Broken With My Mother In Law

Seconds later, her body almost collapsed on the floor but I caught her on time. I think she fell asleep from all her drunkenness. 

“Caroline, wake up. You can’t sleep here. Keep yourself together. There are so many people here. Hey…Caroline?” I patted her on the shoulder to keep her up and ask her to move away from me.  

“Uhmmmmm…” She moaned sleepily. Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

I was going crazy. She can’t be seen with me tonight. I can’t be with another woman at my own wedding rehearsal. I decided to put her in the room we rented for the night. 

Before putting her down, she suddenly vomited. She vomited on my clothes. 

“Caroline, what the hell?” I shouted angrily but she did not even budge. 

Her vomit was disgusting. Looking at the vomit on my clothes, my stomach turned upside down, which was really unbearable. 

I pushed Caroline to the bed and went to the bathroom to change clothes. I immediately took off my suit and threw it away. It was already dirty anyway. I went out of the bathroom half naked since I just threw my top away. 

When I came out of the bathroom, I saw Caroline still lying on the bed. She was half drunk and half awake. Moments later she stood up to throw up again. This time, she threw up at herself. I couldn’t just leave her be so I went back to the bathroom to get some water and towels. 

When I was trying to clean her mess up, wiping her hands and legs clean off of her vomit, she still mumbled things that I couldn’t understand. The only thing I understood was that she was calling my name while she slurred the rest of her words. 

When I was done, I decided to pick her up and move her to the sofa since her some of her vomit also got onto the bed. At that moment, when I lifted her up, a familiar voice rang into the room. 

“Donald?” 

I quickly looked at where the voice was coming from. 

“What are you doing here? What are you doing with her?” Linda asked hastily. 

I couldn’t even answer right away. Somehow, words failed to come out of my mouth. This is what I was afraid of. 

“I… uh…Linda…” This is all I managed to say. 

“Why are you alone in a room with her half naked? Please tell me nothing happened between you two” I heard her voice crack. 

She was angry and confused at the same time. I looked at her again and her eyes were already red. 

“Linda, it’s not what you think it is. Nothing happened between the both of us. She was drunk and I… I was just helping out” I hurriedly replied. 

I looked at Linda again. My explanation seemed useless. I looked into her eyes and it gave me the impression that she did not believe anything I said. Well, I can’t blame her because it sounded more like an excuse. Then I realized that I was still holding Caroline and she was leaning on my bare shoulders. I almost cursed out loud. 

I looked at Linda helplessly, more like praying for her to leave.

“Helping out, huh? Well I have never seen a man help a drunk woman half naked Donald! I don’t want to hear any more of your excuses. I am done here.” She shouted angrily and ran away crying. 

“Linda, wait, Linda!” I hurriedly tried to put Caroline on the sofa but before I could go any further, Caroline held on to my wrist and pulled me back. 

I was breathing heavily. I couldn’t catch my breath because I was panicking. I need to go after Linda. I need to explain. 

I didn’t mean to hurt her. I didn’t mean for any of this to happen. 

“Don’t go, Donald. Please? Stay with me… Ah…” Caroline said with a weak voice.

I couldn’t bear her drama any longer, took a glass of cold water and splashed it all in her face. After that, she instantly sat up and looked at me. I gave her a cold look as a response before I left. 

When I got out of the room, I hurriedly looked for Linda. I have no idea where she is now, but I am not giving up until I find her. I need to explain to her. I need to make her understand that nothing happened between Caroline and I. I need to assure her that she is the only woman I love. 

[Donald’s Perspective]

I went out of the room and searched for Linda. When I went back, I saw her in the corner of my eye. There was also a man standing beside her. I didn’t seem to know this man or even have seen him before, but it was an eyesore seeing the two of them together. Linda did not mention him to me. Who is this? And why are they two together? It just so happened that when I arrived at this time, looking for Linda I did not like what I was seeing.

With my eyebrows furrowed and arms folded across my body, I approached the both of them.

“Linda, who are you with? Is he… a friend of yours? Why haven’t I met him before?” I pretended to ask her calmly but really my blood is rushing through my body with rage, I should not overreact about this because I do not know the situation clearly. And I did not want to make a scene. Was she making me jealous?

“Hello, I’m…” Linda quickly interrupted him.

“Yes, he is, my friend.”

The man was about to introduce himself when Linda interrupted him. I noticed the man’s confusion as he stared at Linda. There appears to be a problem with what happened. I was bothered by it.

“Hmm okay. And since we are all together, let us go and have a drink at the bar. It is so boring just staying here. Let’s have fun and let’s go. Look, there are many people over there. Let’s join them.” I told them so that they won’t be alone together anymore. 

I did not like how Linda carelessly dismissed the fact that I was disturbed by who she was with. Linda doesn’t want me to know something and that bothered me, but I can’t ask her about it just now because we have more important things to attend to.

“Is he the bridegroom of the day? Oh, how handsome.” Does that man don’t know me? Didn’t Linda tell him who I am? A series of question marks floated around my mind. 

“Yes, I am the bridegroom of the day. Thank you for the compliment kind sir. Do you want to join us in having a drink?” I invited him over again to show respect even though I did not want him to be around Linda.

“Then I wish you both a lot of happiness, I won’t be able to join the two of you, I will leave soon, I hope you both have a wonderful time!” He gave us a kind nod and then walked away.

As soon as the man was out of sight, I felt relieved. I glanced at Linda and she looked annoyed. She looked like she was about to kill me with those eyes of hers. Why was she so upset all of a sudden? 

“Let us go, too.” I told her.

I tried to take Linda’s hand in mine, but she refused. She took the lead and walked outside leaving me behind. Because I didn’t want to cause her any problems, I followed her quickly.  She was obviously upset with me. And I think I know the reason why.

“It is not what you think, Linda. Listen to what I am saying.” I gently took Linda’s hand in mine and firmly held it. She was not able to break away this time.

“Let go of me, Donald, every explanation you have is useless, I only believe in what I see. Hmm…” She muttered this angrily as she struggled to brush off my hand.

“Listen to my explanation please, why don’t you want to believe me Linda?” 

Since she does not want to listen to the words that I am saying at all, I pulled her closer to me, locking eyes with her and pressed my lips against hers. 

Yes, I kissed her and she kissed me back. Her lips are so soft and so sweet. I noticed that she became calm and the tension between us has slightly dissolved. As I pulled away, I let go of our embrace. I touched my lips and it felt kind of sore, I looked at my fingers and there were stained with a trace of blood. She bit me. I looked at her with pleading eyes. She stood there in silence.