"Hi babe" I greet my husband Maybeck as he comes home from work.
"Hi Charlie, how was your day?" He asks like usual.
"It was fine how was yours?" I ask knowing what the answer will be.
Lately his work has been stressing him out. It almost seems as if it is changing him. I know its probably just because he is new but some times I worry. Doesn't every wife worry about her husband though? I guess its normal, he just needs to get adjusted.
"Isn't supposed to be getting easier?" He asks me.
"It will soon, I promise" I tell him reassuringly.
"I don't know how much longer I can take this" He says.
"It's okay it will get easier soon." I try to tell him once again. I feel like we have this conversation everyday.
"Will it Charlie? Will it cause the last time I checked it hasn't" He snaps at me. I have never seen him so mad before.
"Please just trust me" I mumble. I can't believe i'm scared. The girl who battled disney villains is afraid of her own husband. How can life change so drastically?
"I need to go out for a while." He tells me before the door slams behind him.
The first thing that comes to mind is Willa. I need to talk to my best friend she can help. Oh, I hope she can help. I quickly search the living room for my cell phone. When I finally find my phone I cringe at it. The case has a picture of me and Maybeck. It was from the night he proposed. I can still remember it like it was yesterday.
Flashback:
We were standing in front of the Cinderella castle with the rest of the keepers. It was a normal day we had decided to meet up and just have a normal day. Sure some of the rides might have been a little scary. Like Its a small World, I may or may not have cried on it. The little kids looked at me weird. It was like they never saw someone cry on the ride before. We went on almost every ride in the park. Unless it was to traumatic.
We had decided to split up to watch the fireworks. It was Maybeck's idea. I guess he just wanted more time with me. As the fireworks start he kisses me. I thought that this day couldn't get any better. But what was about to come made it way better. Right as the fireworks were about to end Willa walks up to me and I get distracted. I have my back turned to the castle. I see a smile appear on her face. This makes me curious, so I turn around. I see Maybeck down on one knee with the most beautiful ring ever.
"Charlene Turner, you are the most beautiful, smart, and athletic person I know. You are caring and just wonderful. Would you maybe want to marry me?" He asks.
By the time he is finished talking I have tears streaming down my face. I just nod in response. He slowly slides the ring on my finger. He then stands and kisses me. What I didn't know was Willa took a picture. It was the best picture ever. We were kissing in front of the castle with fireworks in the sky. I thought that was the best day of my life.
Present:
I quickly dial Willa's number, she answers on the second ring.
"Willa thank god I need to talk to you" I tell her in a rushed voice.
"Charlie calm down, whats wrong?" She asks. I couldn't have a better best friend.
"Me and Maybeck got in a fight and he just left. I don't know where he is going. He was so mad, Willa help me i'm scared" I plead.
"Its fine he is just stressed. He probably just went out to calm down a little. I know he would never want to scare you intentionally. He just has a lot going on" she reassures me.
"Okay" I say
"Now go to sleep its late and your tired. It won't seem so bad in the morning" She tells me.
"Bye Willa" I tell her
"Bye Charlie, now go to sleep" She says before the line goes dead.
I walk upstairs to our room. It feels so different now. I mean it wasn't just a fight. It feels like we are drifting apart. Like everything is changing and there is nothing I can do. I wish he never got that job. I want every thing to go back to when it was simple.
I quickly change into a pair of shorts and a tank top. I put my hair up in a messy bun. I then sit on the bed and start to go through our old pictures. What happened we used to be so cute together? What changed its not the same any more, he isn't the same anymore. We don't talk much any more. I thought I was just imagining it at first but now I know its for real.
I here the door open then slam close. I trudge downstairs to see Maybeck staring at the door.
"Maybeck?" I ask quietly. As if I were to speak any louder he would break.
"What do you want bitch?" He asks. His words are slurred and I know he is drunk.
"Are you okay?" I ask. I really don't want to know the answer but I need something to say.
"No, i'm not. You want to know why, its cause i'm married to a blonde slut." He shouts. Tears start to form in my eyes.
"What happened, you have changed?" I ask.
"Oh, you gonna cry now. Go ahead I don't care your a bitch that deserves to cry." He screams at me.
"Stop it, you don't mean it." I yell at him. Tears start to cloud my vision.
I can tell this makes him mad. What he does next I never thought he would do. He raises his hand and slaps me. He then walks away. I slide down the wall till i'm siting on the floor. I just hug my knees and cry. At some point I stand up and walk to the couch. I end up sleeping there. Luckily it's not too uncomfortable.
When I wake up in the morning I find a blanket covering me. He must have put it on me before he left. This gives me just a sliver of hope that he still cares. That maybe he didn't mean it. That it was just the beer talking. How I wish it is one of those reasons.
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