Chapter 21

We stare at each other. That's what we've been doing as minutes passed by.

" Akiandra what is this?" He steps into the room, closing the door behind him.

" Just as you can see, I'm giving you, your life back. " 

I watch his head drop down, hands on his hips. He bites at his lips and nods his head before looking up at me again." We are still married." 

"Not for long" I quickly say, cutting him off.

" Is this about yesterday because I - " He stops short of his words.

He can't do it.

" You don't have to strain yourself or force yourself even, to say it. You can't apologise, it's not you, it's not in you to do so and you know what? - I've made peace with that." I take a breath before turning away from him and taking my bag in hand.

" I've made peace with a lot of things, handled a lot of things and still I stood. But last night was a different