you are very happy that someone is fighting because of you.”
“Dave, it’s not my intention that you two get to fight because of me.”
“You know, just sign the annulment so we can finish this. For us to separate because I don’t need you anymore.”
“When I leave your side I will leave forever and you will never see me again.”
“Then go, meant it, leave, and never come back.”
“It’s close, just wait because it will come soon.”
“I can’t wait. I want it now.”
“Wait for it.”
“Whatever.” I got no answer from her. “Get ready and we’ll go out.” I have no choice but to take care of her. I need to show those here that my wife and I are ok so no issue when someone sees us.
I put her in a wheelchair and helped her get into the car. The two of us didn’t say a word until I heard her soft snoring. When I got home I woke her up. The maids greeted us and I told them to put in Lileth’s belongings as I pushed her wheelchair.
I could see the shock on their faces when they saw Lileth but no one spoke. Everyone was afraid of me and no one even had the strength to talk to me. We went straight inside the house, but, I was shocked when I saw Erika inside. I don’t know how I will react because she was also surprised to see Lileth.
“Erika?”
“Lileth, what happened?” She quickly approached her sister and ignored me. I remained standing behind Lileth and Erika didn’t even look at me.
‘Fuck, what is he doing here? Why she’s here and how can I explain it to her?’
“Sis, what’s wrong?” Erika asked Lileth. But instead of answering, Lileth just cried so Erika hugged her.
Erika looks at me with a questioning face. I couldn’t meet her gaze. She grabbed Lileth and exposed the bruises on her body. I can see how sharp her gaze is.
“I’ll bring you inside.” She just looked at me and approached but she ignored me. She grabbed the wheelchair and then pushed it inside without talking to me.
I was left outside standing and unable to move while just watching the two of them enter the room. Even with the door closed, I couldn’t decide if I was going to enter or what.
I wonder what if when I enter Erika scolds me? What if she fights me? What if she found out Lileth already knew and I just fooled her and made her believe we were ok. I was afraid of what she might say and eventually, she would leave me.
I walk here and there and I didn’t know the right thing to do. I am confused and Lileth might tell Erika to leave me. What will I do if she does it? But eventually I decided to go inside. But when I opened it they was not in bed so I went to the terrace. They were there and talking peacefully so I came over and listened.
“I won’t stop if he’s happy with you, Erika. But I hope you don’t take him away from me. Like you, I need Dustine too. I promise now that one day I will set you free.”
“I’m sorry if I immersed myself in you, Lileth, but I love Dave too. I promise I won’t take him away from you. I promise he won’t leave you but please don’t take him away from me either. Like you, I need him too. I will not take you him,” Both of them are crying and begging each other not to take me away from each other.
“You are the one he loves and I can’t take him back from you. I only ask you not to take him away from me, Erika, I beg you.”
“Aren’t you mad at me for what I did?”
“No. It’s my fault why my husband’s love for you returned. Erika, he loves you. Stay when you want and I will not object. I’m just married on paper, Erika, and I accept that. But I beg you not to let him choose because I know he will choose you.”
“I’m sorry, Lileth, I’m sorry. Promise, that Dave will spend more time with you than I do.” I didn’t hear anything from them but crying so I left the room again.
In the living room, I took a walk. Erika can’t soften. I want to build my own family, and I can only do that when we get married. And as long as Lileth and I are married, I will not be able to marry Erika. I also can’t get her pregnant because daddy will kill me when I have a bastard child.
What do I have to do to get Lileth to sign? I’m confused. I love her but I hate her. I love Erika too.
“Fuck!” I kicked a vase and broke it. Three maids came out one after another.
“Sir,”
“You three go into your rooms and don’t go out until I tell you.” They looked at each other and left quickly.
When I make sure that everyone left I broke everything I could find until I got bored and sat on the side. This fucking miserable life started because of Lileth. It’s all because of her.
“Dave?” I looked at Erika standing in the doorway. “What have you done?”
“Will you leave me too?”
“Dave?”
“You’re also leaving now that you know Lileth already knows about us? Now you know that I hurt her you will leave me?”
“Dave?” I wiped away my tears of annoyance. She approached me and knelt in front of me. “No, Dave, no.”
“She fooled me. We wouldn’t be like this if she didn’t cheat me.” After all this year I just cried like this now. I just shed my tears. With my resentment and pain I just now cried freely. “She hurt me.”
“Shh! Stop crying, Dave.” Erika pull me and hug me. “Please don’t cry.”
“We wouldn’t have reached this point if she hadn’t cheated on me.”
“I know everything, she told me she cheated on you and she has her own reason. But, Dave, the child that gone is yours.” I broke up in our hug.
“That child is not my child.” My stubbornness. “I haven’t touched her since we were together.”
“Dave, you had sex with her when she had her period.”
“Exactly, how come she will get pregnant?”
“Dave, there is a possibility. I studied medicine for six years and there is a possibility that a woman can get pregnant even if she is menstruating and she did it for sex. For five days sperm survive in a woman’s reproductive organ. So if you enter her even though she has a period and after four days her period is over, the one who entered there will be formed because it is still alive before the woman’s ovulation ends. And her eggs are too fresh and active because they just finished ovulating and the sperm is still alive.”
“Do you believe in your sister? She cheated on me so how can I believe in her.”
“I am just saying what I know. Let’s say she cheated on you before but it’s not connected now. You had sex and even if she is menstruating she can get pregnant. That means your child.”
“That’s not my child!” I shouted. “She has a man.”
“Dave-”
“Please, please,” I hug her tightly. “Don’t make me confused. It’s not my child for fuck’s sake.”
“Fine, fine.” She hug me back.
“Stay here with me in the other room. I need you, tonight.”
“Dave, you want me to lower my dignity even more. Please, don’t embarrass me more.”
“But I need you, no sex, I just need someone I can talk to.”
“Talk with Lileth and be nice to her.”
“I can’t,”
“Dave.”
“I can’t,”
“Dave can —”
“Go, I’m used to being alone and no one listens to me.” I got up to leave her.
“Dave, Dave,” I didn’t listen to hear and go inside our room. When I was inside I saw Lileth asleep. I heard someone knock and when I opened the door I saw Erika standing outside.
“Why?”
“Fine, I’ll stay here, but not in another room but here to watch over my sister. I will sit here with her and not by you.”
“Okay.” I smile and let her in.
‘You won’t leave this room without anything happening to us. I don’t care if my wife is there.’