BEFORE DECEMBER
Chapter 13
……Getting to the house,I met iye and she told me to go to our bedroom, reaching there,I was so shocked when I saw Sandra and Edos on the bed, they weren’t making out though,but the position they were,was that of only lovers,I almost died of heart attack, Sandra was the only one I considered a friend in Benin,I actually thought she had my back,no wonder she was always asking me not to take any nonsense,I should fight back,or just leave,I really thought she was just being a friend,I didn’t know she was fighting for her own interest..
Sandra!:how could you,were supposed to be my friend.well the fact that you considered me your friend, doesn’t mean I consider you mine.i was so shocked she said that.and why would you just badge into the room like that,Edos asked,,,am I supposed to knock before entering our bedroom,oh please, courtesy demands you knock before entering a room no matter whose room it is.i was already in tears,Edos what did I ever do you you.
I wanted you to see what was going on,the person you call a friend,as been one of the architect of your problems,i don’t want you to be fooled any longer,you are my daughter in-law,and it’s high time I stood up for you.
Edos,as well as Sandra were surprised to hear those words from iye..”Iye vosunu” he asked what’s going on,well my child,what is wrong is wrong,you have an amazing woman for a wife,if you lose her,you will never find anyone like her,iye said…
So you have succeeded in bewitching my mother,I had always known you were evil.will you keep quiet,iye said,now you listen Sandra or what ever they call you,I don’t want to ever see you in this house,you angent of distraction and home wrecker,I didn’t say anything again,I was to shocked,iye was the one fighting for me,indeed,God can make an enemy to become our defendant.You should be ashamed of yourself,you were busy sleeping with you friend’s husband.now take your useless self out of my house.
Well iye, that’s a little too late,I am not going anywhere,she said, excuse you, what’s the meaning of that,iye shouted,iye it means she’s carrying my baby,so she can’t leave,your what?,you say waiting….this time my legs could no longer carry me,I was practically shaking,I couldn’t believe my ears,I couldn’t believe the betrayal,I sat on the floor weak and hopeless.Iye are you not supposed to be happy,that finally your son will have a child of his own,what this….. pointing at me, couldn’t give him in two years plus.you are the most stupid fool of all the stupid fools I know.see how you are pride in your own foolishness,my son will have Children,but they will come from his wife.
Well iye I was going to tell you later today,Edos said,I am going to be a father,I don’t know why this sudden love for this useless thing.
Edosa,you impregnated my friend, And you aren’t even sorry, Sandra I took you like a sister,but this is how you choosed to pay me…
Well madam preacher, it’s high time you left my house.i am done with you.please leave my house.leave your what,iye asked,need I remind you that this is my house,I built it with my husband and so I say who leaves or stays,and I say she goes no where.Iye I am my father’s first son,that makes the house mine,will you keep quiet,you have the right to the house when I would have gone to rest,as long as I am alive,this is my house,and my daughter in-law goes no where,,I was really surprised as to how iye was defending me,but I really wanted to leave,for my sanity’s sake,I couldn’t be living in the same house with the two of them.Amanda let’s go inside she said,she took me to her room when she saw I was about to break down in tears again.
As I got to her room,I cried so much,that was the first time I had seen iye’s room.you should never cry in the presence of that girl,she doesn’t deserve your tears, iye,thank you for your support and kindness,but I want to go,I can not deal with all these,maybe this marriage wasn’t met to be in the first place.i would want to start anew.i understand your pains my dear,but you can’t quiet without trying,this is your home, marriage is not a bed of roses,please be strong,and fight back.you can’t give to defeat,you have to get you life back,the very best revenge is success.make your husband see the jewel he’s losing,don’t wallow in regret and self pity,that won’t help,raise your head high in times like this,and be the best version of you.that she’s pregnant isn’t the end,she is and will always be a mistress,don’t give up,nor give a strange woman your home..iye’s words went deep,and then I realized I wanted to be the best version of me indeed,I can not give up to defeat.we hugged tightly,and appreciated her for having my back,not even my own mother had fought for my interest as much as she did ,I was determined from my spirit not to allow Sandra and Edos define my life….
That night, myself and iye prayed,we prayed so much for hours,I felt this new peace in my spirit,indeed prayer is the key. The next day,I was well dressed,and had a nice make up,wore one of the good perfumes I had,iye gave me some money for transportation,I wanted to see some of the head of branches I knew in Benin,I had been a good asset to that bank for more than 8years,I was hoping I could get my job back,iye prayed for me,and blessed me,as I came out with iye walking beside me,we were laughing at what she was saying, Edos and his new wife were outside,they were surprised to see how beautifully dressed I was that morning,and how beautiful I was looking,indeed I had forgotten myself,I had lost my spark,I had stopped being a beautiful lady for a long time,do seeing me looking dazzling after what was supposed to be a crying morning for me confused the enemies….
Okay dear,go well my child, it’s well with you,iye said and hugged me,I could see the shock in Edos eyes,he wanted to ask where I was going,but didn’t know how…
I was on my way, wishing myself all the luck in the world.