My Son's Dad

FORTY SEVEN

And again, when Aaron came home Claudia was not home.

Where exactly did that woman go? He didn't pick up Cherryl and where did he go?

The infirmary? Guarding sister?

Which sister is it? The sister that Claudia had shown Aaron was definitely not Claudia's sister.

Where exactly is Claudia?

Why would Claudia lie to her?

Aaron thinks his relationship with Claudia is fine, Aaron thinks his marriage is fine. Aaron thinks there's nothing he should be afraid of about his marriage, Aaron thinks he already knows everything about Claudia.

But the fact is Aaron doesn't know what, Claudia is too ash for him.

And unfortunately knowing it makes Aaron's heart ache, thinking bad things makes Aaron's heart hurt.

Thinking that Claudia was lying and maybe all this time she came home late because having an affair with another man made Aaron's heart really hurt.

Thinking about it for a while, Aaron hoped it was just his bad thoughts. She was wrong, because Claudia was a good woman, Claudia would not do such a thing behind Aaron.

Yeah, it's impossible.

But the longer Aaron's confidence erodes, second by second, hour by hour he waits for Claudia's return but Claudia does not show up.

Aaron glanced at the clock that showed at 12 p.m., Claudia should have gone home. Yesterday Claudia came home this late, Claudia should have come home but as the clock kept moving Claudia still did not show her nose stem as well.

Aaron is still sitting on the living room couch, he** his pants. Trying to shake his feelings. He again glanced at the wall clock which this time showed at 3 am.

And still the same, no sign of Claudia's arrival yet.

Aaron's trust in Claudia is running low.

Bad thoughts about Claudia are dominating, and the more time moves forward the more Aaron realizes that he is falling back.

His heart went back to choosing the wrong people.

Aaron fell in love with Adara, which he obviously couldn't have, and now it seems he already has feelings for Claudia.

Aaron dissolved in his mind, and when he heard the sound of the door opening. At that time Aaron looked up to see a wall clock that showed at 6 am.

With fury already clumping on his chest Aaron got up from his sitting position, stepping closer to Claudia. And for a moment Claudia looked up at him as Aaron slapped into his wife's cheek.

Plaque!

Aaron looked at the surprised Claudia and held her cheek. Aaron was similarly surprised, he turned to look at his reddened hand. If her hands were this red then what about Claudia's cheeks?

However Aaron chose to harden his heart, he looked at Claudia sharply. “Where have you been?”

“A-sister k-ku.”

“Stop lying Claudia!!” Aaron yelled out his emotions, how long would Claudia lie to him? When will Claudia fool her?

“A-aronn.. You-you know?”

Aaron laughed bitterly, “You till when did you hide it from me? You'd never be honest with me if I didn't find out for myself, would you? You'll keep lying and treating me like a fool. Now answer me, where are you!!”

Claudia closed her eyes hearing Aaron's scream, she cried. Actually he had expected that he would receive Aaron's anger when he came home. Because he came home early in the morning and also because he had reneged on his promise to see Cherryl.

“I'm sorry Aaron, I didn't mean to lie to you but I had no other choice.”

“What do you mean?”

Claudia tried to stop her crying, she rubbed the tears that flowed down her cheeks many times even though the results were in vain. Her tears are still flowing.

“Sorry because I lied to you about my sister. I never had a brother Aaron, I never had a sister. But I didn't lie to you that I needed money for treatment, but it wasn't treatment for the sister I told you about.”

Aaron's face paled, “A-are you sick? You're okay, aren't you?”

Thinking that Claudia had been sick all this time and hiding it from Aaron made Aaron feel pain in his chest.

Claudia shook her head, “It wasn't me who needed Aaron's treatment, it was Miko, my lover.”

“A-what?!”