Love's Retribution: Seeking Justice from an Ex

"I told you not to touch that bag of sandwiches before I left. There's so much food in the fridge. Why did you have to touch that bag?" I said.

By this point, I was sobbing uncontrollably.

Devon's brow furrowed tighter.

We had fought before, and he knew I was stubborn and wouldn't cry easily.

"Okay, it's just a bag of frozen sandwiches. Stop making a scene. I'll compensate you. There's a supermarket downstairs. How about three bags?" he said.

His indifferent attitude made me realize he never thought about where that bag of sandwiches came from.

He never took my words to heart.

From the sandwiches to every little thing in life, he chose to ignore anything related to me.

"Does it matter, Devon? Those sandwiches were made by my mom when she was gravely ill. They are one of a kind—something money can't buy," I said.

Marisa scoffed, "You can come up with anything to compete for attention. I'm different. I wouldn't put Devon in a tough spot."

"Did you hear that? I'll buy you sandwiches, but you have to apologize to Marisa first," Devon said.

Marisa, not again.

In Devon's heart and eyes, there was only Marisa.

He didn't care how sad I was about losing my mom or how exhausted I was handling everything alone.

He only cared if Marisa was hurt or angry.

Tears flowed continuously down my face.

But before I could speak, Devon slapped me across the face.

At that moment, I felt like my world had fallen apart.

Devon's slap shattered my already broken heart.

I said through tears, "Fine, if you only care about Marisa, then I'll leave. This home is yours now."

I grabbed everything in front of me and threw it at Devon's face, then turned and walked away.

I cried as I walked, suddenly feeling how vast the world was, and I couldn't find a single place to belong.

My mom was gone, and I had no home.

Before she passed away, she kept saying how glad she was to see me married.

That way, after she was gone, I wouldn't be all alone.

But there would never be anyone who could love me like she did, giving everything for me.

I wished I could trade everything I had to have her back, healthy and by my side.

Exhausted from all the emotional pain, I suddenly felt darkness closing in and collapsed.