MY WIFE, MY NEMESIS
CHAPTER 5
The p.o.is.on I got was a slow k.il.ler. I was told it’d work slowly so I relaxed and continued watching my wife closely, waiting for any reaction from her. I was excited.
“Oh dear son, look at how you keep stealing glances at your wife as if you’re just getting to know her. I love seeing my son like this, looking very smitten.” My mom announced. I shifted uncomfortably on my seat.
I didn’t know she was noticing that I’d be glancing at my wife. My wife smiled sweetly at me. I was irritated but I calmed myself down with the belief that she’d be gone soon. I cleared my throat before speaking up.
“Mom, c’mon! You’re making me blush.” I faked a blush and my wife giggled.
“Ahn ahn…my honey is blushing. Should I take a picture of you right now so I can keep it and be showing it to you whenever you want to get angry?” My wife asked, still giggling like a teenager. I hated her gut. My mom smiled at her warmly. She faced her and held her hands in hers tenderly.
“I’m so glad you’re my son’s wife. Now, I can fully relaxed since I know my son is in safe hands. You’re such a wonderful woman. You’re beautiful, calm, well mannered, kind and nice. You’re such a good lover, you give my son so much love and you’re extending that love to me as well. Darlington, your wife is too good. She’s showing me so much love. She’s attentive to me, and cares for me a lot. I’m so grateful for that, my dear. You’re my daughter now, and I will treat you as such.” My mom showered compliments on my wife and the latter kept on smiling and nodding attentively to her. I huffed lowly in annoyance.
“Really, Mom? What has she done for you within the few weeks you’ve known her that you’ve concluded she’s giving you so much love?” I inquired with a small smile and furrowed my brows.
“A lot o. Like today now, this flawless woman collected my glass of wine and gave me hers because she noticed a small spot on the tip of the cup. You know I can’t stand seeing any stain or dirt on what I want to eat or drink from. She gladly gave me hers because she really cares for me.” My mom explained and my eyes widened shockingly. I didn’t even know when I stood up from my seat.
“What? Mom? What’ve you done? Why’d you give her your cup?” I said with panic. My mom was surprised.
“What’s the big deal there? I just told you what happened. She collected the cup from me and gave me hers gladly because she really cares for me. Why are you getting worked up over it?” My mom inquired surprisingly.
“Wait Mom, I hope you didn’t drink the wine from her cup? Please tell me you didn’t…” I pleaded desperately.
“Honey, are you sure you’re okay? After we exchanged cups, you came back and we cheered to togetherness forever, you were here now, we all drank the wine. We enjoyed it thoroughly, so what’s the problem? Is there something you’re not telling us? You appear tensed.” My wife said calmly and winked at me. I wondered if she actually found out my plan and purposely did the exchange. I gritted but ignored her and faced my mom.
“So in simpler terms, you drank the wine in my wife’s cup? Jeez! Mom, please come and start going to the hospital right now.” I said with urgency. My mom peered at me surprisingly for a second, trying to digest the information before she replied me.
“What’s happening, son? Why do I have to go to the hospital just because I drank wine from your wife’s cup?”
“Erm…erm…i..I mean. I dreamt that you took p.o.i.son. I dreamt it. I’m very scared so let’s just go to the hospital for check up.” I stuttered.
“That’s ridiculous. P.oi.son in your home? Your wife and I ate the food the housemaid cooked when I arrived. And you served me wine when you came… wine that we all drank together. When did you even dream it?” My mom asked and looked at me like I was out of my mind.
“No…no, I mean, it’s like a kind of vision. I saw it briefly when I closed my eyes while we were drinking. It’s like you’ve taken it from where you were coming from.” I said panickingly. I’ve started sweating profusely.
“Oh my God! You mean to say Mommy ate p.oi.son from her own home? She told me she came from home.” My wife chipped in gently. I swore I saw her smirked at me. I was infuriated but I ignored her again.
“Mom, just let’s go to the hospital right now. I have a tangible reason for insisting we go to the hospital. Please, don’t ask me the reason…if anything should happen to you, I won’t be able to live with the guilt. Please let’s go, please.” I pleaded desperately. My mom sighed deeply and stood up.
“Okay, let’s go to the hospital. I really don’t…Yeh!” My mom couldn’t complete her statement as she yelped in pain and clutched her stomach. Before I could ask her what was wrong, she slumped back onto the sofa she’d stood up from.
I screamed, my wife screamed. We both rushed to her aid.
TO BE CONTINUED
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