My wife Angela
Episode three
✍️✍️ Onos Divinemercy Elekwa
My love, Angie, Angie
What is this na?
I’m sorry I just wanted to talk to you
I’m listening
Josh called me some minutes ago, he and his wife would be coming to see our baby this weekend, Saturday to be precise
So why are you telling me, is he not your friend?
I know I just wanted you to be aware and also to beg you help me prepare food for them, I don’t have any money on me, and next tomorrow is on Saturday please my love
Love k”ill you there,see this man oo, you don’t have money now and you are even planning not to have money before then because you are la”zy, you are not serious, if you don’t bring money for food and drinks to welcome them with, I wouldn’t
Angie please don’t embar”rass me before my friend and his wife, he knelt to beg her
It’s money that is embarrassing you not me, if you like kneel from today till that Saturday, I don’t have money to cook for them, oh I know you are taking my generosity for granted the once a day meal I do give you is what is giving you the guts, I will soon stop giving u food like I did the last time and you will fall sick again, you know if you don’t eat you do fall sick as the foodie you are, you can’t work but you will eat, she said and made to stand up and leave but Anthony grab her leg
Please na, you know I’m not the type that will not entertain a visitor even if it’s little
Then give them water
No na… you know Josh, I’m certain he will get lot of stuffs for our baby and still stay with us for a long while before leaving it will not be right not to give them food
Okay, I will cook for them on one condition
And what is that
You will mop, sweep and clean my Supermarket for the next one week
Haa Angie, I’m your husband you can’t do that to me, what will you staffs think of me, don’t do this please
Then forget it, she snatched her legs from his hold and started walking away
Okay fine I will do it she shouted for her to hear
Good for you, she said
Josh my man, I hailed as I opened the door to welcome our visitor, I urge them to a seat
Good afternoon, his wife greeted, where is Angela na
Oh, she would join us soon,
Bro bro, how far na
Man just dey oo, dey manage small small after that incident na..
No worry no be you again, I know you would get another job soon, beside you na big man na, correct Mula suppose dey you aza, but wait oo, if job dey you difficult to get why not start a business na… like you did for your wife?
Did what, Angela interrupted as she came out towards the dinner to serve the food
Good afternoon madam Angela, Anthony greeted
Good after Angie baby, his wife Helen also greeted
Good afternoon dearies, you are highly welcome, long time Helen you don’t check on me again oo, if not that you husband dragged you here today, she laughed,
And what stopped you for checking on me too, Helen joked, and where is our baby
He is asleep,let’s eat first before you see him
And did I hear my broke husband opened a business for me, for where, Akuko, please ooo, I opened the business for myself,
Angela!! her husband scolded
What she fired back, sorry guys please come here, come food is served, they all moved to the dinner table while Angela excused herself for a moment.
Before the couple arrived, Anthony pleaded with his wife to please give him money to buy soft drink for the visitor to go with the jollof and chicken she was preparing, but she bluntly refused and Anthony let her be
Anthony went to the refrigerator to get cold water for them, please Josh you people should manage this, sorry I couldn’t afford to offer you drinks oo, please
Come on it’s fine, sit lets wait for your wife so we can all devour this sumptuous meal, the aroma is appetiting
Angela returned in a jiffy with two bottles of chilled wine
I brought drinks, you know you can’t come to my house and I will not entertain you well na, Josh and Helen una be my persons na, no be today, you have been a great family friend for long naa.. even if I don’t have money I will borrow to make sure I buy drinks unlike some stin**gy and gree$$dy people, even this food we are about to eat I prepare it with my own money and every food we eat in this house, my so called broke la&zy husband wouldn’t go out like his mates and work but depends on me a woman.
I gave birth, hospital bill he couldn’t pay, we women dey suffer honestly, but Helen is lucky to have a fine hardworking man like you as a husband
Anthony felt so angry and embarrassed, he dropped his cutlery noisily and walked out
Josh follow him too
What is the meaning of this naa.. Helen queried immediately the men left
I don’t understand, did I do anything wrong,I was just stating the fact na
This is wrong, remember this is same Anthony you were dying for, he treated you so well, so because he lost his job you have to treat him this way, but wait oo how come he is broke, even he lost his job, did he not save from the millions he received monthly
Jamb question, you can follow him and ask him, Angela spat out
Guy, we need to talk this evening I will come and pick you at your junction, Josh told him immediately he caught up with him
small tears was already flowing down his cheeks, he only nodded because he wasn’t sure he could hold himself from crying if he tries to open his mouth
Josh went inside again and handed a bag containing gifts for the baby to Angela, this is for the baby, we would come next time to see the baby since he is asleep
Babe let’s go he told his wife
Haaa.. are you going already, you haven’t even touched you food, is it because of that man, don’t mind him, come and eat first then I will bring the baby
It’s fine, thank you, they said and left
For making to waste my precious time an money, Anthony wouldn’t eat in this house for a month, he he had composed himself an not left angrily, Josh would had stayed back, nonsense man, you don’t have money but you can get angry, she hissed….
To be continued
