The new baby’s cry took over the whole room,Aleeyah heard the voice,and gasped back to life,she sneezed and everyone snapped back to reality,Baba was busy praising his gods for bringing Aleeyah back to life,John out of fear stood and hid behind his mother, while Mrs Bhadmus was shivering due to the shock, Aleeyah said to her, give me my baby, And you Johnson my God will judge you for me,Mrs Bhadmus gave the baby to her.
After the incident Johnson kept avoiding eye contact with Aleeyah,the next day Johnson brought a car to take Aleeyah back home, because she is fine now,Deola was with them and Mrs Bhadmus and Aleeyah’s immediate sister, they drove home, people kept coming in the whole day to congratulate the family with gifts,some co-wives too came around doing all the chores in the house while Aleeyah rests, Deola was also busy doing some chores,but she was out of Aleeyah’s sight,
When it’s night everyone retired to the children’s room,and some in the living room, except Deola, Aleeyah is now left with Johnson in the room, everywhere was silent, Johnson sat by the baby bed looking down, Aleeyah sat up their bed with lots of questions going on in her mind,they didn’t utter a word to each other for twenty minutes, before Aleeyah finally broke the silence
Aleeyah: how long has it been going on?
Johnson:(stutter) huh
Aleeyah: do not pretend like you didn’t hear me,I said how long have you been seeing her.
Johnson: (tries to call her name) Ale (before Aleeyah yells at him)
Aleeyah: do not call my name,just answer my question.
Johnson :(responds in fear) eight years
Aleeyah: eight years, you mean you have been cheating on me with her for eight whole years (she started sobbing) Johnson I have been a loving and supportive wife to you,I have never disrespected you,I adore so much that I never believed all the rumors I heard about you,why would you do this to me, what do you see in her, what does she have that I don’t have,is she more beautiful than I am, whatever look am having now,was after I gave you four wonderful kids( continues sobbing)
Johnson: ( moves close to her) No my love,you are beautiful,All men would die to have you as a wife,am so sorry to hurt you so much like,I regret every bit of my actions,am so sorry my love(he wipes her tears feeling remorseful)
Aleeyah : you are sorry? huh,do you have kids together?
Johnson: no
Aleeyah : is she pregnant?
Johnson: no
Aleeyah : (sighs in relief and wipes her tears) so why are you holding on to her,Okomi let her go away from us,I don’t want to share my husband, and my children won’t share their father,(she starts sobbing again)let’s put all this behind us and start afresh,let forget any of this ever happened,I will forgive and forget it all,my love please do this for me,for us (she holds his hands, nodding her head) you will do this for us,right?
Johnson:(he was silent for a while before responding) babe please can we talk about this some other time,I need you to heal first and be strong for me.
The baby start crying, and they both snapped out of their imaginations,they haven’t speak to each other yet, they were just lost in their imaginations.aleeyah pets the baby and he slept off.
After the baby slept Johnson manages to speak and goes down on his kneel, begging and crying,am so sorry for what I put you through, the pains I caused you, please will you find a place in your heart to forgive me,
Aleeyah looks at him in disgust, with a lot of thought and questions(she remembered her mum,how she had been against their relationship,she remembers when people kept telling her they saw her husband with some ladies and she would just shut them down saying she trust her husband,a lot kept running on her mind and she starts sobbing) you are sorry,for what exactly?,is it for breaking my heart and trust, for cheating on me,or for the fact that you and your mother gave me the most shocking news in the most delicate moment of my life,what if I had died on hearing the news,or you didn’t think about that,or probably you weren’t bothered if I live or die,do you hate me so much to hurt me like that, what have I done to deserve such punishment from you,am so shattered and finished,now you want me to forgive you, Johnson I sacrificed a lot for you,do you even know what I went through in order to give you a son,I disobeyed my mum to be with you,I became a laughing stock amongst my peers,I left everything behind,my parents, education and ambition just to be with you,I gave you my pride.
Johnson continues crying and saying am sorry,am sorry for everything,I appreciate you, and I adore you so much, please forgive me. Aleeyah replied can you leave her for me,I heard you don’t have kids together, and she has a child with her ex-husband, and I can see she isn’t pregnant,or is she?
no she isn’t, Johnson replied
Aleeyah asks again can you leave her for me,and he couldn’t reply,they kept looking at each other till they got tired and slept off…….. tbc