SEE FINISH BY TREASURE EZURUIKE EPISODE 29

SEE FINISH BY TREASURE EZURUIKE EPISODE 29

CHIKANMA’S POV

I found a man who loved me for who I was and that was all that matters to me. Gerald booked our honeymoon abroad. He took the whole family along. 

They didn’t interfere with our honeymoon. He wanted them close, especially Jane and Jared.

My first kiss with Gerald was so magical. I was so grateful I waited, and grief contributed more to it. 

It set my body ablaze. I had forgotten what a kiss looked like.

My last kiss was with Nkem over 3 years ago. I just took it all in. 

You are acting like a teenager Gerald said. I’m a teenager today, I said. Please stop, I said when he kissed me again. 

Why do you think I’ll listen to you today he said, kissing me again.

You are driving me crazy I said, honestly that’s what I intend to achieve today, to drive you crazy he said looking at me. 

It’s payback for all the times you drove me crazy in my house.

Suddenly Kenny snapped and said, “You can’t do anything to me and my family. The breaking news is the beginning of your downfall. Don’t you ever call my number again to threaten me. Kenny kept saying you cannot do anything, you think you have subdued me but a storm is coming for you. I don’t know what the person on the phone said but Kenny said you think I have no proof but I will shock you. Don’t you ever call me again.

 

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The spark in your eyes almost drove me crazy all those days you cooked my meals Gerald said.

Getting you to cook my meals was the only way I could keep tabs on you. So you played me, I said. 

If I offered you money without a job you do for me, would you accept? Eh, I’m asking you. I shook my head and said no sir I won’t.

Great, so there you have it. I always rushed home to catch a glimpse of you. Your children were the icing on the cake. 

Seeing them that day changed my perception of you. I started to see you as a strong woman.

I love you and I’ll always love you. I love you too, I said.

To your question the day I asked you out for a relationship.

You wanted to know why I was interested in you despite being a mother and being a widow. 

I told you I will answer your question when the time is right and the time is right now. 

I took interest in you despite what you might consider baggage because I could relate to your pain. 

To me, a widowed mother-of-two is not baggage. 

I understand that if you have about five children even my mum would not agree to it.

It will seem like I’m crazy but you had two kids, two beautiful children and to me, that was just perfect.

Your age was a factor too. You’re still young, you’re younger than me, even though the age isn’t that much but it’s not like you’re 45 or something. 

Losing my father changed my perspective on life and I don’t judge issues as others do. 

Most of my friends thought I was crazy for being interested in a mother-of-two who is a widow and taking care of her children like mine.

The truth is they can’t relate to your pain like I can because they didn’t lose their father or mother when I did so it’s different for them like it’s different for me. 

I don’t want you to ever feel like I’m doing you a favor because you’re widowed, so no one will want you.

No one will treat you right because you’re a single woman with two children, so let me just tolerate whatever trash he throws at me. 

I am not that person. I hope my explanation is valid enough and you never get to ask me why I choose you again. 

From now on, going forward I will need you to act with confidence around me not like I’m doing you a favor. 

Wow was all I could say because I didn’t expect it. I like to be realistic in life and the world we live in once a woman loses her husband.  

People start thinking about how she will not have to remarry, especially if she has children. 

She will be expected to remain unmarried irrespective of her age. I just forgot about the issue of getting married to anyone until I met Gerald.

Even when I did, I still felt uncomfortable with the idea. I felt that I was cheating on my late husband even after I saw him talk to me and tell me it was okay.  

Gerald asked me how many children I would like to have. I told him I didn’t know which was the truth because I already had two children and my late husband and I agreed to have four.

KIRA’S POV

Kenny became uncomfortable immediately. His palms became sweaty, and his countenance changed.

A few minutes later his phone rang and it was the same number that called him a week ago.

He went to the bathroom to take the call. I got close to the door and Kenny was saying I don’t know anything about the breaking news.

I’m not your only victim, don’t touch my family. I didn’t do anything. 

Suddenly Kenny snapped and said, “You can’t do anything to me and my family.

 

The breaking news is the beginning of your downfall. Don’t you ever call my number again to threaten me. 

Kenny kept saying you cannot do anything, you think you have subdued me but a storm is coming for you. 

I don’t know what the person on the phone said but Kenny said you think I have no proof but I will shock you. 

Don’t you ever call me again. You sexually abused me and messed up my life and you have kept threatening me. 

You think no one would believe me but you have pushed me to the extreme by threatening my family. 

I couldn’t see his facial expression but something about him changed. 

I tiptoed back to the bed and sat down. As he stepped out he looked different. I asked what was going on. 

Nothing that concerns you. I heard you yelling. Nothing is wrong, he said. 

By the following morning, the story had caught fire. Every blog and news channel was talking about it.

I saw Kenny’s mum on TV saying I just hope my son was not sexually abused in prison when he was wrongfully arrested with his friends for four years. 

That case is in court and the courts have been tossing us around. 

I need the world to know that my son and his friends were wrongfully arrested 2 days after my son got married.

They were kept in prison without any trial for 4 years even after we had found them and it had been proven that they were innocent. 

They still held onto them. They denied my daughter-in-law her husband and denied me, my gentle soft-spoken son. 

I want justice for my son and his friends. I expect the government to look into this matter because my family is not a pushover. 

I hope for everyone’s sake my son was not sexually harassed by this prison official because if he was the world will not contain the both of us. 

I saw how Kenny acted as his mum spoke. Are you okay? I asked. I am fine. I have never been better. 

He still paid attention to the television as his mother was speaking on a live news program. 

She used that opportunity to create awareness about Kenny and his friends’ wrongful arrest and the court case. 

The days that followed were heated because of the case of abuse. 

A hotline was set up for victims to call anonymously to lay their complaints. 

A show was created for victims who wanted to come out boldly with proof to speak up. 

I was feeling so weak and I told mum. She asked me to take a home pregnancy test. I took it and it was positive.

I almost passed out in excitement. I left it on the dressing table and lay down because I felt so exhausted. 

I haven’t told anyone because I felt Kenny deserved to know first. 

He got back and found me on the bed. Are you ok? I am okay. Why are you under the duvet? I am cold. Are you sure you are fine? 

He got close to touching me and felt my temperature and said your body is so hot you need to see a doctor. 

I don’t need a doctor. I am fine. Are you sure? Yes, I am. 

He got to the dressing table to drop the car keys and suddenly turned around and said is this yours? 

What? I asked, “Is this pregnancy test yours? Yes, it is. 

You are pregnant? Yes, I am and you didn’t tell me? I didn’t know if you wanted to know. 

You said you are not ready for a child so I was scared of your reaction. Are you serious? 

I wasn’t ready for his reaction because he broke down in tears, he hugged me and he cried. 

The fragrance of his perfume turned me off but I had to endure it because it was a long time since he held me that way. 

After crying he said I’m sorry. For what? I asked him. For everything. I don’t believe I’m going to be a father. 

I wanted to say I thought you weren’t ready but I knew it would be out of place. 

I severed up the moment before telling Mum and Dad when they got back. I decided to wait for a little before telling them. 

After Kenny wiped his tears, he said I need to talk to your brother. What for? I asked. You would soon find out, he said. 

KEISHA’S POV

Just a minute he said to put himself together. Are you okay? I asked him once I stepped in. I’m fine, he said but I knew he wasn’t.

Are you sure you are okay? I’m fine. But you don’t look fine. Is anything the matter?

Can you give it a rest? No, I won’t. This is how you terrorize me when I want to be left alone.

What is it with you? Nothing I said.

Tell me about your late wife I said. Excuse me? Yes, I want to know about her.

She was a sweet soul just like you, he said. Never afraid to express herself.

The first time I met her she gave me a tough time like you.

She wasn’t your average woman but something more. She was difficult to forget.

Once I got through to her I found out she was a sweet soul. Easy going but just wanted me to prove myself to her like someone I know.

The truth is I miss her. Her death was a big blow and I feel guilty about it because it was preventable.

At the end of the day, I’ve no additional child and no wife, it was just a waste of effort and a costly mistake.

I’ve found it very difficult to move on. I thought we would grow old together but here we are, with me so lonely.

That’s enough I said. It’s okay. I’m sorry if I reopened closed wounds.

The wounds were never closed. I needed to talk about it because I’ve never talked to anyone about it before.

It’s well with you, I said. I’m sorry for all you have been through. 

You are a strong man, I’ve never seen you let your guard down like this. You are human and have feelings.

Thank you so much for talking to me. I just hope you know you’re more than my Assistant and Public Relations person.

But you don’t pay me for extra service, I said just to lighten up his mood.

Women and money he said with a smile. I left his office after getting what I came for. I was relieved he was no longer moody.

Our first date was as his plus one to a business dinner. 

He introduced me as his sweetheart and the next thing someone handed him an item. 

He said please give it to my wife then he said oops my bad. I’m sorry, give it my date. 

The lady looked at me and smiled, handing it to me. She left and I decided not to say anything. He avoided looking at me. 

The next date was to a restaurant and we met Michael. 

He came over to say hello and asked to speak to his father, his father wanted me there but I left. He wanted privacy and he got it.

I spoke to Richard later about drawing a line between his relationship with his children and me. 

Richard’s daughters started to call me to drop messages for their father instead of calling him directly. I didn’t understand that.

They informed me they were visiting like I lived with their father.

Micheal would call me to check on Richard. Why can’t you call him yourself? I asked.

You are in the same city. I don’t know how to do that. I never did that before so it’s so uncomfortable.

My friend spoke to me about sex and the need to find out if my boss’s engine still works.

Are you serious? I asked him. How am I supposed to find that out?

Are you suggesting I sleep with him? I didn’t say anything like that but I don’t want to be held responsible if you marry him and that department is not functioning.

I know it’s me who connected you to Richard and got you this job.

I also tried to convince you to give him a chance. We don’t talk so much these days so I don’t know what’s going on.

It just occurred to me to talk to you about it in case you decide to give him a chance.

He brought it up but it felt so embarrassing I don’t know how to go about it.

I believe you should talk about it honestly and visit a gynecologist and run tests. That’s where I’d start if I was you.

The truth is you are a young woman who hasn’t been in so many relationships. It’ll be unfair to you to end up with such a problem.

Richard is a nice man but he is 55 and he hasn’t been in any relationship I’m aware of.

You just need to sit down with him no matter how uncomfortable it is and talk about it especially as he has brought it up.

Just be sure about what you are getting into if you are sure you’ve made up your mind.

I thanked him but the whole topic felt so uncomfortable. How do I do it? 

I’ll just sit down with Richard and ask when was the last time you were intimate with a woman? Are you sure your engine still functions?

I imagine how he’d look at me but I decided to talk to him about Micheal and what my friend had brought up.

I’d like to talk to you, I texted Richard. He called back immediately and asked if he was safe?

To be continued

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