SHORT STORIES

Able to stand

They were a married couple and have only a son, the wife stays at home to do house chores while the husband goes off to work.

The husband is a successful business man and his company is going smoothly.

They were a such a happy couple, if the husband had time he would ask his wife out they often went to their favorite place with their son. They spent their time talking, laughing and enjoying the moment.

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One fine day the wife went to town to buy their daily necessities, as she wonder her stomach grumble and decided to eat at the nearest restaurant as she walk through she was greeted by a waiter  she find a table to settle down when her eyes look at a certain direction, she frown and look closely.......

It was her husband with a woman and she's not his secretary either on the other side the husband feed the woman which she gladly enjoyed the treatment, the husband started kissing the woman's hands and the woman blush then giggled they were busy that they didn't notice someone was staring at them.

The wife couldn't bear to see the scene before her eyes "I must be hallucinating" she thought......

She close her eyes then opened them
"No, this isn't real my husband wouldn't find other woman." Her tears started to roll down that she herself didn't expect her chest tightens that she couldn't breath properly

She get out of that place run and run that she forgot to get her groceries all she had in mind is to run away from there.... She went home with red eyes

Their son look at her mother with confuse eyes he directly follow her to their parents room there he witness his mom crying, he hug her and so the mother also did the same to her son. He may be young (7 yrs. old) but he's smart of his age he knows something must have happen because he never seen her mother cry like this...

The husband on the other side enjoyed accommpannying his woman he even promise that they will enjoyed the night together that he text her wife saying
" I won't make it tonight"
" Don't wait me and go to sleep"
" I had a client and need to accompany"

The two mother and son pairs was asleep after some time the mother wake up and notice that someone message her she check it and notice that it was her husband

" Don't lie to me what client? My woman you should say." She said out loud that she didn't notice she is still with her son she was scared that she immediately turn around to look, her son is still asleep *sigh* and went out of the room to make dinner

As soon her mother get out of the room he look for her mother's phone and read the text sent by his dad

" I won't make it tonight"
" Don't wait me and go to sleep"
" I had a client and need to accompany"

" There's nothing wrong." He said then read it again and again he stop at the word client -accompany suddenly he remember what his mom just said

" Don't lie to me what client? My woman you should say."

" Now i know."
"Mom must have seen Dad with someone." He thought
"But dad loves mother the most why would he find other woman? It must be a misunderstanding."

"Son, wake up let's eat!" He heard his mom downstairs and comply

" Are you ok?" He worriedly ask
" Yeah" She smile

They spent together the night

Meanwhile the husband also enjoyed his time with the woman

" Ahhh~ be gentle." The woman moan
" Hmmmm."