a pornogr
u like
and pants scattered on the ground, thrusting forcefully on a woman whose face I can't see, her plump and round bre
baby," the woman screams
d flips her over, slapping her buttoc
around, sways her buttock
ad. It's bad enough that my husband is having an affair, but
having sex, my disgust being provoked time and time again. Every
he grabs her buttocks, thrusts his penis deep
together as they climax. They collapse on the
e this in bed too?" Bella's
voice echoes, "I haven't even kissed
tisfied, hooking Mark's neck, leans in to k
wave of nausea and can't watch anymore. I ang
olds Mark in her grip, and I am powerless against it. Apart from a certificate and title, Mark
my life, all was made ready to celebrate the union of Bella and Mark. It was only mere minutes to th
f the guests or whatever it was they were trying to protect that day, turned to me.
, the stand-in bride who'd fulfill the ceremony in Bella's absence. There were no words of blessing
how it al
eams and aspirations were suddenly overshadowed by the harsh reality of my circumstances. Like my life had been snatched away fr
is was how i
y from my home and family. Growing older. As I grew older, from being a child, to a teenager and then a young adult, I kept searchi
us reunion, no te
with something cl
ents seemed to have moved on from me after all those years I was
ld at least be pitied enough to have been told that Bella had return
want to answer it at first, but ended up swiping green. Bella's face popped up on the
appy day over there," Bella
of the room, and in the background, I caught a
a pathetic old virgin? Not
eth. I was reeling with a
ded "He deserves better. And I'm
of that. I angrily ended the call and flung the p
still and let myself he dragged to the
living room, hanging my chin on my palm and nearly dozing off when I heard the sound of the front door clicki
ce. There was that brick-hard look on his face which he always had when I wa
r things that couldn't be counted, all for three years. It started happening frequently, that it became a ritual, like a dance of habit
g into his room. Treating me as usual like I w
t a di
me, an incredulous
you talk
of wife anymore," I answe
a congregation behind us and a preacher in front of us and saw that calm look of re
How stupid and helpless I felt in that dress. How my parents smiled like they'd not just pushed me
the bride," the
erely brushed his face past my cheek and spoke into my
wished I'd never let myself take it in the first place. I'd let go of too muc
myself in case he didn't hear me the first t
It's not up to you! I'm very busy, don't waste my time
ntion. I hadn't attracted that so-called attention of his for o
going to do was arg
the divorce agreement," was all I
amming it harshly behind him. My eyes lingered on the knob of the door a bit absentmindedly before I pulled
side felt different afterward, like a heavy burden was being lifted off my shoulders for the first time in
ng my fingers quickly across the screen,
cing, come