8 Chapter Eight

IRUOMA

I could feel that something wasn't right in my home. My husband has started picking out unnecessary quarrels which i

was really getting me worried. He nags over a little thing, he barely looks me on the face..... hmm... To eat at home was like war, it was no longer funny to me especially when my husband refuse tasting my food.... He was even keeping late nights. Those newly behavior of his was weighing me down, so I had to talk to him one early morning... I tapped him gently after saying my morning prayers, he don't say his prayers with me.

"Yes, what is it" he asked rubbing his eyes with his palm

"Hmm..... My husband, I want to ask you something"looking at him, i continued"honey.... You have changed for the past two months. You have suddenly been acting cold these days" i released a deep breath" what happened to you.. I mean what happened to us" i asked caressing his palm. Chinedu removed my hand from him

"Do i look sick in your eyes?"sitting up to leave. I knew he was avoiding questions

I took a heavy breath just to calm down and continue"okay, what have i done that you sees me as nobody in this house,... You---you barely gives me attention." I sat up folding my arms"when was the last time you touched me as your wife. You only gives excuse that you're tired and and and bullshit" i paused, looks like I have talked too much, so I leaned beside him" come on, what did I do to you baby" still leaning beside him but he stood up as if my presence was so irritating

"You had the nerve to ask me what you did?" Pointing with his index finger, I could sense anger in the voice"you are the problem woman!!" Pacing to and fro"you--- you---you wanted to hear me right"he asked me but gave a nod as if he doesn't mind if I want to hear it or not, all he knew was that he was going to tell me his mind. Well I was there looking at him." Woman, what happened that you can't give me my own child. At least i have tried to endure with you all these years..... All you know is work work. I need my own----" he couldn't finish blasting the sacrilegious words, when I landed a heavy slap on him. Well I thought he wanted to slap back but he only dashed to the bathroom to rinse his face, like he was using the medium to avoid me. I sat with heavy force on the bed and gaps in awe.

"Oh my God..... I didn't see this coming..... Oh oh am I really dreaming?" I thought within my self.My heart has chattered. My eyes filled with tears, I continued"you dare look me on the face and threw this punch?... Have you forgotten already, have you forgotten that I was the one begging you to spare our child!!" I wept, I thought no tears will be dropping cause I have cried enough but tears where streaming down"no you have forgotten already. The blame is on me now. Chinedu, you're so wicked, can't imagine that your heart will be so black like this. You're so selfish!" i knelt beside the bed crying for the world to end because of me but to no avail. I was totally broken in pieces

Coming out of the bathroom"you are such a coward" leaving to the sitting room, he stormed his mother. Sorry for not updating you guys, my mother inlaw came yesterday😏😏

" ah ah , chinedu why all this noise. Disturbing my beautiful sleep" she said as she went to the kitchen to get something to eat. I couldn't stand watching my husband calling me a coward, so I followed him to the sitting room

"You called me a coward? So after everything you pushed me into, I'm now a coward? You remembered how I begged you to accept it but you refused, now i have become object of mockery?." I sniffed and moved beside him and knelt in his front sobbing

"Woman, what's your problem, i want my own kids... Don't you get it?!!"

"Baby, I'm trying, stop telling me all this.... Do you know what it feels to be hearing it from you?" I stood to seat close to him "we can make it work. Let's not be doing this... Let's forget whatever that happened and I believe God will answer our prayers please." I begged my husband but he stood up to leave

"Woman, I'm not going to waste my energy on you again" he made move to leave again.

"You're hurting me baby" i said so soft, don't think he heard me but o yes, he did

"Why shouldn't I?.... All those years I was busy busy installing all my strength in this your--"ponting to my belly"your empty stomach, were it fruitful?" A laugh was heard coming towards us. Hmm that witch mother!. I started wiping my face for her not to mock the hell out of me

"Shame on you!!... You think your little charm will work on my son? Hahaha, no way. Bia lekwa Anya oo..... I have come to stay here whether any of you likes it or not" coming towards my direction "you must know what you do to yourself in this house." Sitting down, she continued"as far as I'm concerned, you must take whether you're to work or to become a wife "staring at me with a frowned face"a wife bears children which you know.. So if you know you aren't ready for motherhood, then my son needs another woman that can do it for him simple!"shaking her legs.

I didn't utter a word. I only looked at my husband whom has turned completely into a mummy's pet and left to our room... Many things were running into my head. I felt like to go and die"i can't stay under a roof where my husband doesn't want me, even my mother in-law.... I---i--i might not wake up from sleep one day..... I can't live with this shame at all" tears rolled down again as I was carried away with thoughts " Gabrielle warned me... She saw all this coming, but what did I do... I left my emotions take control over me" i wept" God!! Can you ever forgive me?" I sniffed, Wiping my tears" i need to call gab, she can help me out of this mess." I called gab and told her all that happened to me

"Babe, no way... He's such an ingrate.. What?.." Gab exhale through the phone, i could feel her breath"i told you babe, men are bound to change"

I--i don't know gab, i don't know"covering my mouth with my quivering hands. I wept uncontrollable, couldn't believe tears was coming. Well is like God purposely install those tears because he knew that my tears couldn't go easily like that.

"start coming to my house okay.... Hah! What has come over him.... " gab felt sorry for me and consoled me through the phone. I felt little relieved. I picked few clothes for work and left without my ride...

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