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My African wife episode 11&12

Created by Valentine Valentine in my African wife 22 Nov 2019
MY AFRICAN WIFE
Subtitled : Marriage war
By Author Joy

Episode 11

Alex was so eager to hear the doctor's report concerning his wife. He and his mother were at the doctor's office. "so what happened to her? " he asked.

The doctor hummed. "Mr Alex I would like to talk to you privately " he said but his mother insisted she's not an outsiders. Alex agreed with his mother's decision because whatever the problem was she would surely get to know.

"From what I get to know out of the test we did, your wife has a damaged womb and cannot give birth to a child of her own " he said

The words stroke Alex and his mother "why? How comes? " his mother asked peering at the doctor.
"Well, I can't dictate but such usually occurs when a lady had an abortion without proper care. " he said
"What???? " Alex asked but his mother gave him a frown face and left the hospital immediately.

(Alex pov)

I never knew my wife has such a dark secret, she never told me she was once pregnant and committed an abortion....
I was dumbfounded and speechless when the doctor said it in the front of my mother ...... She would tolerate no nonsense like that.....

I will wait patiently for my wife to be treated and discharged before I'll ask her.

I got home tired and stressed up also looking frustrated when my mum came with her complain, she hit me so hard asking me to get up she wanted to have a word with me.

I sat up expecting nothing but quarrel "now that you've seen and heard it yourself, you need no one to tell you that you married a worthless fellow what are you going to do? " she asked
"mum I don't know what to do. I'm really confused "
"confused of what? Tell me you are joking. You know you are the only child of your father and you need successor "
"yes I know but I don't have any means of having a baby "

She sat quiet for a while then stood up and spoke in form of advice or should I call it warning.

"let me tell you something you don't know, the truth is that you've not seen a wife, count yourself as single and start searching because I must carry my own grandchild and my generation cannot be wiped off so soon. Search for a wife from the village you insisted that you wanted a lady from the city. Now look at what your high class lady is causing for you. Better arrange her things so that she will leave this house " she walked away. Tears flowed freely from my eyes.

I looked at our wedding picture largely placed on the wall and walked towards it "why would you do this to me? You've told me everything about you but kept your deepest secrets that finally haunt you " I said to the picture.

The truth is that my parents will not agree with such and I don't even think of siding her because she had kept it to herself and she will have to defend and fight for herself.

*****

Ray arrived from work, his wife (lion) served him his dinner as usual. The food was so cold and she knows he likes eating hot food. He called her angrily and demanded why the food was cold.

"Don't you know I prepared the food very early? How do you expect it to be hot? " she asked him back
"seriously you are getting on my nerves. Can't you microwave it? "
"if you want me to microwave it tell me and stop asking me irrelevant questions that are so annoying " she said.

She took the food to the microwave so it will warm and served him back.

He took his bathe after eating and joined his wife on the bed. The room was booming with smells, he couldn't control himself. He summoned courage and asked her "did you take your bath today? "
"why not? I bathed this morning " she said
"And now? " he asked
"I'm not bathing again, do you want me to be washed off my beauty? " she asked jokingly.
"smelling beauty and dirty attitude " he said almost angrily

She was so angry "I regret the reason why I married you. You don't have manners of approach " she said

"since you regret then get ready tomorrow we are going to visit the lawyer because I'm also regretting and you know two must be compatible before they stay together. We don't even have anything in common " he said in a serious tune.

To show how serious and tired he was, he called the family lawyer and informed her they are coming the next day for serious discussion. Belinda was mad in her spirit hearing the word divorce.

"Let me tell you, this is my marital home and I'll not leave. I know you are admiring another lady, just get another house for her and don't let me set my eyes on her else I'll kill her with my bare hands. You've started it and you must finish it, you choose me to journey with you and I must follow you to the end" she said

"Belinda you are really mad, is it by force? It's over it's over o" he said and took one of the pillow to the living room to sleep. "

(Belinda's pov)

He's just joking talking about divorce...
Because of the way I love him I stopped working when he asked me to stop.... Now he's talking about divorce I'll curse his generation if such happened.

( Annabel's pov)

I laughed heartily when I saw the sour expression on her face.
This is just the beginning by the time i am through with them they will know I'm not just a girl but an almighty.

(unknown pov)

I had to go back to Nigeria to take my girl I engaged. My Father's company is really progressing and I know he will be proud of me.

? guess the unknown pov?

Episode 12

Raymond and his wife went to visit the family lawyer, Belinda thought her husband was joking not until he told the lawyer that he needed a divorce. She couldn't control herself with surprise. The lawyer is a matured woman of understanding so she decided to advice Ray who still insist he wanted a divorce.

She excused each couple and spoke to them individually to hear their state of mind, she asked Belinda to leave her and Ray for five minutes to discuss. Belinda obeyed and left the place for the both of them to speak.

"Mr Raymond you are really saying something surprising. You know you both got married not up to a year and you are asking for divorce already what happened?" she asked

"Ma the Belinda I married is different from the one you are seeing "
"you're speaking in riddles. What is the difference between the Belinda you married and this one?"
"I don't like her again she had changed and I can't cope with the new her" he said not wanting to talk what was wrong
"you're trying to play with someone's life. What was the initial attraction that has disappeared just few months after your marriage? Do you think marriage is as easy as relationships that you'll jump in and out of it at your pleasing time? "

He gasped before speaking "The Belinda I knew was a clean lady, she use to look good but this one is totally different. She can't keep herself talk more of keeping a home she's dirty. I wonder how she'll be when we have kids if she can't keep herself. I'm really tired I hate dirty ladies!"

The lawyer noticed the anger in his voice, she felt for him. She also possessed the features of a psychologist so she understood what he was going through. "would you like it if she changes? " she asked

"I wish so but it will just be temporary. If you talk to her today she will listen and tomorrow she will go back to her naughty character. " he said in a weak tone

"alright I'll see to it"
"no don't worry just give us whatever we need to sign so that we will no longer be known as husband and wife "
"okay I'll do just as you said but let me talk to your wife "

She asked him to excuse both of them so that they would discuss. Belinda was seated head down she' had cried so much hearing about divorce. She just hoped it was a bad dream.

"Mrs Raymond, about the divorce what would you say? "
She was quiet for a while before speaking in a shaky voice "I'm not in support of this. I don't know why he just hated me immediately after our honeymoon, he became rude and get irritated at whatever I do"

The lawyer was sorry for her but without doubt Raymond was right she had really left herself. "do you know the reason behind this? It's your fault " she said
"my fault?" she asked touching her chest
"yes your fault?"
"but how is it my fault? "

"Now look at this " she said operating her phone, she took a photograph of Belinda and compared it to her photo before wedding.

"can you see the difference? You used to look sexy on your trousers and well plaited hair but look at you now. If I would ask when last did you visit your hair dresser. Apart from that you have to keep your home, if you can't then take a house maid. There's nothing bad if the maid should be coming every day instead of living with you. You know some men don't like it when you stop doing those things, you are even a lucky lady, other men would have started walking around with little girls "

"but he said it is over between us, all he does is to care about himself. I abandoned my career jus l to end up as a full house wife. How does it sound? He doesn't even have manners all he does is to nag at every little thing I do like a pregnant woman. Now he's talking about divorce "

"If that's your problem then I'll solve things out for you. I'll give the both of you a week to think about it and mind you, use that week well by doing all what he wants. On the main day of divorce he might not want the divorce any longer okay? "
"yes ma, thank you ma"

She called Ray and told him about a week break for them to think about it and dismissed them reminding Belinda with signal to play her part well.

************
Mrs Alex came back from hospital, she discovered the unusual unhappiness in the house as her mother-in-law was looking at her.

She never knew what was the problem, after several attitude from her mother-in-law. Her husband demanded to know about the abortion one night.

(Rose Pov)

My heart sank when my husband asked about the abortion I never knew the doctor told them about it.
I narrated my past to him at the presence of his mother.

?? FLASH BACK ??

My parents died of ghastly car accident when I was five years old. I was inside the car but God spared my life with a great injury that affected my walking steps.

My parents died leaving me at the mercies of my aunty UJu and her husband who have two male children that are grown up.

I lived peacefully with them until one night that my uncle sneaked into my room and raped me warning me that if I tell anyone he would kill me.

My life was frustrated by my uncle who impregnated me took me to an herbalist that gave me herbs that would abort the baby so that my aunty will not know.

It has been a secret between both of us until now.

My husband breathed heavily "you mean that same man you called father did such to you? "
I nodded in affirmation
"it's because you like it that was why you kept it to yourself. My son will not marry you again it's over " she said and walked out.

I thought my husband would support his mum but he came close to me and wipe my tears. "doctors report says your womb is damaged but I believe God's report and God's report says you are healed. We will carry our children by his grace.

To be continued

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