In a snap of fingers

“Work! Work! Work!’’ I screamed at him as I was so done with his behavior.

‘’Well, what do you want me to do, huh?’’ he shouts and rubs his face with his right hand.

‘’I just want you to spend time with me’’ I whisper, as a drop of tear falls from eyes.

‘’and who do you think will earn?’’ he asks in black expression stepping closer to me. I could smell the alcohol in his breath.

‘’you used to earn before as well! We used to spend so much time together, ‘’ I shouted, ‘’what changed?” I whispered the last part as tears were continuously rolling down my eyes.

‘’Oh shut it! Do you know how much work I have? Oh, how will you? You just spend all your time at home, doing god knows what!’’ he spats, keeping me frozen in my place.

The man standing in front was not my husband, anymore. He was a wild raging beast. I had noticed for the last 3 months he has been avoiding me. Coming home late and going to the office before I woke up. Today on our anniversary he was going to repeat the same thing if I hadn’t woken up before he left, again.

‘’ don’t you dare speak to me like that! You are the one asking me to quit my job! You are the one asking me to stay at home and raise our kids!’’ I shouted

‘’Right, kids.’’ He lets out a humorous laugh, ‘’where are they?’’ He asks venomously,

‘’You are so worthless, so worthless that you can’t even give me a child!’’ he shouts making my heart sink.

 I take steps backward and fall on the floor, my whole world crumbling into pieces. This is the reason. This is the reason. I kept on repeating the sentence in my mind, it’s because I cannot give him a child, I am infertile, but the doctor said there’s a still chance if we keep on trying then maybe one day I was going to hold my baby in my hands. He said he doesn’t care, he said it gives him more opportunities to make more love to me. But those were all lies, I should have known.

As if understanding what he said he started taking steps towards me,

‘’Babe’’ he says trying to hold my hands.

‘’ don’t’’ I say and move away from his hands

‘’babe please listen to me! You know I didn’t mean it’’ he pleads, trying to touch my cheek but I slap his hands.

‘’We are over’’ I state staring directly into his eyes, the grey ones, the ones that I loved with my whole world.

‘’What!’’ he whispers as a drop of tear falls from his eyes.

‘’We are over’’ I whisper more to myself.

‘’no babe! Come on, I am so sorry!’’ he shouts and pleads as I walk towards our bedroom to pack my stuff.

‘’I will send the divorce papers next week’’ I say packing my stuff, trying my hardest not to break down.

‘’What! You are doing nothing like that!’’ he shouts and unpacks my stuff

‘’I am and I will’’ I reply sternly as I book a cab online.

‘’please babe’’ he whispers and pleads,

‘’it’s for the best, we are toxic, you will find someone better who can give you a child and keep you happy’’ my heart shatters while saying those words, but I know it had to be done, he deserves to be a father and If I can’t give him that, someone will have too, even if that means I don’t get to stay in his life anymore. It’s for his happiness.

‘’And I will find someone else,’’ I continue,

‘’you will find someone else?’’ he growls, clenching his jaws and grabbing my arms, ‘’you are mine! And, only mine!’’ he growls bringing me closer and hugging me tightly.

‘’Please stop’’ he whispers as I feel his tears falling on my back. I hug him tighter, not wanting to let go, but I had to, it was for him.

The ring of my phone brings us out of our trance, I answer it knowing it was the cab I booked online. Adam smiles looking down at me, thinking I had changed my mind. If I was the girl I was 3 months ago I would have but I changed into a better and stronger version of myself.

I pick my duffle bag head towards the door.

‘’what are you doing?’’ he shouts running in front of me

‘’if you step one step out of this house, you will be no longer in my life’’ he says emotionless.

It takes up a lot of strength of not backing away from my decision,

‘’I know’’ I murmur and pass him, heading towards the cab.

As the car starts I hear Adam coming out, running behind the car, and pleading for me to come back. But I can’t. What’s done is done, nothing can change it. The rest of the ride, I continuously sob and cry at the fact that how everything had changed within a snap of fingers.

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It’s been two weeks, since I last spoke to him, more like ended everything with Adam. The first week he used to continuously call and text me, I used to ignore his calls but read his messages like a hypocrite, I couldn’t control myself. It took every ounce of me to not jump and receive his calls. I wanted to block him, but I also know that I didn’t. He stopped calling and texting from last week since he received the divorce papers. 

For the last two weeks I had been staying with my best friend Kate, he didn’t know I was here, since she shifted here 3 months ago, the same time he and I started to drift away. Kate was a lawyer it’s because of her I could send the divorce papers this early not missing the point that she is my lawyer.

‘’Are you ready?’’ Kate asked as she was putting her phone in her handbag.

‘’Yep,’’ I sighed. Today is the day, we were having the first meeting with both the lawyers unofficially.

‘’Are you nervous?’’ she asked as concern laced in her voice.

‘’I am just afraid I might breakdown the moment I see him’’ I say and shut my eyes, with tears already falling.

 ‘’Where are we meeting them?’’ I asked

‘’ A restaurant named ‘Mads and Crave’, I guess it’s near the-‘’ I cut her off,

‘’Milestone tower’’ I whispered, it was Adam’s office.

‘’ Ah- yeah!’’ she replied with a sympathetic smile.

‘’let’s go then’’ Kate said, motioning towards the door.

‘’Sure,’’ I replied and came out, waiting for Kate to lock her door.

Within 30 minutes, the huge sign of ‘Mads and Crave’ could be seen, with five stars written underneath it. With the amount of glamour and décor the place itself was shouting ‘’five stars!’’, we hopped out and entered the restaurant.

‘’table reserved for four, Adam Michael’s table’’ Kate said to the waitress as my heart skipped a beat at his name.

‘’sure, follow me’’ the waitress replied with a polite smile as she led the way.

After we sat and got comfortable, Kate ordered two cups of coffee for us. It had been 15 minutes since we arrived but neither Adam nor his lawyer made their appearance and it was pissing Kate off.

‘’I will just use the washroom,’’ she said as she made her towards the washroom.

After a moment she was back but there was still no notice of Adam or his lawyer.

‘’Do you smell something?’’ Kate asked sniffing the air.

‘’What?’’ I asked sniffing the air as well,

‘’It smells like something is burning’’ she said and a blood-curdling scream echoed in the restaurant everyone started pushing each other and running out, it was when someone shouted, ‘’Fire!’’ me and Kate got the hint.

We both sprinted towards the door but something near the bathroom caught my eyes, it was a small figure sitting under one of the tables, I looked towards Kate, she was already near the door but I stopped. This might be the craziest thing I would be doing in my life, maybe the last thing, but I couldn’t just let her die and save mine. So, I took slow and steady steps near her.

‘’Grace! What are you doing!?’’ Kate screamed near the door, ‘’Come back! Are you crazy!’’ she was still screaming and getting pushed but didn’t leave without me.

‘’Kate, there is a small girl under the table, I need to save her!’’ I screamed with tears rolling down my eyes for the fire as well as the fact that maybe this is the last time I would be talking to my best friend.

‘’No! Come back the firemen can save her!!’’ she said as she started to reach me but a large chandelier had fallen in the way making her flinch back.

’’Go don’t hurt yourself!’’ I shouted

‘’Firemen-‘’ she started but I cut her off, ‘’they will take a lot of time!’’ I shouted shaking my head towards her.

Soon she was shoved out and I reached the girl. The girl was wearing a baby pink frock and had golden blonde hair, she was shaking and quietly sobbing.

‘’hey, beautiful’’ I whispered, making her look at me with her red, swollen puffy eyes,

‘’I am here to save you, come on’’ I whispered again, giving one of my hands for her to hold. She hesitantly held them and came out of the table, I gave her a small smile which she returned, and started to make my way towards the door.

As soon as we took one step, small and large pieces of the ceiling which was caught on fire started to fall on the ground with loud ‘bang’s, I quickly covered the little girl’s eyes and started making my way towards the near table, I covered the kid’s body with mine, with the burns and exhaustion I couldn’t walk anymore we both started coughing and panting, it was becoming harder for me to breathe, I was feeling dizzy at the same time nauseous.

I bend down on the level of the kid,

‘’ do you see that table?’’ I asked.

‘’yeah.’’ She whispered.

‘’go underneath it, okay?’’ I asked softly but she vigorously shook her head.

‘’you come with me too’’ she replied pulling my hands with hers as tears were rolling down her eyes. But I collapsed.

‘’Hey, hey no tears’’ I replied softly wiping hers and my tears as well. No matter how much I tried my body gave up.

‘’you go under that table first’’, I said pointing to the table, ‘’and I am following you okay? You see you need to catch that place before anyone else does’’ I replied, and she nodded.

‘’come fast’’ she whispered and the next thing she did, melted my heart, she kissed my forehead and papered my face with kisses.

‘’you are my savior’’ she said and walked under the table, glancing back in my way. I sent a small smile which she returned with a flying kiss making my heart flutter.

I was watching her and the next thing I hear is a blood-curdling scream, I looked over the girl to make sure she was fine but she was watching me with horror, straight after that, I knew the scream was coming out of me. I saw her trying to come to me,

‘’ don’t! I am fine!’’ I shouted, my eyes closing and I was breathing heavily, my body just gave up. I saw there were pieces of glass on my legs, another chandelier had fallen, and it fell on my legs.

I didn’t have the energy anymore, I closed my eyes, I could hear sirens and the sound of fire, images of me and Adam swirled in my mind, from the first day we met, our wedding and lasted till our fight, I was smiling at the thought of me hating him when we met for the first time, and in my last breath, it was him I was thinking about. Images of mum and dad were also there, my universe how much I wish, I could for the last time, tell them how much I love them. Kate, my best friend, the true meaning of a friend not only did she let me stay at her place she was ready to risk her life to save mine.

Lastly, I was glad I met the angel in front of me, who was shredding her precious tears on me, one last time I opened my eyes to look at her brown doe-like eyes, I sent a small smile and was going to close my eyes when I saw the ceiling on top of me started falling on me. I shut my eyes to take the pain and die peacefully, something heavy fell on top of me but the pain never came, I opened my eyes only to connect with the most beautiful grey orbs that I fell in love with. I wanted to kiss him one last time and tell him how much I love him. But I couldn’t. With a small smile on my face, I closed my eyes.

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“It has been a week! Why isn’t she waking up!’’ I hear a very familiar growl.

‘’Mr. Michael you have to understand it’s not on my hands and I have news for you’’ the other person told shakily. Though my eyes were closed my senses were on full alert. I could sense the other person was on the way to pee himself.

‘’it better be good!’’ Adam growled again.

‘’you wife-‘’ he was cut off with my groan, as all of a sudden a pain shot through my abdomen and head. Though I was lying I felt my head was spinning causing me to tightly shut my eyes.

‘’Babe’’ Adam called softly as he in an instant took my hands in his. I slowly open my eyes but the bright light causes me to shut my eyes again. Someone shuts the curtains and open my eyes again only to meet a very tired, anxious Adam who was softly smiling at me. His beard had outgrown and by the looks of it, I knew he didn’t take care of himself.

‘’Thank god, you are awake otherwise I would have punched the doctor’’ he says with a small chuckle sending music to my ears and tucks a loose strand of hair behind my ear.

I send a small smile and remember why I am here. Suddenly it clicks.

‘’where is she?’’ I asked with panic in my voice.

‘’she is fine, she’s with her father, he’s one of my employees.’’ He replies softly, ‘’ I know you got riled up in saving her life, but why did you have to risk your life!’’ he says quietly yet I could hear the anger in his voice.

‘’I couldn’t think of anything else’’ I replied quietly.

‘’I thought… I thought,’’ his voice breaking, ‘’I thought I lost you forever’’ he whispered as tears were rolling down his eyes.

‘’I am fine’’ I say quietly.

‘’stop! Just stop! Stop saying you are fine when you aren’t!’’ he snaps as I flinch.

‘’sorry’’ he replies, ‘’ I always manage to fuck up don’t I?’’ he says with a low chuckle yet I could hear the pain in his voice.

‘’Yeah,’’ I murmured rolling my eyes as he laughs.

I try to pull my hands away from his but he tightens.

‘’ don’t’’ he growls lowly as he bends down and kisses my neck, knowing I can’t win, I let him.

‘’Babe,’’ he softly calls me looking up at me with glistened eyes, ‘’I am so fucking sorry! I know sorry doesn’t cover up anything, but please give me second chance, I don’t want any babies, I just want you! It’s just for the last couple of months everyone kept asking me about who would rule the company after me and it got me, but I don’t want anything else! I just want you! Please, babe, give us a second chance and stop, please’’ he pleads and whispers the last part as he starts continuously shaking.

I hug him tightly and pressing my lips on his, he freezes at first but then kisses me back passionately as if there’s no tomorrow.

‘’You better mean it’’ I murmur against his lips seeing him smile.

‘’Trust me, baby, I never meant anything more than this’’ he says and goes back to kissing me.

When my hands run on his back, I feel something hard more like cloth.

''What is this?'' I asked, trailing my hands on his back, trying to figure out what that is, then it all of it clicked, the ceiling fell on top of him. He risked his life to save mine. He looks up with a lazy smile, knowing that I figured out the answer,

''Doesn't matter'' and continues kissing my jaws.

I didn’t notice he was on my bed straddling me until I heard someone clear his throat. Adam groans beside me and shoots the doctor a murderous glare.

‘’you have a death wish to make Doc?’’ he asks with annoyance, as lays beside me with his hands on waist tightening.

‘’no, no, I just came to inform something’’ he says with fear in his voice.

‘’It better be good’’ Adam glares. And the next thing the doctor says changes my life in a snap of fingers, charismatically.

‘’Mrs. Michaels, ‘’ he starts with a smile,

‘’you are pregnant’’.