A tale of an arranged marriage

before her, had my bath and brushed, dressed and even had my coffee but she was still asleep or maybe she chose to remain in the room. I went to work without hearing her voice or seeing her awake f

offended. Things got on like that, I barely heard her voice, barely saw her move, she was always asleep when I left and sitting on the couch with her eyes on the television when i came back, then she'd make her way

I was eating apple along with other fruits I had gotten on my way back from the gym. I was having a good time in my cool aired room when she came out of the bathroom and turned off the air conditioner. When I noticed, I took my eyes away from my laptop screen and watched the woman who had started applying cream o

sed applying her cream and sat well to see me clearly. I expected a comeback, something li

don't want the air to make my sk

ence very silly and hilarious, in fact, I needed further explanation. I laughed shor

make silly excuses for the stupid things they do?" I asked. I kne

n me and she didn't look offended. She covered her body cream and I thou

to rub the surface then she rubbed her lip with her index and I just watched like I was seeing something I had never seen before. All she did interested me, I just sat back and watched her image in the mirror. What she applied on her lip made her lip shine sparingly, it was like she ate buns or something with much content of butter. I was too lost with my eyes on her lip that I did not notice her eyes were on me. I realised what I had done when I took my eyes away from her

bag to the purse she was wearing. She wore a white big shirt and light blue gean trouser. Her purse was black. I watched her as she tied something black, like a small headtied round her full and long hair, causing the up side to look small, and the down side to look full. She suddenly bent down and brought out a light pink fancy sl

g out?" I qu

ing for something in her purse. "Bye"

it was her plan to run away, or maybe she was fed up of me but she frown

iss and left the room. I didn't know if it was a yes or a no so I found m

r the water dispenser. "Should I drive you?" I offered with thoughts that I could monitor her movemen

u're bored?

from the supermarket later in the day but sinc

he said and dropped the cup. "And No

, or maybe a hug like women do but she surprised me. She started walking away and I wanted to call her back but then I realised I couldn't because I had no idea what her name was. Yes,

beckoned and she halted a

there and waited for her to finally tell me what her name was and stop all the drama and guilt she was in

I had to mark it as my most foolish day. I was sure in her eyes I was a shameful thing. I went to my room and laid on my bed, facing the ceiling, with time I started laughing at myself for all the acts of stupidity I portrayed in just one morning. I wouldn't have asked for her name right? I would've just continued like

d" my mother complained. I was surprised that my mother had been calling her, I just hoped that she had not said any fowl thing about me to my mother. "Where had you been? How could you leave your wife all alone during your h

was in fo

inued and I knew she was speaking dre

ered when sh

ilent, I was busy wishing my mother would call the name of the la

r knew m

want to be at home-idle with a strange woman I have never met before i

ht she would be the most per

?" I asked. "Anyway wha

anicked and I rolled my eyes in impatience a

sked in impatience and my mother conti

treat that lovely woman like that, she's been through a lot already" my mother pleaded an

in interest as I soared the internet

"It would open up a conver

nversation with her and shook my hea

is her name?"

hould find tha

ll?" I asked angrily and I was abo

her said. "Joy

a name is th

t your wife properly" with that she cut the call. I frowned at

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tered and her face was no longer bright like it was in the morning. I was in the kitchen when she came in, I was trying to fry potatoes and I was failing, many had burnt and the house was

like it was her kitchen. As she surveyed the things, I used the opportunity to notice her scattered hair and tired face. I looked deeply and I saw something like a swell by th

I anticipated her reaction. She

s on me then her eyes drifted to the gas. "The

s coming from, why her cheek bone had a swell and what was her story? Did I care? No I didn't, I was just trying to bring up a conversation and indirectly tell her it

d again. "Okay, I know. You went

did everything, I only invited people

ted. "So this whole thing

hey force

like you were carried to the altar" she spat and I s

ther" I confessed and I saw how m

she was sorry for me. "How could y

fed in

edding, to me, it was an occasion where I was ridiculed. I stood in front of ev

ndered what I said wrong. Please what did I say wrong? I just shared my heart with her and she was c

the tears she had killed on her cheek started flowing down in riot. "I was assured that I'd love it here, with you. That you're a good man. They d

ut it was stupid of me to do that, she kept on crying and shielded her face even more like if I saw her face, she would die. I immediately drew her to myself and wrapped my hands around her with thoughts that maybe it'd help but she kept crying. I was supposed to change my pattern of consolation since the hug didn't work but I didn't, I felt like it was the right thing to do, I felt comfortable there and funny enough, her tears were

m for a while and I wondered what she was thinking. I watched her and hoped she was okay, i was willing to hug her again if she was not fine. There was some

k?" She asked throat

be free from all her drama but there was more to it. My workers, my friends, the questions, what wou

olded her lips and her eyes were watery again then she nodded that divorcing me would make her happy. "How would you face the quest

bout my mother and I realised I could actually tell her to let me be and continue with my non challant life style concerning marriage. So what to tell people was settled but there was s big