Eight Years of My Marriage

Venus Wants a Farewell

" If you're a burden on my life, it would be better if we just split up." Venus says there is no burden.

Lion fell silent.

" I've tried to survive until now, but you never appreciated my efforts. Do you think facing you is easy? With you who want to win alone, you are always making trouble by exchanging messages with some of the women out there. It wasn't easy Lion. Not an economic issue that has no clarity from you. Do you think I'm happy?"

Venus stood on the foot that she was unable to. His heart trembled, his heart skipped a beat, from both his eyes dripping with tears, as it stored a wound that had to be soaked on its own without being able to run away trying to treat. Her life was imprisoned by the care of her abusive husband.

" It's a shopping list that I've bought everything, do I look like I cheated on the money you've been giving me all along."

Venus gives a shopping list on the table right in front of Lion standing.

Lion took his breath in. Lion's chest tightness when talking about money matters.

" How much did you give me, did I ever care to a salon at least every month, no. Did I ever go out for a fun time with Nuno to just get some fresh air, no. Even the money you give is never more, because of your disbelief in your own wife. What kind of household is this. Households that are not based on mutual trust with each other. Then do what? shouldn't we split up?"

" I'm not an audit officer."

Lion is staring at the shopping list that has been recorded by Venus.

Venus shook her head with a cynical face.

" You are strange, you never believed in me all this time in terms of managing finances, now I have recorded all the basic expenses for our needs and whatever I have bought, he said, you said you weren't auditing, so what should I do? I have to ask you every moment if I want anything. Are you always home?"

Venus's face was filled with resentment towards the Lion who never believed even though Venus never spent on useless items. From buying the needs of women alone, Venus had to ask and report to Lion. Then Lion bought it.

" Well, I'll budge, from now on you'd better buy everything including the smallest thing, whatever it is."

I hate all this, why am I always wrong.

Whatever I do in Lion's eyes is never right.

How can I survive this far?

Why can't I run away?

Leaving behind all the wounds he had inflicted so deeply.

Treating these wounds alone with hope.

He obviously hurt me a lot of things.

But I'm still standing here clutching the embers that he always turned on.

Lord, there is no way out so that I can go and leave him unattended.

Venus sat on her bed full of daydreams.

" Where's mom's dad?" Nuno woke up from his sleep.

Venus' heart is like a knife. Heard Nuno looking for his father. Venus touches Nuno's forehead gently so that Nuno falls asleep again. Nuno was the first person to be hurt if Venus really wanted to break up.