UNHOLY MATRIMONY
CHAPTER 3
We made love in the car. Celine did things to me that no one had ever done. I knew she had an agenda. She wanted to give me an unforgettable lesson, so that I would come for more. But I was done with her, or so I thought. After we were done, I was full of guilt and couldn’t even look into her eyes.
“Get out of my car, you have gotten what you want.” I told her.
“Don’t act like you didn’t enjoy it.” She said, rolling her eyes and licking her upper lips seductively with tip of her tongue.
“I didn’t”
“But your equipment was up and ready.”
“That doesn’t change anything. Men react by what they see. So, the fact that my LGA was up doesn’t mean I liked it. Now, get out!!
When I got home, I couldn’t look into my wife’s eyes. Poor Olamma, she didn’t deserve what I had just done to her. She was a nice and devoted wife. But I had just cheated on her with Celine, and she had no idea. She still thought I was that faithful Dozié she had always known. As I went into the bath to freshen up, I made up my mind that I would never have anything to do with Celine again. In fact, I would avoid her like a plaque.
That night, I made love to Olamma. I was guilty and tired, but I had to do it so that she would not suspect me. She knew I was very sexually active. So, any attempts at refusing to have her that night would have led to suspicion. So far, Olamma’s mind was lucid and clean. I didn’t want to start crowding it with suspicions. It could be very dangerous. In marriage, suspicions are like the first break in a dam. If not well managed, could lead to serious consequences.
Two days later, I got a call from Celine.
“Hi, D.”
“My name is Dozié.”
“Please, stop being too rigid. A little pet name won’t hurt anyone.”
“What do you want?”
“I want to see you again.”
“What for?”
“Please, I need to see you. Ever since that sex in the car, I haven’t been able to get you off my mind.”
“How about our deal?” I asked, angrily.
“I know na, but you are a nice man, D, please let me be your side chick. I am promising you that I won’t constitute any nuisance to your family.”
“Celine, you are sick. You promised!!!”
“Yes, I did. But promises can be broken. Please, don’t do this to me. I can’t do without you.”
“Now, listen to me. I don’t want to see you again and I don’t want to ever have anything to do with you. What we had was a one-off. I had never intended on cheating on my wife. Therefore, I no longer want to continue on this path. Do you understand.” I was very angry.
“What is your problem, Mr.?” She was getting angry too. “What does your wife have that I don’t have? Look at me, I am a full woman; endowed both front and back, beautiful and educated. Tell me why you are treating me this way.”
“Let me tell you, Celine. She is my wife, legally wedded and you are not. So, can you now grasp the distinction?”
“But you have slept with me.”
“That doesn’t change anything. If I wanted to be committed to all the woman I have slept with, I would have changed my name to King Solomon by now.”
“Dozié, I am promising you that I would have you one way or the other. Mark my words.”
“You can’t scare me. Is this how you want to repay me for the good deed…hello! Hello!!”
She had dropped the call. I was very angry at the way things were turning out. I regretted ever sleeping with Celine. What was I even thinking. How did I even believe that after I had slept with her in my car, she wouldn’t come back for more. I was a handsome and nice man with the type of temperament every right-thinking woman wanted. Most of my ex-girlfriends wanted me back. That should have served as a warning to me. But I refused to listen to reason and went ahead to sleep with another woman out of my marriage, I slept with another woman. I broke my holy matrimony. Now, Celine doesn’t want to let me go.
The next day, I was in my apartment, peeping through the front window of my second floor apartment when I saw one of my male neighbours talking to a lady that looked like Celine. It was around 8:00 PM at night. My windows were glazed, and as you know, at night, you can’t see through a glazed window when the lights inside are turned off. That meant I was able to see them, but they couldn’t see me. The lady seemed to be making inquiries. I looked carefully again and realized that it was indeed Celine. I shifted the glazed window slightly to one side so as to allow sound to filter in. I wanted to hear what they were talking about.
“That guy who parked that car. Does he live in this compound?” I heard Celine asked.
“I don’t know. I am a new person here.” The neighbour replied.
“Oh, alright. Thank you.”
As Celine was about to leave, another neighbour walked through the gate and Celine stopped her. This particular neighbour was very flippant, and I knew she was going to give all the details about me. I didn’t need to listen further. I already knew what would happen. I shut the window, pulled the drapes and went back to my bedroom. Olamma, my beautiful wife was already in bed, sleeping peacefully. I stood there, staring at her for about ten minutes. She looked so beautiful and peaceful. I cursed aloud for cheating on her. The sound of my voice woke her up.
“Darling, are you alright?” She asked.
“Yes, babe.” I lied.
“Please, come to bed or are you not feeling sleepy yet.”
“I am, babe. Please, let me freshen up. I will be with you momentarily.
The next day, I was in my office when my phone rang. It was Celine.
“What do you want?” I asked.
“I now know where you live.”
“What about it?”
“Means I can go tell your wife about us any time I want.”
“What would that change? She will get angry, then I beg her, then she forgives me, then we move on, then you become the all-round loser.”
“You think so?”
“I believe so.”
“Alright, we shall see.”
“We shall see nothing. If you ever come close to my wife, I will teach you a lesson you will never forget. Forget about this good guy thing I am doing. If you dare me, you will find out that I am an ‘agbeuro’”. I warned and dropped the call, in anger.
Celine had now realized that there was nothing she could do to get me to become part of my life. So, she decided to change strategy. She decided to seek the help of a babalawo. I was only able to find out about this much later.
“Good morning, my daughter.” The dibia said as she walked into his shrine. “Why do you desire someone’s husband?”
“How did you know, great one?” She asked in shock.
“I can see through you. I am the eyes of the gods, the eyes of your forefathers. Tell me why you want someone’s husband.”
“Great one, I love him so much. I want him to abandon his wife and marry me.”
“But he is married and there are lots and lots of handsome and well to do me out there. Why don’t you get one for yourself?” The Babalawo asked.
“It is him I love; I want him and no one else. Besides, he met me before he met his wife.”
“That doesn’t change anything. He is married now.”
“Sir, please help me. I am desperate. I came to you highly recommended. I was assured that you can do and undo.”
“Alright, my daughter. I will make a charm that will make him live his wife for you. But you should know that what he has with his wife is a holy matrimony, but what he will have with you will be an unholy matrimony. Do you want me to go ahead?”
“Yes, Sir. Please, go ahead. I love that man so much that I can’t live without him. I will literally die if I don’t get him.”
The dibia made some incantations for a while, looked at Celine then at the sky and then said:
“The last person who used this charm didn’t follow the instructions properly and it therefore ended disastrously. It caused the death of the man and the woman too. The woman was asked to follow the instructions to the latter, but she didn’t. So, when the man came into contact with the charm, the result was unfathomable. He was immediately transformed into a big and fat python. His head was the only part that remained human. The snake curled around the woman and strangled her, killing her within minutes. That was not all. The python started growing, getting longer until it got right into the streets. There was a loud cry of terror as people gathered in horror to watch what was unfolding before them.
“The townspeople were at a loss as to what to do since the snake couldn’t stop growing. Finally, the police were called, and they shot and killed the snake. As soon as it died it became a human again.”
Celine was in shock after hearing the story. However, she had a heart of stone and was very desperate. She wasn’t just in love with Dozié, she was obsessed with him. So, she insisted that the charm be given to her. The babalawo gave her the charm, schooled her on the instructions and let her go.
She happily left the babalawo’s shrine with one and only one thought in mind. To strike Dozié with the charm and make him hers forever.
TO BE CONTINUED…
