The Odds Are Against Me - Episode 29

 

I picked the phone she threw on the bed, and stared at the screen closely, but it was locked. Only the pattern was showing.

"What made you react like that?" I asked, as I wanted to hand her phone over to her.

"Are you okay? Are you out of your mind? You, cheat!. That was why you said I shouldn't worry about her abi?," she said.

"I don't really understand what you are talking about," I said . We have never had a reason to quarrel since we got married, but we have had some little misunderstandings. No relationship would pass the test of time without misunderstandings.

"Okay, take your phone, calm down and tell me what the problem is," I said. I stretched my hand to hand her phone over to her, and crawled out of my bed. I sat on the edge.

"Oh, you are blind. Or you are insinuating I'm blind, right? You must be very stupid," she yelled.

"What's the insult all about. Are you out of your mind?!" I yelled in a high pitch voice. She fell on the sofa in the bedroom and started crying. I was becoming confused. I moved to where she was, to hold her.

"Get your filthy hands off me," she yelled and pulled my hands away.

"Wait, what's this drama all about?. Don't start unnecessary dramas here

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. You threw your phone on the bed and the screen locked and you are expecting me to know what you saw on your phone. You must have ran mad or something unusual is disturbing you," I barked angrily, took my laptop and left to the sitting room. I got to the sitting room, sat on the sofa and placed the laptop on my laps. I wanted to continue with my assignment, but I couldn't because my mind couldn't get over myriads of thoughts that raced through my mind.

While in the thoughts, Funmi entered the parlour, and came to where I sat. She pulled the laptop on my laps and smashed it on the floor.

"How dare you?" I said, stood up and wanted to slap her, but withdrew my hand.

"You'd have tried to slap me," she threatened. "What's this? You are a chronic cheat. You deceived me," she said, and handed her phone over to me. It was a chat with Lola and there, was our naked pictures.

"Your husband has been my sex toy all these while. He is good in bed(a laugh smiley). He thinks he will be having sex with me every day and be living in pretence. We have had sex uncountable number of times, he treats me like shit all the time. Take those naked pictures as a proof(an angry smiley). We had sex in the bedroom, kitchen, restroom and finally on the floor in the sitting room," I read.

"Oh, God, what's all these?," I said and hit my forehead.

"Don't feign ignorance. So, this is the real you. I'd have known better. I hope you have not infected me with different STI's from your promiscuous ways," she said.

"I can explain. Nothing happened," I begged.

"Nothing happened, really? But you have the guts to wine and dine with her in her house, in the first place," she said. I wanted to hold her tightly and explain, and she slapped me. She ran to the bed room and started packing her things.

"What do you think you are doing?" I asked in soft voice while standing at the door.

"This marriage is over. I need my sanity. Only God knows how many time you have had sex with Ms. Awoyemi. No wonder you were favoured by her," she scoffed. After she was done packing, she went to Bisi room to wake her up. She stayed there for about thirty minutes before she came out. I checked the time and it was nine minutes past ten. She came out, dragging her luggage.

"Where are you going?. Give me a time to explain myself. It's not what you think," I begged while I knelt down.
"Please, don't disturb me," she flung my hands away. 

"Okay, tell me where you are going to," I begged. She ignored, opened the door and left. I followed her outside. She placed her luggage inside the car and commanded the gateman to open the door for her. He did.

"It was a set up," I yelled as she drove off. I was restless throughout the night. I slept a little and woke up fifteen minutes past four in the morning. I called Sheila and Bella to ask if she came to their houses, they both said No and I explained everything that happened to them. They were compassionate in their tone, as I went on with my explanations and I begged them to come over anytime they could. When they came, I begged them to call Funmi to confirm where she was. I knew she'd be in her mother's house, but I didn't want to call her parent.

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. She was in her parent's house as they confirmed. I decided to go there in the evening with my children. In the evening, we drove there. I met her parent in the sitting room.

"Good morning, Sir and Ma," I greeted them. Anderson and Bola ran to their grandmother as she held them tightly. Her mother hissed and ignored me. Her father drew me to a corner and asked me to explain what happened and I did.

"All these looks like something that was planned to ruin your marriage, it's looking fishy to me as things are unfolding. You can go upstair to her room to see what is happening there yourself," he said.

"Okay, Sir," I said. I climbed the stair and made to her room. Immediately I got there, I didn't knock and I opened the door, and someone was beside Funmi consoling her. She laughed at the person's jokes.