Thursday, 9 February 2012

THE RING… does it really mean a thing?


What is the worth of the RING? Can the price of the RING in the market be compared with the price of the RING in our hearts?

Victor and Nneka walked that beautiful aisle together seven yrs ago and happily said “I DO” without interruptions, was it a mistake to take that oath? Well according to Victor it was a mistake not known to both of them and for Nneka it was a huge mistake because she was busy accessing his pocket forgetting her happiness. their marriage took a wrong turn on the 14th February 2010.

Victor had a meeting to attend at Kenya and had left the country two days before Valentine’s Day, with so much love in the air he promised to call her everyday and to keep her company on Val’s day. Those calls never came, Victor was carried away with whatever was keeping him busy in Kenya and lost track. “Well who am I to judge him, he claims his boss was with him and he could hardly make a step without him being on his neck but he pushed me to the goddamn wall, in fact he has being pushing me to the wall for over six months now. Can u believe my husband hadn’t had sex with me for six months now?

It was the 14th February and my birthday, it was suppose to be my happiest day but it turned out to be the beginning of the end of a suppose to be lovely marriage as our friends addressed our marriage, my so called husband left the country promising to keep in touch but I didn’t hear from him and it is over three days now. Like I have always heard of his numerous affairs and pretended it was all lies, it all started ringing a bell, I have not had sex with my husband in six months because he is having an "AFFAIR", I most have gone wrong along the line, maybe am not that attractive anymore after all, maybe …enough with the maybes, your marriage is a failure girl and stop pretending it is glowing. Nneka Obiechena* it is time for u to get your groove back”, so she got up dresses to kill and left the house, she went to the mall, first to shop and make her self happy and sexy on her husband’s account, then watch a movie.

After shopping I decided to watch a movie all by myself, I went all the way to the back of the cinema hall sat in the dark all alone, didn’t know whether to scream, cry or laugh, but definitely it was ringing down my head there was trouble along by the corner. Then comes this hunky guy heading towards me, I didn’t bother to look up, he asked if he could join me on the role I nodded and he made himself comfortable 2 seats before me. As soon as he sat down a call came through …“Jenny I begged you to stop calling, we need a break please, it is not a break up ok, I just need some space. why do you want to know where i am? I have done everything for this to work but you keep pushing it, we cant have the wedding now like u said and  it's fine by me, you asked for an abortion after you took in and I allowed you do that to show you how much I love you and wanted us to be in this thing together but each time I make a good move you turn it down, so what do you want me to do?” His words were different from what I hear each time I remind Victor about babies, as he went on i couldn't hold myself, I started crying he was forced to drop the call and turned his attention to me, “madam are you alright? Being that the movie had not started I wonder what is making you cry, did I say or do anything wrong?” “No please, am so sorry don’t mind me, am sorry for listening to your phone conversation please, I was just having flashbacks of my life. I wish you both will make up and she will come to her senses and realize you truly care.” as i was talking he was busy stirring at me, in a surprising way.

“Nneka! Is it really you? Nneka Okpala*? Oh my! It’s like ages”, “please remind me am lost”, “it's me Dare, Dare Jones*! We attended UNN together, foreign languages, class of 2004.” ” You are kidding, my goodness you look so different, taller, bigger, how have u being?” “All good just for the conversation issue you overheard, my girl is making things hard for us but I think I have had it, I just can’t go down that road again. And I don’t have a listening ear to relate this to, because she's got everyone in her claws even my siblings. So tell me Nneka, I know we were never best of friends but what could be the problem, you were shading tears in public?” “It is a long story Dare” “ok, lets keep it short ok, I know you are having issues in your marriage, I might not have being your best friend then but you can count on me, we could be each other’s backbone, being that we are experiencing difficulties in our relationship. Do you care for dinner after the movie?” “How did u know I was married?” “Your beautiful stone “RING”.

That was how Nneka, the beautiful, sexy, obedient wife of Victor Obiechena* started an affair with a longtime schoolmate, was that fate or ...?

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