Married Single - Season 1 - Episode 26

4 years ago

Married Single - Season 1 - Episode 26

I sighed and closed my eyes hoping the night mare with him would be over.

The following day I was discharged and was given some bed rest. I had talked with the owner of the car I bashed into and we made arrangements for me to see my insurance company to compasate us both for the damage.

I had not heard from Lucas after a week and I didn’t want to bother him. I kept quite even when I felt the urge to go and see how he was doing.

I was seated eating my meal one day, when Chris walked in. He sat across me. Since I went back from the hospital he had at least started greeting me but things remained the same between us. No touching, no staying in one room together and his late night outings went on.

With the encouragement of my friend I decided to start going to church again and after several sessions of personal confessions I felt the guilty lessen.
” what is it Chris?” I asked him when he sat down opposite me looking like he was lost in thoughts.

He cleared his throat and spoke up.
” Mwenya just called me she gave birth to a son” he announced his eyes on the floor.
I had lots of questions for him like, who the hell was Mwenya? What if she had a baby? What was that to do with us? But I didn’t dare ask them.
” okey” I said instead trying to push down the anger and tears threatening to spill.
” the baby is mine and now her parents wants me to take responsibility.” He went on.

I sat up feeling my knees go weak. Here I was trying to make my marriage work and praying my nights off for things to become better just to be given news my husband had fathered a child with another woman.
” tell me what you are going to do Chris, I heard you. Whoever that Mwenya is” I tried to say and he answered..
” she’s the lady I came with the other day” he said in a horse voice I felt like stricking him with the spoon in my hands.
I swallowed hard, ” Okey, So what now?” I asked him
He looked at me then back down. “I will Bring them over so that i try to settle things with her parents before she can go back.”
I couldn’t sit back anymore, I lifted myself up and raised the plate I was holding full of rice and soup throwing it all in his face and walked away without a word.
I locked myself in the bedroom and looked up the heavens.
” I have tried my best God, you know I have. I can not take this anymore. Am sorry I am not strong enough. But no, I won’t sit and wait for another woman to take over my life in the name of perseverance. He’s your creation God and so he’s all yours to deal with. Am leaving this house right this minute” I cried out and went on packing my bags.
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Mike……
” welcome back home ” my wife greeted me cheerfully. I had been going home early some weeks after Stella warned me to stay away.

However i was not to give up easily so I planned on letting the dust cool off a bit. Shes not going to resist me once I show up again, she’s just hurting probably with learning the truth,” I thought to myself.
” Bashi Junior, I was just greeting you” I heard my wife speak up bringing me back to the present.
” am fine dear thanx” I tried to smile.
She came and sat besides me and I knew she was seeking attention as always.
” I just sent that money to your mother she said.
” thank you, Thats good. I almost forgot she wanted money. Have you gotten your salary already?” I asked her my eyes on the TV.
” yes I told you yesterday and even explained how the money was to be used. You telling me you have forgotten?” She asked sounding disappointed
I shook my head recalling the conversation we had. ” oh yeah I know it just slipped my mind” I smiled
” you know your mother was just saying how happy she was and told me that she is still waiting for a third baby. Imagine she was telling me that our son has grown and that she can’t wait for our next child probably a girl this time” she said excited.