Glas-s of wine episode 3 & 4

GLas-s OF WINE

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CHAPTER 3

#NATALIE

I starred in the mirror , what was wrong with me ? I guess I was no longer attrac-tive to my husband

He walked in the room while I covered my n-ked b©dy .

“I don’t know why ,you are even starring at that b©dy ” he said

“I was starring at it ” I said

” Am going on a trip ” he said

“For work ?”

“Pack those clothes ” he said putting them on the be-d

I got dressed and packed his clothes .

“When are you back ?”

“Even if I tell you ,as if its important ” he said

“Is it for work ?”

“Natalie , ignored you the first time you asked the question ” he snapped

“Am sorry ”

“Whatever ” he cli-cked his ton-gue

He got his travelling bag and walked out

 

When I heard the car drive out ,I broke down ,I cried so much that I wished I listened to my parents but I was so blinded by love

“Talie ” my elder sister shouted

I wiped my tears and went to the living room

“Hey ” I said faking a smile

“Were you crying ?” She asked

“No ..no”

“Talie ”

“Sis its fine ”

“He hit you again right ?” She asked

I kept quite

“Why are you suffering Like this ?”

“Sis am not ” I said

“The day you will be dead in a casket ,that’s when you will be honest , how can you be honest you will be dead gone” she said

“Can I go pick up ,my daughter ?” I asked

“Its too early , Jasmine will be back on Monday ” she said

“So I will be alone ?”

“Where is your husband ?”

“He travelled ”

“I don’t get it why you stay in this marriage ,when the man has made you into a punching bag” she said

“He will change , he wasn’t like that ” I said defending him .

She laughed

“You will die saying that ”

“Can I go see my child ,I have missed her ”

“After school on Monday ,she is going at mom’s house ,you can go see her from there ” she said

“I will wait ”

I haven’t seen my mom in years now ,yes I do talk to her like I explained in the beginning my parents were upset with me ,that I dropped out of school just to pay for my b©yfri£nd, when we first got married she used to visit and I did the same but she just st©pped when Jasmine was a year old ,she would ask Mervis to come get her so that mum could see her ,it hurt but in due time I started un-derstanding where she was at , at times I did regret helping him , but I love him so much and I was hoping for the best for us .

I remembered what happened last week ,he got back home and he was so angry ,I asked him what was going on and I got the beating of my life .it’s not the first time my husband was beating me ..like I said earlier my husband bec@m£ a monster because i was only to give birth to girls.What’s with some men with this thing about giving birth to a male child first. I wasn’t good with biology but plea-se re-ad your biology very very well ohhh .

“Excuse me madam your ice cream ” a man said tapping my shoulder

“Oh my gosh,” I got up all my ice cream just melted

“Let me get you another one ” he offered

 

I looked at the time , am suppose to be home and I couldn’t let a stranger buying me ice cream

“Am sorry sir ,thank you” I said getting my handbag .

“Wipe your tears , people will stare at you ” he said

Thank you ” I said

I walked to the ladies and washed my face .

I Washed my face and walked out .

I walked out of the mall

I was alre-ady in tears ,I sat in the car and cried my eyes out .

When I got pregnant ,Kelvin got me a car , he put it in my name .. I don’t know if its God or its what ? I got the papers and took them to my sister’s house.

I didn’t want to go home because home felt like a tra-p ,it felt like I was in prison at my own house.

Someone knock on the window

I wiped my tears

He gave me a sign to open the car door

I did .. He got in

“Can I help you ?”

” You dropped your purse ” he said with a smile

“Oh thank you ” I said

“Are you okay though?” He asked

“Yeah am fine , its just hor-mones ” I said

“Oh okay ”

He got out and left ,I drove home .

 

GLas-s OF WINE
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CHAPTER 4
#Zoey (Natalie’s friend)
My names are Zoey Chewe ,I am Natalie’s friend ,we have been friends for a while now though she distant herself from me ,not knowing why , her husband started following me like a puppy ,he begged me to sleep with him ,which I refused ,since that day Natalie st©pped being my friend .

“Charles ,that man looks like Kelvin ,Natalie’s husband ” I said
Charles was my husband ,we have a one year old boy .
“Its him ,I saw him last night ” Charles said
“You saw him here ?”
“Yes , and he was with one girl k!ss!ngeach other ” he said
“Babe ,are you sure ?”
He nodded
What would a married man be doing in Livingstone with another woman ,instead of his wife .
When we were telling Natalie about this man she never believed us ,but we let her be because one thing you can’t do is advice a woman in love .
We Are stupid in that area

“Hey Kelvin ?”
He looked at me than he got his bottle of beer
“I can see you are enjoying yourself , did you come with Natalie ?”
“No , am here for a business meeting ” he said
“That’s nice ,anyway enjoy ”
“Are you still with that loser of your husband ” he said with a sm-irk on his face
“He is man enough, to love me ”
” I can take care of you “he said getting up
“You have failed to take care of your wife who sacrificed her education for you ” I said
“She is a stupid naive girl ,I have always had my eyes on you ” he said
“Even in my next life ,if God gave me you as a p@rtner , I would ask God to turn me into a dog ” I said
“You don’t mean it , Zoey …. He st©pped when a girl walked up to him and hvgged him
“Babe ,I have ordered our food ” she said looking at me
“Let me go and meet my husband ” I catwalked away from them

I got to our room and Charles was busy pla-ying with our son
“What did he say this time ”
I re-moved my phone .
“He is foolish ” he said after listening to the recorded conversation
“I really nee-d to talk to Natalie ,she nee-ds to leave that marriage ” I said
“You know she can’t ,” he said
I took a de-ep breath …
We spent an extra night in Livingstone and the next Morning we left for Lusaka .
My mind wasn’t at ease ,I really wanted to talk to Natalie ,even though she didn’t want to talk to me ,she was and still my best friend

“Hey ” she said with a surprised face
“No hvg ?” I asked entering her house
She hvgged me
We sat in the living room
“What can I offer you ?” She asked
Natalie was the most beautiful girl in school ,even now she is it’s just that because of her marriage everything has faded away ,her smile looked f0rç£d ,like she has been going throu-gh a lot .
“Where is your husband ?”
“He went to Livingstone”she said
” Work I guess ”
She nodded
“I miss you , I know the reason you distant yourself from.me was because of your husband , I get it but babes we have been friends way before your so called husband , even when he asked me out ,I refused because I would never in my life betray you ” I said
She looked shocked
“So you don’t know hey, your so called husband asked me out, even when he was in Livingstone he did the same ” I said
“What !!!”
“Girl ,he is not worth it ”
“I don’t believe you why would he propose to you when he knows you are my friend ?” She asked standing up
I got my phone and pla-yed the audio
“Why would a man call you stupid ?”
She wiped her tears .
“Babes ”
She sat on the rug and cried.. I ru-bbe-d her back .
She has been going throu-gh it .and one thing I noticed ,she had bruises on her b©dy .
Did this man beat her ?
Why would Natalie let a man beat her ?
“You nee-d to leave before ,you get infected ” I said
“I go where Zoey ?,my parents don’t want to see me , the only person who talks to me its my sister ,my brothers hate me .. I have a daughter who wants to see her parents grow old together ” she said
“Are you going to even reach your old age ?”
“It’s all for Jasmine ” she said
“Why stay for your kid?”
She took a de-ep breath and let the tears flow
“Don’t you think Jasmine deserve ,a mother who is happy ” I said
“I know zee”
No matter what I say she will never hate that man.

Do you think she can leave her husband???

 

Tbc