Memories

The Past

"What are you going to do about Todd?", Jules asked Sana while she suckled her baby at her breast. She was cooing to him softly, singing an unknown tune.

Sana looked up. Her face was set in stone.

"I haven't decided yet.", she told her.

" You don't want to file a police report?", she asked.

"No.", Sana declared resolutely. " I don't want justice. I want to destroy him. The police will look the other way in a domestic violence case. I don't want to drag my son through all of it. Leave it for now. We'll get him."

"As you say, querida.", Jules acknowledged.

After a quite moment Sana said,

"You know, I never thought it would end this way. I have already put the divorce in motion. Todd has agreed to sign as long as I don't press charges. He didn't even ask about Josh for a second. It's as if he doesn't know he has a son."

"That dog was never worthy of you. He is fucking asshole!", Jules said angrily.

" I always knew. I just.... I.....kind of hate myself right now. I hate tht it took a push down the stairs to make me realise that. My mother kept saying 'Stay Back', 'Deal With It!". She taught me to adjust myself in an abusive relationship. If I have a daughter, I will never tell her to do that. Never.", she said softly.

"You learn compassion from the merciless, good from bad, light from dark. Let this darkness teach you, not choke you in its grip.", Jules said fiercely.

" Don't worry. I have learned. ",she said as she gently threaded her fingers through the tiny black curls of Josh's hair.

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