The Marvelous Elijah's Return

Chapter 4

Even after all that had happened between them, when Thursday arrived, two days after Melina threw a divorce paper at him to sign, Elijah was still in the house, hoping that this nightmare would eventually end between them.

 

Seven o’clock met him in the kitchen, cooking breakfast, as usual, cracking an egg open and pouring the yolk into a pan to cook.

 

As he stirred the scrambled eggs together, humming quietly to himself, he tried to not think about all the mean things his wife said to him and just tried to focus on the task at hand.

 

When the eggs were ready, Elijah scooped them onto a plate, next to the bacon, sausages,

 

and toast that he prepared beforehand.

 

Then Elijah took the plate off the counter, set it on the tray beside a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, and slowly raised the gold tray in his hand, walking carefully out of the kitchen into the dining room.

 

Standing by the table, Elijah placed the tray on it before grabbing the fork and knife from the cutlery drawer, setting the silverware on the table, and placing it neatly beside the tray.

 

At that moment, Elijah heard footsteps approaching the dining room where he was standing, and as he turned around, he saw Melina, walking into the room while rubbing her sleepy eyes, fully dressed in a lovely, knee-length, neat-fit white floral dress.

 

“What is this?!” Melina frowned at him as she looked at the tray and utensils sitting neatly on top of the table.

 

“Breakfast…” Elijah whispered nervously.

 

Keeping her silence, Melina pulled out a  chair and sat down, placing her hands on top of the table as she rested her chin on them and stared at Elijah suspiciously.

 

“Are you sure you are not trying to poison me before I divorce you, so you can take all my money?” Melina asked, still sounding very grumpy.

 

At first, Elijah thought she was kidding, but her tone was too serious not to believe.

 

Taking a deep breath and letting it out calmly, he smiled slightly at her question, and simply answered, “How could I do such a thing? Melina, I love you too much to hurt you.”

 

“Ha, you don’t know when to quit, do you?” Melina chuckled lightly as she shook her head.

 

A frown settled on Elijah’s face as he pulled out a chair and sat down across from her.

 

room as Melina ate the bacon,

 

are not husband material.” Melina said bluntly, taking a

 

he raised an eyebrow, feeling an ache in

 

guy who is constantly broke and has no job to support yourself

 

“Wow!”

 

rolled down his face, Elijah stared at his wife and

 

of the line, “Mr. Elijah, it’s time for you to return home. Your father and mother want you

 

be there tomorrow,” Elijah replied curtly, hanging up

 

the divorce papers,” Melina reminded him as she put her fork down, looking at him expectantly. “If you don’t show up, you might get jail time, so I advise you to not make this harder

 

no words as he watched her eyes, finally realizing and accepting that his

 

the nightmare, and until he left her, it was only going to get worse, and it was time for him to accept the reality that his life isn’t what he thought it was, and

 

and Melina smiled, standing up

 

to the front door as they both walked to the

 

the door, Melina smiled at a middle-aged man, dressed in a  business suit, standing at the doorstep. He had short hair, dark brown

 

him on the lips

 

from Elijah’s mouth as he looked away, turning his attention towards

 

face, that his wife would kiss another man in front of him, and yet, she didn’t seem to

 

years, Melina had done a lot of things that hurt Elijah, but this… this was the moment he realized how toxic their relationship truly was and felt a sense

 

his teeth,

 

courthouse before ten o’clock?” Melina asked him, breaking the embrace

 

smiling stiffly at her and saying, “Of

 

and grinning

 

and drive away. His

 

world is filled with hypocrites and devils in sheep’s clothing, and he can never let his

 

Elijah was somewhat glad it did because now, he would never let another human being get the best of

 

of the courtyard, and

 

shoved his hands into his pocket,

 

he entered the court hall, he was shocked to see reporters and camera crews, and they immediately started shouting and shoving

 

would  be divorcing you?!” A reporter shouted in his ear as she pushed a

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