Redemption - Episode 20

 

Luis:

I slam the door shut behind me as Benedicta walk silently towards her room. She hasn't spoken a word to me since we left the park. She only spoke to that nosy nurse who I personally dropped at her house.
"Benedicta." I call out to her and when I get ignored, my anger explodes. I grab the remote control which is just within hands reach and smash it against the wall . This gets her attention and she stops but doesn't turn to look at me. I walk to where she's standing but I don't touch her.
"Do not ignore me Benedicta. I am so mad at you right now. What did you do that for? You could have been kidnapped or worse, killed. Why the heck did you try to run away? I___" I don't finish my speech before Benedicta turns to face me and lets out a mirthless laugh.
"You don't know why I ran away Luis? It is because I want to get away from you! You are a monster! I don't want you around me or my baby!" She screams in my face and I am stun beyond words.
"I thought you love me. Can't you see I am doing all this because I love you and our baby." I try to touch her stomach but she moves backwards out of my reach.
"Don't touch me. I hate you with every thing in me." She spit out and I can feel hatred seeping out of her

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. I can't take this from her. She has to love me.
*No one loves you Luis.* That insolent voice in my head mock me.
"No no no!" I yell.
"You love me." I state matter of factly grabbing her hands.
"I hate you. I hate you. I hate you." She pulls her hands away from me and slap them against my chest. It hurts.
"You hate me? You made me like this woman! I am a crazy man because of you!" I yell. I have totally lost it.
"Look at me. My life was perfect before I met you. I fell in love too hard that my bipolar disorder was triggered!" I yell in her face. This seems to get to her.
"What are you talking about?" She asks.
"Yes! I am crazy! But I love you Benedicta." I sob out. Heart wrenching pain assaults me. I grab my hair and pull on it.
"I want to die. I am a monster. No one loves me." I sob out again and Benedicta wraps her hands around my waist.
"Luis" she sob out my name and I hang my head in shame.
"You need help Luis. This love isn't normal. It ain't healthy." She cries into my back.
"I want to be healthy for you" I cry again.
"Then get yourself checked. Hand me your phone. I will hook you up with my godmother. She's a psychiatrist." I nod weakly then hand my phone to her. Benedicta takes my phone then lets go of my waist and moves away to make the call and the voice in my head gets louder.
*she just let go of you like that. You see? She thinks you are crazy. She's going to call that man at the park and elope with him. You fool. She doesn't love you and you just handed your phone to her. She'll leave you. Nobody loves you. She'll leave and take your baby with her.*
The voice assault me. It is laughing at me. Mocking my stupidity. I can't let Benedicta make that call. I quickly storm to where Benedicta is standing and grab my phone from her ear. She turns shocked eyes to me.
"What are you__"
"You liar. You are trying to elope with that. You think I am crazy right?" I ask, cutting her off as she starts moving back. I keep closing the distance between us as every of her backward steps are followed by my forward steps.
"Luis, I was just getting you help. You need to see a psychiatrist"
"I need you! Not a psychiatrist!" I yell then grab her hand.
"Touch me baby. It's you I need. No one loves me. You can't leave me too" I grab her hand and bring it to my face.
"But___" series of knocking at our door gets our attention and the both of us freeze. It is silent for a few seconds before the knocking continues.

"Police. Open this door!" I hear from outside.
"You called the police?" I snap out but Benedicta just shakes her head. She's a liar. She wants to lock me up in a cell so she can be with that man.
"Open this door!" I hear the stern voice command.
"No!" I yell.
"She's mine. Go away!"
"Luis. You have to let me go." Benedicta pleads.
"No. You will leave me. I love you okay? I promise to be more loving. Please."
I hear a loud crash then four police men barge into my sitting room. When I see the man from the park with them, I know I am right. He is going to take my babies away from me. I cant let that happen. Who will love me if not them?
"Let her go. Now!" One of them yell pointing a gun at me. Benedicta looks from me to the police men.
"Please Luis." She begs.
"This is your last warning or I would be forced to shoot." The same police man states.
"I love you Benedicta so I would let you choose. Me or them" I say. My grip on her get tighter when I feel her hand start to slip away from mine.
"Baby, please. I love you." I whisper. She looks deeps into my eyes but shakes her head.
"Get help, Luis." She says before letting go fully.
"No. No. Bennie!" I yell as she runs into the arms of that man.
  The police officers bring down their guns.
"Take her out of here. And you, cuff the criminal." I hear the officer who is obviously their leader command but I don't look up. I just hang my head down in defeat.

Benedicta:
"No. Don't." I say to the officer. Luis just needs help. He shouldn't be locked up in a cell. I at least owe him this as the father of my child.
"What do you mean no? Didn't he hold you against your will? That's a crime." The man who had the incentive to know something was wrong at the park and followed Luis after calling the police asks me and I shake my head.
"That's enough. I am not pressing charges. Please let's get out of this house. Please." The man sigh then nod at the police men who nod back.
"Come on. Let's get you out of here." The man wrap his hand around my waist for support as my knees are weak from the shock of today's events. Luis has bipolar and I triggered it. I don't know whether to blame must or Luis. What I want right now is to go home to my dad. I miss him.

Luis:
    The phone which I just realized is still in my grasp starts ringing. I look down to see Lucas's name on the screen. What does he want now? He's just like Benedicta. Betrayers.
I connect the call because I need someone to yell at right now.
"What do you want?" I seethe down the line.
"Listen Luis. I don't want trouble. I just want you to know that Benedicta__"
"Don't say her to name me. She left. She just left with another man right in front of me. You all are betrayers. I hate you all. Get out of my phone!" I throw the phone against the wall but my anger is still so raw. I grab the small glass table in the middle of the room and fling it against the wall too.
"Arrrgggggh" I yell in raw pain. She left me without second thoughts.
I move to her room and start ripping all the clothes I bought her. My anger still doesn't dissipate. I push all the cosmetics from her dressing table with my hand.
"Benedicta!!!" I yell to the ceiling. My eyes catches my reflection in the mirror and I recoil in disgust.
*She just left with him. They are gone. Your wife. Your child. They never loved you. You saw the way she jumped at the chance of getting away from you? She was all over that man. You are unlovable. You disgust even your father. Your mother would be so ashamed of you if she gets to know what you have been doing. You are unlovable.*
"No. No. no" I shut my ears with my hands to stop the tormenting voice. I stager to the nearest wall and slide down to my ground. I wrap my hands around my knees and rock back and forth.
*Why don't you just die. No one wants you. No one will care. At least, death will bring you sweet relief from the betrayal of Benedicta. Come on. Just die. Find a rope and end it. It won't hurt much. Do it*

  Suddenly I am getting off the floor like a deranged man and head to the store room. I rummage around till I find what I am looking for. A rope. I walk back to the sitting room and look up at the ceiling fan.

*yes. Do it. No one loves you. Your child is gone. Don't be a coward*

I grab a stool and stand on it. Next I make a tight knot with the rope and place it around my neck before connecting it to the fan securely.
"Goodbye Benedicta" I sob out before kicking the stool. The rope tighten around my neck and I start getting out of breathe fast. Help. Someone. It hurts.
My survival instincts kick in and I try to cry for help.

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. My legs start kicking.
"Hejyfp" my words come out strangled.
I close my eyes in resignation. I can feel the cold hands of death embracing me. Yes. Yes.

"Aghhhhhh! Papa Emeka! " I hear screaming but I can't open my eyes. Why is death so slow. Even death doesn't love me. I feel hands hold my legs and I try to fight it.
"Get him down!" I hear someone yell but the voice is distant
Am I dead? I feel the rope removed from my neck but I can't fight it. I am motionless. Maybe I am dead. That would be a welcome relief.
 

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