Died on My Son’s Birthday

I died on my son Jimmy's fifth birthday.

Before I died, Jimmy pushed open my door and saw me lying on the bed.

He looked disgusted and said, "Mom, you're so lazy that you even have to sleep on my birthday. You don't love me like Kristina does!"

Jonathan Evans, whom I loved for eight years, hugged Jimmy and said coldly, "Are you sure you want to cause trouble on Jimmy's fifth birthday? Then sleep here and wait for your death! Kristina and I can also make Jimmy happy today!"

After saying this, he slammed the door shut.

I also closed my eyes forever.

The night before Jimmy's birthday, I took out the only dress that Jonathan had given me from the closet with difficulty.

In the past eight years, I hadn't worn it once.

At the last moment of my life, I wanted to wear it and take one last photo with Jonathan and Jimmy.

Even if in the end, my face in this photo would be cropped out, or replaced by Kristina's face, at least there was a moment when it belonged to me.

My lower abdomen was abnormally bulging due to the tumor, which made my skirt tight and made me look like a pregnant woman.

I looked down and suddenly felt relieved.

Fortunately, the dress he gave me was fake. If it was the authentic one that Kristina wore, I might be unable to wear it.

It was almost the end of my span as the doctor told me. Just putting on the skirt took all my strength.

From the living room, I heard Jonathan and Jimmy's surprised shouts.

"Kristina, you look so beautiful today! I want you to hug me!"

Jonathan responded helplessly but lovingly, "Okay, I'm not as good as Kristina. I picked that skirt for her. I have good taste, right?"

Amid the laughter and chatter outside, I suddenly opened the bedroom door.

The smiles of them suddenly froze.

Jimmy was still young, so he said innocently, "Why is mom wearing the same clothes as Kristina? But it looks so ugly on her... Why doesn't mom wear lipstick? Mom's face is so ugly!"

A hint of embarrassment showed Jonathan's eyes, and he nodded apologetically at Kristina.

He turned to look at me with disgust in his eyes.

"Why are you wearing this? Do you have to copy the outfit of Kristina? Do you want to embarrass me? Today is Jimmy's birthday, can you not cause trouble?

"Get back in and change your clothes now! Also, didn't I buy you any makeup? Why do you look like this? It makes me sick just looking at you!"

My lifeless eyes fell on Kristina's dress. It turned out that the authentic one looked so good...

It made her skin look so good.

But I was so ill that I might not look good no matter what I wore.

Seeing me standing there without moving, Jonathan frowned with impatience.

"What's wrong with your belly? It's so big. Can't you eat less? Why are you so disgusting after married? Why are you wearing a tight skirt with such a big belly? Do you want everyone to know that you're fat?"

Then, Jimmy made faces at me.

"Mom is so ugly. Kristina is prettier!"

After saying that, he turned around, buried his head in Kristina's arms, and acted coquettishly.

I looked embarrassed and helpless.

Seeing this, Kristina spoke up to ease the tension between us.

"Today is Jimmy's fifth birthday. For the sake of the child, please stop quarreling..."

"Catherine, how about I help you put on makeup?"

When I heard her voice, I shook my head hastily, and my movement was so big that it hurt my chest.

But Jonathan snorted and said, "You're so ungrateful."

I forced a smile and slowly turned back to the bedroom.

Those few steps almost drained all my strength. After closing the door, I squatted on the ground, sweating profusely.

My tears and sweat dripped together, and I heard the sound of their chatting outside.

"Okay, stop helping her. If you hadn't gone abroad, how could I have married her? I regret it so much now!"

Kristina comforted him softly, "It's okay. Aren't we doing well now? I can still fulfill my promise and stay with you and the child."

Jimmy didn't understand what they were saying, but he was laughing.

"I just want Kristina to accompany me. I don't want my mother..."

Jonathan sighed helplessly when he heard this.

"When I first saw her, she looked exactly like you. I didn't expect that, after we got married, I found she was so much worse than you..."

They didn't deliberately lower their voices, and Jonathan knew very well that I could hear them.

But he didn't care.

He never considered my emotions.

I could ignore his thoughts, but Jimmy's disgust for me made me feel heartbroken.

Even Jimmy thought I was redundant in this family.