ROSALIA'S POV
With what he said I was broken just when I thought he's finally opening up to me now I know that's all in my head, i don't think he can ever love me not in this lifetime Will he ever reciprocate my one sided love.
With a broken heart I left his room and went to mine once inside I locked my self in and the tears came falling, the scene kept replaying in my head and that word seems stuck in my brain that I can never be her.
Through out that day I never went out of my room I starved myself all through, the day went by quickly and soon It was nightfall I expect to hear his engine revving which he indicates he's back from work but no not wanting to think about him I slept off, the next day I never saw him come out of his room or probably go to work I wanted to call him but i restraint my self because he wouldn't pick or worse if he answers the call he won't talk.
Three weeks has passed but I never saw my husband through out those weeks I figured because of what happened he stayed away from home, I didn't want to inform his family because he would be threatened again and that would make him despise me more.
A week later I haven't set my eyes on him still, now I know he actually avoided me like a plague and I have been feeling sick for some days now, so today I intend to go to the hospital to get my self checked and treated.
On getting to the hospital I was directed to the gynaecologist because I have been having some abdominal crampings since some days now, after getting checked and undergoing some tests I had to wait, minutes later she came out hand me my results and said to me
"Congratulations Mrs King"
I was surprised why would she congratulate me and I then asked her
" Congratulations ? on what doctor"
"you are pregnant"
I was astounded am pregnant did I hear her right
"Am what-am-am pregnant" I stuttered and she replied me nodding
"As a matter of fact you're four weeks gone"
Wow am that much gone I never knew I have been pregnant for a month now.
"Thank you doctor" I told her out of sheer joy she smiled and nodded at me, to say that I am happy is an understatement I am super elated like am really pregnant I have a life growing inside of me, i have always loved babies and wanted one it maybe because am an only child i really don't know, but my obsession with babies got stronger after i got married maybe because i have always been lonely since getting married,and I want to have a companion who is my own flesh and blood someone i could pour all of my love onto and that's probably a child of my own.
Just thinking about the baby my mind drifted to Alexander my baby's father I can't wait to give him the news but I haven't seen or heard from him since six weeks ago, I decided I'll surprise him and get his dad to force him to come home he wouldn't really be angry at me if he knows that he's about to be a father.
From the hospital I drove to a baby's necessity store and got a few baby stuff to surprise him with,I got in the car and was about to head home when I heard my phone ringing without looking at the caller ID I picked it up only to hear that voice I can never mistook that voice to anyone's.
"I would be home in few minutes we've got something to talk about"
And he end the call without waiting for my response but I was too happy to dwell on that with happiness radiating from every part of me I drove home.
I drove in and noticed that he's already gotten home before me,I parked the car and alighted from it and head inside holding the bag that contained the baby stuff I want to surprise him with, when I got in I met him in the living room standing and backing the entrance i think he felt my presence because he turned to face me when he noticed I have gotten inside, and he sat down holding a book a contract form i think I don't know am just saying since I can't see what was written on it, he's gotten more handsome since the last time I saw him and he still looking dashing and impeccable in his three piece peak lapel grey suit.
Once I was seated he tossed the contract book he was holding on the table and face me.
"Rosalia your signature is needed with what I am to do I need you to sign this" he said pointing to the contract book on the table
"Um George what am I signing and it's been quite long you came home I haven't seen you and I tried calling both your office line and personal number you never pick up"
"Rosalia you don't need to check on me you are the child here I am not,am a grown man I can look after my self"
I felt pained with what he said he's always seen me as a child the teenager he met at the event years ago,I guess I will always be in that light in his thinking but things are about to change I wondered how happy he would be if he knows about the existence of his child.
"Am sorry I didn't mean to get you angry or riled up I was just concerned about you and your well-being it's been six weeks you've been away from home"
"There is no need crying over spilled milk Rosalia "
"Am really sorry Alexander I really am if there's anything I can do for you to stop hating me and come home tell me I would it"
"Actually there is something you could do"
"Ok just tell me I will do it and I have something to tell you later"
"Fine then sign this "
He said and tossed the contract book at me he then brought out a pen and extended it to me, I collected the pen from him and picked up the contract book to sign whatever it is he wanted me to sign only to meet with the biggest shock of my life, I stared at him wide eyed dropping the book in shock.
"What is this Alexander why would you give me that" I asked him pointing at the fallen contract book with shaky hands.
"What do you think it is sign the divorce papers Rosalia so I can be free from you and I will stop hating you"
"You want us to get divorced what's going on why would you want us to get divorced" I asked him with a cracked voice.
"I don't love you I can never love you I am in love with another this marriage is a bondage "
"No Alexander we are married I am your legal wife why would you want to a divorce our marriage is barely a year old"
He looked irritated and yelled at me
"Are you dumb Rosalia or you are just pretending to be I do not love you it is her I love, she is everything to me you are nothing to me you mean absolutely nothing to me you are not her, you are not Nora Fernandez she is the one I love sign the divorce papers because Rosalia you can never be her"
Hearing those very words again felt like my head was split open forcefully and my heart was slammed against a wall, I felt broken being broken was an understatement I felt shattered the tears came running down my face non-stop my eyes felt blinded by the tears.
I never knew he despises me this much he only adored me as a sister then but now he hates me as a wife, I gingerly picked up the pen and the divorce papers and I was about to sign it when I remembered we are having a baby, I took a hold on stop and was about to tell him when he suddenly asked
"What is it that you wanted to tell me since we are getting divorced there should be no hard feelings between us, we can still be business partners as me and your dad was before the marriage of a thing"
Him saying that broke me again he's always regarded our marriage as a sham, because I realized he has never wanted anything intimate with me when I have loved him for years, since my teenage years I've only been nursing a one sided love that can never be reciprocated I know that now.
I decided to ask him about our baby and know if he is concerned about it.
"What if we had a baby would you have gone on with the divorce"
The reply he gave me destroyed everything, even my last glimmer of hope