CIRCUMSTANCIAL MARRIAGE

After quite a long time, morning came. It was still at dawn and people could just tell that the morning was approaching, just by hearing the melodious singing of birds. The party ended in style and everyone had to disperse to their various destinations.

Mike had to return home. He was still in the company of the lady he had been dancing with. The lady was glued to him and could not allow him to leave just by action. After much failed struggles to bid her goodbye, Mike had no option but to engage her into a conversation. 

"Good morning, My name is Mike" he uttered. They had no time for introduction all through and that was the best time for introduction. "Am praxidis" the lady replied while putting a smile on her face. She seemed a little shy. "You said you are pra... dia...sia" Mike struggled to pronounce the name. He had been negatively affected by his native language, hence he could not call it properly. "No, am praxidis" the lady replied. Mike shook his head in agreement, then said, "I'm glad to have met you."

The conversation continued as Mike tried to inquire about the exact estate where the lady was staying. Praxidis stayed two kilometers away and had to board a public bus to her destination. Mike escorted her to the bus stage to see her off. On reaching the bus stage, Praxidis was reluctant. She did not want to leave Mike behind. She became glued to him, prompting the man to have an alternative thought. "What! You are just a stranger. Come you are behaving in such an awkward way?" Mike commented.

Mike took a fifty shilling note and gave her to utilize it it but the lady refused. Mike had to force things out. He changed his facial expressions and shouted at her, "Leave now, I don't have any other place where I can keep you. Leave before I think of deforming you. For your information, I am a bad boy". The fifty. Shilling was enough for her to travel back home. In fact, she was to use only twenty shillings for that particular destination. Praxidis soon began to shed tears. The more she was shouted at, the more she cried.

Mike felt embarrassed. The lady had become dramatic. They had taken the attention of people around who were now keenly focussing on them. To calm the situation, Mike moved closer and hugged the lady tightly. The hug lasted for several minutes. It was not only a hug but also a chance to have a conversation and reason out. Still holding her tightly, he murmured," Why all this pra...xi .dias". He tried to pronounce the name but failed. " Why don't you just accept and go home, I guarantee that we shall keep in contact," Mike added? Praxidis remained silent for some time and finally said, "I want to go with you to your place, to help you with daily house chores."

The lady sounded really like Mike. "Do you mean you want to be my wife?" Mike asked politely, still tightly held together. "Yes, of course, I want to be in your life, living together as husband and wife", the lady answered softly. Mike began to see sense in the conversation. He took his handkerchief and wiped the tears from her face. "Let us go home then ", he finally accepted.

As they went home together, Mike remembered that he had a lady at his apartment. Sasha had visited him the previous day. Although he had tried to seduce Sasha, their relationship remained complicated as he did not get clear clarification from her. He was sure that they were not in a love relationship with her, but failed to understand if it was just a tactic to be relevant. As per the situation, Mike found it hard to go with Praxidis that particular time, but had to make a strategy so that the two ladies didn't meet.

"They walked for a while, then Mike's diverted the lady to his friend's house. " Let us pass by and greet my friend Brian, a good friend of mine. They had already arrived, so she could not hesitate. Mike knocked on the door and they were warmly welcomed in. They took their seats and had a brief conversation.

"Meet my newly married wife", Mike began the conversation. "You see, I have the most beautiful woman in the woman, look! Very cute indeed ", Mike complimented her. Praxidis kept smiling as Mike poured numerous compliments. The friend, Brian, really admired the couple. They seemed to be in a serious relationship. But Brian realized the lady seemed familiar. They had met somewhere some time back.

Mike asked the friend to come out and have a private conversation. Brian was a genuine friend and could not hesitate to adhere. I have another lady in my house now. I request you to keep this one at your place ask me go and see her off before I go and pick this one" up, Brian was informed. After agreeing on the amount of time to be kept, Mike entered the house again and talked to Praxidis. 

"Praxidis, let me rush somewhere, I am coming to pick you up shortly. This one here is my friend Brian, a genuine one. Please feel comfortable ". Mike uttered, while keenly monitoring her reaction. Praxidis was not comfortable with it but had no option but to accept it. Mike then left his house, which was a few meters away. 

On arriving, Mike realized that the door had been locked from inside. He had to knock and wait for Sasha to respond. It was almost nine o'clock. The sun had exposed the better part of its rays, making a clear reflection on the grass. Someone could think of broken glasses exposed directly to sunlight.

Sasha finally opened the door. What! Mike was surprised. He wondered if it was Sasha he had known for days. The lady was now in a transparent short night dress. The dress was very attractive to him. He tried to focus on other things and ignored her. As he walked through the house, he realized that it had been mopped clean and the entire house organized. She was now in the kitchen preparing breakfast. Someone could just guess that he had baked a cake from the nice aroma that filled the house. 

Mike went directly to the bedroom. He found his bed neatly spread and the entire bedroom organized. He was very dizzy and what he did was to jump into bed and have a rest after a tiresome night. In the spur of a moment, he was in a deep sleep. 

Later, Sasha walked into the bedroom and carefully tried to wake him up. "Sweetheart, your breakfast is ready", Sasha spoke softly. "What has she just called me? Sweetheart!" Mike wondered. That was the least he could have expected from her. Mike walked up quickly and grabbed her, hugged and then kissed her on the cheek before saying words of appreciation.

He then sat down to enjoy his breakfast. He monitored the lady's movements and realized that she was very relaxed and comfortable. He wondered if she had a plan to leave anytime soon. In fact, she took Mike's oversize t-shirt and wore it before going outside to clean the balcony, as if to advertise herself to the neighbors or make them aware of her presence. Mike did not like it at all but had no option but to sit back and watch her.

It was almost noon and Mike grew impatient. When she finally took her position on the coach to relax, Mike asked her the exact time she was considering leaving. The answer was obvious, somehow predictable. She boldly tells him that she tells not leave the place, citing her harsh parents back at home.

The two kept their eyes at each other before Sasha made an explanation. "My father is too harsh and could harm me when I return home, he is too strict and now that I at your place, I have no other place to go but to stay with you here," Sasha told him. Mike was shocked. Where will he keep Sasha? Where will he keep Praxidis? Does it mean that he was turning polygamous on that particular day? His friend Brian was constantly calling him but chose to ignore him for a while, trying to find a solution.