Benjamin watched his wife standing in front of the mirror, giving herself the last touch″up on half of her face, while the other half she kept hidden behind a mask, despite this, her strong expression of annoyance could not go unnoticed.

″I hope you don't make a fool of me in front of people, because that's the only thing you know how to do, I would prefer you to stay away, keep quiet... you always have to do ridiculous things to make us the laughing stock of the family, it seems you don't know how to do anything else, but fill me with shame," said the annoyed woman, who inside couldn't stop regretting having married him, they had already been married for two years and not a single day went by that she didn't curse her luck.

″Ana Sofia... I s″sorry... I don't like crowds... they overwhelm me... they make me nervous, however, I will try to please you... I will just sit and listen to your presentation... I will stay with Alejandro and reassure him," said the man with a soft tone of voice.

He kept looking at his wife, he found her beautiful, even though only a part of her face was visible, because the defect of her other half was kept hidden; When he accepted his father's challenge, he did not imagine that his mother, wanting to help him, would send him to get in touch with the Celedón family and that she would arrange for him to marry the only daughter of Genaro, the eldest son of the family, because all the others were boys, or so he thought, and although at first the idea was not pleasant, in the end he ended up accepting it with resignation, he thought that as his mother had chosen it might be the most convenient, so as an obedient and respectful son, he submitted to his destiny. In addition, as they lived together, he learned to love her, he liked to see her happy, so he tried to give her things that made her smile, although he almost never got that result.

″You are going to sit at the end of the room, try to keep the child quiet, do not scream, do not cry, I do not want him to make any noise, if you do, he will be the only one responsible and I will end up throwing you out of there, do you understand me? ″asked Ana Sofia.

Benjamin nodded and then lowered his head, like a scolded child, he looked so much like her son Alejandro that she could not help but feel moved to see that expression of sadness in the man. For a moment she felt a little remorse for his treatment, but she had no choice, because not being hard with him, meant a disaster in their lives, because he was like another child, he never measured his actions, nor his words, he was too clumsy and that caused his family to make him the constant source of scorn and mockery.

At that moment, a knock sounded at the door, and without waiting for the voice of the pass, the matriarch of the family, Estela de Celedón, appeared.

″Here is the child! Take him! And see if you can educate him, you must teach him to behave, he is too spoiled, he doesn't want to eat, only sweets and you are the only one to blame for his attitude... I don't know how you can let yourself be controlled by a child who is not even a year and a half old ″she spoke haughtily.

Mother″in″law, because he is very little, when he understands more, he will go..." ″his words were interrupted by the woman's harsh tone.

″Don't look for justification! You should take care of him, it's the least you could do... when you're just a good″for″nothing, a lousy worker with a miserable salary, incompetent, poor starving man!!! Do you think that with that pittance you could give him even five percent of what my daughter and grandson need? Be thankful that they live in my house and that I as a good and charitable soul have let them live here... because if not, with the pittance you earn they would live in a two by two room, piled like sardines and....

Ana Sofia had restrained herself, she did not want to argue with her mother so early in the morning, besides, she had hoped that Benjamin could defend himself, it was not so, it was too useless, "How did I come to accept to marry so little, he is such a fool, although I cannot stand that my mother keeps humiliating him either, after all he is my husband and the father of my child", she said to herself, she hit the combing machine with the brush with which she was combing her hair moments before, filling the room with a loud noise, capturing the attention of those present.

″That's enough, mother! ″You already told her, you complained, but the insults and humiliations are over, if we are here it is because you asked us to stay in this house, but if you have changed your mind, we have no problem to take our things and leave.

″Ana Sofia..." Benjamin began to say and they did not let him speak, because his words were interrupted by both women, who shouted at the same time.

″Shut up and get out of here!

″Take Alejandro with you! ″added his wife. 

Benjamin's mouth tightened, in a gesture that went unnoticed by the two women, he took his son from his mother″in″law's arms and left, when he was walking with the little one in his arms, his cell phone rang, he took it out with one hand, looked around and answered it, before the other voice spoke, he answered it.

″I can't talk right now... you know that at this hour it's not convenient for you to call me... I'm going to cut you off and when I have the chance I'll send you a message, I'm at the Celedon's house... there are people nearby ″his words were firm and cutting, nothing to do with the fearful tone used just a moment ago.

He went downstairs, walked to the dining room and there he met his brothers″in″law.

″What luck you had that day that they chose you to be the husband of the ugly one... You are so perfect! ″mocked Erasmo, the eldest of the Celedon family, while everyone joined him in his mockery. 

Benjamin cleared his throat and expressed.

″Yes... I was very lucky to get married... to your sister.

″Of course, because she keeps the house, she buys you even the underwear you wear. You're so shameless, how does a man allow a woman to support him?

At her words, Benjamín dug his fingernails into his hands, while he smiled submissively, with apparent indifference. He placed his son in a baby chair on one side and he sat on the other, he took the spoon to fill his plate, when the wife of his brother″in″law, Tulio, also reached out to pour food on his plate, like a gentleman Benjamin let her serve herself and took another bowl next to him, she let go of the old container and grabbed again the one that interested Benjamin, at the end he moved his hand away and waited for her to overflow his plate.

When he tried to serve himself again, the woman took the bowl and threw it on him, the food spilled out, Benjamin got up running to avoid staining his son's clothes, but it was too late, both were completely stained with food, while everyone laughed loudly, mocking. 

Benjamin took the napkin and wiped his face, when Ana and her mother arrived and were shocked at the mess.

″What happened here? How did the child get soiled like that? ″asked Ana with obvious anger. 

″Oh, sis! That useless husband of yours turned the food container upside down, he stained himself, the child and the dining room table, and the worst thing is that in a few minutes my father will arrive with a very important guest.

″You're useless, Benjamin! You're nothing but a disgrace ″exploded Ana without asking him what happened″ How long must I put up with your ridiculous behavior?

Just at that moment the guest arrived, one of the most influential men in the city Iván Alayón, accompanied by the patriarch of the Celedón family, who witnessed the last words of the diners.

″Miss Celedón, when a man is useless and useless and trashy like this one," he paused, looking with contempt at Benjamín, "No one will judge you because you get divorced, on the contrary, many gentlemen would be pleased to court a beautiful lady like you, after all you are an elegant, beautiful woman and a member of the most influential family in the country, what more could you ask for?