I HAVE DRUNK STRANGE WATERS - Episode 27

 EPISODE 27

“Kike I think you are mixing everything up, I don’t think you are in the right frame of mind to talk about this. Let’s call Mama after you have calmed down…”

“Don’t touch me! Who is the Calabar girl you impregnated?”

I looked at her in shock and right there I know if I did not make Kike believe me everything will end before it even starts.

“Are you out of your mind Kike? What is wrong with you?”

“You can’t pretend Femi, your secret is out!”

“I am disappointed in you, how can you believe those lies she fed you? We have been married for 8 years Kike, have I ever been unfaithful for a day? That devilish woman fed you with rubbish and you turned against me immediately” I said looking disgusted.

“It’s not like that,” she said sobering up.

“It’s not like what? What kind of a woman goes around spreading lies about other people’s families? That woman was sent by the devil himself to destroy our home and you fell for her lies?” I shouted.

“Femi it’s not like that, I can explain…” 

“Don’t bother to explain” I said and brought out my phone to call Mama. I dialed her number and she picked up the first ring.

“Hello Mama”

“Hello, Femi, did you get home safely?”

“Iya Bimpe came to our house today to say rubbish to Kike, she told her I impregnated someone and our introduction is happening this weekend”

“Ha! This woman is werey o! Iya Bimpe wants to spoil my joy, I will kill her today. Put the phone on speaker let me talk to your wife”

“You shouldn’t have involved Mama Femi” Kike interrupted.

I put the phone on speaker and Mama’s voice could be heard loud and clear.

“Hello Kike”

“Hello Mama” Kike answered slowly.

“Don’t mind Iya Bimpe, that woman has been mad before she still visits Yaba every month for medication”

“Mama, she said lots of things…”

“I said she is mad! Nothing like that ever happened; she must have overheard me talking to one of our neighbors that Segun my sister’s son impregnated one Igbo girl on campus. The girl’s parents told him to come with his people to their village this weekend, if not for my sister I wouldn’t have even agreed to go with them”

“Mama it’s OK, I didn’t want to believe her at first but she was so convincing…”

“I said she told you lies! Oya, begin to delete everything she told you from your brain. That woman wants to spoil your joy just because her children did not find any man to marry them” Mama shouted over the phone.

“I am sorry Mama”

“You better kneel and beg your husband, it shall never be well with that woman” Mama disconnected the call angrily.

I turned to Kike and saw that she looked sober “I am sorry Femi” she said and went on her knees.

“How can you even believe that woman Kike, I came home to tell you we will be traveling this weekend together for a vacation. How can I be having an introduction with another woman over the weekend and still be with you? Am I an identical twin?”

“Forgive me Femi, I am sorry,” she said again.

“Go and dress up, we are going out,” I said and watched her walk into the room slowly.

I sat down on the chair after she left and sighed in relief “That was close, what would have happened if we were unable to convince Kike? Femi, you are living a risky life” 

I arranged for Mama and Cynthia to get the money the following day and also booked a reservation at a hotel out of town with Kike. I stayed with my wife throughout the weekend and made sure my phone was switched off.

Kike was sorry over the weekend; she kept apologizing over and over again and trying to make up for her mistake. I pretended as if I was offended by her at first and later tried to act as if I was pacified.

I thought about how to make it up to Kike and decided to buy her a second-hand car from the change I have left from the money in my account. Her birthday is in two weeks and I wanted to use the car as a surprise present for her.

Cynthia had gotten three days to leave so she didn’t resume at the office on Monday, she came back on Wednesday looking very angry. I noticed she had not called me for days and I didn’t bother to call her too.

She burst into my office on Wednesday morning, one look at her, and I knew I was in trouble.

“Hi Baby”

“Baby kill you there!”

To be continued ...

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