I am alone

I am all alone. Two weeks ago, my wife left me. Handed the divorce papers after 5 days.

Our marriage was not a fairy tale. Neither it was a nightmare. But I often would find myself doing things I didn't want, alienating close people, just to make her happy. And I thought, if she is happy, then I will be happy. And she just left.

She hated my parents, to whom I was close to. I had to hide away to call them, I had to plan their visits when she was at work. She told me she didn't even want to sense their presence at our home. And one night they, along with my elder sister, dropped in after work, waited until she returned. Just to talk, to get a sense of what was wrong and try to resolve it.

She got mad, slammed the dor to my sisters face, cried hysterically... But managed to calm down. We started talking, everyone seemed happy, like a great burden was taken of their shoulders....

And then they left. And then my wife announced she will not continue living with me. Packed her bags and left next morning.

I only saw her when we went to deal with paperwork. She was calm, serene. I realized that was the woman I fell in love with, but it was too late. She wouldn't change her mind.

And now i am alone...