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Tonia met Raph again outside the courthouse. Sammy had taken her there. When she saw Raph and Ayra enter together, she was surprised that she didn’t feel the same hatred she had before.
Ayra said “Tonia” gently.
Tonia nodded with ease. “Let’s go inside.”
That day, the courthouse was busier and more crowded than normal.
“You have to take a number and wait in queue today,” a cashier told them. “It’ll probably take a while.”
Tonia was a little surprised. “Now you need a number to get a divorce?”
The clerk laughed. “Today is Valentine’s Day. Are you here to get a divorce?”
Tonia suddenly got why there were so many people. A lot of couples were being married at the courtroom on Valentine’s Day.
Raph said, “There are too many people here today. We should probably come back later.”
Sammy said, “There’s a long queue for marriage, but the divorce section is pretty empty. You can get it done right away.” Tonia didn’t have time to answer.
Raph was speechless and shook his head with a smile that said he was happy.
Sammy patted him on the back. “It’s better to get it over with. It makes things easier for everyone.”
The divorce procedure was weird. Tonia and Raph sat next to each other at the counter, and someone else stood behind each of them.
Frank Cisco, the gentleman at the counter, laughed at the strange sight and said, “Looks like you’ve both already found your next partner, huh?”
Raph instantly said no. “No, we haven’t.”
Sammy, on the other hand, laughed, “Yeah. It’s Valentine’s Day. We’ll just go to the city clerk’s office after this and get married right away.”
Tonia turned to face him.
Sammy put a hand on her shoulder gently. “Just kidding.”
After that, Tonia and Raph gave up all the papers that were needed.
Frank quickly went over their modest divorce agreement and asked, “Are you both okay with how the assets are divided here?”
Raph nodded. “Yes.”
“And you?”
Tonia also nodded. “Yes.”
“Okay. So, there are no problems with dividing the assets. Do you have kids?”
Raph shook his head. “No.”
Tonia stopped. “We had one.”
Frank stopped for a second and seemed bewildered. “You… put the child up for adoption?”
Tonia shook her head. “No. I didn’t carry it to term.”
Frank became a little angry. “I was asking if you two have kids to make sure you both agree on who gets them.”
“I didn’t mean to,” Tonia said. “I’ve never been through a divorce before.” “No, we don’t have kids.”
“Okay. That settles it. If you both agree, just sign this form at the bottom.”
Tonia filled out the paperwork, signed it, and handed it to Raph with the pen and paper. “Your turn.”
Raph didn’t move. His hands were at his sides.
Frank enquired, “Are you still not sure about something?”
Raph shut his eyes for a moment, then suddenly took Tonia’s hand and started heading to the door.
Tonia was shocked. “What are you doing, Raph?”
Raph kept going without saying anything.
Ayra wanted to follow, but Sammy gently stopped her. She was surprised and said, “Aren’t you worried about Tonia?”
Sammy said, “I want her to choose for herself.” There’s nothing I can do if she can’t let him go.
……..
Raph dragged Tonia all the way outside, past the doors of the courthouse.
Tonia pulled her hand away and said, “What the hell are you doing?”
“I don’t want to do this,” Raph remarked. “I don’t want a divorce.”
Tonia stood still and took a long breath. “You wanted this.”
“Okay, I really do regret it now.”
“Where was your regret when I gave you all those chances?”You only regret now that you see me with Sammy,” Tonia said fiercely. Are you really sorry, or are you just mad that I’m happy without you? ”
Raph looked at her with disbelief. “Ton, you weren’t like this before.”
“Yes.” I’m not just the whore anymore; I’m also the bitch. And you know what, Raph? “You turned me into this.”
Raph didn’t know what to say.
“Let’s go back inside and finish this.”
Raph suddenly grabbed her and pulled her into his arms, holding her close. “Ton… Ton, I made a mistake. Sorry. Please, let’s not break up. Can we start over? We can do this.
Tonia fought him, but Raph just held on tighter. Finally, she stamped on his foot, and her heel sunk in firmly.
Raph moaned in pain and let her go, so she hurriedly moved back. She picked up a wood that was lying nearby and held it hard. “Stay away from me!”
More than anything else, her actions hurt Raph.
The Tonia he knew would have melted into his arms, but now she was on guard and scared.
“Ton.” Raph moved closer. “Okay, let’s go back to Busta City for a while.” I acquired the building above the basement where we used to live. We can live there for a while, like we used to. Please? ”
“Stay back!”
“Or we can go on a trip. We never went on a trip for our honeymoon. I’ll make it up to you. You always liked the ocean, right? “I’ll take you to the most gorgeous beaches.
“Raph!”
Ayra said “Tonia” gently.
Tonia nodded with ease. “Let’s go inside.”
That day, the courthouse was busier and more crowded than normal.
“You have to take a number and wait in queue today,” a cashier told them. “It’ll probably take a while.”
Tonia was a little surprised. “Now you need a number to get a divorce?”
The clerk laughed. “Today is Valentine’s Day. Are you here to get a divorce?”
Tonia suddenly got why there were so many people. A lot of couples were being married at the courtroom on Valentine’s Day.
Raph said, “There are too many people here today. We should probably come back later.”
Sammy said, “There’s a long queue for marriage, but the divorce section is pretty empty. You can get it done right away.” Tonia didn’t have time to answer.
Raph was speechless and shook his head with a smile that said he was happy.
Sammy patted him on the back. “It’s better to get it over with. It makes things easier for everyone.”
The divorce procedure was weird. Tonia and Raph sat next to each other at the counter, and someone else stood behind each of them.
Frank Cisco, the gentleman at the counter, laughed at the strange sight and said, “Looks like you’ve both already found your next partner, huh?”
Raph instantly said no. “No, we haven’t.”
Sammy, on the other hand, laughed, “Yeah. It’s Valentine’s Day. We’ll just go to the city clerk’s office after this and get married right away.”
Tonia turned to face him.
Sammy put a hand on her shoulder gently. “Just kidding.”
After that, Tonia and Raph gave up all the papers that were needed.
Frank quickly went over their modest divorce agreement and asked, “Are you both okay with how the assets are divided here?”
Raph nodded. “Yes.”
“And you?”
Tonia also nodded. “Yes.”
“Okay. So, there are no problems with dividing the assets. Do you have kids?”
Raph shook his head. “No.”
Tonia stopped. “We had one.”
Frank stopped for a second and seemed bewildered. “You… put the child up for adoption?”
Tonia shook her head. “No. I didn’t carry it to term.”
Frank became a little angry. “I was asking if you two have kids to make sure you both agree on who gets them.”
“I didn’t mean to,” Tonia said. “I’ve never been through a divorce before.” “No, we don’t have kids.”
“Okay. That settles it. If you both agree, just sign this form at the bottom.”
Tonia filled out the paperwork, signed it, and handed it to Raph with the pen and paper. “Your turn.”
Raph didn’t move. His hands were at his sides.
Frank enquired, “Are you still not sure about something?”
Raph shut his eyes for a moment, then suddenly took Tonia’s hand and started heading to the door.
Tonia was shocked. “What are you doing, Raph?”
Raph kept going without saying anything.
Ayra wanted to follow, but Sammy gently stopped her. She was surprised and said, “Aren’t you worried about Tonia?”
Sammy said, “I want her to choose for herself.” There’s nothing I can do if she can’t let him go.
……..
Raph dragged Tonia all the way outside, past the doors of the courthouse.
Tonia pulled her hand away and said, “What the hell are you doing?”
“I don’t want to do this,” Raph remarked. “I don’t want a divorce.”
Tonia stood still and took a long breath. “You wanted this.”
“Okay, I really do regret it now.”
“Where was your regret when I gave you all those chances?”You only regret now that you see me with Sammy,” Tonia said fiercely. Are you really sorry, or are you just mad that I’m happy without you? ”
Raph looked at her with disbelief. “Ton, you weren’t like this before.”
“Yes.” I’m not just the whore anymore; I’m also the bitch. And you know what, Raph? “You turned me into this.”
Raph didn’t know what to say.
“Let’s go back inside and finish this.”
Raph suddenly grabbed her and pulled her into his arms, holding her close. “Ton… Ton, I made a mistake. Sorry. Please, let’s not break up. Can we start over? We can do this.
Tonia fought him, but Raph just held on tighter. Finally, she stamped on his foot, and her heel sunk in firmly.
Raph moaned in pain and let her go, so she hurriedly moved back. She picked up a wood that was lying nearby and held it hard. “Stay away from me!”
More than anything else, her actions hurt Raph.
The Tonia he knew would have melted into his arms, but now she was on guard and scared.
“Ton.” Raph moved closer. “Okay, let’s go back to Busta City for a while.” I acquired the building above the basement where we used to live. We can live there for a while, like we used to. Please? ”
“Stay back!”
“Or we can go on a trip. We never went on a trip for our honeymoon. I’ll make it up to you. You always liked the ocean, right? “I’ll take you to the most gorgeous beaches.
“Raph!”