Unfriendly friend. Part 7.
“Where do you think you are coming from?”. My husband asked angrily.
I looked around to be sure he was talking to me.
“Are you not the one I’m talking to?”. My husband asked.
“I don’t think where I’m coming from is any of your business, don’t you think so?”. I asked him.
“It has gotten to the point where you now hang out with men right? I think you’ve forgotten that you are a married woman. When was the last time you cooked for me nor performed your duties as my wife?”. He asked angrily.
I couldn’t help but burst into a very loud laugh. Men can be something else honestly. I can’t believe my husband is reminding me that I’m a married woman but he failed to realize he is also a married man.
“I’m taking to you and you’re laughing right? If you dare leave this house tomorrow, don’t bother to come back”. He said angrily.
I didn’t say anything. I just walked out on him.
I was so happy that night like cràzy. My husband was beginning to have a taste of his own medicine even when I wasn’t even cheating on him.
For the first time since the drama started, my husband came to sleep in our bedroom that night.
I was shocked to see him there.
Without saying anything, I left the room for the guest room. Happiness wanted to finish me that night.
The next morning, I left the house even before my husband woke up.
My husband almost drained my battery with series of calls. I didn’t take any of his calls. When the calls got too much, I switched my phone off.
I worked overtime that day at work. When I closed from work, I took my time and strolled home magnetically.
I was ready for my husband’s reaction. I knew he’d be so angry. “Who cares anyways? I prepared my mind to give it to him back to back.
When I entered the house, I saw him seated in the seating room.
He didn’t say anything to me.
“Strange”. I said in my mind.
I wanted to apologize for not taking his calls but decided to cancel that thought. He should be the one apologizing.
I walked past him and went upstairs.
He joined me shortly.
“You’ve been acting so strange lately. What’s the problem?”. My husband asked.
That came as a shock to me.
“Are you really asking me that?”. I asked him with a frown on my face.
“Let’s talk about us babe. I don’t like what’s going on in our marriage “. My husband said.
“Interesting. I never thought we were still married”. I said sarcastically.
“I know I messed up but you are talking this thing too far…”
“Excuse me! If you know you are not yet ready to take responsibility of your actions, I don’t think we should be having this conversation “. I snapped at him.
“Okay I am really sorry for hurting you. Please forgive me. Ever since this whole issues started, my business has been going down. I thought it was normal and I would bounce back but just 3 days ago, I lost millions of naira in a business gone wrong. Then it dawned on me that you were my lucky charm. Since I met you, it has been from one growth to the other, baby please find a way in your heart and forgive me”. My husband pleaded.
“Are you apologizing because your business is going down? I can see you want to continue using me”. I said angrily.
“Not at all babes. I realized that Kate is nowhere close to you. You are miles ahead of her. I can’t lose my precious jewel and run after a stone. Kate is very lazy and dirty. She’s very extravagant and never considerate. I knew I couldn’t put up with a woman like her. She made me realized how amazing you are. I knew you were amazing but I thought all women were like you. Baby, there’s none like you. My life will make no sense without you in it. Let’s go back to the way we were please”. My husband said.
“So you admit that you cheated on me with my best friend Stanley! My own best friend. You are cruel and heartless. What haven’t I done for you? I gave you everything I had. I gave you my life! How could you?”. I said whilst híttíng him on his chest repeatedly.
He held my both hands firmly.
“I am sorry. The reason I didn’t agree for her to come to the house in the first place was because I was scared of falling for her. I couldn’t resist her. I’m truly sorry “. My husband pleaded.
“You hurt me. You disrespected me and treated me like trash. I don’t think I can get over your betrayal. Just leave me alone”.
I forcefully removed my hands from his grip and walked out of the room.
I thought I would be happy since my husband has apologized but no! I was pained. The wounds I have been trying my best to heal from got reopened.
My heart was broken. I was hurt. The man I love the most in the whole world fell for someone else, someone that rejected him when he had nothing. Someone who wouldn’t look his side assuming he was broke. Someone that mocked me for settling for less when i was still struggling with my husband.
“No! The betrayal was loud”.
I broke down in tears.
To be continued
Judith Onyoyibo
Interesting
Very educating