I don't love you

Sun shines through the window as she happily goes down the stairs. She was extremely happy after yet another steamy night with her husband.

Her face bloomed with happiness and her eyes sparkles like stars in the night sky... After breakfast, she went shopping and then went home to make lunch to send to her husband.

Time skipped and it was past nine o'clock. Her husband has been doing that a lot recently but she just thought it was because of work. Knowing how aloof her husband is she doesn't expect much from him.

He was always as ruthless as one can be to his woman. So she decided today was the day she stood up and make it clear to him. Time skipped and she woke up from the sound of the door closing.

She glanced at the table a realized that even her plate was untouched by her. She glances at the hallway but once again he was under the influence of liquor.

She knew better than anything inside the house what will take play between them. He stopped and turn to the kitchen and saw her seated there. He walked over and drink from her glass of water.

After he place the glass on the table he kissed her on the forehead and proceeded to undress her. She didn't seem to mind but suddenly, she boxes his hands away from her and point to the stair.

"Please stop!"

Her voice trails off... She swallowed in hopes that he would talk to her. But he just left her there.

"You should have appreciated all of it."

He said after being halfway up the stairs. She knows how much he hates her but his aloofness and ruthlessness end with her there and then.

"I want a divorce!"

She yelled and he stopped at the top of the staircase waiting for... Waiting for her to walk out from the kitchen and come to him. It took quite some time. He turned around and she was there looking rights at him.

"Why? Didn't you say I should have appreciated all of it? How about I left it for someone else to appreciate? I want a divorce."

She asked while she stood there looking at him looking down at her, a smirk appears on his face when she returned the smirk. He glace at her surprisingly. She claimed in question then said to him.

"I think you're just throwing a tantrum. I see you in the morning."

He said to her and leave her standing there. Instead of raging with anger she giggled and went up the stairs and straight to her room.

"In the beginning of this relationship and marriage, I was sure you would never love me. Yet I smile and laugh for you, I believe you and stood by you, I lose myself falling in love with you. Never have you tried to touch me, speak to me, or even love me unless you were under the influence of alcohol. Just this time I'm going to love me, more than I love you, and to find myself I first need to lose you."

She went to her room and sat herself down beside the bed looking at their wedding picture. The smile on both their face was perfect no one could see the lies they lays behind them.

She began to speak of how things are between them and the things she did even so she knew he didn't love her, she decided to find herself and to do so.

She must leave him, while on the other side of the door stood her aloof husband whom has never been responsive no matter how hard she tried with him.

He leaves after hearing her cry's. She had nothing but loneliness around her and the distant husband was of no help and soon it became an habit and she accepted his ruthlessness and never complained.

However, now she wishes for more than unresponsiveness, and cold reaction to her and her need for love. After hours of shedding her tears, she finally went to bed.

In the morning she woke up late from her slumber due to her puffy eyes and swollen face she decided to stay with her room.... Moments went by and soon she packaged up everything that belongs to her.

She went out and got the paperwork for the divorce, it didn't take long to process as she had more than enough reason to file for an divorce. She returned home and make something only for herself!

"Why did I usually made dinner for a man who never eats it. Ms. Claire, there's no need for you to make breakfast for me in the morning, as of today I will make whatever I want for myself."

She said to herself then address the cook lady and tell her that she will no longer need her attendance towards meals she do it herself.

"Are you going somewhere?"

She asked.

"Well, yes. Ms. Claire, you will only made for you master for he never eats."

She responded to her with a smile. The door opens and slammed shut startling bout of them. He entered the kitchen and Claire leaves immediately.

"Is this what you want?"

He asked her placing the paperwork on the counter.

"Oh my goodness, he speaks. Oh wait he always does, just not to me. If I can appreciate you for being who you, appreciate me for doing something good for once."

She act shock to provoke but suddenly she didn't want to entertain him in anyway. He looked at her and for the first time she felt like he could see her for her.

"Why?"

He asked her.

"Why, what?"

"Why do you want to divorce? You should be ha-"

"I don't love you. That is why."

She said staring him dead in the eyes, the turned cold as of she was the only warmness but now she's cold.

"How long?"

He finally question her, after a moment of silence.

"How long... Hmm, how long have not I loved you? The day we got married. You didn't want me, you didn't spare a minute to let everyone know. Even after you coldness only showed me how much I need to leave but I stayed when I shouldn't have and that was my mistake, I should left a long time ago."

She said taking a moment before she asked and responded to her question, and said to him. Which surprised him because on that day she was the most happiest.

Even so what comes next wasn't surprising because he already saw it coming, therefore he just listened to her. He could hear her regrets, her regrets of loving him, staying by his side, being unloved, feeling like she wasn't enough for him, and to think they would have grown closer instead of apart and becoming The family that was expecting of them.

She went upstairs leaving him there, he stood allowing everything to sink in. He placed the paperwork in the table as he was about to leave.

"I don't love you. That is why."

The words that was shaped out and stab him like knife. He couldn't unheard it and now it was something he has to bare.