EPISODE 32
"I can't believe you bought me a car. Oh, Baby! I love you" she said and kissed me passionately.
I was stunned as I stared at her happy face "How do I tell her the car is for Kike?"
"How do you know the car is for you?" I asked smiling.
"You know I am mad with you, and you are using this gift to pacify me" she pouted again.
"Cynthia listen..."
"I didn't tell you this but I almost lost the baby on the day of our introduction, I was so stressed out that I fainted that night"
"And you never told me this?" My smile disappeared as I stared at her angrily.
"I don't want you to be angry with me, I know I should have been careful but I have been under too much stress lately. You know how stressful this job itself is" she said looking pitiful.
"Don't worry baby, I will get you your own car..."
She cut in abruptly "You mean this car is not mine?" She said looking surprised.
"I am sorry, this is Kike's car and she is expecting it" I said apologetically.
"Why should you buy her a car? Don't I need this car more than her? Who is carrying a child between both of us?"
"Cynthia calm down..."
"Don't ask me to calm down! When will you wake up from this charm-induced sleep of yours? Can't you see what she is doing to you?"
"Cynthia that is enough, Kike is my wife and I won't sit here and watch you disrespect her" I said angrily.
"You don't know what disrespect is Femi. If you give her that car I will show her hell and come back to take you there"
"Why are you this stubborn and jealous Cynthia? All the money I have spent on you in two months is more than I have ever spent on her in 8 years..."
"Isn't that touching? I didn't ask her to be barren" Cynthia said mockingly.
"That is enough! I haven't paid your bride price and you are this insensitive and bitter, what will happen after our marriage? I married Kike first and you know how much I love her" I was trying to control my anger and was doing a poor job of it.
"That was because she tied your destiny somewhere and used charms to steal your heart. I am your destined wife, how do you want me to be happy and behave well when you are always trampling on my feelings" she said as tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Fine! You can have the car, Kike is the understanding type. I will get hers in few weeks. Can you just leave me in peace before you suffocate the life out of me?"
I watched as she grabbed the car keys from my table and dab at her cheeks with a soft handkerchief to get rid of the tears. She walked out after giving me a long look.
I grabbed my jacket and moved out to pay Kike a surprise visit. "I will just buy her a dress and pretend that is the surprise I was talking about"
Kike was happy to see me in her school, she took me to meet her principal and fellow teachers and they all commented on how handsome her husband is. I gave her the dress and left to return to the office a few hours later.
"Thanks, honey, this is the best gift you have ever given me; now those busybodies will respect me" she said with so much pride that I felt guilty.
"I should have sent that car, they would be so green with jealousy that they would never dare gossip about you again" I thought sadly. I vowed to get her another car there and then.
I gave my salary for the month to Kike as promised, when she paid all our debt and sent money to her parent and my mother, there was only a few amount left. Kike never complained, instead she was full of praises and prayers.
"May God continue to bless you, my husband, you will never be unfortunate in life" she said after she used what was left to stock the house with foodstuffs.
Seeing Cynthia bringing the car to work and leaving with it every night while Kike is picking bike and bus to work really saddens me. "She wouldn't have had the miscarriage she had if not the stress she went through then, she needs that car more than anybody else" I mumbled to myself every morning.
The company's accountant promised to send some money to my account by the end of the month after we purchase fuel for the month, but I couldn't wait till month end to get Kike her own car.
I was in the office the third week of the month when a call came in from my friend Bayo.
"Femi Femo! How are you doing my padi?" he hailed over the phone.
"Fine, how is your family doing?" I replied.
"They are doing fine Femi, hope work is going on fine?"
"We bless God" I answered
"One of my friends that is a customs officer called me now that they have a car to dispose of..."
"Really? Please I am interested, I need to get Kike a fairly used car to manage for now"
"He is coming to my place this afternoon. It is a distress sale: he needs money urgently"
"I don't really have much now but I will be able to pay for it next month. How much is the car?"
"He wants to sell it for 300k. I have one 100k I want to use to execute a contract in two weeks I can borrow you to use as a down payment. Can you come with your passport photograph and ID card this afternoon?"
"I will be there" I said and quickly dropped the call.
I have to make a trip home to get my passport but I didn't mind. I quickly tidied up my work for that morning and headed home. There was less traffic because it was in the afternoon so I was able to get to our house in about an hour.
I was able to get in with the extra key with me, I searched my wardrobe for my passport and couldn't find it. I have almost given up when I remembered Kike took them when she wanted to apply for a loan.
I searched her side of the wardrobe and didn't find it. There was a small lock at the bottom of the wardrobe where she keeps her documents, I was sure she kept my passport there.
I found the key to the area in her main wardrobe and quickly opened it. I looked at my watch and I discovered that it is almost 2:00PM " I have to hurry up so that I won't miss that custom officer" I thought as I dip my hand into the small opening.
My hand hit something hard inside the wardrobe, I felt it with my hand and it felt like a covered plate and I drew it out.
I sat on the floor stunned as I saw the Calabash "What is Kike doing with a Calabash? I have never known her to be a fetish person"
When the shock wore off, I opened the calabash slowly and stared at it content in amazement. There are two wood carvings of two men and they were tied together with red cloth.
"My God! What is this?"
To be continued...
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