🧡SLEEP WITH MY HUSBAND🧡
By Rejoice J.
Chapter Fourteen (Finale)
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“Sunday, 17th.. How?” I asked myself as I stood perplexed in front of the calendar.
‘The exact day I went to the shopping with Lora. How is it that I’m back to the same day?’
I tried to remember everything about the shopping. I couldn’t remember how the shopping went but I all I know was that I went to the shopping and two days later, I flew to Abuja.
‘How is it possible that I woke up to the same day again?’
“At least you cooked the food and didn’t spend all hours sleeping,” I heard my mom say from the kitchen.
Then I remembered.
I remembered telling my mom that I won’t be able to go to church because I feel very weak and needed to rest, then she told me to cook since I’ll be home and I remember that she left to church in the same dress that she returned home in.
“Ah ahn, Desire you haven’t even touched the food that you cooked..” she said “…so you haven’t eaten since morning.”
Yes, I remember cooking jollof rice and shortly after, I went into my room wearing this same cloth and then… what happened after?
If I was very weak and tired, could it be….
That I slept off and just woke up from that sleep?
Did I.. sleep for like… four hours?
Then.. was all that happened in Abuja a dream?
I gasped, “No way.. no way. It looked too real to be a dream.”
Then it hit me.
‘If it was real, then there was no way I would be aware of Tana’s twice visit to her lover. The first, telling him that they would soon be together and the second, telling him that she’s ready to get pregnant, Lora calling her cousin while she was in her kitchen while he answered with a nak£d lady on his bed.’
At this point, I needed no one to tell me that everything that happened in that hotel was a dream. A dream that felt so real, like I was in a cinema, seeing a movie that I was a Cast in.
But how could a dream feel so so real, from me getting to the hotel, to….
Oh wait.. I don’t remember getting to the hotel, but I remember sitting by the lobby, waiting for Eric Wilfred to arrive. I don’t even remember going to the airport or taking a ride to the hotel..
That means I never went to the airport nor did I alight from a plane.
“Jesus.. it was indeed a dream,” I gasped.
‘Then does it mean Lora isn’t planning to blackma!l me and she doesn’t have a cousin named Frank, Eric Wilfred has no idea about what his wife has planned for him neither did his Wife pay someone to k!ll I and Lora?’
‘But why did I have such a dream? Could it be that something like that would happen? But I’m not a prophetess to see visions nah!’
“God… I’m sooo confused..” I sighed.
My head was still p******g.
‘Maybe I should call Lora and ask if she has a cousin named Frank… I need a clue, confirmation or something, anything.’
I shook my head, ‘No no… it’s a dream. Dreams are unreal, no matter what, they are unreal’
I looked up at the calendar again.
‘Even if something bad is going to happen, it would be totally different from the dream. Maybe the dream is warning me to stay back.. maybe it’s trying to save me from something similar or even worse that would happen to me if I end up in that Abuja. But still… I need to confirm something’
I returned back to my room and met my phone ringing.
The person I came to call was calling. Lora.
I picked the call and placed the phone to my ear.
“He..llo Lora..” I spoke first.
“Haba na.. I’ve been calling you. Where you keep your phone?” she asked.
“Sorry.. I’ve been sleeping and my mom’s knock woke me up, so I had no chance to check my phone before going to answer her,” I said.
“You just woke up keh. Which means you are not even ready yet and it’s 4pm already,” she said.
I’m not ready? Ready for what?
“Ready for what?” I asked, confused.
“What do you mean.. Have you forgotten we’re going for shopping?” she asked.
I gasped. ‘Oh.. sh!t.. now it all makes sense. I haven’t even gone to the shopping. It was indeed a long dream’
‘Thank God it’s not late to say NO yet. At least I haven’t spent Tana’s money yet except the five thousand that she gave me the other day for transport. I can give it back to her. I’m out. The dream has shown me that d@ngers awaits me over there and I won’t take the dream for granted.’
I exhaled.
“Lora, I don’t think I want to do this job. Infact, I’m not interested anymore and… I mean it,” I said.
“Not again Desire. You’ve already assured this lady that you will do it. You can’t change your mind right now. We’re talking about five million naira here girl. You need this money, come on. It won’t be hard.. it’s just s£x.. trust me it’s worth it.”
She tried her best to persuade me, but I had my mind made up already, all thanks to the dream.
“No wahala since you don’t want to anymore. I’ll tell Tana that you quit, but just know that you’ve lost what could have changed your life forever,” she said after she had realized that she had failed this time in persuading me.
“I’m contented with the little that I have Lora. If God really want to change my life and my family’s forever, he’ll make the right path that I wouldn’t need to sleep with a married man,” I said.
“So are you condemning others that sl£pt with a married man to make their life better?” she asked, sounding pissed.
I wonder why she want me to do this job so bad.
Could my dream be right about her trying to blackma!l me? If not, why is she trying so hard to make me do this ungodly job.
“No I’m not. I have no right to judge something like that, but I am me and I do what I believe is right for me. I won’t do something because others do or did it. Tell her that I’m sorry for wasting her time,” I said.
“No problem Desire. Na you get your life. Since you want to remain in poverty, no wahala. I only tried to help you as a friend,” she said.
“And I appreciate you for that, thank you,” I said.
“Extend my greetings to your mom. Have a nice day,” she said.
“Wait.. Lora, please..there’s something I want to ask you,” I cut in before she could end the call.
“What’s that?”
Maybe I could confirm even if it’s one thing from the dream.
“Do.. you.. like have a cousin.. like a male cousin?” I asked.
“Who doesn’t have a male cousin? I do and why do you ask?” she threw back.
“Is…his name… Frank?”
“My grandfather married three wives and had about fifteen children. I dont even know all my cousins, but excluding Step-cousins, I have no cousin who bears that name,” she said.
“Oh.. okay, thanks,” I said.
‘I don’t even know what to think right now’
“Now, why such question?” she asked.
“Actually.. I met someone who look a bit like you.. since I know your two brothers, I thought he might be your cousin,” I lied.
“I don’t think so. Bye,” she said.
“Okay.. b–” before I could reciprocate, she hung up.
I exhaled.
‘Well.. is this the End?
No it’s not. Now that there’s Light, I have to go iron my shirt and skirt. Work resumes tomorrow’
I dropped my phone and went to my wardrobe. As I picked out my work dress, I began wondering.
‘But like seriously, is this really the end? Like I never met the man that I almost flew to Abuja to sleep with?
He was like the smartest husband in my dream. Like the smartest man I’ve ever seen. He knew everything, every plan from A to Z. He was fifty steps ahead of everyone, including Lora and her plan which was supposed to be impossible for him to know.
If I ever meet him one day, I would thank him for being so smart and for saving me from his wife and Lora…
Wait… I actually ruined it by not being so smart and ended up with a broken head and I passed out after.
Maybe I could have d!ed
But could it be that Tana Wilfred really have a secret lover who she’s been dating before getting married to Eric Wilfred?’
As I laid my clothes and ironed them, I knew that there are so many things I needed to confirm but I wouldn’t be able to confirm them and the best thing for me to do is to move on,
And yes, I moved on.
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I resumed work the next day and days turned to into weeks, weeks turned to into months and months turned to into years.
I told my mom nothing about the dream because that would mean telling her how I would have gone to Abuja to sleep with a married man. I would never want to see her looking dissapointed at me.
Although I needed that money for a good reason which included growing her business, I couldn’t still tell her.
Lora totally cut me off right after that last call we had, or was I the one who cut her off. I can’t tell but I guess we both cut each other off, and my reason was because I lost my trust for her even though it was a dream. I realized that I needed to avoid someone like her, so I did.
I have no idea why she cut me off, but if I should guess, then it’s definitely because I didn’t do the job.
It’s three years already and I haven’t heard or seen her neither have I come accross Tana Wilfred or her husband.
“Excuse me..” someone said behind me as I made my out of the mall to find a Tricycle down the road.
I had come to buy my favourite bread.
I turned to see a teenager in a worn out cloth.
“Please ma, can you help me with any amount .. I have not eaten since morning, I am very very hungry.. please ma..” he begged on.
I picked out Four hundred Naira from my purse and handed it to him.
“Thank you so much ma, God bless you,” he appreciated and left.
I turned to continue my journey and that was when I saw a man with a strong familiar face getting down from his Expensive black SUV at the car park.
As I got closer, I remembered the face and I was left in shock.
Eric Wilfred.
My heart skipped immediately.
“Oh my God.. it’s him,” I gasped.
He started walking towards, making his way to the mall.
‘So this man actually Exist?’
I had promised myself to walk up to him and appreciate him any day I see him and I guess this is the time to fulfill my promise.
Taking a deep breath to build my nerves, I mustered the courage and walked up to him.
“Hello sir, good day,” I said with a quite nervous smile.
“Hello lady, good day,” he answered with a confused face that shows that he has no idea who I am.
“I’m sorry for the disturbance.. Actually I’ve been waiting for this day for three years now,” I said.
“Wow, alright. So..how may I help you?” he asked, sounding quite calm.
“I just want to appreciate you for what you did for me three years ago. Thank you,” I said.
“Really, What I did for you. I don’t think I remember?” he asked.
I smiled, “Yeah you don’t.. but it’s okay. I know what i’m talking about and I don’t need you to remember because you won’t.”
He shrugged, “If you say so.”
“Yes.. alright sir. Have a great day,” I said, turned and began walking away.
I didn’t want to call his name so he won’t start asking how I know his name. I’ve fulfilled my promise and I want it to end there…
But maybe Fate said NO.
“May I know your name please?” he asked.
Really?
I halted, inhaled and turned back to him.
No need to lie in reality, right?
“I’m Desire.. Desire Eze,” I said.
In just few seconds, he was standing inches away from me, and he stretched his right hand towards me for a handshake.
“I’m Eric Wilfred,” he said.
My eyes went to his hand and that was when I noticed that he had no wedding ring on any of his fingers.
Why? Could it be what I thinking, or he doesn’t just wear his wedding ring all the time like he did in my dream?
I stretched out my hand and we shaked.
His hands felt warm, firm and well, you know.. like a rich man’s hand.
“Would you mind if I can get your contact. I’d like to get to know you more Desire?” he asked.
Wait… what?
“You don’t have to, if you don’t want to. Just that there’s something about you that makes me want to get to know you more,” he said.
Something about me?
Should I or should I not?
What about his wife?
Thoughts ran through my head.
Maybe I wasn’t thinking straight ’cause just before I could fully decide, I saw myself giving him my contact and then watch him enter the mall.
“Sh!t.. what did I just do?”
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