Debbie - S01 E09

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Debbie - S01 E09

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 9

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Debbie?

Oh my goodness!..

No no no, this cannot be happening anyone but her,

Mrs Jenny Lawson my mother-in-law, stood by the doorway with the brightest smile on her face.

“Oh don’t stop on my accord lovebirds” she said walking fully into the living room, I would have blushed if I wasn’t still in shock.. How did she even gain access into the estate, the guards at the gate always called whenever we have visitors. Don’t get me wrong Mrs Lawson is a good mother in law, and has been a mother figure since my parents died last two years ago. I love her as a daughter should and I couldn’t have wished for any other woman to be my mother in law.

But her timing Now is wrong, why now when it’s just two weeks to my freedom.

“Mom when, how.. How did you get here?” Henry stuttered

“I came to visit a friend, she lives just few blocks from here, so I decided to check on my favorite couple, and from your faces I guess I’m not welcomed” she sighed dramatically and turned to leave.

“Ah, mummy no, please come in.. Don’t mind my husband, I guess he’s just surprised, right baby?” I asked looking at Henry’s eyes, I guess he got the signal and smiled moving on from his shock by my words

“Yes, yes.. I was just surprised to see you this early Mom, you could have called, so we can prepare your room and some special dishes for you” he said with a small smile as I led mom to the couch.

“It’s to 11am in the morning Ayo, how’s it early?” She asked looking at her son who shuffled to sit beside her,

“Really?” He asked looking at the wall clock and she was right.

“Thank god it’s Saturday, I didn’t even realize the time has gone so far” he breathed out

“Of course you didn’t, anyways for your question earlier, I didn’t call because, like I said I wanted to surprise you both and I’m not staying over, your neices and nephews are over at the house for the holiday, so I can’t leave them there alone with your dad.”

“Really, how’s maxwell and the others?” I asked referring to Henry’s junior brother and siblings

“Maxwell is fine, he keeps asking why you both don’t visit any longer, same with lily, pelumi and David came into the country last week, he said he called you, didn’t he?” She asked looking at henry

“Yes he did..” He replied with a smile

“So how have you two been?” She asked

“We.. We are good” henry trailed off reaching his hand out to me and I hesitantly took it, he pulled me to sit on his lap and I frowned mentally as he snaked his hands around my waist.

“My wife is the best!, she has been taking care of me and I couldn’t have wished for more” he said looking at my face.

I plastered a fake smile on my face slipping my hand around his shoulders and discreetly pinched him..

He flinched and I smiled sweetly at him pinching him again.

“Anyways, sorry for our manners mum, let me quickly fix something for you” I said standing up

“No need honey, i should be on my way now, can I talk to you in private?” She asked and I swallowed..

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“How have you been Debbie?, be honest with me” she asked

“I’ve been great ma” I replied

“Debbie…okay let me rephrase the question, how has your marriage been?” She asked looking at me with knowing eyes.

I broke the gaze and looked around the balcony we were currently sitting in.

I fixed my gaze on the pool and listened to the song playing softly around the house, henry had turned it on minutes ago.. Ayo by simi was currently playing.

I was cut out of my daze when I felt my hands in hers..

“Ayomide (henry)has told me everything, don’t lie to me.. ” she mumbled softly

And I sighed

“It’s been …bad, really really bad” I admitted, she squeezed my hands softly for me to continue

“The first two years was amazing, everything was okay, it was my ideal type of marriage, but the past three years was.. Something else” I looked down at our hands fixing my gaze on my wedding ring, wondering why I still have it on.

“Luke sent someone who claimed I was having an affair with him, I guess Ayo has told you that part already?” I asked looking at her for confirmation, when she nodded I Continued

“That night, when he came back, he didn’t even ask for my part of the story, he hit me and beat me up, and that was how it all started, whenever I disobeyed him or didn’t do some things, or wronged him he would pounce on me and hit the living daylight out of me, it was the first month when he started hitting that I lost the first pregnancy, then the next year I lost two and I lost the last one just few months ago, but I didn’t give up on him, I kept praying hoping that he would change, become the man I got married to.. But he didn’t” I sniffed blinking the tears away as they rolled down my cheeks.

“I decided it was enough when my doctor told me about the possibility of my womb being damaged, if something like that happens again. can you believe I was admitted in the hospital for two weeks and my husband didn’t bother visiting Me?, he only came the first day I was unconscious to pay the bills and left, kiki insisted I sue him for domestic violence, I had all the evidences on my body, my ribs were broken, and the doctors report, but ..I kicked against it. I filed for divorce instead, because I loved him so much, God! I still do and I can’t bear the thought of him suffering in jail, he deserve it despite his reasons, whether he was manipulated or not, but I couldn’t do it.. Mom if you’re here to tell me to stop the divorce, then I’m sorry I can’t.. I’ve never disobeyed you, so please try to understand me.. Our marriage is broken already, it’s already a lost course, and I am too broken to repair it, I’m sorry” I cried

“I’m not here to make you stop your divorce Debbie, that’s completely up to you, it’s your choice to make not mine.. When ayomide came to the house last week to tell me everything, I had been really mad, he was lucky his father wasn’t around then. I had slapped him severally, because I didn’t train him to hit a woman for whatever reason, I raised him the eldest of my children and the younger ones to have good morals and values. I was so mad when he said everything, despite the fact that he was crying, I didn’t hesitate to point out his wrongs. But what I don’t understand is why you didn’t come to me Debbie,” she exclaimed

“I may not be your biological mother, but I’m still your mother, I became your mum the same day you got married to my son, why didn’t you tell me what was going on?, for three years, three years! You endured the beating, you couldn’t tell me!, you couldn’t confide in me.. Honestly I’m disappointed that you don’t see me as someone you can talk to” she said sadly

“I thought he would change, I thought he would change mum, I’m so sorry” I apologized sniffling and taking deep breaths

“It’s okay, but Ayo loves you, you know that right?” She asked and I nodded

“But the decision is yours to make darling, and whichever choice you make, remember I’m always with you.. Okay?” Shbreaths