Cali was “fed up” with Levi and his rude, overbearing mother. This was the last and final straw, the camels back had broke and the fat lady sang her last damn song.
“My mind is made up, Levi it’s over, I am leaving you”
After 17 years, 2 children and the usual marital problems, Levi’s mother had slapped her in the face because she refused to give her money for the gambling boat. Cali took a step back, grabbed her face in shock that she was assaulted by her mother in law. A welt began to rise on my face from the unexpected hit. Cali leaned slightly to the right; with her fingers closed she drew back her hand to return the left handed compliment to her mother in law old pudgy face. She was going to knock her on her ass.
Levi sprang in front of Cali just has her hand struck him in the face and he stumbled back from the force of the blow.
Levi stared glossy eyed at the Cali, devastated that she would even think of leaving him. He could not believe he had let the issues between his mother and wife spiral out of control. He loved his wife and his mother but their contempt for each other had him standing at a cross road and both directions led to a dead end.
“Do not do this Cali please.” He pleaded. “I am begging you.”
“Really? Please don’t beg you are going to need your energy to deal with your mother.” Cali said angrily.
“Don’t you dare beg that, that woman to stay in our house.” Levi’s mother interrupted them. “Cali has never cared for you or me. She has always been envious of our close relationship, let her ass leave!”
I laughed at the irony of this situation. This leech had some nerve to come into my home and rally for me to leave. "Gladly, you two co dependant freaks deserve one another".
“She is not walking out on us mother, she is walking out on me, because of you.” Levi yelled. "Now please leave us alone so we can talk".
“You watch your tone; your father would turn over in his grave at….” Levi turned to his mother with a menacing stare which stopped her mid sentence. She glared back in fear at her son’s obvious contempt for her.
“Daddy is dead because of you.” He screamed. “He was going to leave you before he died and now I know why. Now shut up and sit down and let me talk to my wife” The dribble in the corner of Levi’s’ glistened in the light.
Cali was stunned at her husbands’ sudden courage in confronting his mother. She was kinda turned on by his sudden ability to put his old biddy mother in her rightful place. Her mother in law had been a thorn in their side since the day they had gotten married. She was a needy, greedy, unhappy and made it a point to stay in the middle of her and Levi’s relationship in order to control Levi by any means necessary.
Levi stood in shock as his mother grabbed her chest and fell to the floor.
Cali smirked; convinced it was a MIL manipulation tactic to get attention, or was it?
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