The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

Seven o’clock met him in the kitchen, cooking breakfast, as usual, cracking an egg open and pouring the yolk into a pan to cook.

As he stirred the scrambled eggs together, humming quietly to himself, he tried to not think about all the mean things his wife said to him and just tried to focus on the task at hand.

When the eggs were ready, Elijah scooped them onto a plate, next to the bacon, sausages,

and toast that he prepared beforehand.

Then Elijah took the plate off the counter, set it on the tray beside a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, and slowly raised the gold tray in his hand, walking carefully out of the kitchen into the dining room.

Standing by the table, Elijah placed the tray on it before grabbing the fork and knife from the cutlery drawer, setting the silverware on the table, and placing it neatly beside the tray.

At that moment, Elijah heard footsteps approaching the dining room where he was standing, and as he turned around, he saw Melina, walking into the room while rubbing her sleepy eyes, fully dressed in a lovely, knee-length, neat-fit white floral dress.

“What is this?!” Melina frowned at him as she looked at the tray and utensils sitting neatly on top of the table.

“Breakfast…” Elijah whispered nervously.

Keeping her silence, Melina pulled out a  chair and sat down, placing her hands on top of the table as she rested her chin on them and stared at Elijah suspiciously.

“Are you sure you are not trying to poison me before I divorce you, so you can take all my money?” Melina asked, still sounding very grumpy.

At first, Elijah thought she was kidding, but her tone was too serious not to believe.

Taking a deep breath and letting it out calmly, he smiled slightly at her question, and simply answered, “How could I do such a thing? Melina, I love you too much to hurt you.”

“Ha, you don’t know when to quit, do you?” Melina chuckled lightly as she shook her head.

A frown settled on Elijah’s face as he pulled out a chair and sat down across from her.

Melina ate the bacon,

are not husband material.” Melina said bluntly, taking a sip of

poor, right?” Elijah asked as he raised an eyebrow,

guy who is constantly broke and has no job to support yourself or spend on me,

“Wow!”

his face, Elijah stared at his wife and then at

the call, he rested it against his ear and listened to the voice on the other end of the line, “Mr. Elijah, it’s time for you

tomorrow,” Elijah

her fork down, looking at him expectantly. “If you don’t show up, you might get jail time, so I advise you to not make this harder than it has to

no words as he watched her eyes, finally realizing and accepting that his nightmare wouldn’t end

it was time for him to accept the reality that his life isn’t what

of the doorbell echoed throughout the house, and Melina smiled, standing

followed her to the front door as they

suit, standing at the doorstep. He had short

the man’s arm and kissing him on the lips as she hugged onto his body with

slipped from Elijah’s mouth as he looked away, turning his

in front of him, and yet, she didn’t seem to care that

this was the moment he realized how toxic their relationship truly was and felt a

his teeth, clasping his fists, trying hard to keep

Blueville courthouse before ten o’clock?” Melina asked him, breaking the embrace

towards her, smiling stiffly at her and saying, “Of

said, grabbing the man’s hand, and grinning sweetly

watched his wife get in the car of another man, and drive away. His heart

he can never let his heart rule over his head, for a woman or anyone, and

did because now, he would never let another human being get the best of him, ever again, and his heart slowly grew

front of the courtyard, and Elijah paid his fare with a

white building, Elijah shoved his hands into his pocket, walking further towards the

court hall, he was shocked to see reporters and camera crews, and they immediately started shouting and shoving each other to gain

Investverse company would  be divorcing you?!” A reporter shouted in his ear as she