Jeffery got out of bed and went to the bathroom to get ready for work. He rushed out some minutes later after hearing his bedroom door banged open and urgent footsteps. He held the towel at his waist and looked at the luggages scattered on the floor. What was going on?Minutes later, his wife dashed in with a fierce expression on her face. She was obviously angry given the way she was dropping her bags on the floor. Why was she bringing her things into his room? Yes, they were married, but when did they ever share a room? They never did, not even once. So, he was confused."Rhoda? What's wrong?" He asked."Kelly is at the door and she's here to spend the weekend. I haven't let her in because I can't let her see me carry my bags from the guest room here. You get what I mean?""Oh, yeah. Okay.""Okay? Just okay? Come on, help me carry my luggages in here," she said as she started to rush out the door."Wait, you have more bags?" He was surprised she could still have more than what was
"Rhoda, are you okay?" Jeffrey asked as he touched her shoulder, but she leaned away and placed the cup on the table. In a normal circumstance, he wouldn't have asked. He would have laughed instead since he knew the reason she was coughing.She nodded. "Yeah, I am fine. Thank you. Uhm… I guess the tea took the wrong route, so I choked," she explained as she avoided looking at his eyes. She might actually lean in for the kiss if she did. "Oh, okay." Wrong route, of course. No one was expecting that. "Do you want me to get you a glass of water in the dining room?" Kelly asked."Yes, but in the kitchen please. The door after the dining room. Thank you," Rhoda said and watched her leave to get the water. She stood upright and turned her back to her husband. She needed to get a seat, but he hindered her from moving an inch. "What the fuck is wrong with your sister?"Jeffery laughed. "You already know how she is, but don't think I'm going to give you a goodbye kiss. You can 'choke' all yo
Rhoda finished doing the house chores which she rarely did before and had become tired. All she could think of now was to sleep. Anyone would have been wondering why she wasn't going to work. Well, it was obvious why. She didn't have one,clearly. She has tried to find a job, but to no avail. The employers, most of them, wanted to give herself to them just to secure a job which was something she would never do, while the rest said she wasn't qualified for the job which was absurd. She knew she was qualified as an accountant. And she was a first class student in Accounting and was also a certified chartered accountant. If that was easy, they should give it a try. But most Nigerian employers suck. She was offered a job in her father's company, but how could she accept that when it was the damn reason she had to get married to a stranger because it was about to liquidate? How could she bring herself to work in the place that ruined her plans and brought her misfortune.Yeah. Misfortune
Kelly gulped down another shot of tequila as she tried to avoid the man beside her at all cost. She had only come back to the bar with him because he insisted he wanted to talk. That was why she asked him to drop Rhoda off at her husband's office since it was closer to the bar and she had gotten drunk already after two shots. They had gotten back to the bar and all she had done was ignore his questions. There was no point in telling her ex boyfriend of a few hours ago how she was doing, right? Why would he suddenly care about her when she broke up with her some hours ago?"Kelly? Talk to me, please. And stop taking these shots. You're close to getting drunk, babe," the young man said to her with concern wrapped around his voice."Babe? Did you just call me that, Francis?" Kelly asked while looking at him, but tore the eye contact sooner before she drowned in the ocean of his eyes. "You have broken up with me, have you forgotten that? You do not want me anymore. How did you even know
If Jeffery was expecting everything to go smoothly the following day, then he had better think again. What even made him think that Rhoda would be cool with what happened between them?He had woken up first and had gone to the bathroom to bathe, while Rhoda was still sleeping. He had driven her home the previous night and made her sleep on his bed, but they ended up having another round of their love making. To think that she was naked under that blanket was giving him joy somehow and even earned a smile from his lips. Just that…. He had expected too much. He had his doubts in his office the previous day, but after getting home, all of those doubts were wiped off. How could he think everything was going to be okay?He could no longer label what he was feeling for her. She had him grinning like an idiot. I mean, just the day before, he was sure he hated her. And now? He didn't know what to feel. He couldn't have just loved her overnight, could he?He returned to the bedroom to see her
Jeffrey had asked his best friend to hang out with him at their usual bar outside the city to talk over a drink or two. And since they had agreed to go in Jeff's car, he was the one who went to his house to pick him up and they made their way out of the city to Laury's bar. They had made the place their favorite place to hang out because it was where they met for the first time. Then, the bar was run by a middle aged woman who recognized them as her regular customers. The situation that brought them together was quite funny. Jeff had been in high school then and he had skipped school to bring his girlfriend to the place to have some fun and surprisingly, Francis was there for the same reason.But unfortunately and then fortunately for the friends, their girlfriends knew each other and had gotten into a terrible fight that day. They had exchanged numbers that day after separating the girls. And they had been shocked when they found out that the reason the girls fought was because the
Rhoda alighted from her car and walked into the restaurant Tim had asked to meet him. She removed her sunglasses as she entered the dimly lit room and looked around for him. She saw him waved at her and walked towards the table, making up her mind as she went. She had decided to end everything with him and just focus on her marriage. Well, there was a slim chance she was going to live happily ever after with him, but who knows? And the fact that he made love to her should give her hope, right?Every thought aside, she should do the needful first before thinking about the rest. And the needful was breaking up with her boyfriend. That was too soon, but she wasn't doing that because she loved her husband. She was only hoping things could change after what happened between them.She sat before him and exchanged pleasantries. She was a little surprised when he only smiled at her. He would have given her a hug before, but that didn't matter. "You said you wanted to see me. I actually have
"What!" Jeff asked since it seemed as if the table had been turned around on him. He was supposed to be asking the question. He chose to keep quiet because of their open marriage contract. No matter how angry he was or how bad he wanted to confront her, if what happened between them meant so little to her, he could not. But what was she talking about? He was barely controlling his anger, she shouldn't fuel it."You don't know what I am talking about, right?""What are you talking about, Miss? Be more clear if you want me to listen to you. I don't have the time for your bullshit," he said and Rhoda's mouth dropped open."What?""Rhoda, if you have nothing to say, I'll love it if you could move out of my way."Rhoda decided to calm herself down and just let him know her reason for getting mad. "Why did you not hire Tim? Is it because of me?"Jeff's mind strayed for a moment before realizing what she was talking about. "Oh! This is about your loving boyfriend, right? You walked in and s