The Indestructible Alexander

Chapter 5

On the roadside, under the scorching sunlight, Alex's hands trembled with rage and irony as he flung the ring.

"So, Ugor is the real reason for our divorce?"

Merly caught the ring; her face briefly showed a hint of guilt before transforming into aggressive arrogance.

“So what? We are already divorced. I am free to do anything.”

“You are right.” It was really a bitter reality, taste like a sand in Alex’s mouth.

“Don’t you know who Ugor really is? He’s just going to play with your heart and body, then discard you. Can’t you find someone better, someone more human than a goat?”

“Shut up!” Ugor interjected. “I’m going to marry Merly. If it weren’t for you, I’d have married her six months ago.”

Alex ignored him, “Merly, ask yourself deep down, is Ugor the right one for you? He’s only slightly richer than me, just another worker.”

He knew her well; they had been husband and wife for a year.

“Anyone better than you is fine,” Merly's face flushed with shame, her eyes darting away to avoid the accusing stares.

"This is not 'something better than me,'" Alex’s hands gestured from top to bottom towards Ugor with a disbelief.

"This is a mistake! A total mistake for this one."

“Shut up, Alex, this is my life. I know myself better than you do. You will never be as rich as Ugor!” Merly snapped, her voice rising to cover her shame, attracting the attention of many bystanders.

“You are just jealous to Ugor! Just admit it.”

“Me to this creature?” Alex asked in disbelief. “Hell, no!”

“You're just a construction worker, a security guard, with $ 500 dollars monthly salary. Mark my words, you will never be like Ugor the Vice general manager who earn $8.000 per month!” Merly’s raised voice again.

"But can he really make you happy?"

“Of course, I can make Merly happy,” Ugor puffed up with pride, his wealth a shield against all insult.

"A hundred times better than you!" Merly screamed at the top of her lung. "And you know! You're totally trash; you will never be able to make any woman happy with yourself."

“I guarantee it; being with you for a year was like being in hell. You are a disgrace to all women!”

“So, he is not?” Alex protested. “Tell me, what can he give you that I can’t?”

“He gave me a $1,000 smart wrist device.” A gift she had previously told Alex was from company.

“He gave me $5,000 jewelry.” Once she said was a family heirloom.

“He took me on a two-week holiday with an aircraft.” Totally, not a company trip like she told Alex.

“He's also going to put my name on one of his houses when we’re married. Totally not like you,” Merly raised her voice. “One year with you and I got nothing! You hear that? Nothing!”

"You take my entire monthly salary from two jobs, leaving me with nothing!" Alex yelled. "And I just gave you my best today, only for you to throw it away."

“Everything you gave was trash. Why should I keep it?”

“Are you sure you love this creature? He is the shame of this city,” Alex yelled angrily.

“People will laugh at you. They'll say you are materialistic, blind, and you deserve much better than him.”

Merly snapped, “You are the shame of this city! One year with you, and people have laughed at me thousand times. Being with Ugor will only make people see what a good choice I have made!”

“He is a playboy!”

“He is rich!” Merly replied.

“For god sake, He is a minute man!” Alex frustrated. “Everyone on the town know it!”

“I don’t care!”

"He might have a lot of sexually transmitted diseases," Alex added with a disgusted expression. "His dick may already emit a foul, decaying odour!"

Merly's face turned red with shame and anxiety.

“Fuck you, Alex, get out of my life! We are nothing anymore.” Merly walked to Ugor's car and got in.

“You!” Ugor angrily pointed his finger at Alex. “I will make sure you regret this.”

“Ugor, let's leave, I don’t want to see his face anymore,” Merly yelled from the window.

“You're lucky, but just you wait! I will come after you with my people. You will be kneeling and begging before me.” Ugor taunted.

“Ugor, honey…”

“Just wait, Alex!” Ugor rushed to the driver's side and got in.

Still seething, he started the car, glared at Alex through the window. “Remember my words, Alex, you will regret what you’ve done…”

"Duarr!" The loud sound of a car crashing, accompanied by a strong jolt for the Ugor and Merly.

In his rage, Ugor didn’t look properly as he pulled onto the road, just as a car drove by on the legal track from his behind.

Ugor sudden maneuver caused a collision.

He saw that he had crashed into a vehicle far more luxurious than his own, worth about $100,000.

The owner of the luxury car got out. “You ugly goat, don't you have eyes to see!”

Ugor, fueled by anger, stormed out of car. “You’re the one who's blind! Why did you keep speeding when you saw my car trying to enter the road?”

“You suddenly entered the road and hit the side of my car!” the luxury car owner protest in rage.