Her head hurt, it was like someone kept hitting her head with something, she’d been awake all night thinking all manner of thoughts; it was like she couldn’t even think clearly anymore.

James was done having his bath; he walks into the room his towel hanging pretty low against his hip.

“Where’s the thong you had the opportunity of seeing he asks” taking off the towel from his hip, he makes a show of cleaning his body in front of her.

‘At least he still feels comfortable around her’ she thinks.

“It’s in the drawer beside you” she comments

“Thank you” James says as he pulls open the drawer, bringing out the thong he begins sniffing it.

“You know, Aurora, I don’t think you can get lingerie your size, you’ve gotten too fat to be sexy” a tear drop, then another tear drop graced her cheeks till they were no longer coming out in drops.

“you need to work on yourself, you know, you need to be thin, for your own good, nobody likes women as fat as you” James was getting irritated by her very presence, he didn’t even know why he brought up such a trade, just that Diana had some things she wanted to take care of and so she needed time, if not, he would have wasted no time flinging a divorce paper toward her.

“Could you at least treat me like you would treat a regular woman” Aurora implores. She was already tired of begging, she didn’t know when her marriage had fallen apart, it felt like her husband was a different person.

“I’m leaving for work, would probably get back after I sign some stuff” throwing on a rumpled shirt he walks toward his side of the wardrobe and brings out a black suit.

“I’ll be going somewhere after work, so please do not wait up for me, I’ll be coming back late tonight” he looks Aurora up and down.

“really late, so do whatever you can probably to reduce some fat when I am gone” with that said he immediately puts on his pants, and then walks out the room with his shirt still unbuttoned and his suit jacket hanging on his left shoulder, no goodbye, no wave nothing, just him walking out on her and banging the door.

She was gullible, every fiber in her being told her that, she was so gullible, why couldn’t she be a regular strong woman, yes she knows she has no parents, but what about her life now as a person. She approaches the window as she hears an automobile engine rumble. Her husband in no distant time zoomed off to work. Tears found their way to her eyes again, and this time she submitted to them freely, at this moment she felt handicapped, like she couldn’t do a thing, because of her love for her husband, she wanted to be able to shower him love, she wanted him to show her love too, but what could she do now, he didn’t like how fat she had gotten, but she had gotten fat for him, what a contrast.

Aurora threw her head back and laughed bitterly, it’s like the whole world was currently mocking her, throwing her foolishness in her face, telling her how stupid she looks right now.

“What other better thing would I have done?’ she asks herself, “where would I have gone to, if I declined his trade” she knew the answer to that, but her love for her husband is indeed blind, she could have stayed with Susan, Susan wasn’t too rich but she was comfortable, Susan had gotten an alimony, which included the sum of 100,000$, a mansion, as well as two cars, after she divorced her husband, since then she had sold herself to feminism.

But no, Aurora was hell bent on keeping her husband, with or without him showing her love. She smiled despite the tears as an idea pops into her head, she could feel her tears getting sucked in, with mild sniffles she wipes her tears with the sleeves of her red sweater.

She’s made up her mind, she was going to prepare his favorite dish, fried rice and lots of chicken, with vegetables. But she would have to go to the grocery store to purchase some groceries since they were none in the house, going to the kitchen she opens every shelf, ransacks the whole fridge and comes back to the room grinning with a full list in hand. A smile graces her face as she proceeds to change her current wear. Despite all of the insults thrown at her by her husband, there’s one thing she’s sure of, her flat belly, even as she stares at the mirror she sees the flat shape of her belly and that compensates her.

She goes to her own side of her wardrobe, and picks out her everyday wear, a bogus t-shirt and a baggy jean, with a sneaker, all she has to do Is pick out a different color every day, so today she was planning on going with a pink t-shirt and a normal jean paired with a pink sneakers.

Happily humming a song, she reaches for her purse and walks out of her room, then after a short while her car’s engine rumbles to life.

On getting to the grocery store she goes back to her old self again, she begins to feel insecure, she ducks her head a few times in an attempt to avoid peoples stares. All she needs right now are some carrots, some greens, celery, and a nice portion of beef, fine cabbage, rice, green pepper, and some other things.

In no time Aurora finds her way back to her car, she finishes packing everything from her cart to the trunk of her car right away, on her way to return the cart back to its original spot she notices them right away, and it came back to her in full force, it hit her hard, they held hands like they were actually married, she watched from afar as Diana tossed her luscious locks In the air so that it almost whipped James in the face, while James stared at her in awe.

While she rummaged around the house in search of what wasn’t present so she could restock and cook “his” favorite for them. Placing both her hands on her mouth she rushes back to her car, in pain and sadness.