Wedding anniversaries are one of the most anticipated events in one’s married life, but celebrating it doesn’t always end up the way everyone expects it to be.
It’s the 5th of May and Dione is busy prepping those tender steaks matched with creamy mashed potatoes and a nice chilled red wine. She is always looking forward to this day; their wedding anniversary. Dione loves putting effort into everything she does, especially when it is for her husband, Andre.
“Candles? check. Music? check! Food made with love? Double check!” Dione is ecstatic after seeing the candlelit dinner she had prepared for both her and Andre tonight.
She quickly ran up to their room to change and fix herself after being a busy bee. A pink champagne-colored satin dress that perfectly shapes her curves is what she chose to wear. Dione put on a light, classy makeup and sprayed a perfect amount of her favorite oak perfume. She fixed her hair and put some pieces of jewelry on to match her look. Dione went back down to the dining room and sat by the dining table to wait for Andre to come home. While waiting, she got her phone to check some notifications and browse her Instagram. As she was scrolling through her feed, she saw a post of Adriana Carter, the supermodel, who happens to be Andre's first love.
“Adriana’s pregnant?” Dione was surprised. She decided to read some comments under Adriana’s post.
People are commenting congratulatory messages under her post and some are asking who the father may be.
"OMG! Congrats queen!"
"Yassss finally!"
"So we're gonna welcome a future supermodel!"
"@adrianacarter who's the father?"
"Adrianaaaa when are you going to reveal the father?"
It was flooded. Something caught Dione’s eye. Adriana replied with a ‘shy’ emoji under one comment…
“Is Andre the father?” the comment says.
“Andre?” Dione was taken aback by what she had read. A lot of thoughts occurred to her.
Could it be him? Dione has always given her best and all to him. She had devoted her life wholly to him. She thought they were over. Maybe she just misunderstood Adriana’s reply. But what if she did not?
Dione lost her poise and felt so depressed. She cannot stop herself from hurting even though no one has confirmed anything. She sulked in her seat and felt her heart pumping hard and heavy. She felt betrayed. All this time, she thought she could win his heart, but it does not seem to be the reality. It feels like Andre never loved her.
The door opened and footsteps were approaching the dining room. She gazed at a tall, well-built man, wearing a navy blue suit with a blue tie, it was Andre. Dione looked at the clock, it was already 8 o’clock in the evening. She wondered why he came home late despite him knowing that it is their third anniversary today, but Dione got no courage to ask.
“Honey! you’re home.” She exclaimed. “Let’s eat.” She sat down, smiling while looking at Andre whose face looked irritated. She feels like walking on a thin string. Andre's making her feel uneasy. She knows that Andre is not in the mood, he is not talking and is walking like air around the house.
The food got cold due to hours of waiting. Andre had a bite and so did Dione. She thought things were just fine until Andre suddenly burst out of anger and got Dione puzzled.
“WHY? ISN’T THIS ENOUGH FOR YOU? YOU STILL WANT TO HAVE A CHILD WITH ME?’ He stood up, furious, and eyes gazing like an angry lion ready to attack its prey.
“What do you mean? I don’t get you. I never asked you?!” Dione defended.
“Oh, please! I know you too well. You asked Grandpa to talk me out about having a baby with you. Are you really that obsessed with me?” Andre angrily replied.
“First of all, would you please calm down? I have never talked to Grandpa about having a kid with you. You’re accusing me!” She is feeling her eyes slowly get filled with tears. Her heart is beating so fast, she could faint. She got so confused. She never asked Andre’s Grandpa to do such a thing.
“Why? Out of all possible days, why today? I just want to have a nice dinner with him to celebrate our anniversary…” She thought to herself.
“And you expect me to believe you? I respect your effort for really plotting this out.” Andre kept accusing. “Let me remind you. You do not deserve to have my child, and you never will.” He said while pointing his fingers at Dione.
Andre’s Grandfather, Grandpa Lee, truly likes Dione for his grandson. He is the reason behind the marriage of the two. It all started with the family company of Dione that’s on the verge of bankruptcy. Grandpa Lee offered help to save their company, in return, Dione would marry Andre. She had a crush on him when they first met, so it was never a problem for Dione, while Andre just had broken up with his first love, Adriana. He, at first, didn't like the agreement, but he thought Dione was beautiful so he just slept with her and gave in to the agreement and married Dione.
She has been keeping this question in her mind for so long, Dione took a deep breath and asked Andre something she was always afraid to ask.
“Have you ever loved me?” Silence filled the room as Andre looked into her eyes. She felt chills in her body and felt so scared but tried to keep calm.
Sarcastically laughing, "What do you think?" Andre said. Dione felt so hurt and heartbroken. After all the efforts and devotion, she still lost. Andre left the dining room and walked out.
Dione thought that maybe she is really not good enough for him. Maybe they really are not compatible. Maybe she really doesn't deserve to have his child. Maybe he never really did love her. She tried stopping her tears from falling but failed.
