Sister Debbie - S01 E16

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Sister Debbie - S01 E16

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 16

I woke up to find myself in the arms of Raymond who was sleeping peacefully. I carefully sat up and didn’t know when tears started falling from my eyes. I kept asking myself how did my relationship with Raymond degenerate to the level at which we didn’t communicate with each other for a year.

I was lost in my thought and tears that I didn’t know when Raymond sat close to me.

Raymond: my love…

Me: (look at him and scoff) your love?

Raymond: hmmm

Me: Raymond, you ignored me for a year. You practically forgot that I exist in your life, what was my offense?

Raymond: (held my hand) babe, it’s not like that

Me: (took my hand away from him) then it’s what

Raymond: Debby, what you don’t know is that I love you so much in fact, more than my first wife but you didn’t realize it and no matter how much a man loves a woman there is always a limit to what he can take

Me: go on, am listening

Raymond: Debby, you bruise my ego before the Pastor and his wife, you made it look like I forced you into this marriage. If I had believed in divorce, I would have let you go immediately you are done weaning IfeOluwa. There are days I want to hold you closer but those words you uttered before Pastor keep coming to my remembrance and left me in pain

Me: why are you talking like this? You should know I was in pain that day, do you know how painful it was to come face to face with my rapist after five years? Of course, you should know I wasn’t the one acting that day, I was controlled by anger, I never meant any of those words. If I don’t love you, I won’t have agreed to get married to you.

Raymond: (drew me closer to himself) I am sorry, I was just disappointed

Me: you even stop buying me things, is that fair?

Raymond: of course not, I bought you a lot of things but I was too pained to give them to you

Me: where are they?

Raymond: give me a minute

Raymond brought a box from his wardrobe and opened it before me. I was so surprised to see numerous beautiful clothes and jewelry including my cloth for the birthday. I jumped into his arms in happiness.

Me: thank you very much, they are so adorable

Raymond: Debby please don’t speak words that will hurt my ego again

Me: I will but please always understand that I am still a baby and have a tendency to misbehave

Raymond: hmmm alright ma

That was how Raymond and I settled our misunderstanding, i became careful with my words so that I won’t hurt his ego again and he also became more loving and caring.

I became pregnant again. I didn’t even know I was pregnant because I wasn’t sick at all unlike my two first pregnancy but I began to overeat and was adding weight. I eat anything I set my eyes on not minding what it was, something that surprised Raymond because I am the type that doesn’t eat anyhow.

Raymond suddenly came home with a pregnancy test kit one day and asked me to do the needful. After making use of the test kit, it came out positive. Raymond was so happy that he would be a father again but I was skeptical because my son was just a year and a few months. He assured me that nothing will go wrong.

Raymond’s birthday was approaching and I knew I needed to do something special for him. After thinking and thinking, I decided to stylishly ask him what he longs for.

Raymond: you want to know what I really long for right?

Me: yes dear

Raymond: Pastor Dave

Me: Pastor Dave? Who is he?

Raymond: I want you to forgive him

Me: wait, are you talking about that rapist?

Raymond: Sweetheart, my birthday is approaching and that is what I want as a birthday gift

Like play, Raymond’s birthday came. I ordered a very big cake and bought him an outfit with a white canvas. Surprisingly, he didn’t take it something that angered me a lot but I had to suppress my anger because I didn’t want to ruin his day.

In the evening while I was in the kitchen, there was a bang on the door. Raymond went to get the door, I went into the sitting room and was shocked to see the so-called Pastor Dave. Immediately he saw him, he quickly went on his knees. Raymond quickly came to me and started urging me to let go. It was just so hard to let go.

Pastor Dave: ignorance was what made me commit such crime, I thought I was enjoying myself but meeting you changed me. I came to know Christ and have been serving Him since then but God gave me a punishment. God refuses to give me a wife, He said it’s only your prayer that can take the punishment away. Please ma, forgive me so that I can be happy and have peace of mind

Raymond: my love please do this for me

Voice: Why do you refuse to forgive him?

Me: it’s hard

Voice: let it go

With tears falling from my eyes, I forgave him from the depth of my heart. Raymond was so happy, he drew me into an embrace. I told Dave to come the following day so that a DNA test would be conducted on Esther in order to ascertain if he was her father.

To be continued