Myopic - Episode 2

 

The debo she saw earlier today was a different person entirely, totally different from the loving man she exchanged marital vows with three years ago. As she drove into the parking lot she said a little prayer of hope before exiting the car with her baby in her arms. 

The knock on the door distracted lara from the phone conversation she was having "come in" she said after which she excused herself from the  conversation she was having with the caller on the other end of the line. Disconnecting the call she said "please have your seat" gesturing towards the couch close to her desk"Am really sorry to disturb you doctor but it's very urgent" remi sat on the couch "i really need your help" she continued trying hard to fight the tears forming clouds around her eyes a battle she eventually lost as she burst into  tears . Lara rushed to her side holding her close with one arm and patting her back with the other in an attempt to calm her down. "you will be fine remi i can assure you that" "first start by telling me what happened" remi took her time to narrate the whole story in details starting from how she had been having her suspicions about him making late night calls, how her friends had tried to warn her about her husband having an affair and how her nightmare was finally confirmed that day when she heard him telling another woman how much he adores her and also how he missed being intimate with her. "please help me save my marriage" remi looked up at the councellor like a helpless child with tears running down both cheeks "it's going to be fine" lara assured her after which she asked remi questions about her marriage if they had been having issues about their sex life or if remi had been too busy for her husband to which remi told her nothing of such had happened she is a boutique owner with lot of sales officers and an accountant to her beckon call which makes it easy for her to stroll into her store and out as she wants

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. A decision she made after marriage so as to give more attention to her home. " Since the problem can't be sorted out with you alone been here, come in with your husband tomorrow" lara stood up from the couch arm rest she had been sitting on to move to her own seat behind her desk. " I can't promise he would come" remi said fiddling with her daughter's finger "Don't worry dear i will personally call him even though tomorrow is sunday i will make out time for the both of you" "just go home and relax" feeling a little bit relieved having talking to some one remi thanked the counsellor before getting up to take her leave "i will transfer the session bill to your account" she said but lara shook her head with a smile and said "this one is on the house, don't worry" "am so fortunate to have you" an overwhelmed remi said feeling extremely special for being given such attention  for free. She left the office feeling better but still anxious if what will happen getting home and having to see her husband again. The cloud was getting dark with the day light giving way to darkness as she left the parking lot.The debo she saw earlier today was a different person entirely, totally different from the loving man she exchanged marital vows with three years ago. As she drove into the parking lot she said a little prayer of hope before exiting the car with her baby in her arms. 

The knock on the door distracted lara from the phone conversation she was having "come in" she said after which she excused herself from the  conversation she was having with the caller on the other end of the line. Disconnecting the call she said "please have your seat" gesturing towards the couch close to her desk"Am really sorry to disturb you doctor but it's very urgent" remi sat on the couch "i really need your help" she continued trying hard to fight the tears forming clouds around her eyes a battle she eventually lost as she burst into  tears. Lara rushed to her side holding her close with one arm and patting her back with the other in an attempt to calm her down. "you will be fine remi i can assure you that" "first start by telling me what happened" remi took her time to narrate the whole story in details starting from how she had been having her suspicions about him making late night calls, how her friends had tried to warn her about her husband having an affair and how her nightmare was finally confirmed that day when she heard him telling another woman how much he adores her and also how he missed being intimate with her. "please help me save my marriage" remi looked up at the councellor like a helpless child with tears running down both cheeks "it's going to be fine" lara assured her after which she asked remi questions about her marriage if they had been having issues about their sex life or if remi had been too busy for her husband to which remi told her nothing of such had happened she is a boutique owner with lot of sales officers and an accountant to her beckon call which makes it easy for her to stroll into her store and out as she wants. A decision she made after marriage so as to give more attention to her home. " Since the problem can't be sorted out with you alone been here, come in with your husband tomorrow" lara stood up from the couch arm rest she had been sitting on to move to her own seat behind her desk. " I can't promise he would come" remi said fiddling with her daughter's finger "Don't worry dear i will personally call him even though tomorrow is sunday i will make out time for the both of you" "just go home and relax" feeling a little bit relieved having talking to some one remi thanked the counsellor before getting up to take her leave "i will transfer the session bill to your account" she said but lara shook her head with a smile and said "this one is on the house, don't worry" "am so fortunate to have you" an overwhelmed remi said feeling extremely special for being given such attention  for free. She left the office feeling better but still anxious if what will happen getting home and having to see her husband again. The cloud was getting dark with the day light giving way to darkness as she left the parking lot.On getting home in the evening the cloud had given in to total darkness she isn't really a good driver at night so she was thankful the trip home wasn't traffic busy. Entering the compound she knew her husband was back from wherever he had gone to she saw his car parked in the garage port, "shit" she cursed under her breathe she had hoped to be home before him just to avoid the drama of speaking to him. "welcome madam" john, the gate man interrupted her thoughts "hello" she hurriedly replied moving past him to carry her daughter who is now fast asleep  from the back seat of the car  "madam let me help with your hand bag or should i help with the baby" "no my hand bag is fine" she is not always too comfortable with people carrying her baby cos she believes one can't be too careful when it comes to a baby's hygiene she don't know where their hands had been to, imagining them carrying her baby with such hands give her the creeps call her weird but she isn't letting her guards down. 

She entered the living room with heart racing fast not knowing what to expect from him and and also herself, often times her reactions to situation of things had surprised her in the past but tonight she has promised herself to follow exactly what lara advised "Don't start a fight rather count from one to ten before replying anything he says" but his fist question caught her off guard, he goes, "are we having dinner tonight or not" at that moment remilekun felt like slapping him across the face which she just did a thousand time in her head. "dinner?" she had no other option but to repeat it "yes dinner" he replied with his eyes fixed on the television screen. "ok" was the only word she could manage to say before heading to the room to lay her baby on the bed. While in the room her mind couldn't stop thinking of her husband's reaction she was the one that just spent a session with the counsellor she is the one who ought to be calm not debo. The man she knew and married would have bombarded her with millions of questions as soon as she stepped into the house but rather he kept quiet and was simply asking for dinner something isn't adding up she thought to her self. First he is cheating on her with a mystery woman to which he is yet to provide a reasonable explanation to and to top it all  he has the guts to request for dinner. "he wants dinner then dinner he will get" remi left the room for the kitchen where she spent almost an hour fixing a sumptuous dinner of Amala with egusi soup her husbands favourite meal. "Dinner is served" she said to him expecting him to say something in reply instead of talking to her he only had a wide grin on his face as he saw the meal she made. "when did my prince charming become a monster" debo finished the food without saying a word to her, when he was about leaving the table "the counsellor will like to see us tomorrow" remi said looking at him disgustingly eyeing him from head to toe if he had seen her reaction it obviously didn't move him a bit  cos he said nothing about it. The usual debo would have complained but he simply kept his cool and said "ok no problem" then left the table acting like he was playing a well rehearsed role . As soon as he was out of sight and gone to the room remi smiled cynically "if this man knows who he is messing with he wouldn't have tried nonsense" she thought to herself wondering how her husband could be so gullible to think she would go through alk that stress to make dinner just like that then he must be a bigger fool. She had finished tiding up the kitchen and about retiring for the night when she heard a loud noise from the toilet in their room.laughing ou loud she said "oh finally the laxatives are working, was wondering when it would start" when it was time for her to retire for the night she simply carried her baby and moved to the guest room to have her privacy leaving him alone to battle with the stomach cramp till day break. It wasn't like she could sleep either but the satisfaction she was getting from the punishment he was going through was enough to soothe her nerves. At some point she was scared  the guilt of her hurting her husband wouldn't stop disturbing her conscience she began to wonder if she had added too much but on a second thought "he isn't light weighted six dose cant kill him" she said to herself all she need to wait for is the drama that would follow the next morning.