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d and tired to even fight

id not stop crying, I

he house in no time

s knees asking me to forgive him but I wasn’t

you made her to stay here at your pleasure and ignored my needs. I have seen you severally looking at her I never knew there was more to it. I recently took a loan with my name just for you to get a car for yourself. What have I not done to prove how much I loved you and as a supportive wife. I lost count of how many

beside me trying to console m

to touch me. I was really br

e first time I fell…. The very first time that such was happening. Halima has packed her bags and left….is me and you alone now. Such will never happen again….I promise. I appreciate everything you have been doing for me. I love you so much baby… please don’t leave me or I wil

ises. He has promised so much

f hearing his fake wor

ou promised so many things but hardly fulfilled any. I did everything

t as i watched him stood up ac

owed how sorry I am even knelt down to plead but here you are proving stubborn. Why I wanted Halima to stay was because she cooks so well but you pretend to know how to cook but the bitter truth is that your cooking is terrible. You don’t know how to cook or do anything but Halima does which was one of the reasons I did not want her to go. Avala, I love you but I hate it when you paint your success to my face. Learn how to co

om. He was using authority and tri

n the table on me to make i

as just one shoe but I lost count of di

remind me of the only thin

, Tony has changed or maybe I was de

his high Calibre or class he poss

t my cooking I will sit

th Halima I don’t inte

and learn how to d

earn how to

n I told him that

promise of not ev

around he will

hen I try to practice what I rea

e friend who was

a magic finger with the way

o call Israel so I deci

l me how to go about

remembering how special he used to treat me b

g, forgiving and never takes offe

od. Israel cleans and even shares his salary with

t see how sweet a

ess school but Tony was violent and arrogant while Israel on the other hand with

el will never say no to me, he lov

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rael now makes me want

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w are you doing

y to sound happy and pretend l

iends. You hardly reply messages or even call. That’s unfair, we used to be very close right here in Lagos, remember Lekki big girls club that we both run things together… but since you moved to Jalingo and met yo

nt man like my Tony you will get to understand why I shot everyone off. Tony is very classy, he studied abroad and working on his own business. A Harv

ing Tony’s prais

ish she has a man like To

o seek pity from

I will not let somebody like Diane sense my pain or disappointment. She doesn’t have to know what I’m passing through all in the name of marriage or the main r

r caring husband than Tony but

iness graduate and running his own business which will so

d the talk

be seen with not an ordinary church rat. I’m waiting for the day you will call me to say that Ja

nterrup

ver a year that we seperated. I wasn’t mincing words when I

s your wish then is okay. I believe you will still meet a man far better off t

lly care but deep down I wanted to k

king but is real. He asked me to marry him last month and I accepted because that is what I have always wanted. It was long overdue I was

ly at the shocking news

y or is it

aged to my Isra

know what to

king so I chose not

e with the excuse of my

o call Isra

rmation from Diane but it was all a mist

ook me time to finally let

at Israel will be so

t do wi

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st when he

please w

s it mean that he deleted m

ete my number. Why is he acting lik

n the lin

was still thinking of what

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t have called in

llow cookery vi

many and they

cooking and even Ton

laughing over the phone with a Lady friend who I asked him abo

nths and I have

ing me excuses o

concerning my car I asked him to take me to the m

to shout at me, sayin

nd that was the reason I’m

guing over it

if I was an ordi

nd hit me m

ing and decided to bring o

n Lagos and I’m a Lekki big girl, no

nough beating from

c workshop to retrieve my car or we

g and he kicked me like

nd gave him a goo

eeth entered his skin

until he scream

oubled up the beating until I passed out and late

ho brought me was my husband and he has not

reaking informati

to go home and I was lat

t I planned

ed of this whol

t home when

y with a flower and few other

r or he should tell m

is stupid and

into depress

and I hate t

whenever I thought of his class, The way I have

of many things all

now he was cheating but I pretend not to care even though deep down I wa

t to speak w

he right word t

I was, which means he doesn’t hav

llow my pride and introd

ing or anyone and will do every

ive joke that Diane was pullin

t be my

st be

times. I will be able to forget the pain that Ton

ack my car before I f

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and try to find a perfec

he won’t end the call agai

voice of your sweetheart. very surprising t

ete my statement he

va

myself. I was happy to hear that. He called me Av

ay he called me. I did not want t

ognize my voice. Is a good thing you did because

a while Ava. How ar

how Tony cheated on me, took a maid to our matrimonial bed. How he usually beat me at any slighte

so that he will feel pity for me and blame h

nded up

ng is fin

I believe Jalingo i

I can sense

too befo

e a little harsh sometim

hear that. Thanks

him say that he miss me but he didn’t. I had thousand and one question to ask him about his r

about himself, nothing about the

normal conversation a

ns before the call but it

t not so soon. I will send him a love

ving me different

aying for his car loan but he

loan and he said he was goin

told me the car was but my car was not there and even the man that used t

to report about my missing car. I can’t fold my hands

y next move, that was whe

oing to police because

trying to s

the mechanic workshop. I can’t take all this everyday stories you keep feeding me with anymore. I’m going to do something. That car was given to me by my company, I gradually paid the de

hen I did he sat beside me and star

idn’t know what to do. Is over a year now and I need to start paying back the loan and I don’t want to come up with any excuse. I know you have been trying with your supports and I didn’t want to bother you an

lly. Did Tony just say that

t going

dge? Tony have you ever asked for anything and I deny you

ing. I wasn’t going to t

such ungodly thi

like fire. I insulted and was

and did not feel any of the blows which he was throwing at me. I kicked,

cause I was also bleeding on my mouth. Watching Tony scr

n car key. He was searching

tim. Whatever Tony wants

nd seeing the blood coming out from

to, I left him and drove back home with his car. He thoug

e did to me. Now

hotel. I’m done being the fool, the victim and his pun

and till the following mor

ll be away for few days. Just in case

es, some were threats wh

ply or answe

ut I’m the bread winner and all I get is for him to sell off my car without my knowledge and kept lying to me about it.The only

sweet talk. He has to take me to the said bus

has to start paying the loan because m

s time to show him the

s a good time to send swe

eral messages

nother and sent and I’m still waiti

with madness, mine is double and

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