How Dare You?

All through the night, sleep was far away from me. Immediately the sun rose in the sky, I packed my things, not leaving a single one behind, and started out of the house.

Jacob had not come home last night, obviously he had spent the night with Ella. But I refused to let it bother me now, after all, she was the one he had loved from the start.

Dragging my suitcases down the stairs, my phone beeped, coming alive with a message. My heart clenched as I saw the name "Ella" on the screen.

[I hope you know now that you have been nothing but an obstacle in Jacob and I relationship. Do the needful without delay.]

I scoffed, feeling anger rise in my blood. How dare she order me to leave my own husband for her? If only she knew how much I wanted to be done with him myself. I didn't spare her text a second glance before shoving my phone down my bag.

I could only hope that Jacob would show up at court, because if he didn't, then I would have no choice than to release the video of him and Ella. And he probably knew how much damage that would cause for him.

As I had suspected, Jacob showed up at court. Jaws clenched and expression stern. He wore a mask of frown, not even glancing towards me as he arrived hours later than expected.

But I could see through that veil he had put up, the way his breath was uneven, his fist that clenched at his side. He had not expected me to drag things out for this long, he thought it was all a bluff, but after my text this morning letting him know I was not a joker, he just had to show.

He finally walked towards me, a storm rising in those calm blue eyes. "Do you have any idea what you are doing?" His voice was gentle, unlike the monster that came at me last night. "If you hadn't been so obsessed with me, none of this would have happened." His voice was laced with defeat in contrast with the storm that burnt in his eyes.

He was trying to manipulate me. I almost scoffed a laugh. It hurt my pride to know that this had been plotted before we even got married and I was no more than a puppet in his eyes.

"It's too late for all your tricks Jacob," as softly as the words left my mouth, i felt my heart drowning. "None of this would have happened if you hadn't started sleeping with my sister." Those words left a bitter taste in my mouth.

I managed to keep myself together. Taking out the documents, I placed them between us and held out a pen for him. He stared at me, reluctant to take the pen.

"If you don't sign these papers right now, I swear I'll post that video. I'm not bluffing and you know that." I kept my voice firm, hiding how much I trembled on the inside.

His hands clenched, teeth gritted in anger. I felt my heart skip a beat, afraid he was going to find a way to ruin this one as well.

He snatched the pen from me and drew his signature on the paper. Tossing the pen my way, he grumbled. "You will regret this Blaire. I promise." His tone was sharp, spilling with hate. "No man will ever want a used product like you, you will never find someone to love you. You will come crawling back to me, begging me to take you, then it will be too late."

For the first time in five years, I felt a weight lift off my chest. My heart's burden had lightened. I smiled. "I don't need a man like you Jacob and I pray that we never cross paths again."

His eyes beamed with surprise, his resolve wavering. Then a smirk formed on his lips, "Let's see how long you will last before you break."

His words made me stiffen, wondering if they were true. To make things worse, he leaned in closer, "you know you have nothing, you depend wholly on me. How do you plan to survive?" His voice brushed against my skin as a soft whisper.

Pulling away, the last thing I saw was his smug smile as I rushed out of the courthouse, desperate for a breather. But things only got worse. The bright blonde hair of Ella caught my eyes, her plum red lips spread into a smile as she saw me.

"My darling," her voice haunted me. "I can't even begin to wonder how you must be feeling."

I scoffed a laugh. "Isn't this what you always wanted?"

She clicked her tongue as if offended, "my dear, I never wanted you to find out cause I know how fragile your little heart is. Mum did this, not me."

My chest stuffed with anger, my blood boiled and every breath became a challenge. Before I even knew it, my hands swung at her face, hitting her hard enough to make her stumble.

She stared at me, feeling the same way as myself. Disbelief. Shock.

A hand suddenly gripped me by the forearm, spinning me backwards. A hard slap pressed against my face where I stood, teary eyed, I looked up to see my mother's face.

"How dare you hit your sister? You useless brat! Are you trying to make her as ugly as you?!" She spat at my face.

My eyes caught the sight of Jacob coming out of the courthouse, I could not let him see me this way. Without responding, I rushed into the cab waiting for me and gave him my best friend's address.

After what seemed like an eternity, the cab arrived at her place and she was waiting outside for me.

Jessica rushed towards me, arms opened and enveloping me in a bear hug. My tears stung at my eyes but I forced a smile to my face.

It was over. Five whole years. Over.