Nicholas lifted his head and looked straight at the picture hanging from the wall of his office room. It was a picture of him and his Charlene in their wedding day at the chapel. He remembered how beautiful she was wearing her striking white wedding gown. She was like an angel sent down from heaven. Oh how she have changed.
It was as if she was a whole other person. Now she turned into a woman who wouldn't do anything but drink. He didn't know when it happened, or how it have happened but he found himself not even wanting to speak another word to her. He kept avoiding her presents avoid speaking to her. After all these years of her blaming him for his behavior, and arguing with her about everything, he couldn't take it anymore. It seems like the more he tried to explain, the more problems started.
He could hear her crying outside the room. "Why!" she shouted, "Why did you marry me when you don't even love me!"
He too couldn't answer the question. He walked outside the room and kneeled down beside her. "Maybe… we should get a divorce."
She bit her lips together looking at him with rage. "Life isn't that easy. Who do you think I am! Something that you could just throw away!"
"If things were this easy then everything would be okay!" He shouted, "I can't take this anymore! I can't stand being at home, and I can't even stand being next to you! Everyday all you do is drink until you can't anymore, have you ever consider how I feel?"
Charlene gave him a pushed, "And how about you! You were never there for me, not even once. Now we don't even talk, you kept blaming me for what I'm doing wrong, what about you?"
He stood there in front of her not knowing what else to say. "Every day I wait for you to come home. Each night I've cried for you, praying that you could just love me, even just a little. When you need a shoulder to cry on I'm always there. But when were you there for me? You were the one that told me that you would always be there for me no matter what… but where are you now! I'm sick of you! I'm sick of giving everything I have in order to get nothing in return!"
"I'm sorry… I didn't know how much I've hurt you." He turned away looking down to the ground. "If it hurt so much being with me… then maybe you should leave."
She wiped her tears, "Maybe we should…"
Her heart was beginning to beat faster and faster. Her mind began to drift into another world it seemed. She took hold of the glasses in front of her and threw it across the room. Nicholas shook his head and grabbed a hold of her wrist. "Stop it!" he yelled.
"WHY! So I don't destroy your precious HOME!" she struggled to get free.
"That's not the point!" he said as he threw her arm down, "I don't want you to hurt yourself!"
She started hitting him, slapping him across the face. "I hate you!" she said as she sobbed and cried, "I would never forgive you!"
He stood still to take all her taking all he hits. She stopped then looked at him again. She placed a kiss on his face then ran out the door.