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Chapter 4.
My wife was outside spreading the clothes she washed when I entered the house. She left everything she was doing and ran towards me. She hugged and greeted me as she asked how my day went…
“Fine”, I replied grudgingly.
She knew something was wrong. She understood that something was bothering me.
I dipped my hand into my pocket and handed the #5000 to her.
She held the money as she stared at me in bewilderment!!
“How did you make such money? Who gave you the money? Did anything happen today? Where did you pick the money?”
My wife wouldn’t stop asking me. I tried to wave it off but she wouldn’t bulge.
She was the kind of woman that won’t ever rest till you give her answers to her questions.
In order for me to rest, I told her how I was able to transport many goods to the warehouse.
She wasn’t particularly convinced by the explanation I gave her.
She went and put water for me as I took my bath and ate the portage yam she made with the money I gave her.
As I laid down on the bed that night, I couldn’t sleep.
This temptation was way above me. I was thinking about the huge amount of money involved and how it would change our lives forever.
It was just to sléëp with her once and my wife won’t even know about it….
But what if she finds out??
Would my marriage still remain the same??
Many things were going through my mind. I was just rolling from one end of the bed to the other.
I turned around as I looked at the face of my wife. She looked too innocent although her beauty was fading because of the hardship we’ve faced for these past few years.
she had sacrificed a lot for me and I don’t want to hurt her.
If she ever get to hear about it, it will break her down completely, I thought.
I was confused!
I didn’t know what to do or what to think.
I looked at my two children lying down on the mat. I could see pain and suffering written all over them. I wished I would be able to give them the better life they deserved!!
We have been living in a one room apartment for so many years now and my children doesn’t go to school.
Just like she said, this is a golden opportunity that I won’t afford to miss.
I concluded in my heart that I was going to dance to her tune the next day.
I slept off immediately I made the decision.
I was woken up from my sleep after few hours by my wife who was sobbing as she prayed with all her might.
I acted as if I was still sleeping as I listened to her prayer keenly!!!
“Lord Jesus, help my husband….His suffering has ended today……He shall receive favour from anyone he comes in contact with in Jesus name….Enough is enough!!”
I pretended as if I was fast asleep. My wife prayed aggressively as if she would die that day.
“Nothing shall spoil my marriage in Jesus name. My husband will see no shame in Jesus name. Companies will call him for employment in Jesus name. My husband’s heart desires must be granted in Jesus name”,she kept praying.
Since I got married toy wife, I have never seen her pray like that .
What was wrong?
Did she notice that I wasn’t myself? Did she notice that something was still bothering me??
I was still pondering over this aggressive prayer of hers till I dozed off again.
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©️ Emeka Edozie
