DIVORCE

I was going home after seeing the doctor, to give my husband the good news that I was pregnant, "am so excited" only for me to get home and find a divorce paper on the table. I called Ethan's name and asked him what was going on, all he said was "sign those divorce papers you whore, how could you, you sleep with my best friend, I trusted you" what do you mean? I was so hurt. why, would he say that to me he was my everything? I trusted him. I lost my virginity to him. I met Ethan in high school, we fell in love, went to the same college, he proposed to me on our graduation day. It was the happiest day of my life, we got married three months later.

How could he call me a whore "l..ii.I didn't cheat on you" I said but he didn't listen he threw me out of his house even as it was raining heavily I begged him to let me stay that I would leave the next day but he refused to tell me a slut like you does not deserve to be in my house".

So here I was walking down the street in the middle of the night with nowhere to go, the rain was pouring heavily but I had nowhere to go, my parents were miles away from me, I had no money to take a cab there.

I was thinking about what to do when I came across this building, I went over and knocked on the door an elderly woman opened it and I begged her to let me stay the night she was very kind to me, she told me her name was Margaret that she is a single mother, that our daughter is in Mexico with her husband, she asked me what had happened and I told her everything, she gave me a cloth to keep me warm, food and a bed to sleep on. The following day she gave me some money to take a cab home. I was so grateful I thanked her for everything, she gave me her number in case I needed help with anything.

I left her house, boarded a cab, and went to my parent's house. I realized how much I missed this place. My dad was always in the kitchen making food because my mom was and still is a bad cook, I smiled. I had an older brother and a younger sister, I was close to my brother. While growing up he was always there for me when I needed him, very protective, he only allowed me to date Ethan, because he was his best friend but not after threatening him.

Coming back here brought back happy memories. I saw my mother watering her plant. She was so happy the moment she saw me her face changed to disgust, she approached me and slapped me. I was so shocked. "You foolish girl how could you do this to your husband, I raised you better than this" I tried talking to her but she didn't listen I even tried talking to my father but the look on his face told me he was very disappointed in me, my mom told me "leave my house you are not welcome here" I don't want to see you in this place. I felt so helpless I even went to my brother's house trying to explain what had happened but what my brother said shocked me the most "I can't believe you could be such a dirty whore, sleeping with your husband's best friend was so low of you", he said pointing his finger at me. I tried explaining but he didn't let me explain instead he said you are a stupid bitch if I were Ethan I would have made your life a living hell". Please hear me out, I am innocent. I begged him to listen but he refused. He even slapped me, my brother, who had never laid a finger on me. I never thought he would do this to me.

Here I was thinking of killing myself but that would be unfair to my unborn child. I remembered Margaret gave me her number so I called her and I told her I needed help, she came and picked me up with her car and took me to her house. When we got home I told her what had happened, she was not happy about the way my family reacted and treated me she was like" they are your parent they should believe and trust you more than your husband, I mean they should have asked you what happened instead of reacting like that" but she told me to be strong that everything will be alright. I decided to tell her that I was pregnant. You are pregnant, this is wonderful, she was in shock but happy for me she promised she would help me with anything I needed, I was so grateful.

Have been with Margaret for some days now and everything has been going great though I was still sad I had to think about my baby.

Here I am making lunch when I got a message from my husband's lawyer telling me to come to his office to sign the divorce papers.

I told Margaret about it and she told me to go sign the divorce papers since he won't change his mind. So here I am in his office with my ex—husband to be, his lawyer asking me if I needed anything from my husband. I told him "no! a whore like me does not need his money I can survive on my own". My ex—husband seemed shocked even his lawyer was. He told me to think about my decision but my answer was still the same "no, I don't need anything from him" I asked him where to sign, he showed me and I signed it and Ethan signed his as well but before leaving Ethan said "so you are going to stay with those fools you sleep with? I turned to my ex—husband and told him "you will regret this, what you did to me, turning my own family against me, I will never forgive you" I left.

Leaving his office I saw Margaret waiting for me outside. I was so happy she was here when we got home she made dinner and I did the dishes and told her goodnight.

When I woke up Margaret was not at home but she left me a note saying "I'm going to the market to get some groceries"

After taking my bath I went downstairs to eat only to hear the doorbell ringing. I went to open it and the lady standing there turned around and asked hmm who are you? '' I'm I'm. I said, "who the hell are you?". I just stared at her hmmm "am a friend of Margaret" but she was like "my mom has no friends". So sassy….