Chapter 1: The betrayal

"I can't make it anymore ! I'll explain later, I love you" those words hit like a loud explosion, I didn't know whether to cry or scream, why did I ever say yes I thought to myself as I stared at the message from Tobi, today was Valentine's Day and of course I got disappointed again!

Tobi and I had met 5 years ago, but we have been married for 3 years, I had met Tobi at my best friend's wedding, he happened to be the best man at the wedding and I was the chief brides maid, at that time I had just gone through the worst break up and love was the last thing on my mind, the only thing I had noticed was the tall, dark, charming young man who was to work with me during the weekend but I didn't pay much attention because obviously I wasn't ready for men again.

Slowly I picked myself up from the ground, all I could feel was numbness and regrets, and the reoccurring question, " why did I say yes?". I climbed one step at a time reassuring myself that I'll get out of this nightmare soon, I stared into mirror on the wall as I was climbing up the stairs, I had become a shadow of myself, just in 3 years I had lost myself, I should have never met him, I slowly moved up the stairs holding my silver shoes in my hand and my purse in the other hand taking one step at a time because any moment from now, I could fall off.

2 weeks ago Tobi, I had dropped my contract just to be here with Tobi, Tobi had to promised us a dinner at a seven star restaurant, at least we could use that to restart the fire that had died in the marriage, Tobi is the best at making promises he could never fulfill but I just always fall into it. Juri had warned against it as she always did but I didn't listen.

I slowly took off my makeup, changed my clothes and got into the shower, all I needed was sleep, nothing but that, I'm glad I brought up the idea of my own room the year before, I was tired of sharing a room when I had more than three rooms in this house, what was the point of faking it when I could be real to myself, Tobi doesn't love me enough to want to be by my side all the time. I came out of the shower, changed into my pyjamas and turned on the speaker, all I needed was to hear some good music and feel alive.

The first song that came to my mind was Essence by Wizkid. it just had a way to my soul and I loved that, Tobi didn't deserve me at all and I knew that, but for some reason I couldn't just leave Tobi.

" Hey girl " flashed on my screen, it was Juri, I didn't want to talk at all because she would have said she said so, but I really needed her at this point "hey bae, what's good" I replied, Juri texted " why are you not with Tobi, he's here with some guys for the dinner, are you good" I lost my breath at this moment " lol" I replied, as I shut my phone I felt no emotions all I could think was the fact that Tobi had not only cancelled plans with me but he had just gone too the same place just without me.

This was worse than betrayal. What did I do to deserve this? How did I ever get myself into this, I muttered under my breath still in shock of my new discovery, I couldn't reply Juri, I was ashamed, very very ashamed of myself, she had warned me but I didn't listen.