Must Read: THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING WICKED - Season 1 - Episode 3

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Must Read: THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING WICKED - Season 1 - Episode 3

However as they say birds of a feather flocks together’. She had a lot of fair weather friends. they formed a clique and were always discussing the colour of cloth to wear for any occasion, the best way to deal with their Snoopy mother in-laws, how to deal ruthlessly with their maids and also gossip about neighborhood women who did not belong to their class, they even named themselves “Executive Ladies “.

Chidinma became a pain in her husband’s neck. Chinedu was a pain quiet easy going young man even though he was very rich. He believed that real men never beats their wife no matter the provocation. He don’t get angry easily but when he does, no body can predict his action.

for sometime now, He had been trying to get his wife to see reasons to stop gallivanting all over the town visiting her often over dressed, overly made up and fickle minded lady friends.
one he came home and told his wife to sit down that he wanted to talk to her about something. When she sat down he began “Chy dear I do not like the kind of friends you keep. how come you chose only the silliest and the most pompous of
ladies to befriend ? learn to monitor peoples character before making friends with them.

“Chinedu “, she retorted, ” so you now want to pick my friends for me ? Do I pick yours? alright let me get you paper and pen to write down the list of people I should befriend stupid Man” she hissed and walked away, grumbling .

Chinedu had never raised his hands against any woman but Chidinma had stretched his patience so much that it was almost getting to the breaking point
He wondered, “Where do some women learn to be silly and at the same time troublesome, Just look at the small and innocent looking girl I brought from village few years ago” oh ! He had said, remembering his reason for marrying her in the first place.

Chidinma continued as if her husband was pouring water on stone.

However what Chinedu found unbearable was how she treats her maids. She had had over ten maids since he brought her to town and the present maid called Rosa came a week ago.

she treats the poor girl like a rag , she don’t allow to lie on the bed rather she went and bought a mat for her. Chinedu stumble on the situation by chance when he had gone to find out why Rosa was sobbing in the middle of the night one day, only to find her lying on the floor there was vacant four bed in the house
“Why are you lying on the floor , don’t you like the bed!

“Yes Sir, she replied .

“What do you mean by yes sir ” Chinedu asked impatiently.

“Madam warned me not to sleep on the bed
“What! are u sure of that”
“Yes Sir”, She had said
controlling his anger, he had decided not to say anything before Rosa anymore, after all, like they said, ‘the palm wine tapper does not say everything he saw while tapping’.

“Now why were you crying? He asked
“Nothing sir” She replied
What do you mean by nothing? I heard you clearly. I stood by your door and heard you sobbing for over two minutes before knocking.

I will beat the hell out you now if you don’t open up right now! Do you think am here to play hide and seek with you? My friend talked now ! Chinedu said, sounding very angry.

“Please Sir, aunty will kill me if she realized that I talked to you . I am an orphan. I don’t have anywhere to run to if she drive me out” she pleaded passionately
“Don’t worry. Am I not the owner of this house? nothing will happen to you dear”, Chinedu had promised with certainty
It was this assurance that got the truth tumbling out
“Oga, I am hungry
“what do you mean you are hungry! Will I feed you like a baby” Chinedu asked
“madam did not give me any food. She only gave me sour soup but when I couldn’t eat it and drank garri with milk instead, we saw the plate while I was washing it and beat me severely with cane she rubbed pepper and refused to give me dinner”
“Are you sure of what you said, Chinedu asked sadly
“yes”