Lahat ng Kabanata ng Till Divorce Do Us Part: Kabanata 481 - Kabanata 489

ALEXAI felt the presence of people, or maybe someone around me before I opened my eyes, and I really wished I didn’t.I thought I was dead.I wanted to be dead.“Thank goodness you are awake,” the doctor said.My eyes were still a little blurry, but I could see the nurse standing somewhere in the ward, along with Shirley, and the pitiful look in their eyes was evident.“Is he truly dead?” I asked.My heart was so heavy that I wondered how I was able to even speak. While I stayed unconscious, that was the only thing I could think about, and by God, I really wanted to be dead.“Yes, Alexa,” the doctor answered pitifully.Streams of tears flowed down my cheeks and I didn’t bother with controlling them. The tears were nothing compared to the ache and emptiness in my heart. I never thought I would ever have to experience this sort of tragedy.“We really tried to resuscitate him, but his system was failing, and that was due to the fact that his heart was already weak, even before the heart

ALEXAWhen I got to the door, I pushed it open and it obeyed me. Maybe I didn’t think that it would because I was too weak to even apply any form of force.I was weak emotionally and physically.All I wanted to do was get to my dad’s bedroom, take out all his clothes, lay them on his bed, and curl up right there. That was exactly what I had done when my mum passed; it helped me to stay sane for a while. Hopefully, it would do the same now.Or maybe it wouldn’t because of the shame and guilt I was feeling deep inside. It was eating me up so badly that I could hardly breathe.“I understand the terms. You have laid them out before,” a voice said.I stopped, trying to catch the voice and where it was speaking from.“You know I have been nothing but obedient and diligent,” the voice said again, and this time around, I was able to catch the voice.It was Clara talking and the voice was coming from the aisle downstairs.At first, I had thought that it was the kitchen, but knowing Clara, she

ALEXAA rumbling sound in my stomach forced me awake.“Am I hungry?” I asked myself, almost in disbelief.For the entire day yesterday, I wasn’t sure I had anything to eat. Heck, I was lying down in the hospital all day and grieving the passing of my dad. However, I still didn’t expect that I would be this famished.It was as though my stomach was completely empty and on fire.“When have I ever been this hungry?” I asked myself as I got out of bed.My first instinct was to get something to eat because the hungry seemed to be feasting on my system. I had thought that with everything that was going on, I wouldn’t have an appetite.Quite frankly, I didn’t even want to eat anything, but with the hunger in my stomach, I couldn’t even control it.I went into the bathroom and brushed my teeth quickly, but just as I stepped out of the bathroom, Shirley called.“Good morning, Miss Alexa,” she greeted as soon as I picked up the call.“Shirley, is everything okay?” I asked because I just wanted

ALEXAShirley arrived a while later, just when I had just finished having breakfast.“You have access to my apartment now, so ensure that everything runs smoothly,” I told her.“I will, ma’am,” she responded.“And if there is anything I need to know, you can just call me or send me a message or an email,” I added.Shirley nodded.I noticed that she had something else bothering her that she would have liked to say, but she was hesitating.“What is it?” I asked her.“It’s nothing, Miss Alexa,” she responded.It was a lie, but I didn’t even have the courage and strength to press her for details.“Alright then,” I said.Shirley left after that and I sat back at the dining table and just allowed the heaviness and hollowness to wash over me. It was even a surprise for me that I could eat a full plate of food, or maybe it was because I was deeply famished.Clara, after recovering from the shock of my demand, had scoffed and stormed upstairs to pack her things, and I could barely wait to see