Catherine was married with John for 2 years. She was sweet but wanted to be better for her husband. She thought her husband wanted her to be better when she was listening to his advice.
Often his friends came to have afternoon tea in their house. She tried to serve them the best snacks but her husband was always irritated with her. She wanted her to behave in a better way. He advised her all the time.
One day Catherine dressed a nice dress. She looked at the mirror and was amazed with her beauty. She went to her husband and he got irritated. He said that that dress didn't suit her. He suggested her to wear something like that with her body type. She became upset but he didn't notice.
She thought her husband knew better who she should talk to. One day she return home from a sitting with her friends. That time John said to her that her friends were stupid single losers and he was against her seeing them.
Catherine thought that her husband was right. She thought he was right to blame her for not being able to get pregnant when he told her a worthless wife. Soon after that she got two strips on the pregnancy test kit. She was beyond herself with joy when she saw this.
She thought herself that her husband was going to be thrilled as he was going to be father. At night when he returned home, she planned to give her the surprise. But even that didn't make him happy. He asked if that meant she was not going to work.
He was irritated from the first day of her pregnancy. And continued it. He treated her horribly during the period of pregnancy. One day Catherine was serving breakfast and he said that she should stay at her mother's while she carry that bump. She was shocked and asked if he had forgot that her mom had passed away 5 years ago. Then he said that was ok.
Months passed and Catherine gave birth to a baby girl in the hospital. He didn't come to visit them at the hospital. So, she phoned him to give him the news. She said to him that he had a daughter. John got angry and said, "A daughter?! Am I supposed to be happy about it? I wanted a son!" And after this he didn't even come to take them home.
And soon after that John came up with another irritation. He started to compare Catherine with her mother. They were eating dinner and that time he said that his mother was a better cook. She was upset but tried to put up with things.
After that day, John even moved his mother in to live with them. The old lady came and Cath welcomed her. But she was just like her son. Instead of giving a decent reply she said that things there were even worse than she remembered. She again told Cath that she had no taste at all.
The mother and the son began to torture her together. That time she was feeding her baby. They both came and her mom in law asked her son if he even sure that child was his. She added that the baby didn't look like him at all.
His mother kept giving her orders as if she was a kid. One day the mom in law was outside of the house and that time she phoned Cath. She ordered her to go to the post office and pick up her package. When she picked up that, she again told her to go to the store. She also told that she had made a shopping list that she left at home.
But one day it went away too far. She gave Cath her prescription and told her to the pharmacy. But the pharmacy was on the other side of the town because only they had what she needed. After 1 hour she left home.
But returned within 20 minutes because she forgot the prescription at home. And then it all became clear. She saw her husband with another girl in their house. She was froze and asked what was going on there. That time her mom in law also came there.
It turned out that her husband had his mistress come over and his mother was covering for him! John didn't say much but his mom was too angry. He was not angry for his son's affair but for her daughter in law to caught him. She told Cath that it was her own fault. If she was a good wife, he would have never done it.
Catherine could not hold her anger back. She asked her mother in law how she dared. She could not put up with that any longer. She packed her stuffs and took her daughter. She left that miserable people behind and left. She was ready to be a single mother but was not going to endure that kind of humiliation.
Her husband and his mother got angry with her. He said that she would come back crawling to him. He also exclaimed who was going to want her with a child. His mother also supported that.
But her husband was wrong. She found happiness. He was wrong about many things. It turned out that she was smart, beautiful and funny. It was just that with him she had forgot about all those qualities of her. Within six months she got her life line who also loved her back.
After five years Catherine was so beautiful and successful housewife too. Her daughter was grown up too.
She was with her daughter in the park and that time she met her ex husband. He was looking poorer and looked like he was living on the street. He also saw her and came to talk. He said, "Catherine, is that you? You look great! Give me just one minute...."
Catherine became angry and avoided him saying that he had 5 years, even though that was too long. She then said, "Farewell" and left him.
John looked at her going to a little girl. The girl asked her who that person was. Her mom said, "Nobody, sweetheart. Let's go home, our daddy made his special dinner for us."
John stood far and saw her daughter going away. But he had no courage or right to call her back.
Don't give second chances to people who never gave you even the first one.
Chances are only for those who deserved it. It's such a she for the man to ask forgiveness and another chance from Catherine after how badly he treats her before.
It's just satisfying that Catherine has become bolder and stronger. She was courageous enough to move on to her past, leave it all behind and live the life she and her daughter deserves.
After all, she knew that he is not worth being called a Father. He's stupid to ask if the child was really his. It's so downright degrading to the part of the woman.
As for the inlaws, I have witnessed already the power of inlaws in meddling a husband and wife relationship. They should be human enough to know that they can destroy a relationship.
One thing I learned, Know the person better that includes her family background, that you planned on spending your whole life with.