CHAPTER 10
SHADES OF MARRIAGE
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“Babe I have Fuçked up”. I said with tears
immediately I got to the house.
“Please seat. What happened?”. Faith asked
with so much concern.
I couldn’t even speak. I was just crying like a
baby. Faith didn’t push me to speak. She just
watched me with keen interest as I cry my eyes
out.
When she saw I was done crying, she asked
again;
“Wetin sup mama?”.
“I slept with Austin”. I admitted shamefully.
“You dey hot o”. Faith said teasingly with her
both hands raised up.
“Stop jor”. I said whilst blushing.
“She even dey blush o”. Faith said and then
burst into laughter.
“You know I h@të you right”. I said feigning
anger.
“No vex abeg. How e take happen”. Faith
asked.
I told her how it all happened, down to when my
husband called and the altercation I had with
Austin.
She got really furious.
“What does that husband of yours want from
you? Is it your life? Is he high or something”.
Faith said angrily.
“Calm down babe”. I pleaded.
“I don’t understand you o. Don’t tell me you still
want him back”. Faith asked as she gave me an
askance stare.
“It’s not that I want him back. It’s just that my
feelings for Austin is not yet strong enough to
resist my husband. Don’t blame me Faith. I have
been with this man for years. He is the only man
I have been with all my life. It’s not easy to just
get over him immediately”. I said defensively.
Faith moved closer to me and placed my both
palms on her hands.
“Look at me babe”. Faith insisted.
“Stop jor”. I said as I tried to free myself from
her.
“I am being serious”. Faith insisted.
I had no choice but to look into her eyes.
“I know how you feel babe. You remember
George my ex back then in the university, I never
thought I would be able to move on. You know
how much I loved him despite his numerous
“sëxcapades” and emotional abuses. But look
at me now, I am married to the best man in the
world who worships the ground I walk on. Babe,
move on from that man. I am not asking you to
give in to Austin immediately. You can maintain
your distance while you heal. I promise you, all
will be well my love “. Faith said warmly.
I was touched by her words. I just started crying.
I decided to stay away from both Austin and my
husband for some months.
I was expecting Austin to bombard me with
calls but he never did. He never called not even
once after our altercation at the apartment he
got me.
At first I acted as if I wasn’t hurt by it but the
truth is that, my heart was exploding.
“So this man never loved me. I feel used “. I
said bitterly after a mental breakdown.
My husband was still bombarding my phone
with calls after I made it clear to him I was no
longer interested.
We were dining one morning when I started
puking. It was so unlike me to vomit not even
when I’m seriously sick.
“You have been acting so differently these
days. Are you okay?”. Faith asked me in the
kitchen when we were doing the dishes.
“I don’t even know. I think I have malaria”. I
said dismissively.
“Just run a pregnancy test”. Faith said in her
usually teasing manner.
“Free me jor”. I said laughing.
“I serious o”. Faith said.
At first, I didn’t think of the possibility of me
being pregnant till I started having other
pregnancy symptom.
I was so scared. I decided to get a pregnancy
kit. To my bewilderment, I was indeed pregnant.
I didn’t know how to react to the result. I was
married to my husband for 8years and for the
8years, I never missed my period. I was called
barren for years.
Me being Pregnant after a one time intercourse
was like a miracle to me.
I broke the news to Faith who was extremely
happy for me.
“You have to call Austin”. Faith insisted.
“It’s been over a month I spoke with him. What
if he has moved on?”. I asked scared.
“It doesn’t matter, he has to take responsibility
for his child”. Faith said.
To be continued
