Betrayal - Season 3 - Episode 14

4 years ago

Betrayal - Season 3 - Episode 14

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“i’m very sorry, i’m just confused. This is so absurd” he protested,
“i have made my decision, you just have to take it with good faith” i replied.
“but why make such decision now? Why are you doing this?” he asked seriously. I breathed deeply and stared into his eyes.
“i really don’t understand the reason you are behaving the way you are. I only asked for us not to get sexually involved with each other till we sort our problems out. What’s so bad in asking for a break? It’s not as if i’m asking you not to visit me again” i murmured seriously,
“you asked for a break Cyndii. No matter how you twist your words, i still understand your intentions. I’m so hurt right now” he replied unhappyly,
“i’m sorry but i really can’t change my decision” i murmured. He shook his head, tapped his feet thrice on the floor and stormed out of my room without another word. His behaviour really was very rude, it shocked me a great deal. I fell on my bed and thought over my decision.

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I was home on time the next day to assist mum with all the chores she planned doing. She was very pleased to see me. Together we went to the farm, harvested cassava, peeled, washed and grinded the tubers.
“you are truly a wonderful daughter. I know many campus girls hate travelling home on weekends because of house chores. God bless you dear” she prayed as we prepared breadfruit {ukwa in igbo language} which was to be our night meal.

“Mike told me sometime ago that he loves eating breadfruit, he said it’s very expensive and hard to get in town” she said moments later. I nodded and kept quiet, strugging hard to keep myself from opening up to her.
I wanted to tell her my fears and problems, but just couldn’t. It’s true she knew about Mike’s child, but what she didn’t know was the kind of person the child’s mother was. I felt it was Mike’s responsiblity to open up to my parents, perhaps with his. I truly didn’t want to spoil things for him or make him look bad in front of anybody.

“i will keep out some for him. Tomorrow evening you will help me deliver the food to him, he really helped us on thursday” mum said minutes later, breaking my thoughts. I wanted to object but held myself.

By 5:45pm sunday evening, i arrived at Mike’s apartment with my bag and a flask containing the breadfruit mum prepared the previous day. I really didn’t call to inform him that i was coming, because i had a flat battery. I used up my battery the previous evening. So i really was extremely relieved to see his car parked beside the apartment, which suggested that he was around.

I had to first come over to his place from the bus stop instead of going to my lodge because it was more convenient for me. Stella answered my knock two minutes later.

I wasn’t shocked when She opened the door, but what shocked me was the words that came out from her mouth. She instantly closed the door behind her as soon as she saw me and faced me arrogantly like a hungry wolf.

“you again?, why are you so keen at destroying my happiness? You will get old waiting for my Mike to marry you. Do you think i will raise my daughter without her father huh? Moreover we are back together and nothing we set us apart again” she barked murderously, pushing me in the process. Perhaps if not for Mike’s timely intervention by showing up that moment, things could have gotten more ugly. But her words had the desired effect on me.