Changing Paths Before It's Too Late

Staring at the two people on the screen I couldn't fathom how I felt inside. I had somehow stumbled across this when flicking through the channels.

Standing on the podium addressing his up and coming project that is about to hit international recognition and how the support of the nation will profit this as a positive venture.

My husband of Five years Layton Ross was a renowned businessman who was feared in our city for how rich he was and how far that would reach.

My husband kept our marriage a secret and hidden from media scrutiny. I always thought it was because he loved and wanted to protect me until I saw this media coverage, displayed on the largest screen we own in our apartment.

The two people were practically touching. Her frame was directly behind is left hand shoulder where she was very visible. Too see it myself without the excuse I knew exactly what I was looking at.

Eight years I wasted with him, five years married and trying to conceive a child because I just absolutely adored him.

Today on national tv I saw my husband and his lover in the same spot at the same time. The body language and etiquette of both of them was so natural if you didn't know them both you would swear they were married to each other.


Staring at them in front of me, on national tv and acting as if they were just colleagues. My eyes were watching it unfold on live tv. The entire nation was watching along with me.


Switching the tv off and turning away I felt like my whole mind was a silent. Quiet for a few seconds before I fully register what is staring me straight in the face.


Layton had fallen for someone else and I hadn't even noticed since we lead such busy lives. I can't believe what I had fail to see.

I made my way into my bedroom that I had shared with myself for nearly a year. I had failed to notice that he had barely come home. Always on business trip or working late and only seeing this as my instincts were correct.


Falling in love with Layton gave me the confidence to move out with him and still attend college. We attended the same university and we're in different circles as we were interested in the opposite majors.


The chemistry between us was instantaneous for the two of us. Just looking at him made me want to eat him alive. Due to mutual friends we found ourselves thrusted together by our friends who were all from similar hometowns or classes.



I was snapped out of my memory when I heard a distant door slam and knew the man himself was home. Since I was preoccupied by what I had watched that I had remained in my room without cooking anything.

I was lying on my bed staring at the ceiling when he walked in and came to stand in front of the bed staring at me.


"What's for dinner?," he asked as he stood there stripping his work clothes off. "whatever you decide to make or buy," I replied without looking at him and continued to stare at the ceiling.


"So you didn't make anything?," Layton paused and stared at me "No I didn't make you anything, should have eaten beforehand," I said with out any emotion in my voice as I continued to debate with myself.


"I am hungry Kara and as my wife I need you to feed me," he spoke as he continued what he was doing "No Layton, because as a husband you been failing a lot of duties," I said when his head snapped in my direction


"Come again?," he asked as I finally lowered my burning gaze from the ceiling to him "I said as a husband you failed to be one, unless your consistent excuses are about choke you," I asked sarcastically with an eye brow raised he stared at me a surprised look on his face as he tried to keep his Express straight "I am not doing this with you again," he spoke as he stepped out of his clothes, placing them in the basket when I noticed fresh scratch marks on his back when he turned around.


I just gasped as I took in his body which had bite marks, scratch marks and hickeys on him. His face looked confused before he stepped into the bathroom connected to our room and saw the marks. I was so angry that I attacked him.


"I can explain baby I swear.," he said as I punched his face then kicked him in the nuts. "Please I can explain, I can SERIOUSLY," he continued to plead as he tried dodging my hits because I was livid.



"You betrayed me on live tv in front of the nation.," I seethed as I continued to kick him. "I will make it better, I promise I never cheated on you," he continued pleading on deaf ears because my hatred was astronomical by that point that I wanted to kill him.

I got off him and stepped back and stared down at him " I want a divorce or I will take everything you own," I spat as I stood there steaming. I couldn't for the life of me breathe at this moment that I started stepping back away from him.


As I stood in the door way, I gazed at him "I hope she was worth it cause she can have you," I spat as I turned and headed for the other room and locked myself in the room.


As soon as the lock clicked my walls just came down and I sank to the floor as my tears flowed down my face. The pain was so strong that I remained on the floor for hours just sobbing my heart out.


I felt like all my frustrations were pouring out of me. My pain of losing my family, my husband and the love I thought we both shared had all finally disappeared in front of me. As I looked back over the last year and how he stopped coming home, then he started coming and going back out again.


He stopped sleeping with me a few months back before I realized I was losing myself lately as I was less and less of a priority to him. I had been caged in this house and marriage alone for a year. I stopped my own dream to ensure his was always first.


I drove myself to the bone for him to get him where he is. I decided I was taking all my assistance back from now on. I would not help him in anything and I will watch him burn it to the ground because he didn't know anything.


I finally found a white light as I drifted off to sleep as my entire body, mind and soul was exhausted and before I knew it I was out like a light.



Waking up I realized I was no longer on the floor by the door but on the bed. I was no longer in the spare room but in the master bedroom. Lying flat on my back I stared at the ceiling quietly. I was silent, my mind was quiet too and i was in my room yet I could feel his presence in here with me but I couldn't be bothered looking at him.



I was done with him and this marriage. I closed my eyes and take a deep breath before letting it out. I need to get divorced is the first thing I want to do this morning but I need food and a shower then I go from there I thought as my eyes opened and I slowly rose stretching my arms and legs out.


Pulling the covers back from my body I sat up and made my way in to the bathroom without a word or a glance in his direction as if he wasn't here. Like so many other mornings when he would not be here.



I finished my morning routine of shower, brush my teeth, apply my lotions for the day before I walked into the closet and got changed in there. Feeling like it's gonna be a long day I wore my Adidas grey track suit on with my grey and white air force shoes to match.



Standing up and taking in my outfit I put my hair in a high ponytail so it would be out of my face but it was cause I felt the most comfortable dressed like this. Once I married Layton I was no longer allowed to be seen in anything like his sophisticated wife amongst his peers and since I was the most beautiful amongst his friends he made sure I always looked like the perfect wife.



Today I felt different like I'm powerful and what I'm about to do will definitely be something my family will most likely celebrate once they find out but I just need to get through today. so I stepped out of the closet and made my way down the stairs heading straight to kitchen as I needed food to ensure today I am on top of my game..



Entering the kitchen I pulled out food for me to cook. I felt like I would have a scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages and toast with avocado on top. I was just serving myself a plate and sat down when Layton stepped into the kitchen and obviously noticed that there was only one plate and opened the fridge across from me.


"We need to talk about last night," he spoke softly as I ate happily filling my mouth with my delicious breakfast. "I am divorcing you," I spoke as I stared at him with all my hatred that I felt "Don't you think your being irrational?," he asked as he stood in front of the fridge facing me "No," I said without looking at him and finished my plate before standing and rinsing under the sink before placing on the countertop.




"You are not listening to me Kara, nothing happened with anyone else," Layton spoke as if he had been trying to be sympathetic with me "I will no longer listen to you lie to my face Layton, cause I'm over you and this marriage," I said as I stepped back out of the kitchen and walked back up the stairs to my room.



"You will listen to me Kara," he spoke as I heard him come up the stairs, just as I had entered the main bedroom and locked the door behind me. Pulling out my suitcase I started packing my stuff that I needed such as passport, i.r.d number, driver license and all my jewelry I accumulated over the years while playing the perfect wife to the world.


As soon as I had finished packing my bag i pulled my cell phone out and made a call to my eldest brother. He answered on the second ring "Kara," he spoke as i heard some shuffling on his end. "I need you to come get me", I said as I zipped up the bag and stood it up. "Sure you, ile be there in ten," he said as i heard more shuffling on his end "Make it five and ile pay the speedy tickets, or your be collecting me from jail," i snapped before disconnecting the call.



I knew my eldest brother would be able to get here faster then anyone else so i called him first. Taking a deep breath i unlocked the door and dragged my suitcase behind as i stepped into the room and made a bee line for the hallway as i still refused to look at Layton. I knew that i would attack him again and just try breaking his bones so that he would feel the rage i had bottled up.


My resentment of my husband was something that first started slowly when he would missed dinner and then he started working late most nights not only home during the weekend. Then the weekend turned in to long weeks and then months and by now i cant even explain how I feel right now. I know that his little lover will have the audacity to enter my house this morning so i went down stairs to wait for her because i know she should be about now. I heard someone knocking at the door and low and behold Natasha was standing there all bright eyed and everything.



"Good morning Kara," she spoke all nice and shit so i waited for her to put the coffee on the table and turned to face me as she does every fucking morning "Just in time Natasha," i spoke before i punched her straight in the face repeatedly while grabbing a chunk of her hair and holding her in place.



While I punched her several times she started screaming out my husband by name that really made me angry so I poured all my anger out on her and didn't stop until i was yanked off her by Layton " Baby calm down what are you doing," Layton tried pacifying me as he hauled me away from a screaming and crying Natasha who was huddled in a corner


"Dont touch me, You cheating bastard," i screeched as i pulled away from him and continued my assault on him. "I hate you, Layton Ross,' i screamed while I attacked him merciless "I hate you, you ugly heart person,' i punctuated as wailed kick after kick at him, 'You are still my wife," he spat as he stared at me, "Like hell I am not going to remain anything to you," i said as i continuously kicked him, when i again was lifted off and hauled away from Layton.


"I will kill your bitch,' i spat venoumsly as i got free and attacked Natasha again who thought she could smirk at me as i was being hauled past her. "Thats what you get for stepping foot inside my house Natasha,' i spat as i laughed at her, mangled face "I will sue you both Layton,' I screamed as i was forcibly removed from my house and stuffed into the back of a car and was driven away before i registered what the hell was happening.


"What the hell just happened?,' my eldest brother spoke as he was staring at the side of my head while i sat there trying to catch my breath when i felt myself burst into tears and just sob my heart out "There, there beautiful sister, don't cry please,' my second eldest brother Max had spoken as i sobbed beside him. "I will take care of it if only you tell me what happened today?,' he as softly as i remained balling my eyes out on his side. Taking a breath i sniffled " I'm divorcing Layton, and withdrawing all my support for his company or ventures that we collaborated on.


"I need you to file my divorce proceedings and want nothing from him," i spoke to my brother without looking away from the scenery going pass me. "Are you sure you dont want anything you only have a suitcase,' he frowned while staring at it. "Yes i only grabbed what had value to me everything else i will watch him burn it to the ground with his lack of managerial duties or incentitives." i laughed as i drifted off to sleep.