my lying husband episode 12

My lying husband

*PART TWELVE*

Before I delivered we moved from the one room apartment to a two room apartment. I managed to finish my education but I couldn't graduate the same year with my course mates because I
had some carry overs that splits into the following academic year. For almost a year, I couldn't send a dime to my parents and siblings. Anytime I think about their plight those time I couldn't send anything to them I wept. After our unceremonious marriage, I thought Gbenga will reduce or stop lying but that didn't
happen. His lying habit was like a curse.I couldn't stop calling him Gbenga even after I knew his
true name. As we live together, I began to think how he was getting those money he was
lavishing on me when I haven't known his true identity. Now that we are together, Gbenga could
hardly raise N5000 a week. In no time, I developed stomach ulcer due to hunger. Stomach ulcer that didn't attack me when I was in my father's house. The level of hunger now was grievous
because I was nursing and doing baby friendly for my baby. My baby will suck me dry but Iwill
have nothing to eat a whole day until Gbenga returns from work.
I resumed my weeping again. My life was far better as a house girl than now that I am married. My marriage brought me more pain than happiness. I tried to trust Gbenga but that wasn't
possible after all the lies he told me. Sometimes he could even be saying the truth but I took it
for lies. If you think you have seen liars before, then you need to meet my husband. He lies
about everything. The type of lies most people will believe. No one will see Gbenga and think he
is an illiterate because he speaks good English, he writes well and he reads a lot. He knows everything about politics, football, education, economy, etc. There is never a field he is a
complete novice. It was when we got married I knew he is on all the social media you can think
of. He has several Facebook and Twitter accounts. He deceives and lies to people on social
media because he will never use his true photo or name for any profile.
I maintained my relationship with Blessing and once in a while she sends me money. By the
time my baby was three months plus,I began to search for a job even though I was
graduate. I got jobs whose offer were ridiculous but I had no option. I picked a job with a fast
food outlet because I was entitled to two square meal daily. Even though Ihad to do shift
sometimes. Afternoon shift resumes by 3pm and closes by10pm. Imagine doing this work with
a three months old baby.
Mr. Lekan settled Gbenga and helped him to open his own carwash centre. The first two months
weren't funny because no one was coming to wash their car being avnewvplace. But trust
Gbenga, he printed a flamboyant complementary card with confusing grammars. If youdon't
know what he does before you may not know it is a carwash business. The first day I saw the
card, I laughed. When he came back from work I asked him how do you think people will know
from this your complementary card that what you do is carwash?He smiled and told me this is what is called modern packaging. Since that day, I nicknamed him CEO because that was what
he said he is in the card. After sometime, he started getting customers and we could eat moderately.