Walking Away for Good
My husband insisted that I wear high heels at the companyās annual meeting despite being pregnant. He compared me to his female secretary with a look of disdain.
"Canāt you learn from Lucille? Sheās eight months pregnant and still comes to work in full makeup, handling her tasks efficiently. If you donāt wear them, donāt go. Iāll be embarrassed!"
He even tried to give the high heels to his secretary and take her as his date. Left with no choice, I forced myself to wear them.
However, on the balcony, the secretary tripped me, spilling red wine all over me.
Limping, I found my husband, only for him to sneer, "Tripping on flat ground? How clumsy!"
Furious and pale with anger, I turned to leave.
Someone urged him to chase after me, but he only got angrier. "How bad could it be? Sheās so timidāshe canāt survive without me! Just wait. When the eventās over, sheāll definitely be waiting in the car to drive me home."
Alas, he was wrong. I turned and went straight to the hospital for an abortion.