Must Read: The Cartel (18+)

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Must Read: The Cartel (18+)

Dr. Duke’s Residence

17:00 hours, March 18th 1987, 37 years old Dr. Duke had just returned home from his place of work, the UCTH. Entering the house he didn’t see his wife in the living room. Proceeding into the bed room, he saw her lying on the bed sobbing.


She had been like this for the past 2 days. Or rather acted like this for the past two days when ever she knew he would be coming home. The coming weekend would mark their twelfth years wedding anniversary and yet nothing to show for it with respect to a child. They’ve both gone for all the medical and fertility tests known severally, both at UCTH and outside the state. But each time the results had always been the same. Both of them are fine.


He had always told her to relax and let God do His thing, but whenever their anniversary approached like this one, she becomes depressed and resort to crying. After having a stressful day in the theatre, Duke had no strength to begin consoling her. He did that yesterday and the day before.



Let her cry till she’s satisfied if it’ll make her feel good, then no problem. He was certain she hadn’t prepared any food for him again. He just couldn’t get it, it’s not like anyone from his family is on her neck, why can’t this lady just go easy on herself and everyone else.

Without saying a word to her, he got undressed, grabbed his towel and entered the bathroom for a shower. When he was done, he returned to the room, got dressed and went to the living room without saying a word to her. As one who never saw a reason to eat out of his house, he was really pissed that for the third time that week, Felicia his wife, had not made any food. While he could easily loose his cool, he decided to ignore her like he had always done and prepare something for himself.


Entering the kitchen, he decided only boiled yam would be fast enough. Within 10 minutes, the yam was on the gas cooker. He went back to the living room to pick the newspaper he had bought earlier in the day from the university gate on his way to work. Returning into the kitchen, he sat on the stool and began to go through the article that had caught his attention.



Some 25 minutes later with the yam almost ready, he began to mix the egg and other things he’ll need to prepare sauce. 10 minutes later, he sat on the dinning table eating alone. He had no emotional strength to worry about his wife.



For 12years he had gone through the whole childlessness with her, but yet she just always found ways to complicate matters.


Not even a single person from his family including his mom had bothered her for one moment, instead everyone fasted and prayed for them, something she just couldn’t bring herself to do. For 12 years he had remained faithful to Felicia, yet she never failed to make it seem he already had a second wife with kids hiding somewhere, the reason why he isn’t acting worried.