Chapter 3

She did so well, that was one of the best sex they had in a while.

“You performed well, honey” he complimented and Nora just smiled at him then kissed him lightly on the lips.” This was the only time she knew to express herself freely, after everything was done and it was dawn again, he would turn in to a different man whom she didn’t even dare to touch or approach.

“I enjoyed myself too” she replied and faked a smile.

Indeed there was nothing to complain about, Daniel was a generous lover. He wasn’t selfish and even though he never loved her, he always dedicated himself to giving her all of him. Honestly she did the same and she could never imagine giving her body and soul to someone else the same way she did to Daniel.

It didn’t last long when Daniel pulled her to him again and she could feel his huge bulge. He whispered in her ears” I want you right now.”

He talked with urgency

Nora blushed but didn’t reject him although she was already exhausted from the passionate sex they have just had. He turned her on her back and entered her in a single thrust, soon she was screaming his name again and he was groaning nonstop as his hips moved even faster.

Nora knew that by the time it reached dawn her voice would be sore from too much screaming but she didn’t mind. He continued to take her on the bed, on the floor and in the bathroom. Nora was exhausted as they had been on it and it was almost midnight.

Daniel got really excited with his wife’s performance this night and he couldn’t get enough of her. He kept on ravishing her body until she fell asleep in his arms and he laid her down on the bed to sleep.

He kissed her hair softly and muttered” Sleep now Nora, so that you can gain your energy for next time” He finished saying and snuggled behind Nora then slept.

When dawn came, Nora woke up early and cleaned herself. Seeing that Daniel was still soundly asleep, she slipped out of the bedroom and went to get herself some drinking water in the fridge. This morning she felt unusually thirsty.  She then took sometime admiring the kitchen, this was the only room she felt so attached to.

When she went back to the bedroom, she found Daniel sitting shirtless on the bed with only his boxers. He was cold and expressionless. No one could have believed that he was the same one who treated her tenderly last night.

His hair was still dripping wet with water and he looked breathtakingly gorgeous. If only he would have shown her just a little love, it wouldn’t have come to this, but there was no turning back. The time has come and she wasn’t going to chicken out now. This was never meant to be, he was never hers from the very beginning but illusion in her stupid head.

“Do you need anything?” He asked coldly without taking his eyes off the trouser that he was pulling on his long and hairy legs.

Nora hesitated and couldn’t answer for a while. The coldness in his voice never failed to pierce her heart painfully. Despite everything, she could never bring herself to get used to his arrogance.

Now more than ever, she really needed a different vibe in her life, she needed to be loved and pampered, obviously Daniel wasn’t the one destined to give her the happiness she desired.

He continued to put on his white shirt and managed to wear his favourite blue tie. All this, he did slowly without minding that Nora was there watching her.

Nora moved forward in front of him and then straightened his shirt while inspecting whether his tie was in place like she had been doing all this years. She hadn’t forgotten her duty, which was to make sure that he was well presentable. All this for what? The man didn’t consider her feelings at all and this made her impatient. She just wanted to get this over with once and for all

“Let us divorce” she said defiantly.

Daniel didn’t think that he heard her well, Nora had been obedient and never demanded anything from him. Why was she starting to misbehave?

When Nora saw the disbelief in his cold eyes, she said” you were forced to marry me but I have realized that you will never love me. This is your chance to get rid of me and be with the love of your life” this time round she was the one who was cold and expressionless.

 “Alright let us get divorced” he agreed arrogantly.

Nora pulled out the divorce papers which she had stuffed well in her drawer and dropped them on the bed. She was done being good to him, this was the end of everything. All she wished for was to be free of him, she wanted to start a new life and feel valued.

“I have signed my name, you can go ahead and sign yours. Let me know when it is ready so that we can go to the civil registry offices. “Daniel was still dumbfounded when he realized that she was insisting, the woman had been the one begging for his love all this while and therefore seeing her that way didn’t make any sense.

He knew that he never wanted her but just imagining another man claiming her body and getting all the pleasure and adrenaline she had been giving him made him feel sad. In a way she had given herself to him wholeheartedly and he had started believing that she would just remain gullible and meek towards him.

 However, this woman standing in front of him was completely different. This version was more confident and knew what she wanted in life. But why the hell would he be relieved with the news, this was what he has been waiting for all this while.

 Since he was a very proud man, he wasn’t going to stop her. She can go ahead and leave because she was forced on him anyway. He didn’t need him, the woman whom he loved will be there for him “Fine, but remember that you will come back begging. You do know that I am the only one who can help your family”.

With his long and slender fingers, he took a pen and signed beside his name. It was done and Nora felt nothing.” Don’t bother to come to the civil registry offices, I will handle it “he said impatiently with coldness evident in his deep voice.

Nora ignored him completely. She then picked up her bags and started descending down the stairs. Soon she was out of the house and alone in the world with no one to ask for help.