This morning I saw something I wished I had not seen and I
don’t know how am going to recover from it. I am to get married in the next
four days but I do not think that is possible anymore because I caught my
future husband, the man I trusted in bed with my cousin Adesewa.
“Mom, dad, am not
getting married on Saturday…..”
“Why?” My parents
chorused.
“I caught Lekan in bed with another woman” I could hardly
complete the sentence it was tough and painful. I found it difficult to breathe,
and I burst into tears right there like an injured baby. My parents did not say
anything for a while obviously not knowing what to do.
“Ireoluwa are you sure, did you ask him why he did it,
because this is Olalekan we are talking about the same Olalekan I know” Mom
said
“Mom of course am sure I saw them naked on the bed, naked,
naked mom their arms around each other. Lekan, how could you. I trusted your words;
I trusted you how could you”.
“Ire I know you feel really down and bad but have you spoken
to each other did he say anything at all,” Dad asked.
“No Dad. He has been calling me but I refuse to pick his
call.”
The doorbell rang, and my younger brother went to open the
door. Lekan rushed in almost falling my brother down, he looked like he had not
slept for 3 days, his trousers looked like he hadn’t ironed it, his hair
uncombed and is shirt wrinkled. On his feet were two different slippers. I was
surprised because Lekan has never looked like this before well that serves him
well. Immediately e came in, he looked right into my eyes but I looked away.
“Ire please you have to listen to me”
“Listen to you, what lies do you want to tell me, what will
you tell me that I will ever believe Lekan I saw you with Adesewa on the bed. Of
all people why my cousin how could you do this to me I thought you were
faithful, I thought you loved me. Lekan
do you know how my heart bleeds, I feel as if you shredded me from inside out. It
so painful you are the first man I ever gave my heart, the first man I have
ever loved”. I said this with tears streaming from my eyes; every tear marked
the tear in my heart.
“Ire please am asking this of you please you have to listen
to me….”
“I don’t want to. Your tears are not going to move me.” I
was about to hold my mom’s hand when I noticed both my parents had left us to
deal with our problems
“Won’t you give me the benefit of doubt, Ire have I done
anything to hurt you before have I ever given you reason to think me unfaithful…..”
“You have now. Get out just get out”
“Am not leaving until you listen to me”
“Fine don’t leave you can sleep here like I care but i do
not want to hear your voice neither do I want you near me”. I left the sitting
room and went straight to my room ignoring his call.
At 9pm, there was
a knock on my door. It was my mom, she told me to come to the sitting room because
she and dad have things they want to discuss with me. On getting to the sitting
room, I saw Sewa and Lekan in the sitting room as well as my future
mother-in-law. Lekan brought his mom. Does he think am going to listen to him
if his mom begged for him; he must be joking and dreaming.
“Ire sit down there are things to discuss” Dad said.
I sat down and listened to what they had to say. When they
were done, I burst into tears.
“Omo mi jo ma binu though he has no father, I made sure I
did my best as a single mother, ko si yayakuya
he listened to me and Lekan is my son I know him, I know how much he
adores you that’s why I believed him and decided to step into this matter
myself. I am not going to force you to marry him if you know you cannot let
this go, you are free to do what you wish the ball is in your court.”
Lekan sat beside me and held my hands. He knelt down and
asked me to forgive him. After my torn heart had been mended, I showed him
“I forgive you”
On Saturday 3rd of September 2013, I married
Olalekan Akinremi and became Mrs. Akinremi. Oh yes I forgot to tell you what
really happened, Sewa drugged Lekan. Lekan allowed her into his house when she
gave the excuse that her car broke down and unfortunately, there was a heavy
downpour so he could not fix it for her because it was night. Therefore, he
allowed her in. Sewa had known Lekan before I did and fell in love with him but
she didn’t tell him. He met me and we clicked. She got angry and wanted to stop
the wedding no matter the cost, thank god her plan failed. Lekan did not sleep
with her tank God but I have forgiven her too now she is married with twins and
I two boys. My marriage has not been a smooth ride, we have had vicissitudes
and we are still going to but I have never ever regretted getting married to
Lekan and I never will. Am happy I forgave him.
BY AYANFE
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