Bounced By My Brother - S01 E10

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Bounced By My Brother - S01 E10

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 10

WEDDING AFTERMATH

[ Martin’s Point of view]

My sister had a deep affection for me, the reason for which she tried to sabotage my wedding. It really sent cold shivers down my spine and had she succeeded, it would have been the greatest embarrassment to the family but a savior to me. Let me tell you how I ended up in the Hospital as an accident victim. It has been barely three months since I got married to Claudia De-Craft. We have a very good Honeymoon at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Accra. It had been a spree of Entertainment and bedmatics. Though we stayed at Golden Tulip Hotel, I took her to lunch at Serena Hotel and for drinks at Java just for mere adventure and the fun of it. I felt I was riding on clouds. We had a fantastic time. Claudia really made me laugh, tell me funny jokes and even sang for me.

In that moment of Joy, I vilified Sarah for trying to denigrate Claudia. She wasn’t a bad girl as I have been forewarned by my half -sister.In our hotel apartment I made her feel comfortable and queenly. She loved my aggression, strength and power when I first banged her. Afterwards, I went to the Fridge to get her a glass of blue Champagne. I made her feel special. She kissed me on the cheeks and said, “I had a great honeymoon, Honey.”

“Me too, Cleopatra, the Queen of ass, ” I tried to tease her calling her by her nickname which I heard from Sarah when she was trying to convince me not to marry Claudia.

One week later, we extended our honeymoon abroad. We travelled to Paris for another three week of honeymoon characterized with dining, drinking, Sightseeing and of course, hot sex. We often go shopping, playing games, watching movies at cinemas, especially the ones that accentuate lovemaking. It was really a nice experience with her. I gave her everything she wanted and those things she never asked for.

We returned to Ghana after three weeks. When we arrived at Kotoka International Airport, my father came to pick us at the airport with a brand new Highlander car.

We got to my father’s house to met some friends and family members. Claudia didn’t ask of Sarah and I wasn’t really surprise. “Hello everyone, I am delighted to present my first special gift to my dear wife, ” I collected the car key from my Father and handed it over to her right in the presence of my friends and family members.

They all clapped cheering me and celebrating her car with champagne. I felt she was the best “choice” I ever made in life. She took the key and thanked me for my magnanimity. She put her hands on my shoulders and I lifted her up. Our lips meet and she kissed me passionately right in front of our guests. It was a happy moment.

After service on Sunday, I took her to go and see our senior pastor, Pastor Henry Davies. He prayed for us and advised us to be tolerant with each other. Soon the “Honey” had been licked from the “moon.”

The sweetness has ended and we decided to returned home.

I had wanted to give Claudia a ‘surprise’ but later changed my mind and chose to test her loyalty. I turned round and headed towards a rented apartment. When we reached the apartment , I realised Claudia’s demeanour changed. She didn’t like the apartment. It was a very simple hall and Chamber Self-contained.There was no shower and other luxuries of life.

Claudia then began showing her true colour ; her lion-like part to me. She will not smile to me, she will not cook for me and on bed, she was always cold. “What have I done, darling?” I asked.

“Don’t Darling me, I told you I don’t like this house. It doesn’t befit your status as a physiotherapist, “she said furiously.

I pretended not to hear her comments about the place and went to sleep. After complaining for Six weeks without seeing me doing what she wanted, I realised she began making midnight calls. She now put a password on her phone and was always chatting on WhatsApp and Facebook. Somehow, I got access to the password and found my way into her iPhone 9. Most of her chats were deleted but there were snippets of chats that captured my attention.

Donaldson: Hi, babe

Claudia: Hi, Dearie

Donaldson: it’s been long time

Claudia: yea

Donaldson: when will you come back to me?

Claudia: I don’t know, maybe next week.

Donaldson: That’s too long, I can’t wait to see you.

Claudia: me too.

Donaldson: like Seriously?

Claudia: it’s true.

Donaldson: Honey, Are you sure you are not cheating on me?

Claudia: why are you asking that question. Do I look like a cheat?

Donaldson: I’m just afraid someone will take you from me.

Claudia: No, dear, relax, I’m all yours.

Donaldson: Hmm, I hope so. You know your ” Sugar” always make me happy but I’m afraid someone will steal you from me.

Claudia: You don’t trust me?

Donaldson: I do

Claudia: No, you don’t.

Donaldson: It’s not like that. The fact is you don’t call me nowadays and we don’t do the sexting we have been doing. I just miss those things.

Claudia: You are making me feel Hon_____”

“So you now read my text messages secretly?” a familiar voice sounded behind my back. I turned round and stared into the angry eyes of my wife Claudia.

“Who is Donaldson, ” I asked her angrily.

She kept quiet.

“Answer me, you cheap w---e!!!,” I thundered.

“You called me who_re? ”

“Yes, that’s what you are, Sarah was right, you are a nympho. “She looked at me, anger welling within her. She gave me a dirty slap and hit me with a wooden rod close to the bed. It was as if she was possessed by the Spirit of fighting. After hitting me with the wooden rod, she advanced on me and began hitting me with blows, clinging onto my back. Out of anger, I threw her away from my back. She landed flatly on the bare floor with a thud. When she rose from the ground, she screamed like a demon.

She rushed to kitchen and came back to the bedroom with knives, ready to stab me.

When she realised she couldn’t stab me without getting closer, she began throwing the knives at me, while sealing the exit. I was lucky to have ducked under a wooden structure. After throwing all the knives and missing her target, she closed the door and went out.

Luckily, I had a spare key. Quickly, I used it to exit the bedroom. I rushed to my Land Rover, sparked it into life and sped off, driving carelessly out of my house onto the main road without checking for oncoming vehicles. The moment I left the house onto the main road, I saw an oncoming vehicle just a few inches from me. I applied my brakes but the brake did not respond. My hope rested on the steering wheel. I need to manoeuvre the car out of line of the oncoming vehicle. Suddenly, I lost Control of the steering wheel too. The oncoming vehicle, a Nissan Patrol collided with my Land Rover.

Upon the collision, my car flipped so many times on the road, as if the world was going round in series of circles. My body hit the dashboard of the car incessantly amidst my cry for help and screams. My forehead collided with the windscreen and my bones, muscles and joints felt like they were being crushed into unrecognizable parts.

The noise of the metals been smacked over the asphalt was almost deafening. Luckily, the deflated air bag pushed me right back into the seat, aided by my seat belt. After the car rolled over several times, it came to a sudden halt, landing on its roof. I could see everything in an upside down position, but my vision became blur, synchronised with the high level of excruciating pain I felt all over my body.

My vision kept flashing from pitch darkness to blinding white light. I couldn’t see clearly. Everything was blurred. In the distance I heard the sound of a siren. Blood was oozing out of my nose and almost every part of my body. I tried to scream but my faint voice didn’t have such energy Then I black out. When I woke up I saw myself in the four walls of a hospital. A doctor introduced himself to me. He was a Half -Caste by name Clark Iverson.

Dr. Clark said I have minor burns and just very little internal organ damage. I cried.

“Stop crying, my son, “My mother, Doreen, comforted me.

Later, my father also came to the hospital but looking anxious. After about two days, My Father, Mr. Donkor Stephen came to the hospital but left in anger. My mother looked worried. I must admit My sister Sarah was right about Claudia. Claudia never visited me at the Hospital for the whole month. By the time I was released from the hospital and went home, she had left, packing all her belongings from my room. I broke down in tears.

I was forewarned by my Sister Sarah, but I chose to ignore her warning. The realities of my infantile marriage had opened my eyes now. I also learnt that physical appearance can be deceptive.

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“By all means, marry.

If you get a good wife, you will become happy; if you get bad one, you will become a philosopher”- Socrates

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”

-Martin Luther King Jr