Old house

Sara POV

"Sara Grace, you are free from my cage." His words feel like molten metal in my ears. I can't believe he broke his contract with me and gave me a legal divorce to end this marriage. Why is he doing this? He lied to me, and instead of asking for forgiveness, he divorced me to hide his deception.

Neil was right; one day, Aron Finge would leave you when he got bored after playing with your body. My eyes began to well up with tears as soon as I saw the divorce papers and the contract termination.

After glancing at his face, I decided not to sign the papers. There was not even a hint of grief on his face. His eyes appeared cold, like ice. He was wearing the same look on his face that I had noticed when we first met. I looked for the love I had seen in his eyes a few days ago, but there was no hint of affection there for me. My heart broke at witnessing his changed behavior.

I wanted to find out why he wanted to get a divorce from me, but I already knew the precise reason.

"Please give me some time so that I can sign these documents, Aron." I wiped away my tears and made an effort to grin so he wouldn't know how hurt I was.

"If you need money, Sara, I've given you a blank check with my signature. Fill it with any amount." His remarks made my suffering worse.

Did he think of me as a prostitute? I wanted to ask him why he was treating my love like this, but I restrained myself. Silently, I took the red file and exited his room. I never thought he would abruptly file for divorce.

My heart is still not willing to accept that he didn't have any feelings for me. Why did he treat me like this? I cried my lungs out while hiding my face under the pillow. I packed my belongings and decided to leave his house, but my heart kept urging me to confess my love to him before leaving.

In the evening, I opened my door and walked towards Aron's door to return the file. I heard heavy breathing and moaning as I approached his door. Before knocking on his room's door, my hand stopped in the air. Neil was correct. Aron only used me as a sexual toy. I dried my eyes and placed the red file on the hallway side table.

I left a letter in the file, hoping he would read it when free from his important work.

"Is it true that you intend to leave him, Sara?" When I got to the hallway, Jerry gave me a dejected glance.

If she is in the hall, who is in the room with him? I didn't ask her anything; I stared at her, bewildered. Aron has repeatedly told me that he enjoys having sex with new women, so he likely invited a new woman to have sex with him. He got bored with me; that's why he divorced me. I opened the main door and stepped out.

"Sara, it's about to pour; you can wait until it stops." Jerry asked me to hold off till the next morning. I feel suffocated in this house now, so I can't stay here even for a second.

"It's okay, Jerry; I am ready to face my fear." After wiping away my tears, I left his place. Since there were no cabs on the main road because of the intense rain, I decided to walk to the bus stand. From here, I have no idea where to go. I don't want to live in this city anymore. I want to go far away from this place.

As I wandered along the road, the intense downpour drenched me completely. When my emotions combined with the strong rain, my body went completely numb. I decided to return to my childhood home. I don't have any other place to hide my face, so I decided to return to my old house, which I left years ago with my mom.

I don't know if my dad still lives there, but my mind doesn't think of any other place at the moment, so I took the bus to my old town.

My phone buzzed several times during Neil's call, but I couldn't hear any of them. I threw my phone out of the bus window because of its buzzing sound. As I set foot in the old town, my heart rate quickened. When I walked on the street that led to my old house, my old scars resurfaced. Upon realizing that my old house remains empty and has not sold to anyone, I breathed a sigh of relief.

Despite the dust and spider webs from its long abandonment, I plan to clean it up and transform it into my new home. Even though I don't want to feel anything at the moment, Aron is the only thing that comes to mind. I unlocked the front door of the house and turned on the light.

The fact that the house still has electricity is a blessing. After cleaning the house, I placed my suitcase in the hallway's corner. This house is filled to the brim with memories of my early years—or perhaps, I should say, the awful things of my early years.

After cleaning the house, I took a shower and changed my clothes. Since I didn't have much money left in my account, I decided to cash out everything at once and destroy the card so that no one would ever be able to find me again. After purchasing groceries and a few necessities from the market, I returned to my residence.

The neighbors stared at me bewildered, but as soon as they recognized me, they were overjoyed to greet me. They told me that my dad remarried after we left this house, and he divorced his second wife two years before he passed away. His second wife and his daughter live in a lavish bungalow in a nearby town. On hearing the news of my dad's death, sadness washed over me.

I don't feel any regret for his passing because my heart is already so full of sorrow and rage. A neighbor of mine told me that he spent his final years here, thinking of me often before he passed away. I'm not sure why he thought of me before his passing, but I wish we could have met sooner. I felt guilty in my heart for not granting his final request before he passed away.

I returned home and made breakfast for myself because all I could think about was regret. As soon as I started eating my breakfast, my thoughts turned back to Aron. I'm hoping he's okay now. I'm still filled with concern for him. I rearranged the furniture in the house to distract myself from thinking about Aron.

It's almost nine o'clock at night, and the rain isn't stopping. A sudden power cut exacerbated my situation. Someone started pounding on my front door as I turned on the lantern to dispel the nighttime gloom.