Chains of marriage

CHAINS OF MARRIAGE

CHAPTER ONE

"Ben....ben....ben!!!!" i kept calling repeatedly even though he was right in front me just staring at his phone screen....today is our supposed anniversary but its already 10pm and he hasn't said a word i wish i could read through his mind and know if he even thinks of me as a woman...

i collect his phone and walked away as i could hear him hiss and i could feel him slowly following me ...pulling me to himself

"stop this childish play of yours,i dont want to hurt you",what!!...hurt me when did we get to this extent

"why are you torturing me Ben,tell me what did i do wrong i keep leaving like a prisoner for three years now..why cant you touch me once for a change"

"i dont want to...let just ignore each other like we always did just to avoid quarrels,please maya " i stood there looking at him totally confused i dont even know what to do anymore i cant even tell anyone....the maids are too old to understand me some are even too rude and my mom wont even look at me twice i have no siblings or relatives to reach out to

"fine,take back your phone" i said handing his phone over to him and walking away

"i'm sorry ,maya" he whispered i didn't even say a word but just walked away

After few hours i hear a soft knock on my door

"come in jason"

"wow..you always know its me" jason said as i tap the space beside me for him to sit

"why do you look all grumpy .....he didn't remember your anniversary right?"

"yes jason he just threatened to hurt me"

"don't take it to heart that how he behaves" he budges me a little and i smile to assure him i'm fine

"you look exhausted,how was work today"i tried to change the topic he noticed where i was heading and just smiled

"work was stressful who knew Benjamin work could be this hard,i would go to the battle field a thousand times than to sit in that office" i laughed to my heart content not cause he was hilarious but because he is bad at making jokes

"have you eaten anything yet,i made brown soup should i serve you some"

"ohh,maya dont worry much i ate before coming home that's mainly why i'm late today"

i could feels his eyes on me as i slowly look him in the eyes.....why do i feel drawn to jason so much,he looks like the younger version of Benjamin but different eyes...very tempting eyes,thats when it dawn to me that we were both too close

"i think you should go freshen up....its late we would continue this conversation tomorrow"he nods and stand up to leave.

"Goodnight Maya"he tells me as i smiled

-JASON POV-

I need to stop doing this Maya is my brothers wife ......if i don't restrain myself this wont end well

but benjamin doesn't love her he doesn't even care she looks so lonely

maybe if i talk to him he might consider....i knock quietly on his door,i hear his voice telling me to come in

" Ben can we talk"

"but it's late...what could be so important that you cant say tomorrow" he said harshly not even looking at me

"yes it is important...it's about Maya-"

"no no no....i dont want to discuss about it,"

"why did you even marry her if you cant treat her right for once...she needs you"

"she is just being childish she coped perfectly fine alone....i dont know why she is bringing you into this"Benjamin replied now facing me

"then divorce her"

"i can't" he said but the expression on his face clearly showed he didn't care

"i'm disappointed in you big time i don't know what made you be like this but i don't like it one bit....goodnight" i walked out without even caring to hear anything more from him

-MAYA POV-

it's been three days since i have seen Benjamin and Jason comes home late i'm waiting for benjamin tonight i need permission to go to the mall.

jason walks in a little tipsy and smells of alcohol

"jason why are you drunk...."i asked assisting him to the nearest coach as he chuckles

"why don't you divorce Ben,if you are scared you might get poor i am all opened to marry you" what does he mean marry me why is he talking about me in his drunk state

"Jason you are just drunk that's why you imagining me divorcing ben"

"yeah i'm drunk but i can really express myself more in this state"

"what do you need to express"

he chuckles again and taps the space beside him for me sit

"sit...M..aya"

" do you know what i love the most about you?" he asked ,how am i supposed to know that

"no i don't....just go straight to the point so you can go freshen up and rest "

"......I.......L..LOVE .."

"Is Jason fu**ing drunk"Ben shouting interrupting both of us

"get the fuck up jason i told you not to ever get drunk in my house"

"i'm not drunk just tipsy"jason replied as he stands up picks up his coat and walks towards ben

"Don't ever shout at me cause i live with you .....i decided to and can also go when i want you aren't my fucking mom to boss me round like you boss maya around" with those words he left the sitting room leaving me and Benjamin who was lost in his thoughts

'what was he telling you?" ben asked still standing in the same position...i just look away and didn't say a thing

"i asked you a question now...answer me"

"you are even acting more miserable than jason who was drunk" i said and walked out

"Maya,you can't just walk out on me like that"

"please ben let me be tonight i have no time for your quarrels and i'm going to the mall tomorrow"

"you aren't going anywhere..one of the maids would do that"

"but whats so hard for you to let me go to the mall"

"fine go but you aren't going without a guard or maid"

"i'm fine with that ------"

"your mom came to my office today" my mom i haven't heard from her for the past eight months

"she needed a loan, and i gave it to her"

'why....wh...why is she doing this to me,why does she always has to come to you"

"who would she go to if not me?....at least that's why i married you to waste money all the time" i looked at him angrily i didn't even know when i started crying

"whats wrong with you maya.why are you crying for little things"

"i'm tired ben thats why i'm crying ...please leave my room,i need a little space to think"..he stood motionless for some seconds before he leaves

Going to the mall wasn't a bad idea cause i felt relaxed seeing people around me ....i bought all my needful and walk towards the cashier giving her ben's card

"hmm...madam a black card you must be well okay to have this" the cashier said as i forced a smile

"wow ....Benjamin George,are you like his maid or something" this isn't the first time i'm getting such unpleasant comments because almost everyone thinks Ben is single we have never been seen together neither has he talked about me for once since our marriage

"ma'am....you seemed lost or are you a little offended with my question"

"no i'm not but just so you know Ben is my husband i'm not his maid"she looked really surprised i'm also surprised i had to guts to break Ben rules

"i'm so sorry miss.....please don't let ben know he might shut us down"

"its fine i'm not that careless or dumb....can you debit me so i can go" she hurriedly packed my items neatly....is this how it feels to bear Ben name in public,i think i need to start bearing the name more often my maid collects the bags as i walked out of the mall ,the driver opens the car door for me to get in as i turn swiftly to see the cashier expression and as expected she looked shocked as she keeps bowing through the glass

i quietly looked through the window as we drives around new york city

"stop james....i need some groceries also"

"yes miss"

The minute i step into the the grocery store i could feel all eyes on me which was weird cause i come here almost all the time and no one ever even notices me......i walk around the store looking for food items when i hear a camera click and someone says oops quietly ...i turn and its a girl my age taking a photo of me

"what do you think you are doing?" i shouted feeling disgusted from a whole new level

"i'm sorry miss George" how does she know my husbands name

" why were you taking photos of me?"i asked

" you are like the most trending person right now and i was really honored to meet Mr Benjamin's wife i just had to take a photo"

"and you couldn't ask for permission"

"i'm really sorry please don't tell me to delete it"

i won't want to look bad on the internet cause some people were already taking shots and videos of the situation...so i waved it off and walked past her ,i just hope i won,t get into trouble from ben when i get home

"Why the fuck would you meddle in my business Jason" it seemed Jason and Ben were at it again with their little quarrels .....it would be better if i ignore them cause the result of my last involvement wasn't good,i try to quickly walk past them

" look talk about the devil and the devil shows up" Ben uttered as i slowly look at both of them,what does their argument has to do with me

"good evening everyone" i said quietly and Jason smiled but ben still looked pissed

"did you see whats going online about us" Ben asked

"see what .....i don't take my phone out with me"

"then you better go check and get ready for some press conference tomorrow morning"

"but---"

"not another word Maya .....you have done enough harm already" i looked at jason for a little hint but he didn't seem to be paying any attention,i walked away without saying anything i opened my wardrobe and take out my phone and the first thing i did was search for ben name for any trending news

and there it was my biggest nightmare

THE NEWS ABOUT BENJAMIN GEORGE MISTRESS OUT

what!!!!!!.....i'm not his mistress,we are legally married and there was even photo of me in the mall...it must have been that girl i tried to ask some few questions from so she was a blogger who gives fake news...a calls comes in and its ben mom ..this is the first time this year she is calling me i was a little hesitant to pick but i had to

"hello mother"

"don't you dare call me mother in-law ...you slut, why are you so bent on tarnishing my son image...was helping your family not enough,you two have been married for three years and you still haven't bear him any child and now you go online claiming to be his mistress just to gain attention.....i think its time he divorce you,you are of no use to us at all"

"i'm so sorry for my ---" she actually went off before i could say a thing....i'm not barren its your son who treat me like a plague,i wish i could say all this to her but i'm a nobody to ever open my mouth to her.... i need to have a word with ben about us for a change.......