Heartaches And Tears – Episode 6

HEARTACHES AND TEARS – Episode 6

A story by Kennedy C Katongo

MEET THE WIFE

‘Why do you have to be so sensitive about females man. Hit and run for once in your life.’ he commented as if he was talking to himself.

.

.

.

We got in the car and I was mad, I looked at my friend and saw ‘100 ways to ki*ll him’ All I wanted was a peaceful night with the one person who made me forget all the drama that was going on in my life and now Emmanuel was being a pain in the butt.

“So – she doesn’t know, does she?” He asked me after noticing how silent I was.

“Know about what? You mean Mable? She knows almost everything about her.” I responded rudely.

“She knows you’re married? Wow! She’s naughty – I like it. She thinks you might leave your wife for her is that so?” His eyes were wide open as he fought to keep them that way.

How would I tell him that the story he knew about me and Mable was only the surface of it. If only I could confide in him and tell him that my marriage was on the rocks.

After 5 good years, our marriage wasn’t just working out. The facts that people had thrown at me in my early youth was all just a lie, Get a good job, find a good wife and settle down. Liars.

“Just have fan. Enjoy yourself. When you done – go back home to your wife and kids.” He added as he took a breath of relief.

“Just shut up.” The nerves.

I thought going silent for a bit was the best thing to do as this would make him keep quiet. I thought of how I would make it up and apologise to Amanda for what had happened. In the last one year of knowing her, she proved to be a very difficult person once upset. I wasn’t going to take a chance by going silent on her… Oh no! I just had to make sure I talk to her as soon as I could.

“Don’t tell me you’re still mad at me. It might have come out wrong but at least I said the truth and you know it.” Emmanuel said as he watched me ignore him.

We had already driven passed Kampala and were now heading back to Kabwata, Amanda wasted no time in leaving once she heard the trash that came out of my so called friend, I wish I could have followed her – but I didn’t.

“You have a wife…” He continued; Before he could continue I cut him short. It dawned on me that I had to set him straight. I had to make him realize that we were not at UNZA anymore.

“Listen man, first of all I don’t appreciate what you said about Amanda and her friend back there. You want to shame me? Do it. But I expect you to act like an adult in front of people I bring to the table. What were you trying to prove? That you’re some f**k boy?” I asked him.

“Ouch! That’s touchy. I don’t get why you’re being so protective of them… Are you sleeping with them both?” Emmanuel asked as he made his line to sound more of a joke than what it really was. A sarcastic provoking statement. Airhead.

“Sex! That’s what you think it’s about! You think I leave my wife to come sleep around? No man, I leave home to escape the drama, the pressures of being around a woman that has no time for her own husband. So don’t you dare ask me why am protective of those two… Those two were there for me when you couldn’t answer your damn phone!” I hit the emergency breaks. God! I had almost hit the red lights.

“You better calm down before you get us killed man.” Emmanuel said as he began to fit his seat belt.

“Just shut up man.” I sighed.

“Am not going to shut up and let you drag me along to hell with you. If you want to die because I spoke trash about your side plate, then fine, do it. Just get me out of the car before you do it.” Emmanuel screamed as he spoke on top of his voice. He had always been a loud mouth.

@@ @@ MABLE @@ @@

It was nice to always get a visit, Candle had come to check up on me because she thought I might have been going insane.

“Has he said anything?” My friend Candle asked.

“What can he say mama? I told you I wasn’t going to let him push me around.” I said with a giggle. Nathan had kept insisting that we work things out for the children’s sake. But I wasn’t going to settle for that. I wanted out.

“Ain’t you worried that he can start looking for other girls? He’s a man after all.” She asked.

“Nah! Nathan isn’t like that. He’s passed that stage. Maybe flirting but sleeping with another woman, God no!” I said as I began to laugh. The thought of my husband seeing another woman was just wrong in my head.

Nathan had lost the touch he had with women a long time ago.

“But boi I don’t get why you’re treating your own husband like this. Do you know how many ladies are crying for marriage right now in this our society? And here you are treating him like nothing.” Candle said. I couldn’t blame her, after all I already knew she liked him. It was obvious to hear such from her.

“Candle. I know you think am being unfair to him. But he doesn’t complain. So stop complaining on his behalf. I didn’t call you here to come lecture me about what my husband needs.” I frowned as I spoke.

I needed time for myself, I needed to be a lady and not just a wife married to a man whose future was blurred up.

“I don’t think I can survive another 5 years with him.” I told Candle.

“You want to divorce him? Mable now that’s just too far.” She responded.

“I’ve hard my fair share of marriage. I have kids, I’ve had legal sex and I’ve had to wake up to the same person every day. I think am done with marriage. What else is there?” I asked her.

Candle was puzzled, she had this confused look on her face as she heard me speak. Frankly speaking, I was shocked that she was shocked. She had been my friend for a few years now, when I just had my first child. From time to time I told her how I never wanted to have kids – they might be a blessing from God but I’ve never wanted kids around me.

When I got married to Nathan, I told him I wanted my freedom and not to be tied down in this marriage. I wanted to catch my dreams and not just watch them go by. I mean, while my lady friends were praying for marriage I was praying for the next business move. One might think I never loved Nathan from the word go… But that wasn’t the case, I loved him and that’s why I compromised and decided to have a child with him in the first place. Furthermore, I wanted to put an end to the drama and pressure that was coming from my family.

“I really don’t get you at times.”

“You don’t have to get me. I know you think it’s about the money am having. But trust me – it has nothing to do with that. Am just tired of marriage that’s all.” I told her.

T be continued...