The Return Of The Mighty Man

ore. It's your birthday today. I have cooked a delicious feast fo

n the bathroom. A startled gasp escaped h

a charming woman in her forties. "Mom..." he tra

w, he had been living with her family, per

his mother-in-law's needs, only t

didn't even let him lay a finger on her in the past five years. Althoug

he blink of an eye. Alvaro succumbed to t

ndured everything only for Carmela's grandfather, Emilio Dougla

how else to rep

e injustice he felt was nothing compared

e torture, he was shocked

mela's husband. We are fami

ou wait for me at the table. I

don't b

nished washin

law, wife, and sister-in-law greeted him with a smi

he air. Alvaro's eyes widened when he saw the enormous birt

ed over and held his arm. "Why are you s

the intimacy in her voic

into the cake and smiled at him. "Ho

what had gotten into them. Carmela was gentle a

. His mere presence disgusted her. Besides, he cooked for the entire family but was n

f as he blew out the ca

to you, happy bi

y clapped their hands as t

d warmth fil

is continu

e saw the three women beaming at him. H

an end. After five years of struggle and hard wor

at. I've cooked all

you a glass o

irthday,

e food. It was the best meal

always fond of him. Alvaro was drowned in happiness that he didn't realize he was get

ext m

ght flooded thro

the deafening sc

He rubbed his eyes and found him

who was looking at him with repro

e bedroom doo

u jerk! How

ecoiled

a angrily storme

d his mouth

a slapped him

heer kindness, but you're a filthy monster. Look, we won't call the police considering our relati

new they wouldn't believe him re

blasphemous, even if it w

e but to bear t

Aaliyah. I'm

d to sob and refused to look at him. He had no choice b

e. Take this

wedding ring and th

face da

t on his twentieth birthd

name or address. The package only contained the ring al

so he went to the courier company with the ring. However, the staff checked the record

fore, he kept the ring. After marrying Carmela, he gave it to her a

o find its worth. She learned it was a piece of s

. Then, he looked at the house for

had forgotten to take his clothes. Just as he returned to the

We finally drove that lo

hday out of kindness and didn't realize we drugg

ood enough for me, does he? I wouldn't ha

to see him again. Let's pop open a

d in his tracks wh

d his fists, ignoring his nails sinking i

ything seemed

party was a

had conspired to

k. They had cooked a storm and celebrated his

despi

y. He felt confronting those

't do him

he decide

t. Alvaro worked wholeheartedly without complaining o

dn't stand

ily resented him. There was no p

exhau

old wind wh

coat around him and

colder than th

ward Alvaro at

widened i

react, the car k

m echoed across

and a strange, mysterious li