CHAPTER 6

I stood before the departing section of the airport, my luggages in hand as i glanced at escalator leading to the boarding section.

The airport was filled with people - some with family, others alone. And then there were some like me who were just hoping to flee this world.

I sighed - a long, heavy sigh. The sunlight peered through the glass, creating a shadow before me.

Three days of careful preparation and now...... i was here. My mind couldn't help but wander to the times I'd sat on floor, in total silence.

My tense shoulders relaxed - like as though a heavy burden had been lifted off my shoulders.

That was right. I was no longer a wife, neither was I a mother.

There were no more strands of relationship binding me to that selfish and ungrateful pair.

The freedom to be able to let all hell loose,had never been more enticing as it was today. As of henceforth,there would be no hesitations.

Now all that would remain would be pain and intense hatred. With the ungodly feeling of achieving revenge even if it consumes my soul and crushes what remains of my body into bits.

I gritted my teeth, resentment blurring my vision. I tried to hold steady as i stumbled forward when I heard my phone trilling in my coat's pocket.

Listening to that familiar ringtone,i knew it was an incoming call. I reached for it, simultaneously pressing the accept button.

"Selene, where the hell are you?!" - Jason's high pitched voice came through instantly. A clear indicator that he was pissed beyond words.

I smirked. Three days with his white moonlight and he suddenly realizes he had a wife today.

How disappointing.

Where was i?!. Wasn't this what he had always wanted.

Or was he trying to drag me back so that he could savour every moment of having me dismembered like he had done the past two times.

Standing still, i didn't actually know how much time had passed. But I did know that there was a thick cloud of silence hanging heavily between us both.

"Why does it matter to you?" - I broke the silence. "Wouldn't it do you more good if I were to disappear forever?".

My face twisted in a grimace as each word passed through the gaps of my teeth while I had my hands balled in a tight fist.

"What the hell are you talking about?!" - I pushed the phone a distance from my ear as i heard him cursing in agitation.

"GET BACK HERE,SELENE!!!" - he yelled. "Irina was recently discharged from the hospital and is alone with the child. How could you leave your obligation to an ailing lady ".

I heard the soft thud of his fist making impact with something. Probably he had punched his desk or something.

I scoffed. Feeling repulsed that I had now been reduced to being a hand servant.

Did he really think that i would come running just because he said so?. Had it been in the past, then yeah.

But we weren't living in the past, were we?.

Obligations....... that burden was never mine to bear in the first place. They were hers.

"Jason, you have wronged me greatly" - i said slowly feeling the cracks in my heart growing wider...... and wider.

"What!" - he exclaimed.

"You shouldn't have wronged me this badly" - i muttered beneath my breath as i sniffed in the cold air. Tears lingered in my eyes - unshed.

"What dumb things are you really spouting?" - I bowed my head listening to his angry voice.

"I give you five minutes.......Five minutes or else I'll never let you back" - he threatened. He seemed confident that I would come running back and crawling on my knees apologizing.

A low laugh escaped my lips. I laughed till i couldn't anymore - till it got really hard to breathe.

"Give me two years. These pains I've had to endure - I'll let you experience it a hundred fold" - my words flew fluently.

"I'll make sure that you crumble without a wall to lean on. For now, enjoy what you've got" - i hung up the call after speaking. Casually tossing the phone into a trash bin close by.

With my final good-byes having being said,i turned to leave. With a promise to burn down this world on my return.

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It was around 6:15pm when our plane touched down in Paris, France.

I stepped out of the airport with my hands in my coat. Pulling behind me my entire luggage which consisted of one trolling bag.

I took a deep breath, taking in the new fresh airs of Paris. With new dreams and new hopes,i walked along the paved road till i found the designated taxi waiting for my arrival.

I flashed a brief smile to the driver who seemed to be in his early fourties,an average height with a slim stature and a well trimmed beard .

"You're Miss Selene Woods?!" - he asked politely in french,his eyes holding a hint of scrutiny.

"Yes, I am. It's a pleasure meeting you" - i replied in fluent french as i watched him pulling my bag to the back of the car.

"Please...." - he opened the car door, stretching his hands while asking me to go in the car.

"Thanks" - I smiled politely.

He got into the driver's side, pulled the car into the busy road as he sped off.

I sat at the back of the car, watching as the sun set filling the skies with it's orange red evening glow.

Paris looked particularly captivating at this time of day - each building looked magnificent with it's unique architectural design.

I didn't know how long we had been driving, but it had been a long while. I felt exhausted but I dared not sleep a wink.

I sat up straight, engaging in different talks with the driver as he enlightened me on quite a number of things.

When we pulled into the driveway of the undercover base - it was dark and the moon was out.

"Miss, we're here" - the driver knocked on my glass before opening the door for me.

"Thank you" - i alighted, taking my luggage from him.