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A Silent Goodbye

When betrayal breaks a heart

By Rohitha LankaPublished 8 months ago • 1 min read

When I got the pregnancy report, I felt very happy.....

I am a mother.

That thought ran through my mind.

My stomach slowly filled up.

I got pregnant.

I called him and told him in one breath...

He seemed scared when he asked me that.

I was surprised...

Why was he scared?

Let's get married.

I read it with interest...

Are you crazy?

To get married now.

Besides, I don't want children right now.

When he said something else,

I cut the call and went to his office.

He didn't come today.

The child was sick.

When a woman in the office told him,

I got hot with my wife.

I lied a thousand times and asked for his home address.

When a thousand tears fell from his eyes,

I walked forward on the steps....

This is the house.

I wiped my eyes and rang the bell.

Who am I seeing?

When a pregnant mother was in front of me,

I became even more helpless...

Who was the lady?

I could hear that voice...

When she saw me,

She turned stone and had a baby in her arms...

When the woman asked me again,

I turned back and said that I had made a mistake...

He had not only done such a big fraud to me,

But also to his wife...

I answered his call and hung up again...

Even though I understood that he had been used,

I firmly decided that he would never hurt another woman like me...

I knew that he had betrayed his wife and

I would never love mysef again.

Even though you could have beaten

And fought

And told me the truth,

I decided to come silently....

Because,

As a woman,

I don't want to hurt another woman like me....

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Rohitha Lanka

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  • Irene Mugang Narewec 7 months ago

    Painful but beautiful experience šŸ™

  • Marie381Uk 8 months ago

    Wonderful ā™¦ļøšŸ’™ā™¦ļø

  • Amy8 months ago

    Very moving

  • Nikita Angel8 months ago

    Fantastic written

  • Suborna Paul8 months ago

    Sad but beautiful

  • AlaTrend8 months ago

    Good work!!

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