Episode 5

As I say goodbye to my patients, I see Ricardo arrive with Sabrina, holding hands shamelessly. - Emily, we need to talk.

"There's no need to. Just give me the papers and I'll sign them right here."

"What?"

"Give me the divorce papers and I'll sign them without asking for anything in return, I'll even give up custody of Saul. The only thing I ask of you is that you never, ever stand in front of me again in your disgusting life."

"Ha, just like that you abandon Saul, after acting like such a good mother."

"You're holding the hand of his real mother, I was just her replacement while she enjoyed her life, and even then, you don't give a damn."

I snatch the briefcase from his hand and sign, take off my wedding ring, and push everything back to him. - One last thing, Ricardo, the day your beloved Sabrina gets bored of being a mother and wife again, forget you ever met me.

"Wait, where do you think you're going?"

"Don't touch me, don't you dare put your disgusting hands on me again."

Sami comes running and asks them to leave immediately. Sabrina tries to pull him away, but Ricardo refuses to leave willingly. What more does he want from me if he's already taken everything? How dare he complain when he was the one who abandoned me?

"Are you okay, Emily?"

"No... I'm dying inside, Sami, it hurts too much. I wanted to tear their eyes out."

"Honey, cry all you want, I'm here with you. I understand your desire, but it's no use dirtying your perfect hands that save lives with their dirty blood."

We hug on the stairs as I cry out everything inside, I let myself bleed in her arms as I slowly die of pain.

"What's wrong with you, why are you acting like this if she was willing to give you the divorce without a fight?"

"I can't believe it, I just can't believe it. I know how much Emily loves Saul, and she didn't even flinch when she gave him up."

"I told you, she's not his real mother, so she never really loved him. Forgive me, Ricardo, all this is my fault, if I hadn't left back then..."

"Don't cry, Sabrina, I'm angry, but not at you. Now everything will be okay."

Of course, everything will be okay now because the only person who could interfere with my plans has just stepped out of the way without any problems. I take him back to the house, and it really bothers me to see him so angry about that woman. As soon as we arrive, Ricardo runs up to his room, checking everything.

"What are you doing now?"

"She had it all planned, there's nothing here."

"Are you going to continue with that? Do you have any idea how you're making me feel with your attitude?"

"Damn it, Emily can't do this to us."

"If you regret it, then go look for her, and I'll leave forever, so I can let you be happy."

"Don't say that, Sabrina."

"It seems like that's what you want. We even made love in this very bed, and now you're going crazy because she gave you the divorce. What am I to you?"

"You're the love of my life, the mother of my son, and I love you."

"You're not showing it."

"Look, this took me by surprise, give me some time."

"Fine, take all the time you want, but remember that you were the one who wanted it this way. Ricardo, this is our opportunity to be a happy and united family again. I made a mistake, I know, and you have no idea how much I regret it, but look at me, here I am trying to fix everything."

"I know... How about we move in a week, so Saul and I can take care of everything here."

"Sounds good to me, besides, that's how long the paperwork takes to be ready. I don't want to be labeled as a dirty mistress who invades the wife's house. Think about it, Ricardo, better buy another house and leave all the past in this one."

"I'll be looking for a new one."

"You're the best, I'm going to pick up Saul from school, I love seeing that happy face of my special little boy."

After Sabrina leaves, I start organizing the room, and I can notice that the only things Emily left behind are the photos of the three of us. One when Saul was a little baby and she was feeding him with a bottle, another on his first day of daycare and his birthday, and the one from our wedding.

Do we really mean nothing to her? Are we like these old photographs that can be discarded as if nothing... What the hell am I complaining about when I was the first to abandon her, to leave her in the past as soon as I saw Sabrina again?

But why does it hurt so much if I never stopped to think about her when I was in the arms of the woman I have loved all my life? Why does it bother me that she lets us be happy and doesn't become a nuisance, bothering and making Sabrina feel bad with her presence? Maybe the best thing is to move out of this house and close this painful past forever.

Life is giving us a second chance to be happy, it would be stupid of me to doubt now when all my wishes and desires are finally coming true. I have to give my best for my family, for Saul and for Sabrina.

But I have to talk to Emily one last time to give a final closure to this so I can be at peace.

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