CHEATING IS BEAUTIFUL IN THE BEGINNING

Chapter 5

If you don't want me anymore, why don't you let me go?

Dion, even though today I want to get away from you, my other heart wishes we could go back to how we used to be. Dion loved and protected me.

It was a stifling day, in one room we gathered and I was desperate to escape reality. Amanda looks so happy because Dion is about to marry her, myself, so sick of seeing them both. I always hoped this was just a nightmare. But, what happened today was enough to wake me up, I mean nothing to Dion.

"Mas, what'd you bring this woman here for?" Me softly.

"From today, Amanda will be staying here!"

I couldn't believe what Dion meant. I want to be placed with his affair. Or is it true that Amanda said, they're getting married? I will not be cheated. We are better off getting divorced now!

"Don't joke, mom!"

"I'm serious Elisha. You didn't ask Amanda to stay here?"

"Me?" I don't understand why I'm being cornered.

"Yes! you came to Amanda's apartment and asked her to stay with us. Don't you?"

Well, what kind of a charade is this. Dion's reason for easily marrying Amanda, or the selfless woman who lied.

I turned to Amanda who was now close to Aunt Mirna. Oh so they conspired, if I had known from the beginning, I would never have ignored his presence.

They seemed to be laughing at me, Aunt Mirna covered her mouth with a palm, as if she wanted to laugh loosely.

I don't want to argue with Dion any further. What kind of shit is this? it's good that I'm out of this house, things here are making me cramped.

"Elisha! get Amanda a room ready, before I decide she sleeps in my room!" Dion's orders, he forgot that I was still his wife, not a maid.

Without answering, I went to my room and packed a few pieces of clothing. Actually I'm reluctant to bring Dion's gift, but just in case, all the jewelry I put in a backpack.

"Where are you going?" Dion asked while intercepting the front door.

I saw Auntie and Amanda were still there, excited about something.

"I want to go!" Let me pick Diana up at dad's.

"can't. You need to stay here!"

"For what, I'm not considered. Are you not new?" My eyes hurt but this time I don't want to show Dion a sad face. I don't understand what Dion wants. Now that I've completely given up he's been preventing me.

"Don't go!"

"That's enough Dion!" It hurts too much what he gives. It's too complicated my life just to maintain love.

I didn't pay attention to him, but he was after me.

"Stay here, or will you never see Diana again?"

I looked at him deeply hoping for a reply to the gaze that was like before but in fact he turned his face away.

He threatened me but I won't let him continue to hurt.

"Dion, do you still want me?" I said in a low tone, I ventured to ask so that I could know what he really wanted.

Dion flinching.

I forced him to look me in the eye, I could feel something else in his eyes.

"Dion, do you still want me?" Repetition. I want to be sure, if he doesn't want me, how hard it is to let go.

"Later I'll answer, now you have to go back!"

Aunty and Amanda were staring at me, maybe they hoped I would really leave Dion's house.

Dion sat on the sofa, Amanda pamperedly sitting next to her while rubbing Dion's arm. Disgust!

"Darling, why don't you let Elisha go?" Amanda's question was clearly heard by me who was still standing looking at their actions that made me nauseous.

"Amanda, I'll kick me out later if he leaves."

Amanda looked at me and Dion took turns, she put on a look of wonder but before long she seemed to understand.

So Dion kept me only because my father loved me, he was afraid that all his facilities would be revoked if he dared to expel me.

My father-in-law did consider me like his son, but the matter of infidelity, he could only rebuke, could not go any further.

"Elisa, hurry up and make us a drink and a snack!" How dare Amanda rule me.

"Aren't you living here from now on? you can make as much drink and food as you like!" My hardikku.

"I'm a." With a parched face, it signaled a complaint to Dion.

Dion looked at me but said nothing.

"Mommy, can you make us a drink?" Dion asked Aunt Mirna to serve him. What is this, why Dion didn't yell at me.

"What?" Ask aunt, wonder.

"From now on I don't want the food and drink Elisha made." Dion hugged Amanda, as hard as the wife's heart when she saw the husband hugging another woman, I'm sure she must have wanted to cry.

"But Dion, the mama time you made for you? where's aunt, let me tell aunt to make it."

"Auntie's on leave, Auntie." I said with a smile looking at his face that wanted to get angry but was held back.

"If so, you're Amanda. Make us drink!"

Amanda looks upset but Dion doesn't defend. Finally he went to the kitchen, I followed him, I had a chance to see Aunt Mirna who put on an annoyed face, while Dion was busy with a cell phone.

***

"Amanda, didn't you know that Dion loves unsweetened coffee?"

He turned his head, then went back to stirring the coffee with a lot of sugar. I held my mouth because I couldn't help but laugh.

"How far are you guys connected?" I asked him to keep him busy with his work.

"Do you really want to know?" Take a minute, then go back to preparing drinks and food. I forgot that she used to be a good and painstaking housewife. Smart to cook, and willing to do all the housework.

"of course. I wonder if Dion really loves you or just wants to try and before long if he gets bored, he'll throw you out!"

"Sheel!" Amanda looked furious.

Let's just say, he realized who it was. He's just Dion's affair. If Dion really wants to marry her, he has to divorce me first.

"Elisa, did you know that Dion was in my apartment? We do it every day, he likes you a lot. I'm sure this time Dion's gonna throw it away is you." Half whispered but I hate to hear it.

Amanda went ahead, carrying a tray of drinks and snacks.

I'm here, lamenting my own fate. Imagining my own husband, making love to other women, let alone for too long Dion hasn't touched me. Isn't one of the duties of the husband to give an inner living?

Do Dion and I still deserve to be spouses? while our relationship has been broken for a long time, there have never been friendly words. Never mind to seduce, Dion seems to be uncomfortable near me.