MY PERFECT MARRIAGE
EPISODE 21
Patience made a couple of new friends from the office, people that drunk and chilled. She would often have a small drink up with the girls and Philip often permitted her as she was not getting out of hand. Slowly her dressing was becoming more casual and she became more outgoing.
There was a beer and food festival where Patience wanted to go, she talked to Philip about it but he refused and insisted that he did not want her to drink. The day of the festival arrived and they were still arguing about her going there but she insisted that it was just a reunion with the girls, nothing more and nothing less.
”I don’t really care what you call it but I wouldn’t want my woman to go to such a place” he said
“Honey I told you am just going to have fun with the ladies please let me go”.. she begged.
“And Thandiwe? Don’t tell me my baby will be out in the cold with you” he said.
“Honey Thandiwe can remain with the maid.” She insisted.
“No, you are not going.. you are not going anywhere, lets say I have a better idea… he said
“Really honey what? She asked excitedly.
“You and your friends can go to any place of your choice and I promise to give you some money myself but I just don’t want my woman being seen in such places.. he said
Patience jumped excitedly and immediately changed the plans with the ladies.
Philip wasn’t coming as he would be working late.
The ladies didn’t take long to get ready and they met, at an open resort.
“so Philip had to cut our happiness short.. I so wanted to be there at the festival”.. Patience complained
The ladies laughed and brushed it off. As they went on talking and chatting Patience suggested that they pass through the festival just for a few minutes and they would move.
“Come on ladies it won’t be a bad idea, I just want the caption that I featured at Oktoberfest also.. Don’t be boring ladies come-on” she insisted,
“dear he is your husband and if you feel alright with going where he stopped you then well I guess will just follow suit”.. her workmate said
“its for a few minutes and then we can leave , we can also find another chill spot after that”.. Patience insisted.
“Ladies I have a better idea, let’s have my driver take us there because us going there alone will not be a good idea, we are drinking and Chisamba road is busy”.. one of the ladies opposed
That’s even better so let’s all park at neutral place where we can pick the cars easily.. Patience said.
They were a group of 4 including Patience, all of them were married but one of them was in a distant marriage for a while as her husband had travelled for work overseas and she happened to be wealthiest in the group. Her name was Melissa.
“ladies lets park at my house’.. Melissa said.
The ladies sang aloud as the driver took them to festival, they giggled and told silly stories.
What was supposed to be a few minutes turned out to be an hour, two hours and finally it was going to 3hours. The ladies ate, drunk and danced.
Patience was tipsy but not too much, she was just excited but was also very aware of everything around her.
“ladies let me look for a toilet am coming..” patience said to the girls.
After using the toilet Patience wanted to get herself some “HUNTERS GOLD” when she suddenly saw in a quick vision someone that looked like Philip pass, the man in a jean short and a tshirt.
“mm is my mind playing tricks on me?” she asked herself.
After looking around she realised maybe she was just imagining things. She went back to the ladies and they continued drinking. A little while later she saw Tisa and without a doubt it was really Tisa.
“what is going on here?” she thought again
Patience watched Tisa walk as her heart raced, her eyes escorted Tisa until she reached a spot where Philip suddenly immerged from the opposite direction holding drinks. They are on camping chairs and started drinking.
Patience rubbed her eyes one time but it wasn’t a dream, they were really there.
Tisa was in a bum short exposing her legs freely while Philip stroked her hair. All the strength in Patience disappeared and she thought of going there to approach them but she couldn’t.
She felt insulted and betrayed, Philip had taken her for a fool. He fooled her once again and this time it hurts so badly because he lied to her face, he brought her back home to face the betrayal. This time it was before her eyes.
“ladies lets go”.. patience said.
“What? All of a sudden when the fun just began? Her friend opposed.
“no ladies we need to go, my husband may start calling a minute from now”.. she said.
When Patience arrived home she bathed and straight away went to bed, her head was occupied with thoughts but she managed to sleep immediately.
Philip only came back around 10pm and she was fast asleep by then. The following day and the days to come she said nothing to him concerning what she saw, she did not move from the master bedroom however she denied herself to him every time he tried to touch her.
One morning Philip got really angry after she denied herself to him.
“Patience I am your husband and you can’t keep treating me this way!” he yelled.
“ I’m tired its too early besides today is Sunday can’t you train your body to be holy and concentrate on church at least?” she said.
“are you mad!!!… how can you talk to me like that?”.. Philip asked angrily.
“I would like to believe you are not talking to me”.. Patience responded.
“Patience respect me, it things like this that…”
“Things like this that do what!!!.. answer me!!! Things like this that do what Philip???? That cause you to cheat????”.. she yelled.
“Well maybe… he responded.
“I wish that could make me angry but I have harbored too much hurt in my heart to get any angrier. Have a good day bashi mpundu (father of twins)”.. Patience said before walking out of bed.
She carried the baby and went to visit her mother, she never opened up to her or anybody else about her problems. Patience loved Philip too much to let anyone have a say about her marriage.
******TWO WEEKS LATER******
Patience was preparing supper when she heard Philip yell out her name from the living room.
“what is going on? Why are you yelling? She asked.
“Sydney is calling you on phone!!!” he yelled.
“Yes so why are you yelling on top of your voice?..” she asked him.
“Are you mad! Why is he contacting you?..” Philip yelled.
Patience was holding a cooking stick in her hands and she twisted it as if preparing to hit him. She stared at him angrily then walked back to the kitchen to continue cooking.
“Patience come back here!” he yelled as he followed her behind.
“What is it? What do you want?” she asked him.
“No wonder you have been so rude and ignoring me like I am not your husband..” he said
“My husband? Really? My husband Philip? Are you sure you just called yourself my husband?” She said angrily.
“Patience I don’t want to have this argument with you again! Really Sydney of all people? That guy broke your heart! I saved you from him! And now you have the guts to answer me back?” He yelled
“No you did not save me from him.. I saved myself from him and in fact I really didn’t need to be saved.”. She yelled back.
“My God you’re so ungrateful! I stood by your side through it all and that’s what you can say to me.. he broke your heart! He left you for somebody else!”.. Philip said
“At least he respected me enough to walk away and not do rubbish in my face and let me remind you that he did not leave me for another woman… he asked me for a break and I took the break to be with you.” Patience interrupted
“You call that respect! He was a coward! He couldn’t tell it to your face that he was done with you..”
“That’s because he wasn’t..” she answered rudely.
“What!! Patience am warning you if this guy thinks he is man enough then let him continue getting in touch with you..” Philip warned
Patience did not answer back this time but she went on cooking and set the table.
“Food is ready”.. She said before him in the living room.
“I’m not hungry”.. he responded.
“oh did she prepare supper for you?, tell her at least to let you to be eating at home..”.. She said.
Philip stood up and walked passed her as he went to the bedroom.
Patience cried bitterly that night and she slept in the spare room, her heart wanted everything to work but her body was tired and it showed. She was beginning to look weak and her skin was becoming pale.
She gathered courage the following day and said enough is enough, she was ready to approach Tisa herself and not in a fight but just to speak to her in a more mature way.
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