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The secret 1
I was about to retire to the bed with my wife, Clara, when our newly born baby started crying so loudly. I and my wife did everything humanly possible to make her stop crying, but our efforts were frantically futile.
It was so frustrating because we were both working at different companies with top positions. We go out very early in the morning and come back late at night.
That night, we took turns in carrying the baby while singing different lullabies just to pacify her.
After like an hour, she finally slept off in her bed.
Just as we were about to catch some sleep, my wife turned to me and said;
“Honey, I need us to get a maid. Someone that will help us with some house chores since we both barely have time for ourselves”, she said while stroking the curly hairs on my chest.
“Maid?”
“Yes, honey”
“Noooo, I don’t want a maid right now in this house. We will manage and go through this phase together. I don’t need any external body in my house”
“Honey, please think about it”, she said before she faced the wall and slept off.
I know Clara very well. She doesn’t give up so easily but in as much as I’ve always done everything to make her happy, I wasn’t willing to grant her wishes this time around.
Instinctively, I was so sure she would still bring up the topic because she thinks we needed a helping hand at home.
Staring at her while she slept, I remembered how she captivated me the first day I met her in the restaurant.
I went to the restaurant that day just to grab some snacks and drinks because I was famished. I bought some meat pies with soft drink, settled on one of the seats, before munching them as if my life depended on it.
As I was enjoying my snacks, I saw Clara, sitting at the other end, eating her own plate of fried rice.
Truth be told, she was the most gorgeous lady that I’d ever set my eyes on. Her glossy hair. Her enchanting smile and the two oranges which sat beautifully on her chest made me loose concentration.
I tried to concentrate but I couldn’t because we kept stéàling glances at each other.
Since opportunity doesn’t come twice, I walked up to her and engaged her in a conversation.
Our friendship blossomed into relationship and before long, I got married to Clara.
So, as I stared at her, I couldn’t help but think of ways to dissuade her from the thoughts of getting a maid.
The next morning, as we were preparing to leave for work, she hugged me and whispered softly into my ears.
“Please, baby, I need a maid. If you do this for me, I will be so happy”
“Are we still on this? I’ve made myself clear that I don’t need a maid in this house”
She didn’t utter a word.she simply smiled,gave me a peck and left the house.
I don’t know how Clara does this, but she has a way of getting whatever she wants from me effortlessly without shouting.
Gradually, getting a maid or nanny became a reminder in my home. There was no day that passed without Clara, mentioning about getting a maid for her.
As I got to work that day, my boss informed me that I was going for training in another country for a month or more.
I obliged.
As I got home and broke the news to my wife, she looked into my eyes and said…
“Babe, don’t you think that I need a maid, now that you’re travelling and you will stay up to a month?”
“I don’t want to hear about this issue again”, I howled.
Throughout that night, we didn’t cuddle each other as usual even though I would be leaving the next day.
We slept that night like strangers because she didn’t talk to me.
Early in the morning, as she was helping me to pack few things for my journey,
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©️ Emeka Edozie.
