Beyond reach episode 5 & 6

BEYOND REACH…

CHAPTER 4

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…..I was a prisoner in my own home,,,T had st©pped me from going to church,, my mother and pastor had talked to him about us not coming to church,, he didn’t tell them he asked me to st©p coming, he changed the story that he wanted us to start a new church,,, the pastor and mom though didn’t un-derstand why he wanted us to Change our place of worsh!p, but they had to respect his decision as the head of the family and allowed him, if only they knew it was for a different motive we didn’t change church, he just st©pped me from going and he doesn’t go either…..

I had become a shadow of myself,, two months into our marriage I bec@m£ pregnant,,, it was supposed to be a thing of joy to newly wedded couple when expecting their first child,, but when I told T, he said that was all on me, he wasn’t re-ady to be a father that I should terminate the pregnancy, I refused and he said I was on my own,,, indeed I was on my own from the first day of my conception to the day I gave birth to junior,, he had no mercy on me,,, I wondered what I ever did in my life to deserve all that I was going throu-gh….

You know that feeling when you think you had done everything to be right, only for it to be completely wrong… I thought I was BEYOND REACH to irresponsible men, unfortunately I found a devil right inside the church….

I will go to be-d every night in regret and pains….

I was going crazy and I knew I nee-ded to talk to someone, but who? was what I didn’t know,, I was too ashamed to tell mom anything,, T had become the God of my life,,,

I was nothing to him,,, how can everything change in a second, even the feeling I thought I had i wasn’t sure any more…

I loved him, but I didn’t see all these coming,

If I am to apologize, I didn’t know for what, should I apologize for being a vir-gin?

Should I apologize for been beyond reach to all guys,

Should I apologize for not listening to my mom and pastor before saying I do?

Should I apologize for not been the best in be-d…

Oh my God I was going insane….

Nevertheless I decided to give it a sh0t,,

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One evening after he had come back from work, I served his favourite meal of vegetable soup and fufu, had a pack of his favourite fruit jui-ce, wore one of the finest pyjamas I could get,, he was looking at me like he was seeing a different person….

Junior was alre-ady fast asleep,, I sat next to him and watch him eat

Am I dying soon? he asked,,,

God forbid honey, why would you say that” I said

So why all these? he asked..

Can’t I plea-se my husband “I said and He looked at me, and started eating…..

I allowed him,,, when he was done, I Knelt before him…

“My husband, I may not be a perfect wife, I may not be all you wanted in a wife, but plea-se give me a chance to make things right, let’s give this marriage a chance,, I know you don’t love me, but plea-se let’s live in peace, for the sake of our son, and perhaps you will grow to love me….” I pleaded

“So this is the reason for all these drama,,, any ways, I shall love you only when I see anything loveable about you,,,,for now, you are nothing to me…

I watched him walked away, I sat down hopelessly on the floor, more confused..

T was treating me like i was nothing to him, he talks to me only at will,, we were living like roommates rather than couple…..

I went to my pastor when it was obvious, I couldn’t handle things myself, the pastor was very shock when he heard all I said

“I told you to Pray first before rushing into marriage, but you didn’t listen,anyways this is no time to abolish blames but time to get solution,, he s£nt for T several times ,but he didn’t go, so the pastor decided to visit him at home, unfortunately he wasn’t home, and the pastor had to wait for him to come,,, when he c@m£ home towards evening, he met the pastor,,, he never expected that, the pastor talked to him for so long trying to get him to the right path,,, he pretended he had heard and he will change…

I was happy at least peace will reign in my home…

But that was a dream that wasn’t going to come throu-gh,,, immediately the pastor left, two h0t sl@ps landed my cheeks

“so you had the guts to report me to that pastor of yours,, you even had the effrontery to bring him to my house in my abs£nce, so you are having an affair with that man” T said and I couldn’t believe my ears, he was accusing me of infidelity, worse with a servant of God….

At this point I got the picture clear that indeed T is a monster, and had no human feeling….

“I shall deal with you, he said

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About a month on, T called me one evening and said we are packing out of the house we were, saying he’s tired of the area, he wanted us to move to other p@rt of the city,,, I didn’t say anything because it wasn’t going to count anyways,,,

Have you seen a new place? I asked

yes, we shall leave in two days “he added…

I started putting things in place, and washing those that nee-ded washing….

I had called mom that we were packing out, she asked of our new address and I told her I was going to let her know,,,,

It two days we were re-ady to leave, it was early morning when the driver c@m£, we loaded our things inside the big truck, and we moved, only to know that we were relocating actually,,, we were going to port Harcourt….

I was shocked when he told me……

I didn’t know what to say or do.

My husband was taking me to another city and didn’t think it was okay to let me know,

how wicked can he be.

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BEYOND REACH…

CHAPTER 6

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….It was morning indeed, it was about 6:30am when T woke me up, I didn’t sleep all throu-gh the night, my child cried, and was running temperature, I was able to relax about 4:45am when he had sle-pt

“I am going out, where is my money? T had asked

oh come on Tochukwu, I believe you heard how our baby cried àll throu-gh the night, is he not both our son

“well honestly you are saying trash, give me my money so I can leave here

T I don’t have plea-se,, I turned to continue with my sleep,,,

He dragged me from the be-d to the ground like a cow, he started hitting me, giving me b!ows and kicks, I was screaming and shouting for help,,,,my cries were like alarms that woke up everyone in the compound including the landlord,,,,

They started hitting the door, since it was still locked, but T paid deaf ears and continued hitting me mercilessly, the landlord ordered the guys around to pu-ll down the door, before T would kill someone in his house,,, soon the boys did and the landlord and other tenants entered, the landlord landed two sl@ps on T’s face and told him he’s shameless for hitting a woman so bad,,, he told him to pack out of his house immediately…..

“Oga landlord you can’t do that, you can’t ask me to pack out of your house just like that, more over I still have months to go ,I paid you ahead,,,

“well yes I can, I warned you not to hit your wife in my house again, the last time you did, she bleed, what if she dies next, and as for your balance, I shalI use it in fixing my door. I wouldn’t want to start visiting the station for questioning for what I know nothing about, all because I gave ap@rtment to an irresponsible man like you,,,,you have less than 24hours to get out of my house “the landlord said

T made some calls around, probably trying to get a new place,,,two hours on, a bus c@m£ and packed our things

“are you coming or not you useless thing, T said to me,, Ieft to me I would have said no, but I have no one in pH, and no money on me, I reluctantly got my things and baby and entered the bus..

After driving for quite a while we arrived a very big mansion,,, I wondered what we were doing there, and how T would be able to afford this kind of house…the driver drove in and a beautiful sophisticated young woman c@m£ out and hvgged my husband

“you are welcome she told him, not minding my pres£nce ,,,I wondered who she was, she called the gate keeper at the gate to come join me in packing the things inside, while she went in with my husband…. Everything was happening just too fast, I couldn’t really explain….

We started packing things inside, getting to the living room, I saw a big portrait of the woman and a man in wedding attires,,,I was relieved, she’s a married woman, I had said within me, may be she’s a friend or a distant family member I didn’t know just trying to help…

She soon c@m£ out and showed us where we are to keep our things….

Knowing she is married I smiled at her and said,,

thank you ma, God bless you and your husband for helping us in a time like this,,,,she gave me a disgusting look and hissed…

I wondered what I had said wrong, but I didn’t push it….all throu-gh the packing and arrangements, I didn’t see both the lady nor my husband, ,I didn’t bother much, the gatekeeper really helped….

After all the packing I was tired, I hadn’t eaten all throu-gh the day, I had no money on me, I used the change from the drug to buy golden morn for my baby which he had been eating that day, I was yet to taste anything…. I didn’t know how to reach neither my husband nor the lady, I just sat in the living room waiting for either of them.

About two hours on, my husband c@m£ out with the Lady, laughing and Charting like old time friends,,,

“T, you didn’t even join us to pack and arrange our things, where have you been?I asked….

what nons-en-se, so I am to take permission before moving right “he replied aggressively,,,

no no no, I didn’t mean it that way, I am sorry, I quic-kly said,, I didn’t want us to displ@yin the pres£nce of this good and accommod@t!ngyoung woman.

T plea-se I am famished, I nee-d something to eat

” plea-se,,, oh excuse my manners” the lady said, and walked into the kitchen, she c@m£ out with a little bowl of garri and groundnut, and handed it to me,, I was surprised that she offered garri in a Manson,, nevertheless I accepted it with a smile, and thought within me maybe she hadn’t cooked yet….

I went inside, had my bath and bath my child too,, I nee-ded some rest,,, I relaxed on the be-d with junior and soon we sle-pt off.

Waking up towards evening, I c@m£ out to meet my husband having dinner of vegetable stew and rice with the lady whose name I was yet to know…

Oh sorry I sle-pt off, I was too tired,,I said and was about sitting on the dinner table when the lady’s voice st©pped me,,,,,

what do you think you are doing? I was surprised,,,, you can’t sit on my dinning, do you think you are here for a vacation or picnick?,she asked,,

plea-se,go get your food and eat either in the kitchen or your room,,, I was surprised at her tone, And why my husband get to eat in the dinning table with her and i cant, nevertheless, I didn’t want to question her orders, after all, it’s her house, and she has her reasons. I was really hungry for a proper food, i went to the kitchen served myself and ate in the room….

Later, the lady and T were seeing a movie in the living room, I went and sat with them, the woman looked at me in disgust

“I don’t appreciate uninvited guest in my living room,,,,she said giving a look of disdain. I stood up ,took my baby and went inside, i wasn’t un-derstanding anything happening,, everything seems right with my husband involved, but she doesn’t want me around, I thought we were supposed to be closer as women,,,everything was just confusing…

It was time to sleep, my husband didn’t come to the be-droom, I was beginning to worry about what was going on, until I heard the lady m0@n ing of plea-sure,, obviously she was having se-x, I wondered whether her husband was back, thinking back, I didn’t hear her husband come in,, thinking ha-rder, it dawn on me that my husband was ma-king out with this lady, worse, un-der my nose…..

But for Christ sake this woman is married, what’s going on, how can a woman disrespect her husband like this, bringing her lover home, and how can T disrespect me like this, bringing me to the house of his lover, what in heaven’s name is going on, how do I handle this, what should I do, this isn’t happening, I am finished,,,I couldn’t sleep ,my heart was heavy, this is certainly the height of it all…

I just couldn’t wait for the break of dawn to give those two adulterers a piece of my mind.

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TBC