RDD 57

RDD 57

"Penelope, listen to me. I will love you no matter what. Remember what I said when you were pregnant, I said that my love for you will never change."

I hugged my wife tightly. I'm afraid that this situation would never be fixed if I didn't do something. 

"... Stop it. You don't have to speak any more!" 

However, Penelope kept fighting, trying to escape my embrace. She started pushing, punching my chest. 

It kept my arms around him. 

"Why? Why are you doing this!? I already said the truth! There's no reason to keep this farce."

"But I want to keep this farce."

I tried to kiss her but she was crying and avoided me. Her face was a mess, flushing. 

After a few minutes of pushing, she started getting tired and slowly lost her strength. In the end, she just sobbed against my chest. 

"I was a fool. When I first met you, I didn't like you at all. You're arrogant and reckless."

I recalled those moments... I was really an asshole back then.

"I tried to study and avoid but you kept festering me."

"..."

Indeed, I'm a deadbeat. Just to get my wife, I did everything to get her attention. 

"At first I didn't like you... However, every day you gave me roses and tried your best. You won. I started talking to you, started saying yes to your advancement."

"..." 

"You asked me if you're the reason why my situation became like this. You're actually right, it's all your fault. If not because of you, maybe I already graduate and have a successful career."

She was sobbing. Her voice was hoarse and even her speech was incomprehensible. However, I could feel her emotions. 

Thud. She slapped my chest with her fist and cried out. 

"But why!? I should be mad at you! I should be mad that you destroyed my life! My family was disappointed in me! I broke my promise! I destroyed their expectations... I should be mad right now!"

She screamed and clutched my T-shirt. Her tears and snot landed on my clothes. It was strange that I never found them disgusting. Instead, I pulled my wife closer.

"When I found out that you are actually rich, I was happy. I thought my hardship will be over if I married you. No more sleepless nights due to finishing my assignments. No more stress due to endless expectations of my family."

I gulped. My heart felt heavy. I was not angry at my wife. 

I was angry at myself. For being a disgrace. A man who didn't have a strong motivation to live, a man who killed himself after realizing that nothing matters. 

I was wrong about everything. The woman in my arms means everything to me. I could not believe that I almost left her. 

"I understand. I will accept everything." 

I muttered. 

"When you chose me instead of your family, I was happy. Even though we are poor, you never left us. For that, thank you, Keith... Thank you so much." She wept and further broke my heart. 

I didn't know what was running through her mind, but her grip on my t-shirt was strong. 

She sighed and another tear burst out. 

"I never regret it... I didn't regret that I chose you, I'm not afraid to be called a golddigger. But I'm afraid that you will hate me." She cried, almost tearing my clothes. 

I see... So we both have the same feelings. 

I chuckled as tears rolled down my face. In fact, my face was a mess as well. 

"I'm afraid you don't love me anymore," I said and sniffed. Geez, my snots are falling too. 

"Honey, no matter what happens, my answer will always be the same. I love you. There's no reason, I just love you."

I assured her. 

She looked at me. Her eyes were bloodshot after tearing up. Then, she started crying again. 

"Waahh--!"

This time, she cried like a child. Almost like a baby who needed attention. I kept assuring her, patting her back. 

"I- I'm a golddigger." She said

"Then, I'm a deadbeat," I replied. 

In my opinion, Penelope is not a golddigger. A golddigger will never join my poor life. A golddigger will leave once I don't have any money. Penelope was the complete opposite. 

Perhaps she didn't know the real definition of a golddigger. 

I laughed.

"Why are you laughing!?" She asked, crying.

"Nothing, I just realized that you are still beautiful when crying."

"Keith..."

"Penelope, I'm nothing but a poor man. All I can promise you is that I will make you happy. I never have a mansion or a sports car, but I will cherish you and our kids. I will be there, till now to my end."

"Hm, I want to spend my life with you." She nodded and wiped her tears like a baby. 

This time, I leaned closer and kissed her. Penelope was afraid but she didn't dodge me. We shared a kiss. 

Then the second kiss came, then the third until we became breathless. Unlike the usual, Penelope was kissing me aggressively. She was pulling my hair, licking my tongue with no restraint. 

Of course, I responded with fierce kisses. 

Our location was quite awkward because the chickens and ducks were around us, quacking. 

However, we didn't care. As of now, we just want to kiss and stay close to each other. 

We both realized that we were afraid of separation. We wanted to be together, forever. 

We were like teenagers again, we didn't care about our surroundings. Our fingers intertwined, never letting go. 

When our kisses ended, we both realized that our snots and tears were on our faces... We were stupid, something that I will cherish forever.