Do not leave me

MIA MADSON

"Mia, why are you making such a fuss? Now you come up with this crazy one-month thing, I want you to sign it soon he holds out the paper.

"And if I don't? What will my hubby do?" - he takes my wine glass and throws it against the wall.

"Yours?" - I glared at him, "I'll sign Geovane, but you have to promise to stay married to me and we'll keep up the charade for another month. That's the only way I can sign these papers, take it or leave it?" - I hold out my hand to him - "Deal?" - He didn't take my hand, so I gave him the last card - "Or I don't sign anything" - I was decisive - "And then we will stay married the same way because the divorce process will take longer than that or even an annulment."

"You are a manipulator Mia Madson, the worst kind" - he was furious with me - "That's why I hate you."

"The feeling is reciprocal, I will sign the documents, but they will stay with me" - I took a pen and signed the divorce agreement - "In one month counting from today's date I will give them back to you and then you can ask for the divorce."

Geovane approaches me and we are staring at each other, our faces are close, our bodies are close too, he wanted to intimidate me, and I also stared at him, I wouldn't run away from that fight, our breaths were very altered, my chest went up and down with such speed and his eyes dug into mine, I could swear that the hate was becoming another kind of feeling, because his eyes went down to my mouth and observed it, we stayed there for a few seconds that seemed like hours until he released a sentence taking us out of that scene.

"You cheap manipulator" - his lips almost touched mine and I could smell the wine - "That must be why people talk about you so much" - he went to the office door and left me there alone.

"Don't talk that way about your fiancée, darling," I laughed and fell into the chair, almost not believing what had happened there.

I took the folder where the papers were and kept it in my purse, and I was a little disappointed with Geovane's attitude, I know that our marriage wasn't for real, that it was a farce, but he could have at least waited until the end of the wedding party to ask me to sign the divorce agreement. I went back to my wedding party and wandered around drinking wine, great wine by the way. My husband came to meet me and took my arm and told me that we were leaving the party, and just as he had done he left dragging me until he reached his mother, who was talking to some people from the society.

"Mum, I'm leaving now. I just came to warn you," Geovane's mother widened her eyes.

"My son, I know you just got married," she laughed, "but you don't have to run off like that," she smiled, and so did the people standing near her.

"I'm leaving" - he says already leaving and she holds him.

"Geovane, Paola is coming back" - my mother-in-law warns him and it seems that he gets even angrier with me, as if I had some guilt - "I thought you should know, my son" - she smiles again as if mocking me and tells me that the game is over.

"Bye mum, I'll go find her and solve this whole situation" - some people, come towards us to greet the newlyweds, but he just gives a smile and pulls me out.

"Bye niece-in-law" - I shout and let out a smile and she looks at me with a frown, I think she doesn't like me very much, actually, I am sure, because I am not the daughter-in-law she wanted.

"Stop teasing people" - he drags me to his truck, opens the door and tells me through gritted teeth - "Get in Mia."

"Easy there husband, I'd like another glass of wine, he's so tasty" - I ask again, I want to provoke him.

"Get in that car, Mia Madson, now."

"Just one more glass of wine."

"Get in the car" - after he shouts at me I get scared and become paralysed.

My husband then comes on top of me and I stand between his truck and him, our eyes meet and his affected breathing makes mine do the same, we stand there for a while looking at each other, I wet my lips and hold his attention on my face, just like in the office we both stand paralysed looking at each other without even understanding what was happening, someone shouts Geovane's name taking us out of that cloud of lust.

"Get in the truck, please" - he says in a low voice and I do what he asks.

I put my dress inside closing the door, he observes everything, the people who were there at that party were watching us, I only realized that when I got in the van and I am sure they will say that I always end up in some mess and this time it was no different, I was starring in another little show with my husband, one more scandal to my list and I click my tongue and hope it does not cause me another mess or some leaked photo. Everything I do ends up becoming news, after the first mess I got involved I ended up being the "favourite" of the photographers.

He, before getting in the car, punched the side and seemed very nervous, he didn't say another word and his face wasn't the best, sometimes he gave a little punch on the steering wheel, it seems that after our exchange of glances he was even more irritated with me. We were on a dangerous road, Geovane then started to run, he seemed upset, he huffed every five minutes. The weather was clear, but the grey clouds had taken over the sky so fast and now everything was dark, it seemed very much like the mood of the man next to me, and it seemed that rain was approaching, it was frightening and it looked like it was going to storm. The wind was hitting the dirt road and raising a cloud of dust, and I was getting scared of Geovane who was driving faster and faster lost in his thoughts.

"Geovane, you can slow down."

"Stay still you manipulative little brat" - he started to run even faster.

"Geovane, I don't want to die, can you slow down, you're running too fast" - my voice was trembling with fear.

Each time I spoke, he accelerated more and more. Then he gave me a fit of rage and I started slapping him. The man seemed out of his mind, and I didn't want to die, I had too many things left to do with my life, too many secrets to unravel.

"Stop it, Mia."

"Stop it. You. From. Running. With. that. Car, I don't want to die" - I'd hit him - "You look like you're crazy."

He then braked the car that stopped with a sudden jolt, and I had not even realized that I had taken off my seat belt and was kneeling on the seat, I was thrown forward, but the nimble hands of Geovane held me and I ended up in his lap, this time I breathed with difficulty, because the situation made me scared and my tight dress was leaving me breathless, another thing that was leaving me breathless was to be sitting on that man's lap, his hand held my waist, we were both a mixture of confusion and hands, because mine was in his suit and I could feel how muscular his chest was, I looked down and so did he, and his eyes stopped at the neckline of my dress that was chosen especially to provoke him, and it was not my intention to provoke him in a sexual way.

And I can say that he was quite provocative, the deep neckline had a skin coloured tulle, which left me exposed, his hands moved and went to my breast, it was all so fast that I didn't even have time to associate what was happening, I only managed to let out a moan, his mouth was on my neck and one of my hands held his hair, seconds later his mouth was where my eyes had been fixed, my moans intensified, the sensation of his mouth on my skin, the tongue that played with more and more speed and left me lost in desire. A mixture of feelings and emotions, something unknown to me, how good it was to be there until a thunder brings us back to reality. We look at each other and I quickly put my breast back into my dress and get off his lap. Geovane looks lost, just like me. And he ends up saying something I didn't want to hear, getting out of the truck and heading towards the passenger door.

"Get out of the car" - pointing outside.

"What?" - I am amazed - "Are you going to leave me here alone in this rainy weather?"

"Get out of my car, you manipulative woman. You did it on purpose."

"Geovane, you won't do this to me?" - he was bluffing.

"Get out of the car, before" - he gave me a look and was as lost as me - "Mia just get out of the car."

"I'm the one who doesn't want to go on with you, you crazy fool" - he's going to tell me to get in, I cross my arms and wait, I'm sure, but it didn't happen - "You asshole."

Geovane got in his truck and left me standing there, looking at him and not believing what he was going to do to me, the car left me in a cloud of dust, my white dress got all dirty and I stood there not believing what was happening to me.

"You asshole" - I gave him a banana - "Go away you idiot and leave me here, on this road alone. Pretend I don't exist in your life."

I've been in enough trouble in my life, but this time I think I've outdone myself. I didn't know where I was going, whether to go back to his family house or to the city. My mobile phone was out of battery, something that happens often.

The drops of water started to fall from the sky, I couldn't believe it, my bad luck as a bride and how unlucky I was, I've never been lucky in love, in fact I don't know if I was or not, but with Geovane I know I won't be. I started walking, I couldn't just stand there, after a few minutes I realized that he wasn't coming back and I was left in the middle of the road by my husband. It was dark and raining, the cold wind made me colder. I took off my shoes, it would be easier to walk and I headed towards the city and walked for a long time. In the distance a headlight illuminated the darkness, so fear hit me whether to continue on the road and call for help or hide.

"What is a bride doing in the middle of the road alone?" - the man in the car said to me.

"Let's say she was abandoned" - I shrugged.

"Come, get in, I'll take you home," Matteo, Geovane's brother, was there and would give me a lift.