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Donald had not meant to strike his wife. He loved her very
much and told her this as many times as he could. What had happened that
night was that he had lost his temper. He had been to an important meeting
and had come home late. It had been his wife's mother birthday and he was
supposed to have taken his family for the celebration. He had not forgotten.
He had expected the meeting to end early but it had dragged on. He could not
call his wife because the meeting was important and the boss was in a bad
mood. By the time Donald had come home his wife and children had gone. He
had been tired so he had just dozed off in front of the TV.
His wife had come back and almost immediately had shouted at him. He had
begged her to stop, but she would not. Things had come to a head when she
had insulted his parents so he had slapped her. The moment he did it, he
knew he had made a terrible mistake. He had never been violent before, and
he was horrified at what he had done. He had apologized repeatedly and
begged for her forgiveness, but his wife was hurt and refused to listen.
Next morning, she did not wake up early to make his breakfast. Donald was
miserable; he had never slapped his wife before. He decided to buy her some
flowers that day to make up. He would take her out to dinner that night and
apologize to her. He looked at her sleeping and then went to work. The day
dragged on, and finally, it was time to go home. Donald rushed to the flower
shop and bought a bunch of roses, then he hurried home. At home, no one
answered the doorbell. He let himself in and saw that no one was home. A
cold feeling gripped his heart.
He went to the phone and started to call all their friends and relatives to
ask if his family was with them. Everyone expressed surprise and said that
she was not. Donald did not know what to do. He decided to wait until the
next day to search for her. The next day, he took leave and continued
calling all his friends. By the afternoon, he still did not know where she
was. He became frantic, then he panicked and started running about to all
the places where she could have gone to. No one knew where she had gone, and
he even made a police report. Then he decided to be patient and wait.
A few days later, he received a registered letter from a lawyer. His wife
was filing for divorce. He sat down with the letter in his hands while tears
rolled down his cheeks. He was sure that the punishment she was meting out
to him was far in excess of the crime he had committed. Donald had never
felt so alone, and he had lost the one person who meant everything to him.
Donald had to come to terms with the fact that his actions had serious
consequences. He had lost his temper and struck his wife, and she had filed
for divorce. Donald was devastated. He loved his wife deeply, and he had
never intended to hurt her. But his actions had caused irreparable damage to
their relationship. Donald had to learn to control his temper and to think
before he acted. He also had to learn to accept the consequences of his
actions, no matter how severe they might be. |
