๐ผTHE TURN AROUND 11๐ผ
“What do u want?” Bright questioned David. “I’m sorry to interfere but this is not right sir. Beaten up a woman like this!… You need to stop this!” David spoke. “i see u have some guts. you want to tell me what is now right or wrong is it?” Bright fired at him. “No. Mr Bright what I’m trying to say is that….” David tired to intervene but Sandra shouted at him “Micheal leave! just go! I’ve told u to stay away.” She sobs.
David left sadly. As he walked down he could still hear Bright’s thunderous voice yelling “Sandra u are my property and I tell u what to do, I make the decision! I own u!”. And Sandra crying “U don’t own me! I’m tired of pretence! U refused to get married to me legally, yet u call me ur property. U are wicked! My God will judge u!”.
It was a long night… Sleep seized from David’s eyes, he was restless. He looked at the time and it was already 6am. There were no noises anymore. David wondered how it all ended, he heard footsteps and went to check. It was Bright already leaving the house for work. He waited for him to leave then ran upstairs to check on Sandra. He knocked at the door but no response, he pushed the door and saw Sandra unconscious, bleeding on the floor as a result of the beaten she received from Bright. He immediately laid her on the bed and called the doctor for home service. While waiting for the doctor he gave her some first aid. The doctor arrived and while examining her, he discovered that she had a miscarriage and spoke at lent with David then he left.
2hours later, Sandra was up and alive. “my head hurts!” she lamented trying to get up. “take it easy, let me help u.” David said as he helped her up.
“Were u aware that u were pregnant?” David finally broke the silence. “what..? No!” she replied. “U lost it, thanks to that beast u call a husband. I heard everything! he’s not even married to u, is he?” He asked. and Sandra shook her head, and groaned in pain. “Then why are u still with him? why let him treat u like this? Talk to me. U are the only family I know and have right now, I can’t just stand seeing things go wrong like this.” He said, still starring at her. She bent her head down and said “it’s a long story”. She explained everything to him. “I don’t know what to do”. She finished explaining. “Then run! run before he kills u”. David advised. Sandra sobs “He’s all I have in this world. I’m afraid. I don’t know where to run to. I’ve tried to make things better but it’s not working. I’ll keep trying and hoping. That’s the only choice I have.” She said as she wiped the tears in her eyes. “No! stop letting ur past hold u back. U have a choice. U don’t deserve this! U deserve better. He’s not worthy of u!”. David raged. “but he loves me” Sandra hit back.
David chuckled “love? a man who beats u up is what u call love? oh come Sandra, get over urself! If Bright loves u, he will never want to see u hurting like this. Now tell me, where’s he now? I mean who knows what would have happened to u if I hadn’t showed up today? Wake up Sandra before it’s too late.” David said and Sandra wept even more. David pulled her close and consoled her. “i feel so sad not reacting last night, but the next time Bright tries to hit u again he will regret it.” David said.
Bright came back from work later that evening. The house was quiet and empty. He freshened up, went to the kitchen but there was no cooked food. He wondered where Sandra could be and began calling her “Sandra, Sandra… Sandra”. He went upstairs but she wasn’t there, so he went to ask David. “Michael open up.” he said knocking at David’s door. David opened the door and greeted him. “uhm, have u seen my wife today?”. Bright asked. David shrugged his shoulders and said “I don’t know, I thought she’s upstairs at the spot u left her this morning. Have u tried calling her phone?” David asked. “yes but she wouldn’t pick” Bright replied. “I see…” David said. Bright wasn’t comfortable with the way David’s reply was, so he just said goodnight and walked away.
Bright checked the guest room and discovered it was locked. He knew instantly that Sandra was there. “Sandra.. honey. I know u are in there. Open the door so we can talk.” He knocked the door but there was no response. “could it be that she’s not in there?” He thought to himself. “then where could she be? Or did she run away? No! Sandra I know can never do that.” He chuckled. “Her fears wouldn’t let her dare that.”….
To be continued
