I HAVE DRUNK STRANGE WATERS - Episode 37

 

EPISODE 37

 “Honey” she replied.

“Cook something nice, I am coming home”

I enjoyed Cynthia’s food and the company that night, I forgot Kike as we chatted and played into the night. She told me more about herself and I discovered that I had judged her wrongly. She told me the company did not feel my absence as she had taken care of all pending files on my table. “This is a capable wife Femi, not some witch that wants to eat your destiny” something whispered to me as I lay in Cynthia’s arms.

I continued giving Kike one excuse after another until I didn’t find any again and I had to go home 5 days later. My wedding preparation with Cynthia was already well planned and was to take place 3 weeks later.

When I got home that evening Kike opened the door before I knocked. I already told her I would be coming home and she was waiting.

“Femi! This is you” she rushed to hug me and I shoved her away.

“What is happening? Why is everywhere smelling like this?” I said feigning annoyance.

“Are you sure you are perceiving any smell? Maybe it is the Air freshener I just bought” she said trying to smile.

“I don’t like it, don’t buy it again,” I said and sat down on the chair majestically.

“You are looking good, you have been taking care of yourself,” she said slowly.

“And you…” I looked at her for the first time and discovered that she looked lean and haggard. “What happened to you?”

“I lost my job. I was fired because I was absent without leave” she said slowly.

“They must be stupid at your workplace; you served them faithfully for 5 years only for them to fire you because of this?”

“That’s a human being for you, I guess they forgot how I started with them when the school was still an uncompleted building,” Kike said with a sigh.

“Don’t worry, you will get another one” I said flippantly.

“Can I bring your food now?” Kike said with a smile.

“No!” I shouted looking alarmed but I quickly recovered before she starts suspecting that something is going on.

She sat beside me on the chair and stared at me sadly “Femi, I thought you said you have forgiven me” Tears rolled down her cheek in quick succession.

“I have. Just that I have eaten before coming home, I branched at a fast food joint this evening because I skipped lunch” I said quickly.

“How have you been eating when you haven’t been home in 5 days now?”

“Fast food” I mumbled. I took a look at her again and the feeling of guilt became stronger, she looked haggard “Don’t have any pity for this witch, remember how she trapped you with charms for years” a voice whispered in my ears.

“I miss you,” she said looking at me sadly.

“I have been keeping in touch, at least I call you once every day,” I said to eliminate the feeling of guilt that hit me at her word.

“Should I help you put water in the bathroom?” she said as she sat beside me.

“No, I want to use the shower tap,” I said and hurriedly stood up from her side. I forgot to pick up the phone I placed on the table as I dashed inside to undress.

I was in the shower when I heard the phone ringing; I turned off the tap, grabbed my towel, and quickly dashed into the sitting room when I remembered I left it there.

I stood in shock as I saw Kike with the phone glued to her ears, she had a wicked glint in her eyes.

“What type of woman are you? Don’t you know it is rude to call someone’s husband this late? And how dare you call my husband your baby? Who are you?” she screamed.

I quickly snatched the phone from her hands and glared at her angrily “How dare you to pick up my call?” I shouted.

“Who is she? Is she the prostitute that has been keeping you from coming home all this while?”

Before I could control myself I landed a hot slap on her cheek. She held her cheek and stared at me in shock.

“Femi, you hit me?”

“And I will do it again. How dare you accuse me of infidelity when you are the one jumping from one bed to the other?” I screamed.

“I didn’t jump on any bed, you are crazy” she shouted.

“Your stupid father is crazy!” I retaliated. “It is either you respect me or take your filthy self out of my house” I shouted.

She sat on the chair suddenly and glared at me with a strange look in her eyes. “Femi, you will regret this,” she said calmly.

“What will you do? Charm me again?” I walked into the room angrily to dress up, I wanted to walk out of the house quickly so that I can run back into Cynthia’s arms.

I heard someone knocking softly, she pushed the door open and sat on the bed. Her cheeks were stained with tears and she was looking tired.

“Where are you going?” she said softly.

“I am going back to where I can have peace” I muttered.

What happened next took me by surprise, she went down on her knees and grabbed my two legs.

“I am sorry Femi, I apologize for disrespecting you. I don’t know what came over me, I thought you were having an affair” she said pleadingly.

“How can you think such stupid thoughts?” I said trying to control my anger.

“I just realized that I am just overreacting; you are not such a man,” she said crying again.

I didn’t want to walk out so that she won’t start suspecting me again, I started undressing slowly and reluctantly. “You made me hit you, I am sorry too” I muttered.

She kept apologizing until it was bedtime, I didn’t want to sleep on the same bed with her so I acted as if I had one important business online. I was pressing my phone in the sitting room until I fell asleep on the chair a few minutes into midnight.

I was running hard and someone was pursuing me, I ran harder as I tried to outrun the person. I saw a small hut and I went inside to hide, I closed the wooden door and rested my back on it, I was breathing heavily from the sprint.

Then suddenly I felt a strange presence in the hut. I turned to look and I saw Kike holding an axe. It was so sharp that I was seeing my image in it.

“Kike, please!” I screamed.

“Remember your promise? Death is the wages of sin” she said as she laughed wickedly.

“I am sorry, please don’t kill me” I pleaded desperately.

“No, I am not going to kill you Femi; I will just make you wish you were dead. First I will have to chop off your hand” She was bringing the axe down to cut my hand when I screamed.

“Kike!!!” I shouted from my sleep.

I opened my eyes to see her staring at me; she bent down and touched my cheek.” What happened Femi, you were screaming from your sleep” she said with concern in her voice.

I stood up in fear suddenly “Don’t come near me!” I screamed.

To be continued…

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