Winston street
Chicago
10:5pm
The USV car viberated one last time as I turned off the ignition, I heaved an experated sigh as I relaxed on the chair staring at the wall through the car window.
My grip on the stirring wheel tightened as I made sniffled sounds. I brimmed of tears but refused to let it slide down, like hell would I let if fall, not for him, never for him. I wiped off my gathered tears, exhaled depressingly then stepped out of the car. I banged the car door before locking it by pressing the lock button in the middle of the key holder, the car made a beep sound as I made my way to my house.
I rummaged my handbag for the keys and when I found it I inserted it into the keyhole, the door opened, I stepped inside and locked the door before making my way to my room.
I threw my bag and my white blazer on the sofa in the middle of the room, Kicked my shoe off my legs and took out my palazzo trousers and my inners.
I hurriedly removed my jewelries before entering inside the bathroom..
I let a shudder as the cold water hit my body, as if jolting it awake. It cooled my overheated head, that for sure but not my raging burning heart. When I was done bathing I put on my pajamas and fell on the bed like a log being dropped on the ground. I covered myself with the duvet before exhaling tiredly. Today was tiring and depressing. I took my phone that on the lamp desk just beside my bed, Turing it on, the picture of I and my fiance.... Oh wait, my ex fiance.
Our heads collided softly on each other's with a exciting and content smile gracing our faces. The picture was taking before our engagement, a week after he proposed to me. It was a beautiful joyous day but Ha! If you keep living in the fictional world I bet you reality would give you a slap that alone could bring you back to the real world.
I dropped the phone on the lamp desk before laying down with my hand covering my face. I gritted my teeth as I recalled what happened this evening. My regret in all this is that i was impatient
4:11pm
Chicago.
It was a two weeks to our wedding and today we were meant to shop for out wedding ring and other things for the upcoming wedding. I, so eager took extra hours yesterday so a s too come early today.
I drove too Daniels house on full speed today. I was so eager, too eager that when I think about it again I feel stupid, a fool for the past three years in the relationship, a fool is what I am.
I parked the car in his garage and took out the things I bought for him. Daniel neither picked my call today nor did he replied my messages and I brushed it off with the excuse that he was busy as he always was. He was the CEO of a rising Phone brand and recently business was booming so he was more busier that before.
With eager steps I approached his front door, I inserted the key into the keyhole but to my surprise the door wasn't locked like I thought. I was happy, that meant he was around. I stepped into the house and closed the door carefully so as not to make him aware of my presence .
I stopped upon seeing a pair of red heel, my smile almost faltering, No Maya you're being paranoid it must be Emma Daniel sister. I shook off the distress feeling and climbed the stairs that leads to the sitting room.
DU-DUM
DU-DUM
DU-DUM
My heart raced faster that normal, my breathing rugged as my body trembled upon seeing the living room. The spaghetti dress on the floor, a lace bra, red panties on the floor and undoubtedly Daniels clothes even if I have never been to his room often or memorized his things I have seen him wear those clothes a couple if times.
This was enough to tell any woman to read the room but like the other lovestruck fool I was, those who refuse to accept what was the reality and looked for every excuse to call this scenario fictional, I refused to accept that that the man I have dedicated three years of my time was cheating on me.
I kept the things I brought on the table in the living room . I walked in slow, steady and trembling steps. I could hear the warning bells ringing in my head, telling me to turn around call off this wedding and remove this guy out of my life. It was as if it was telling me to spare myself the damage it would do to me if... If.
it was a possibility that he could be cheating on me No it wasn't a possibility it was real, so why am I still heading there even when I could hear the heavy breathing, flesh slapping against each other,the noises of passionate love.
"Fuck" Daniel...cursed.
"Harder, harder. Ah aah fuck this"
"Fuck this pussy is so hard, ha it tight".
The passionate cry's of a woman and the hoarse voice a man was all that filled my ears as I stood in front of Daniel's room door. I pushed the door open, I didn't even know when I did it or what strength my now numb body could muster.
It was in front of me, haha what I couldn't and didn't want to digest was in front of me. Daniels naked body and the whore who was glued to him, legs wrapped around his waist as he thrust harder with each passing second, Daniel kissed the woman with an intensity that even shocked me because I have never seen such raw intensity from him even when he declared he loved me on different occasions. He went as far as to kiss the woman's body down tho her breast nipping, sucking and biting it. It was so far the most disgusting sight I have seen.
He continued his ministration and as if sensing a presence standing at the door he turned, our eyes met. He jerked upon seeing me, the woman face riddled with confusion as she look at him then at me.
"Maya what are you doing here?" He asked and at that moment the words in my mind was,
'What a question'.
They said seeing was believing, I was now faced with reality that revealed to me the feeling I could not understand when I saw the living room. It was Denial and Fear. Denial that the man I loved and was going to wed few days to come was having sex with another woman and Fear of knowing that I missed the voice of God because of my impatience.
Silence.
"Haha" I chuckled "What's that supposed to mean?, what do you think am doing here?" I felt like slapping him hard on the face but I repulsed the thought of being close to him.
"Wow, you forgot" I said my face now constricted in rage as I removed the engagement ring "We were meant to go pick our wedding rings today" I continued "but there is no need for that anymore, there won't be a wedding." I threw the ring at him.
"Maya"he called
"Sorry for interrupting your sweet time together, please continue."
"Maya"
"Maya" I stormed out regretting the first day I met this guy. This was more that just a slap on my face that my boyfriend, fiance and soon-to-be husband was not satisfied with me, is was shame, a big shame.
I was about to open the door when he grabbed my right arm, I instinctively pulled away, turning to face him.
SLAP
"why did you do it?"
"Five days, five days to our wedding Daniel and this is what you present to me." I shouted.
"How dare you-"
"Shut up you bitch" I cursed the whore who was no in a bra and was wearing Daniels boxers.I can't even remember when last I used this word. I turned to face Daniel and said.
"Aren't I enough for you, can't you be satisfied with me, am I not appealing enough that you had to sleep with-
"I always knew you where a bitch"
"What?" I couldn't fathom what I just heard. Did Daniel just insult me?.
"I couldn't stand your Holy mary attitude of yours seriously do you think that this is the 18th century or something huh Auntie."
What do you mean?
"Hahahaha"
He walked closer with a countenance that bore disdain.
He grabbed my cheeks , his fingers digging into them.
"How can you date someone for three years Maya and can't even open your legs for him. Do you think hugs and cuddles are enough the satisfy a man's urge. Huh. Every time God this, Jesus that, you are too much of a devotee, it irritates me, who does that this days. I mean, yeah, I fell in love with you the moment I saw you, wait I thought I did.
You're indeed the beautiful independent woman every man would want but you think that's enough, do you think-
"So why did you lead me on, you could have just broke up with me if you knew I wasn't going to satisfy your urges.
"Why the hell would I do that, haha, why would I discard the source of my money and fame." He said and I gave a confused look the which he laughed off.
"Why do you think my business is booming?, okay let me tell you it's because I'm the soon-to-be son-in-law of the most reputed person in Chicago. Your father's name, prestige corporation and church is what brought me this far, so why would I break up with you, why would I miss a lifetime opportunity like this?".
My face twisted in pain as he dug deeper into cheeks yet I was feeling unspeakable rage and hatred towards this man. My eyes stung as the tears welled in eyes. How how did I get deceived like this?, how did I let this happen.
"And what's that about calling off the wedding? You think I care about that. I've made it big that I don't even need you and your father anymore. If anything it's you guys that would bear the burden, just imagine the Bishop's daughter not married at the age off 34 what a shame, the only thing I will have to say is that you never even paid attention to me it was all about work and church and when I needed you to play your part as a woman you didn't."
He wasn't wrong, we are the one who held beliefs that God will bring the right partner your way, but now what happens? It five days to the wedding and plenty has heard and would come what would I show forth with, Daniel will suffer a backlash too, but he can cook up anything and scale free but what about me?, what about my reputation?, I don't want the sorries and the pitiful look.
"See you realize it now huh." He said releasing me, I could feel his finger nail prints on my face but all I did was glare at him with a clenched fist and gritting teeth.
"You know you are an old woman marrying a young man,. I should at least give you credit for looking like a woman in her late twenties. But that's all there is, if I should have a child, that child would be your niece or nephew. You have no choice than to shut up and wait for us to get married or you go to your father for him to pray for you like those other people who is waiting for their Godsent partner.
Haha... Hahahaha. Are you done talking garbage?, it's clear you know nothing about us or our ways in Christ but this is my fault I should have listen to those voices that rang in my head the moment you asked to court me, I should have listened to my father, the elders of the church, my seniors. I shouldn't have ignored the signs, I shouldn't have ignored the voice of God and now look at me, 32 years old and not married, why was I so hasty?." I said, my throat hurt, it was even hard the speak or even swallow my saliva because if the constriction and my aching jaw. With the tears that fell on my cheeks I looked at him, and said
" I hope we never meet in this life or the next. And know this I may have messed up but you will surely regret doing this to me and my God would make it happen." I stormed out of the place with a heavy heart and a troubled mind.