The man I had sacrificed everything for, my so-called husband, finally revealed his true self, and every word cut deep.
To him, I was nothing but dead weight, holding him back in life and love.
Any last shred of hope I had, any tiny flicker of belief in him, was snuffed out.
This wasn’t my home anymore.
Every sacrifice I made, every piece of myself I gave, was now twisted into the reasons he used to hurt me.
And to everyone around us, I was nothing but a joke.
I looked at this stranger in front of me, my voice icy. “James, don’t forget that if I hadn’t agreed to marry you back then, you might not have even gotten into college. You could’ve been facing jail time!”
“If you were such a stand-up guy, why did you force yourself on me? Why couldn’t you take responsibility when it mattered? You were scared I’d ruin your reputation, so you lied, tricked me into leaving the country. Now you’re sitting here, enjoying everything I gave up, stealing what’s mine, and you have the audacity to blame me?”