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I
stared warily at Frank's visibly angry wife, mentally preparing myself for a
'battle royale
To
"Frank,
is that all you can say? I catch you in the act with your girlfriend and you
say I'm disturbing you? The last time I checked, I'm still your wife and we are
still married! As your wife, I cannot put up this!"
"Well,
you know what to do if you can't cope with the situation. Just get out! And
leave me alone!"
"I
should leave you alone, abi
Frank,
who seemed to be getting more worked up by the minute, fired back at her and
soon, a full-blown quarrel ensured.
As
the quarrel between the two intensified, I quietly left Frank's lap and picking
up my bag, headed for the door. But the woman, sighting me, blocked my path.
"And
you, where do you think you are going? Stay o womaniser Ashawo on
I
did not reply her and at last, I succeeded in getting away from her and left
the office hurriedly. It was not that I could not withstand her if it came to a
verbal or physical combat that I left. I just did not want to create any scene
that would embarrass my Frank. So, I let 'sleeping dogs lie' and went my
way.
Later
that evening, Frank came to see me at my workplace. He was full of apologies
about his wife's behaviour
"You
see why I don't like going home? She's so quarrelsome and aggressive, always
spoiling for a fight," he grumbled as we sat in his car outside the
hospital gate.
Turning
to me, he took my hand in his and said:
"One
of the things I like about you is that you are so cool and calm. Some other
girls would have stayed and fought with her! But you walked away. Thanks,
love," he stated, kissing me on the cheek.
It
was on our next date that he told me about his wife and the state of his
marriage.
"We
are having serious problems in our home right now," he said. The problem,
he explained had to do with her inability to have more children.
"Sometime ,
I sympathised
"I'm
really sorry to hear that," I said with some sincerity.
"Thanks,
sweetheart," he replied.
Sometime
later, he said something that really surprised me:
"I
love you Nicole and I want you in my life. Always. As soon as you get pregnant,
I will marry you," he promised. I was really taken aback by his proposal.
I knew Frank loved me, but not to the extent of marrying me. And what
about his wife of eight years, I wondered. What was he going to do about her? I
was not too keen on being a second wife and knowing my parents, especially my
mum, they would not be in support as well.
But
Frank allayed my fears, saying: "Don't
worry about my wife. I will take care of it. So, leave it to me. Just give me a
child, especially a son, and you will see what I will do for
you."
Baby
news
I
believed and trusted Frank and based on that and the love I had for him, I decided
to give him what he wanted. I got pregnant, about three months later
and when I broke the news to Frank, he was so happy, he was like a man who had
won the lottery!
"Wow!"
That's great news!" he stated excitedly. He immediately began making plans
for my delivery.
"Nothing
must happen to my boy. So, you will be going to the U.K for the birth
later," he declared as he fondly caressed my tummy.
"Boy?
What makes you think it's a boy? I've not even done a scan!" I said,
smiling.
"Who
needs a scan? From the shape of your tummy, I can tell it's
My
joy at my baby news was however short lived. When I broke the news to my
parents that I was expecting Frank's child, the reaction was not good. My
mother expectedly, hit the roof at the news.
"Pregnant
you say? You see yourself? So, that's how you will end up, as a second wife! I
warned you, but
As
for my father, all he was concerned about was that Frank should do the right
thing by paying my dowry.
"Dowry ke
What happens next to Nicole? Details later tonight!
To Be Continued...
Names have been changed to protect the identity of the narrator and other individuals in the story.
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