Matrimony of secrets episode 2 & 3

Matrimony Of Secrets

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Episode 2

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Angela smiled again as she stirred the pot of vegetable soup, her husband’s favourite, her husband Maxwell had finally come home to visit them after leaving the previous week, and that was why she was preparing his favourite. She brou-ght the pot of soup down from the g@s cooker, dished out the food and carried it to the dinning to find her husband and her three children alre-ady waiting for her.

“Mom, what took you so long to bring the food, am starving” their 8 year old son asked ru-bbing his stomach to demonstrate how hungry he was.

“The most important thing now is that the food is finally re-ady Junior, now eat up” Maxwell replied di-pping a ball of Eba into the plate of soup.

“Am really happy That you are back, but more happy that you will be coming home often unlike before” Angela said smiling.

“Of course gela, I have missed you guys so much, I will be visiting you every two weeks” he replied as he drank a glas-s of water.

“What of the contract you told me about?, how is it going?” Angela asked.

“It will soon be approved and once that happens, you guys will relocate to port_harcourt or we leave the country and live our life there” he said.

“Oh my god, I can’t wait to leave the country honey, let me start my rehearsal on how to live a life of an Americana, I will get jackets and head warmers tomorrow at the town plaza” she replied smiling sheepishly.

“Oh no my dear, don’t buy them yet until the contract gets approved” Maxwell replied shaking his head as he laughed. Women can be funny at times.

“Okay ooo, but I can’t wait to leave the country” she replied letting out a smile.

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“What happened Eve? You called me? what of Ken? ” Georgia asked as soon as she entered into Evelyn’s house, she called her earlier complaining that she was having a serious stomach ache.

“Ken is not around G, plea-se take me to the hospital, my tummy is hurting me, I think am about to have a miscarriage again” she said as tears gathered in her eyes.

“Okay, okay, let’s get going, I will call Ken on our way to the hospital” She said as she helped her up.

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Few hours later.

“Am sorry Mrs Desmond, you lost the baby” Michael said shaking his head in pity.

“I know doctor, I knew the baby was not going to stay with me, I think babies hate me, I know it” she replied as she sobbe-d.

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“What of your husband?, isn’t he supposed to be the one to bring you here” The doctor further asked.

“He traveled doctor, my father s£nt him on an errand at Bayelsa” She replied wiping away her tears.

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“It’s okay Eve, st©p crying, you will have a headache if you continue crying” Georgia consoled her.

“Tell me G, what is headache compared to loosing a baby? Let me have headache but let my baby stay with me” she said as she wiped her tears off.

“I know Eve, but the baby is alre-ady gone, don’t dwell too much on it, pick up the pieces of your life and move on” Georgia said letting out a sigh.

“It is not easy G, why can’t I have children like other women? Did I offend God in any way? I know I have not been to church since my first miscarriage, oh no G, do you think it’s the reason For this punishment?” she asked sniffing.

“Evelyn, if God wants to give you children, he will give it to you even without you going to church, st©p thinking sideways” Georgia eyed her.

“You know what G?, am done getting pregnant, I will tell Ken, we will be using protec-tion from now henceforth or I will get contraceptives from the hospital, it is better I don’t get pregnant at all than loosing it after raising my hopes high” she said nodding her head as if figuring something out.

“You are crazy Eve, you will do no such thing, I trust Ken though, he won’t let you do something like that, now speaking of Ken, is he not back yet from his trip? You mean he never c@m£ to visit you at the hospital? What kind of business trip is that?” She asked angrily.

“We have been talking on phone G, that’s the reason I want my father to give me the Alimony payment, it would be enough to open up a hvge company for Ken, but Dad is wasting time” She said as she relaxed fully on the sofa.

“And Ken doesn’t know about the money?” Georgia asked unpacking the bag they c@m£ back with from the hospital.

“No, he doesn’t know that Dad promised to give me money after my three years anniversary just to make sure that I and my husband doesn’t get divorced, you know the circu-mtances surrounding my marriage to Ken?” she said as she shook her head , she didn’t want to remember how it all started with Ken.

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“Hello doctor, has Evelyn been discharged?” he asked as soon as the doctor picked the call.

“Yes, she was discharged just few hours ago” the doctor replied removing his lab coat, he just c@m£ out from the theatre.

“Did you get the operation done on her?” He asked again.

“Yes, I carried out the operation on her, I sed@t£d her and did it without she knowing” he replied again.

“Who brou-ght her to the hospital”

“Her friend Georgia brou-ght her, she said her husband travelled to bayelsa state on an errand for her father” he replied yawning.

“Very good, you have done well doctor” he commended him.

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“What of the money you promised to s£nd to me? ” doctor Micheal asked.

“Calm down Michael, I will transfer the money to you right away, just keep following my orders and keep Evelyn from giving birth to a baby, you will be getting money from me often” He replied as he smiled, he was ma-king a hvge progress.

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Matrimony Of Secrets
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Episode 3
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Evelyn hissed again at her husband, what is so interesting in watching a football match when she was dying badly to switch over to Zeeworld, she nee-ded to watch Twist of fate because she was lagging behind.
“If you like hiss from now till next year, I won’t give you this remote neither will I change the channel to that foolish Indian childish movie” Ken sneered at his wife, what is so important in that channel, he hissed loudly.
“Come on Ken, you can always go to a game house to watch whatever match you want to watch, can’t you just leave the television for me today?” she pleaded.
“No Eve, am not going to any game house, I want to watch it in my house, go ahead and take a nap or you join me and watch the football match” Ken snapped at her.
“I knew it Ken, I knew you were going to change once I loose the pregnancy, you were head over heels in love with me when the baby was still growing inside of me, you bring me breakfast in be-d, you help me out in the kitchen, now that the pregnancy is gone, you are snapping at me” She sobbe-d as tears poured down her face.
“Oh no Evelyn, I will never treat you bad because of children, they are God’s gift which come anytime God wants them to, plea-se st©p crying, alright you can have the remote all to yourself, am going to the video house to watch my match in peace” Ken said standing up while shaking his head, women can be so frustrating sometimes.
“This is what you should have done since but you wanted me to cry first, you are not a good husband at all Ken” She eyed him while still crying.
“What is it now Evelyn? haven’t I left the remote in your hands, am going out, take care of yourself” he said as he left the house.
Evelyn smiled and wiped her tears immediately Ken left, her plan really worked, it just cost her a few fake tears to get the remote, why would he deprive her the opportunity to watch her favourite movie series, she relaxed fully on the sofa as she changed the channel.
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“Good evening Dad” He greeted his dad as soon as he entered the house.
“How are you son?”
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“Am fine Dad, what of mom?” He asked looking around.
“She is inside the kitchen” he replied.
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“It has been a long time Dad, how has it been?”
“we have been managing son, what of your wife?” The man asked again.
“She is fine Dad, just that she is complaining of my travelling too much for business, you know women and their problem” He let out a sigh.
“She should know that you are travelling for her own good, you are travelling for the money, she shouldn’t complain at all, but that is by the way, what is the upd@t£ on Evelyn? has the operation been carried out on her?” He asked all of a sudden.
“Yes Dad, I spoke with Michael, he replied in affirmative that he has done it” he replied.
“Good one son, it is better that way than the spilling of blood we have been doing” the old man said.
“I know, Dad, I will be on my way now, my regards to mom, I don’t think I will stay to see her” He said as he stood up. he couldn’t wait for all the Evelyn’s saga to end so that he could get back his life.
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Angela eyed her phone for the umpteenth time since it started ringing, why else was her father in_law calling her if not to support his son for been always on the road, if not for their wedding pictures that hung all over the sitting room, their children wouldn’t even know who their father was, on a second thought, she decided to take the call and hear what the old man wanted to say.
“Hello sir” She rolled her eyes immediately.
“Angela, I have been calling you for over 30 minutes, what happened? where did you keep your phone?” he thun-dered.
“Dad nothing happened, am fine, what of mom” she asked not trying to start up an argument with him.
“She is fine, what of my grand children? I hope you are feeding them well? most especially Mimi, she was looking malnourished the last time I saw her” He completed.
“Dad, that is her stature, she is not malnourished, they are all fine ap@rt from the fact that they nee-d father’s love, they are good” she sneered.
“That is actually the reason I called you, just bear with Maxwell, there is this project he is working on, once it works in his favour, I have told him, he will move you and the kids permanently to Port-Harcourt” He explained.
“It’s okay Dad, my regards to mom” She scoffed, that was exactly what the man had been telling her for years, it wasn’t new to her.
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“So Eve, what is your father saying about the Alimony payment?” Georgia asked as she was setting the dinning table, Eve had visited her house.
“The same thing G, that I should wait, you know how my dad is, it is always ha-rd for him to bring out money, judging from the fact that we were very poor before until he invested in a business that fetched him money, am not really angry at him because I know what we pas-sed throu-gh before ma-king money” She answered as she walked towards the dinning area.
“I know your family history more than any person, you don’t nee-d to remind me at all” Georgia replied.
“You know what G? I want to adopt a baby, since I can’t give birth to one, let me adopt one,” Eve blurted out.
“It is a nice idea, have you discussed it with Ken?” she asked switching gazes from Evelyn to the food she was dishing out.
“I have not discussed it with him, I will do that this evening when he comes back from work” She concluded.
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To be continued