Chapter 1 - A mother's grief

 After everything she went through, this was the last straw. With tears rolling down her cheeks, Sofia was staring at her Five-year-old daughter, Monica. She was hospitalized all because of that cheating bastard. "This is all my fault "this time no one will hurt us again... I promise, I can't believe I got married to a monster. Few months ago, I went back to the house because I left some important documents. The door wasn't liked properly so I thought there was a break in...I grabbed a baseball bat, there was some noise coming from upstairs, i went to check it out.Who would have thought it was my husband and his so called cousin that stayed with us for thanksgiving last year, they were on our bed, making love.I dropped the base ball bat because shocked... He didn't look remorseful one bit he just stared. "Frederick.. I said still unable to comprehend what was happening in front of me."Are you going to stare all day, get out"

  it was her Blanca, they had the audacity to do this on our matrimonial bed.

He even hurt Monica more than once, that's it I give up, am done with this marriage. I went downstairs and took and bucket of cold water and I let them have it. "You bitch! " that's what Blanca said. Bitch let me show you how a bitch works I grabbed her by her hair and dragged her out of the bed. I didn't know where I had that kind of strength from, he did nothing just stare. She kept on struggling and Calling " Freddie " the name sounded very cheesy. I through her outside with her clothes she was half ***** she held her cloth trying to cover her body. "For better or for worst, remember dear" I said then took my document from my wardrobe and left. I never thought he was capable of hurting our own daughter,with his own two hands he took her to this hospital. The doctor said she's fine but I know this was far from fine. He had to pay.... If I took him to court he will use his mental illness and get away with it.

This time I won't let that happen, Frederick always had a temper but I never knew it could reach this length. When it came to Monica something about him changes, he's agitated when she does things wrong but for heaven's sake! She's just a child. The feeling of pain and regret was overwhelming, it made me broke down again. I held her little hands... "Am sorry Moni,mummy will do better.... I will protect you " there was only one thing to do in order to protect I and Monica, to get a divorce.

No matter how hard I tried I couldn't bring myself to love Frederick. We got married based on a business deal with our parents. Monica is his biological daughter so why is he so mean to her, he's still paranoid and thinks she is Victor's daughter. I had put up this for five years, the infidelity, the abuse, the mistrust and am done! am done with this crappy marriage. I gave my all but is this what I get, I lost myself trying to please a man whose heart is as cold as ice and as hard as a rock but no more. "Its enough, I have to move on" I have to stay strong for myself and for Monica I said to myself. Am Sofia Ranger,am 25 years old,am a teacher whose trying to live for her daughter and for myself. I've depended on my family and husband for a long time, its high time I depend on myself.

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