Submissive but brave
Angelica is a very young woman of medium height, straight hair as black as jet black, eyes as black as coal mines, with a very affectionate and submissive character. She has lost both parents. She barely passed her primary education. As a teenager, she had to go out to work as a domestic to earn money and be able to support herself. Having difficulties, she moved into a house, where she did household chores. She met a young man named José, a very handsome and hostile young man. Angelica falls in love with him. The owner of the house is Matilde, José's mother. She approves of the relationship between these young people and allows them to live in concubinage with her. At the beginning, the relationship was very kind.
Angélica has been living with José for several years now; two girls were born from this union. In this relationship she receives verbal violence from both her husband and her mother-in-law. Faced with this situation. Her attitude is to run to her bedroom, lock herself in and start crying.
Your mother-in-law's birthday has arrived. The courtyard is decorated with natural flowers, the tables with tablecloths, and the cake is on one of them. The party begins and José, very offended with his wife, shouts at her:
‘"¡Look, you black piece of shit, hurry up and serve the refreshments!’". She, very offended, points her index finger at him. He replies:
‘"Don't threaten me, you don't know what I'm capable of’". At that moment, his hands trembled like the leaves of trees in a gale. Very obedient, she continued to do her work. Meanwhile, his children were running around beaming with happiness.
At the party there was a very interesting man, unaccompanie, at a table. She notices that he is watching José's treatment of her. When she approaches this gentleman she asks him,:
‘"Would you like this glass of whiskey?’" very excitedly he replies, :
‘"¡Of course I would, pretty brunette!’" She blushes, her cheeks turned red as ripe apples, her heart beats fast, like the second hand of the clock. Her husband again shouts to her,:
‘"¡Angelica, come attend to the other guests!"’ She obeys. José feels sick from the excess of food and alcoholic beverages, he turns to his wife: ‘"I'm going to my bedroom’".
Angelica continues with her work, the gentleman with his hand signals her to bring him another drink: she immediately prepares it and gives it to him. He slyly hands her a business card and in a very low voice says:
"‘In case your husband offends you, call me at this number’". She takes it in her hands: "‘Thank you!"’
Then they sing Matilde's birthday. In the evening, her mother-in-law goes to sleep with the children. Now Angelica is in charge of the party. There are only a few guests left. She removes the tablecloths from the unoccupied tables. She is so tired that she sits down at the man's table and he says:
"My name is Ronny"’, He says goodbye with a wink.
Two months pass and the mother-in-law orders Angelica to go to the market. When she arrives with her bags, Ronny drives by and says:
"‘Hello, pretty brunette, ¿I'm taking you home?"
When she returns home, José insults her. At that moment Angelica does not cry. As the days go by, her husband continues with the same attitude.
The next day, Angelica goes to the pharmacy to buy medicine for Matilde and meets Ronny. He invites her for an ice cream, she accepts and enjoys her ice cream. He invites her on another date.
Several days go by and finally the appointment arrives. She invents that she is going to buy some shoes. Ronny picks her up carefully. Two blocks from her house. They went to the park, they walked and he told her:
"‘I'm going through a difficult situation, my wife ran off with someone else!’
She asked him:
"‘Do you have children?"
"No, I'm alone with my mother". Several tears flowed from his eyes, which moved Angelica, who was speechless. He calmed down and invited her:
‘‘Let's go to the shoe shop, I'll give you some shoes’’.
When she arrives home, her daughters come out to greet her. The eldest asks her:
‘Mummy, have you bought those shoes?’
"Yes, my love,"’ replies the other girl:
"¡ How cute!" Suddenly, Joseph comes out of hiding and addresses his wife, saying obscene words to her. She raises her voice.
‘He threatens her with his hand,‘’ she replies:
‘’Don't threaten me!
With a gesture, he ridicules her.
She retreats to her bedroom and communicates with Ronny:
‘Tomorrow Sunday morning at 9 a.m., wait for me in the park‘’.
The next day, as she leaves the house, Joseph asks her:‘’
"¿Where are you going?"
"¡That's not your problem!"
Running into Ronny, she says to him:
‘I won't tolerate any more disrespect, Joseph!’
I offer you my house so that you can come and live with your daughters.****
She, in a gesture of gratitude, says:
‘'I accept your generosity.
As soon as she gets home, Angelica discovers that her husband has thrown her clothes out into the street. Filled with anger, she says to him:
"‘¡I can't stand you, I'm leaving you. I'm going with my daughters to another house!’".
"¡Where are you going?, you have nowhere to live!"'
"¡That's what you think!". He kneels down and says to her:
"¡‘Forgive me!"
‘No, all I got from you were obscene words!’ Pleading:
‘I will behave myself!’
‘"¡in our union you never respected me!’ ‘’"’ Weeping, he adds:
'From now on I will!
'I have made up my mind, I will not go back.
She takes her daughters by the hand, goes out into the street, stops a taxi and goes to live with her daughters at Ronny's house. She never heard from José again.
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ESPAÑOL
Sumisa pero valiente
Angélica es una mujer muy joven, de estatura media, pelo liso negro como el azabache, ojos negros como las minas de carbón, con un carácter muy cariñoso y sumiso. Es huérfana de padre y madre. Apenas superó la educación primaria. De adolescente, tuvo que salir a trabajar como empleada doméstica para ganar dinero y poder mantenerse. Al tener dificultades, se mudó a una casa, donde se ocupaba de las tareas domésticas. Conoce a un joven llamado José, muy guapo y hostil. Angélica se enamora de él. La dueña de la casa es Matilde, la madre de José. Ella aprueba la relación entre estos jóvenes y les permite vivir en concubinato con ella. Al principio, la relación era muy amable.
Angélica vive con José desde hace varios años; de esta unión nacieron dos niñas. En esta relación recibe violencia verbal tanto de su marido como de su suegra. Ante esta situación. Su actitud es correr a su habitación, encerrarse y ponerse a llorar.
Ha llegado el cumpleaños de su suegra. El patio está decorado con flores naturales, las mesas con manteles, y la tarta está sobre uno de ellos. Comienza la fiesta y José, muy ofendido con su mujer, le grita:
"¡Mira, pedazo de negra, date prisa en servir los refrescos!». Ella, muy ofendida, le señala con el dedo índice. Él replica:
"No me amenaces, no sabes de lo que soy capaz'". En ese momento, sus manos tiemblan como las hojas de los árboles en un vendaval. Muy obediente, siguió haciendo su trabajo. Mientras, sus hijos correteaban radiantes de felicidad.
En la fiesta había un hombre muy interesante, sin compañía, en una mesa. Ella se da cuenta que él está observando el trato que José le dispensa. Cuando ella se acerca a este caballero, le pregunta:
«¿Le apetece este vaso de whisky?» Muy emocionado, él responde:
«¡Claro que sí, guapa morena!». Ella se ruboriza, sus mejillas se ponen rojas como manzanas maduras, su corazón late deprisa, como el segundero del reloj. Su marido le grita de nuevo:
«¡Angélica, ven a atender a los demás invitados». Ella obedece. José se siente mal por el exceso de comida y bebidas alcohólicas, se vuelve hacia su mujer: "'Me voy a mi dormitorio'".
Angélica continúa con su trabajo, el caballero con la mano le hace señas para que le traiga otra bebida: ella inmediatamente la prepara y se la da. Disimuladamente le entrega una tarjeta de visita, y en voz muy baja le dice:
"'En caso de que su marido la ofenda, llámeme a este número'". Ella la toma en sus manos: «¡Gracias!"
Luego cantan el cumpleaños de Matilde. A altas horas de la noche, su suegra se va a dormir con las niñas. Ahora Angélica se encarga de la fiesta. Sólo quedan unos pocos invitados. Retira los manteles de las mesas desocupadas. Está tan cansada que se sienta en la mesa del señor y éste le dice:
«Me llamo Ronny», se despide con un guiño de ojos.
Pasan dos meses y la suegra le ordena a Angélica que vaya al mercado, cuando ella llega con sus bolsas, Ronny pasa en su auto y le dice:
"'Hola, bonita morena, ¿te llevo a tu casa?"'.
Al regresar a casa, José la insulta. En ese momento Angélica no llora. Con el paso de los días, su marido sigue con la misma actitud.
Al día siguiente, Angélica va a la farmacia a comprar medicinas para Matilde y se encuentra con Ronny. Él la invita a tomar un helado, ella acepta y disfruta de su helado. Él la invita a otra cita.
Transcurrieron varios días y por fin llegó la cita. Ella inventa que va a comprarse unos zapatos. Ronny la recoge con cuidado. A dos cuadras de su casa. Fueron al parque, caminaron y él le dijo:
"¡Estoy pasando por una situación difícil, mi mujer se fue con otro!'. Ella le preguntó:
«¿Tienes hijos?
"No, estoy solo con mi madre». De sus ojos brotan varias lágrimas, lo que conmueve a Angélica, que se queda muda. Él se tranquiliza y la invita:
"'Vamos a la zapatería, te regalaré unos zapatos'".
Cuando llega a casa, sus hijas salen a recibirla. La mayor le pregunta: «Mamá, ¿te has comprado esos zapatos?»
«Sí, mi amor», responde la otra niña:
"¡Qué mona!" De repente, José sale de su escondite y se dirige a su mujer, diciéndole palabras obscenas. Ella levanta la voz.
"'Él la amenaza con la mano'", ella responde:
''¡No me amenaces!
Con un gesto, él la ridiculiza.
Ella se retira a su dormitorio y se comunica con Ronny:
"Mañana domingo a las 9 de la mañana, espérame en el parque'".
Al día siguiente, al salir de casa, José le pregunta:''
'¿A dónde vas?'
'¡Ese no es tu problema!'
Encontrándose con Ronny, le dice:
"¡No toleraré mas faltas de respeto, de José!"
"¡Te ofrezco mi casa para que vengas a vivir con tus hijas!"
Ella, en un gesto de agradecimiento, le dice:
"'Acepto tu generosidad'.
Nada más llegar a casa, Angélica descubre que su marido ha tirado su ropa a la calle. Llena de rabia, le dice:
"¡No te soporto, te dejo. Me voy con mis hijas a otra casa'!".
"¡Dónde vas? no tienes dónde vivir!".
"¡Eso es lo que piensa!". Se arrodilla y le dice:
'"¡Perdóname!"
"¡No, todo lo que recibí de ti fueron palabras obscenas!" Le suplica:
'"Me comportaré!'"
'¡En nuestra unión nunca me respetaste!' '"' Llorando, añade:
«¡De ahora en adelante lo haré!"
'He tomado una decisión, no volveré.
Coge a sus hijas de la mano, sale a la calle, para un taxi y se va a vivir con sus hijas a casa de Ronny. Nunca volvió a saber nada de José.
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Nice story. Glad that Angelica could leave that abusive relationship.
A decision that is not easy but very necessary. The story you wrote is the story of many women and that's why I loved the ending 👏👏
Regards @rammargarita
Hello @rammargarita,
Your story is effective and moving. We ask you to modify some of the passages that describe specifically the abuse. While this is a real issue in life, endured by many, many women, we don't accept stories of domestic abuse in the Inkwell. There are some writers who describe graphic scenes. In order to protect ourselves (the curators) from having to read such material, we do not accept abuse stories (children/women/pets). We have curated this story because your descriptions are not graphic. However, as an example to others we would like you to modify them.
Thank you. As always, it is a pleasure to read your work.
Thank you for your recommendations I will keep them in mind for future stories. Have a nice day