I’m Vengeance - S01 E09

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I’m Vengeance - S01 E09

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 9

My siblings came to know about my decision and they all begged me to be calm and think carefully about it, but deep in my heart I didn’t know exactly how I was feeling. I was missing Desmond, but whenever he comes around to know how I was faring I feel nothing but anger and straight up I filed for the divorce.

Desmond refused to sign it and that got me angry the more, I don’t know if he was purposely using that to punish me or to get me more frustrated or something. Duke dropped by one day looking me as I struggled to eat the water melon I chopped into the plate and he heaved,

“Joan its been months now and you’re still a shadow of yourself. You have refused to bounce back on your feet, what’s going on? He asked and I couldn’t look at him. I kept using the fork hitting on the plate and he touched my hand,

“If Desmond is your happiness then take him back, he keeps saying he loves you so much……. “And you believe him? What’s love by the way? I asked him and he heaved.

“Sis I can’t tell because I’ve not been that deep and serious like you have been but look…. I don’t know … But can’t you forgive him? Duke asked.

“Duke please don’t start, I made a mistake already and its right I correct it now before it gets too late, I said and he nodded.

“Okay let’s believe that, but I don’t see it in you, common Joan get up, be the you I used to know will you? He asked and I gave a weak smile………..

Few months later I couldn’t pay the rent. I didn’t bother myself at all and I quickly relocated to my Father’s house. Duke lended me a small amount of money which i decided to run a small business and 2 months later, Desmond finally signed the paper. The marriage was annulled and when I returned home, the first thing that caught my eyes was the enlargement photo we took on my traditional wedding. I slowly picked it up and saw how everyone was with all smiles and I remembered how I started with Desmond. I accepted him the way he was and believed in him so much, what went wrong? How did we get to this point? Was it my fault I wanted to support my man and see he makes it? Or did I in anyway forced what was not meant to be? I kept asking myself as I reminisce all the good times we had together and all the sacrifice I made just to make sure this work, but it was all in vain.

I cleaned my tears keeping the enlargement photo and left for my room and closed my eyes,

“Joan, this is a new phase for you now, I told myself and breathed in.

Gradually I was becoming my former self surrounded with my family, and before I knew it, my younger sisters were already engaged and about to get married within a month. I was so happy for them and used that opportunity to keep my self so busy just to make sure their day turns out great. It was now left with I and my brothers at home. The last born got admission into the university and decided to stay in campus making the house very free and boring. I saw myself back fully in business and started making my money again.

2 years later I had forgotten about everything and was so deep and serious into business and nothing else, and I already bought a car from my sweat. A client invited me for her wedding and I tried so much on how to escape but I couldn’t, she was really on my neck and I had to honour the invitation. I took a flight and flew down there and booked in a hotel, and when I arrived, Duke girlfriend called to find out if I’ve arrived which I told her I just got into the room.

“Okay sis, please rock that dress well and send me pictures please, she said and I laughed.

“Sure na, you’ll see lots of pictures tomorrow that you’ll employ me as your model, I said and she laughed.

“Okay have fun sis, I’ll tell Duke you’ve arrived, she said.

“Oh thank you, talk to you later, I said and dropped the call and my client call came in.

That evening I decided to leave the room but I noticed there was a celebration in the hotel and I saw it was a bridal shower. I shook my head smiling and wanted passing but a voice laughing struck me, it was just too familiar to be someone else that I had to stop one of the ladies to ask who’s getting married tomorrow.

“Oh its Precious Johnson, she replied.

“Precious Johnson? I asked and she nodded.

“Ermm please I need to get something, she said and ran off.

“Is it my Precious? Like my Precious I’ve not heard from for years now? I asked and decided to knock on the door which one of the ladies opened up peeping,

“Hello there, my name is Joan can I please see Precious? I asked her.

“Who’s there? I heard Precious asked inside.

“She said her name is Joan, come in, the lady replied and let me in and I screamed seeing its really Precious. I happily wanted to hug her but she gave me a cold shoulder as if I was a stranger and I threw my hair backwards,

“Wait fess, leave packaging you no remember me again? Its me Joan na in school shuuu abi I too change?, I asked in our jovial manner.

“I’m sorry its a mistake I don’t know you, she replied and I looked around embarrassed.

“You don’t know Joan? Like you don’t know me are you serious? I asked.

“I must look like someone you know I understand but you’re mistaken, if you will please excuse us my girls and I have something to do thank you, she said and I nodded.

“Cool, sorry about that. Sorry ladies, I said forcing a smile and slowly left the room, but God forbid I was not blind or daft not to know Precious again and I didn’t want to let it go. Why will Precious deny me? Is she angry with me or what when I have been trying her number but it has been singing switch off for me, how is that my fault? I thought in my room and left again.

I came to find out she’ll be dressing in the hotel and I kept hovering around, then I saw a photographer leave the room and I stopped him,

“Hi, will you be there at Precious wedding? I mean the bride to be, I said.

“Yes sure, I’ll be covering them, he replied.

“Please where will the wedding hold? I’ll love to attend if you don’t mind, I said.

“Like you don’t know where the wedding holds? Are you new in town? He asked.

“Exactly, I came in today and with all the shakings I am seeing I know it will be boom, I replied.

“Okay, ermm I think I have something that will help you, he said and Unhanged the school bag he held and brought out a card for me,

“You can have this, I have to go, he said.

‘Oh thank you, I said smiling and he left and I opened it up but what I saw almost threw me off feet.

“Presh weds Dee? I asked and hurriedly went through the card and saw Desmond full names same with Precious and my heart began to beat as if it was going to explode.

“Bastards! I screamed and ran at once to the room and hit the door open,

“What the hell! Precious shouted when I stormed in.

“So Precious Johnson you no longer know me right because you’ll be getting married to my ex husband huh? I asked throwing the card on her face.

“Its Desmond right? I asked.

“So if its Desmond? What are you doing here anyway? Precious asked and I attempted to slap her but her girls held me.

“Hey hey hey! If I listened carefully you said ex husband, EX that means you are not married to him anymore, right? One of the ladies there asked me and I angrily looked at Precious.

“You shall see, I told her.

“I’ll see nothing dear Joan and if you come near me I’ll get you arrested, you’re invading my privacy please excuse us, Precious said and I smirked and smiled.

“Privacy? You call this privacy you bitch! I thought that was the poor Desmond you never liked, the one you called a church rat! I shouted.

“Ishhh baby girl relax, oh is that why you threw him out and treated him as trash? Were you not Informed? When last did you see Desmond? Oh I’m sure you totally wrote him off that you couldn’t even follow him up to know if he’s alive or dead but I am so sorry to burst your bubble baby, dude is so rich…. So filthy rich and our traditional wedding is tomorrow and the church wedding will be in Canada. Surprised huh or does that sound familiar? She asked and I couldn’t feel my feet anymore. I slowly left the room saying nothing to her and left for my room and quickly surfed the Internet for Desmond. Desmond has always been this private human from the first day I knew him and I couldn’t get anything tangible from the net about him and I angrily dropped my phone holding my head as I felt intense heat.

“So you’re getting married Desmond? The same you who wanted a cultist initiation wedding with me is doing a flamboyant one and even taking Precious to Canada for the church huh? You ruined my life and sank what my dad gave to me to enrich yourself and enjoy with that bitch right? It will not work, I’ll sure make your life miserable no matter how long it takes. I’ll make you taste every pain you caused me and you Precious, you’ll know the real definition of betrayal when am done with you. You two won’t get away with this! I shouted and screamed out throwing things around and found myself crying.

I went out again and met the ladies going out but I noticed something was wrong, Precious must have changed the hotel because of me. But that was not a problem, I already had the address intact in my head. I returned to my room with different bottles of alcohol and drowned myself in it through out the night. All I saw was vengeance as Desmond words kept ringing in my ears. Each time we made love, every promise he whispered in my ears holding my hands tight was just before me.

I continuously gulped down the alcohol ignoring the calls that came through my phone from clients, the pains I felt that moment was more than what I felt when I lost my child. Was I angry about Desmond or my best friend Precious? Did they plan this along all this while leaving me in the dark like a coward? What did Joan really do that I deserve all the hurts and pains from the people I truly loved? I painfully asked myself drained in tears and alcohol………..

The next day I slowly opened my eyes and found myself on the floor. I tried getting up but I couldn’t, my legs were so week to stand up and the headache I had was just out of this world. I could see someone tearing my head into two and I closed my eyes keeping my head on the cold marbles hoping it will cool my head but a call came on my phone. I struggled so hard to get it on the bed where I left it, and when I held it, I screamed out when I saw the time.

It was almost 12pm, Was I dead or something? I wondered as I held the bed to aid me in getting up. Then Desmond and Precious appeared before me and instantly I gathered strengths of 4 men at once. The rage came on me again fully as before and I stormed into the bathroom to shower because I had a wedding to catch up with………….