jilted episode 90

JILTED
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©™Hapita
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Sequence 90
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Two days later
Ambrose POV
Two days without my wife has daughter seems like a death sentence. I use the time left to get things in order, I made my relocation known to few people who are close to me.
I just paid Apollos waec and neco fees, Her exam is around the corner, I would be leaving her behind in the house even though Eugene isn't comfortable with it, she said she's too young to enjoy living in a house as big as mine. Eugene and Sammy left yesterday, Apollos went for extra classes, it's just me in the big house.
I have tried reaching my wife, it's not going through. She blocked me off social media, I feel like killing whosoever it's that told her about I and Hanna sex escapade. I should have told her on my own, I would have been able to control things, I would have been able to kneel and cry at her feet. Maybe I would have even gotten the chance to explain everything in details, I love my wife so much and she's irreplaceable.
I bounced downstairs after a long thinking and soliloquizing. Someone I would never expect to see step in like a ghost, I frowned at him showing my contempt for him.
"Out of jail?" I frowned.
"It's a year already" He responded grinning.
I hissed s I fell into one of the couch in the sitting room.
"I thought you'd die there, it would have been better you know?" I spat.
"I came all the way from South Africa for you, I heard you have got a baby girl, I am here to celebrate with you, come on"
I watch him come sit next to me, Donatus think I would forgive him just like that? It's my wife he raped.
"For me? Or you came to see if you can also rape my daughter? No go area because I would take law into my hands this time"
"Can you learn to forgive and forget? Anyways I heard everything, the death of your mother in law, the birth of your daughter, the arrest of Hanna and bla bla, I have been in town for a week now, saw your running around with Fiks, look, I am sorry, just that I use to like your wife so much and I saw that night as an opportunity to have a taste of her, everything I said was just to look like a strong person, I was trying not to give up or plead then, I know there's nothing like you divorcing her for me, that's out of the line you know?"
"So, are you here to remind me of how you took advantage of my drunk wife twice in a night? I still fight well remember?" I reminded him of my skills at combat, I am not really in a good mood and I am likely to pluck his front teeth if he doesn't stay on his lane.
"No, I am here to apologize and wish you well, I got freedom since last year October, I found a babe suitable for marriage and she's white, she's carrying my baby presently, it wouldn't speak well if you don't attend my wedding by August, please forgive me, I have learnt my lesson, I never knew Haira meant so much to you, I thought I could go unscratched as in the case of Hanna and fiks, I am truly sorry" He plead.
I smiled, everyone is getting married yoooh!
"Good bro, I no longer hold anything against you, I wish you a happy married life in advance" I sincerely said.
We hugged so tight.
He asked after my wife and daughter, I lie that I sent them to go before me since we would be relocating in few days. We gisted just like old times, his girlfriend is a Russian lady, he showed me pictures, I wish him all the best and hope that he doesn't go round raping people's wives.
Hanna POV
I was arrested yesterday, Anthony promise me that it would be fine, my first trial is in four days, the international lawyer he contacted on my behalf won't be available for the next one month so we resulted to using a good Barrister. Barrister Sekoni is his name. I heard he's very good and might win the case over. Anthony thought it was a simple case at first until we discover that Laura have vomited every single information, the assassins we paid and even Emeka have been apprehended.
My husband stood by me, he made calls and started spending to secure my release after the coming trial. I prayed silently for my release, I can only be a good wife to him if I am out of here, staying here would make me useless to myself and my husband. As for Laura, Her parents have come to her rescue too, they tried booking Sekoni but my husband hired him first.
"It's a murder case, we have to sit up to win this, I hope she get out of this" Sekoni said when he came to see me at the station, he came with Anthony.
That's my prayer too, I hope I get out of this.
Four days later.
Ambrose appeared at court, he stood up against I and Laura, he said everything he knew right from the beginning, how I lured him into bed up to mom's murder. Dad didn't show up, I heard he now has a new wife, Bobby said he's probably with the woman romancing and making more babies.
I wept and wept, journalists did their job, before long it's on papers that music star Haira's sister is responsible for her mother's death. What about the shame of sleeping with my brother in law and having a baby for him. After much talks, the judge post poned our hearing till two weeks.
Anthony still stood by me, he saw me off to the police van amist the pushing of Haira's fans who came to stone me to death for sleeping with her husband. It was a hard time, I almost hijacked one of the police men gun and shoot myself but then, my husband gave me one promising peck, it made me strong again.
Ambrose POV
Her hearing was in the early hours of noon, my trip was set for 4pm in the evening, I couldn't wait to fall in front of Haira and plead for her forgiveness, I know she must have seen videos and pictures from the court case, that would make it easier for me to convince her that I was lured into sleeping with her sister. God, lina, I miss her like hell, I miss her bright eyes, Her innocent look, Her crying voice and her smiles when rocked.
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I press the bell clinging to the wall so she wouldn't see me from the hole. She opened slightly popping her head out a bit, I got her fast by pushing her in before she slam the door on me.
"What are you doing here? Out" She roared pointing her index finger at the door.
I slumped into a couch, my wife is got great taste, this beautiful designs were chosen by herself.
"Get out of my house, now" She roared again.
I stood up to her rolling my boxes behind me.
"It's my house too, I bought it remember?"
"In my name, which make me the rightful owner" She walked up to the door and flung it open.
I inhaled walking up to her, I took the door and shut it.
"When you left, I thought you had somewhere else to go, I can't believe you still ended up here, I mean you left one matrimonial home and ran to the other, funny right?" I chuckled upsetting her.
"This isn't my matrimonial home, this is my personal house, as far as I am concerned, I am a single mother" She raised her hand up to show me her ring finger, her weeeding ring wasn't there.
"Baby, you are taking this too far, where's your ring? I can't remember divorcing you, must you play victim always?" I yelled, I haven't seen my daughter, hope she didn't put her up for adoption.
"What do you want? I would call the police, how can you just barge into my home and start threatening me? Ehn" She hissed pushing me away as she exited the room.
When did I threaten her again? I followed her at once, I found her in one of the rooms, it use to be empty but she furnished it to a baby's room standard.
"Are you going to call the police? What's wrong in you?" I snatched her phone, she clenched her teeth showing me how furious she was.
"Go ahead, hit me, do your worst, it's always Ambrose apologizing, at 27 you still find it hard to maintain your home, I don't know why you think like my mom, you left the house for no reason? Now, I am here and you want to get me arrested in an Arab country? What if you are not able to get me out again? What would you tell our daughter? This no be naija wey you go dry bribe police o"
She stood there shaking like a leaf.
"You don't have a daughter with me, I would tell her you are dead, you bloody liar, you dare cheat on me with Hanna? I shouldn't have married you, what was I thinking? I was under a spell then" She yelled.
"Why did you leave the house?" I asked knowing why she left already.
"Oh really, why? Idiot, you still want to pretend? Ambrose, I hate you. I shouldn't have even serve you orange juice that day, you are the reason for everything going on in my family, I for waka jeje dey look you as you carry bad leg enter that miserable afternoon" She yelled again adding a little spice of pidgin with pure English intonation. I bless that afternoon I first saw her, I remembered the eba and ogbono she made that day, I never knew that the soup splashing all over my face was a good sign, it just meant welcome to the world of Haira.
"You still haven't spoken, why did you leave without my permission?"
"Because your mom said I should, moreover is there a need to stay? Hanna had her first child for you, wicked man, just go back to her, I should have known that the bond between you both can't be broken, I was a fool all along" She dropped into the bed behind her, very small but big enough to make a ten years old comfortable.
"You left because mom said you should? Are you okay? Did my mom marry you? I know you know I wouldn't do anything to hurt you, you know for sure there's an explanation to that video, baby I was lured, all the time you were busy fasting, she came in trying to take what's rightfully yours, she tried blackmailing me with the videos, Beatrice I swear, I never wanted to do it" I went down on my kneels and crawled up to her.
"How many times?" She ask covering her mouth slightly.
"Thrice" I sincerely responed.
"You moaned?" She questioned, I rolled my eyes, seriously? Is this one too a question?
"I can't remember" I said trying not to giggle.
"You enjoyed it?" She questioned again.
See me see wahala o.
"No" Sincerely I didn't.
"So you impregnated her and........."
"The boy is dead, just forgive me please" I held her feet, she withdrawal it from my grip.
"If I had heard it from you, I would have not been this upset, why didn't you tell me if truly you never wanted it?" She seems relaxed, not as upset as I thought she would be.
"I wanted to, I was at your door the first time it happened, I cried and ask for your attention, I wanted to open up to you but you never answered me, you were busy fasting and praying for something that's not even missing"
I raised my eyes to look in hers, she bite her nails and whuffle.
"You owe me an apology for that too, you were far from me and our home for ninety days, it started with you" I said when she didn't say anything.
"I owe you nothing, I was building our home on the rock of Christ, you think all those easy delivery, healthy mother and child is ordinary? Jesus answers prayers" She defended.
This woman, can she just accept that she started this unending war?
"I am sorry then, it doesn't matter who's right or wrong now, please don't leave me, my effort over the years shouldn't be in vain please" I pleaded holding the tip of her extremely long gown.
"You are sorry? Really? And it took you a whole week to come down to Dubai after my disappearance? Who does that" She hissed.
"Tickets sold out, you know I would do anything for you, I love you so much" I winked at her, she giggled.
"I love you but you dey fuck up" She said grinning widely.
Thank God, it wasn't as hard as I thought, she finally forgive me.
"I would be a good boy as from now on" I stood on my feet and made her stand too taking her lips in mine.
Hallelujah o.
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TBC