Resolution
Aurelia was sick and tired of the false accusations her
father-in-law was making about her. Whenever her husband Appius was off to his
senate meetings, he would come home to another new story about what his wife
was supposedly “doing” while he was gone. He thought he knew his wife
completely, but these stories were starting to take a toll on his life. His
wife was an attractive women and he could only imagine the type of attention
she received from other people when he was gone.
Aurelia loved her husband dearly, but she also knew that her
father-in-law’s stories were starting to get to his head. He seemed to be
getting more and more distant from her, and she decided it was time for her to
do something about it. She’s talked to her husband plenty of times, but she now
knew it was no use.
Aurelia had never felt more alone in the city of Rome. Her
husband was always gone, and her father-in-law didn’t think very highly of her.
She thought she could begin a new life with Appius. This all changed when she
received a message from her long lost sister. She was south of Rome, in the
city of Naples. She too had found a new husband and started a family. Aurelia
wasn’t sure how to feel, she thought she would never see or hear from her
family again. After exchanging a few more messages through a slave that would
travel back and forth between the two cities, Aurelia decided it was time to
leave Rome.
She waited until Appius left for his next senate meeting,
and while everyone was fast asleep, she took only her most cherished belongings
and headed to meet the slave which her sister arranged to pick her up. She left
a note for her husband to come home to. As she walked through the dark, she
took one last look at what had been her home for the past 4 years. She placed
her hands on her stomach and thought of her unborn child being sold into
slavery. She knew she was making the right decision.
