Episode 26
‘’why?, why are you doing this?’’ Comfort slowly asked, tears quickly formed in her eyes as if I just slapped her. I was surprised by her sudden change of mood, but it didn’t change my mindset.
‘’I’m doing it because It’s the right thing to do. You are not my wife and I don’t love you. The sooner we separate is better for us all’’ I breathed fiercely.
‘’you mean even after giving you a son. You still don’t love me. Unbelievable’’ she gasped.
‘’I have arranged a very comfortable apartment for you. Every house equipment and things that will make you feel at home has been provided as well. By tomorrow I will check out the place for the last time to make sure everything is in order. You have nothing to worry about” I said softly. She drew back and shook her head.
‘’you really want our son to grow up without his father. You want him to grow outside your protection. You want me to raise him all by myself. I won’t allow that. God forbid’’ she hissed and ran out of the room.
I silently watched her leave, saying nothing to stop her. I equally couldn’t continue with the lecture note I earlier was about preparing, instead I went over to my bed and slept off.
By 2pm the next day, Henry and I went over to the cute apartment I got for Comfort to check it out all over again. Henry really did a nice job in setting up the apartment for me. He simply saved me a lot of stress because the payment, paperwork, furnishing and every other thing was done by him. All I did was just to pay in the needed money to his bank account.
‘’so you see, everything is just as you wanted. The kitchen, rooms and electronics. You really care for this girl to spend so much for her’’ He said as we inspected the apartment. I smiled and shook my head.
‘’yea I do care because I’m very much responsible for all she’s passing through. But seriously all the girl wants is just to be with me and I really don’t know how to move her to this new house without applying force. She nearly fought me last night when i told her about it’’ I said slowly. Henry laughed.
‘’it’s time you show your strength as a man. Without it, you will never be free from that girl. She’s just blackmailing your emotions’’ he advised me. I smiled to myself.
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caleb’s apartment
As I had dinner with my mother much later in the evening, I battled with my mind on how to move Comfort out of my house. Just like Henry advised, it was time to act like a man but I really was scared of using force on the d--n girl who was so bent on resisting my plans for her. It really was on the tip of my tongue to mention my fears to my mother but I just couldn’t get myself to do it.
‘’you really should take a good look at your child. His color is growing more pale and I hope you noticed he cried all through last night. Today Comfort prevented me from carrying him. She came up with excuses each time I tried’’ my mum said to me, interrupting my thoughts, but I wasn’t interested in what she said.
‘’mum please just leave comfort and her baby alone. They will be leaving my house by tomorrow or next. Just relax okay.’’ I said with lack of interest, annoying the old woman who instantly got up with great anger.
‘’then why did you invite me to your house when you won’t even listen to me’’ she barked and left the dinning room.
Two hours later, Comfort walked into my room as I was putting on my night wear. She smiled, drew close and held me.
‘’I came to tell you that I have accepted to leave your house’’ she announced softly, shocking me with her words.
‘’what?, you mean you are going to move to the new apartment without a fight?’’ I asked with joy. She nodded and held my face, caressing my cheeks.
‘’I love you much more than you can ever imagine. I can even sacrifice my life to make you happy. Have I ever denied you anything?, just try to think’’ she muttered while I swallowed hard, touched by her words.
‘’unlike your wife, I don’t care about my happiness. I don’t care about anything but you. I just wish things were different. I just wish there is a contest that can show between me and Jessica who loves you the most. Yes I’m leaving, and I’m doing it out of love’’ she breathed, drew down my face and kissed me softly. It was such a wondrous kiss.
” i believe we will end up together in future. No matter the obstacle, love wins in the end” she said with great certainty.
There wasn’t any doubt she meant every word.
Episode 27
Early the next day, comfort got set to leave my house with her mother and our baby. She shed few tears as I took her belongings to my car. To be sincere, she really looked so terrible even though she tried very hard to appear calm. If she really was faking it all, then she was such a pretty good actor because I was totally convinced that she had my best interest in all she was doing.
‘’seriously, I’m going to miss your home. I have gotten used to it’’ she breathed with tears as she threw herself on me. I held her softly, a bit confused on the right words to say.
‘’your new apartment has everything you can ever wish for. You are going to be more free and happy over there. Trust me’’ I whispered to her.
30 minutes later, @ Comfort’s new Apartment
Comfort gasped with surprise as we walked into the two bedroom apartment I got for her. She inspected the bedrooms, sitting room, kitchen, bathroom and the decorations with great excitement.
‘’I wasn’t expecting something this huge’’ she breathed happily, hugging me once again. Her mother smiled as she watched us, while little Caleb slept on her body.
‘’I just want you to be happy and satisfied. This apartment cost me quite a huge sum, but that’s the sacrifice I made in order for you to be happy’’ I explained slowly. She rolled her eyes and breathed deeply.
‘’but there are still some things we have to agree on’’ she pointed softly. I stared at her curiously. She smiled and dragged me to one of the rooms, stopping to face me as soon as she shut the room door.
‘’see, I hope you are not going to disappear after this moment?’’ she asked curiously.
‘’of course not. I won’t try such thing’’ I promised. Her eyes dropped.
‘’promise me you will visit everyday. You will be present in our son’s baptism. You will be present in every stage of his life. Promise me’’ she demanded solemnly. I stared at her with slight hesitation. A bit uncomfortable with her demands. Nevertheless, I made the promise. Something I wasn’t really sure I would keep.
‘’I will forever love you. I will never stop loving you’’ she breathed with satisfaction, holding my face for a kiss but I drew back sharply, colouring up instantly.
‘’you know you are a young and beautiful girl?, why are you so bent in ruining your beautiful life because of me. You are still young. A graduate. A girl with bright future. Seriously you are not acting like an African lady with the way you are behaving’’ I said frankly, opening up to her bravely. She instantly frowned as my words touched her pride.
‘’you think loving you unconditionally is nothing but stupidity?. Thank you’’ she breathed, tears quickly forming in her eyes.
‘’I have to go now’’ I muttered, kissed her forehead and ran out of the apartment.
‘’dear Lord, please help me.’’ I prayed.
I returned home later in the day to meet my mother anxiously waiting for me. I hugged her happily, breathing with satisfaction.
‘’mum you see, she left without a fight. I told you I had things under control’’ I said proudly but the old woman wasn’t moved.
‘’didn’t you for a moment reason that she probably left without a fight because she’s hiding something?. She could easily hide whatever she’s covering up over there than here. That girl isn’t stupid my dear’’ she said, getting on my nerves with her words.
‘’mum, I’m also not stupid either. I have someone watching her every move’’ I replied, bit my lips and headed to my room. I really was tired of my dear mother always talking to me as if I was still her little baby of yesterday..
On getting to my room, my phone rang. The caller was no other person than Henry.
‘’Hey bro, I have something that might interest you. I just dug around just like you asked me to. Guess what I found??’’ he poured out with excitement while I listened on.
‘’I found out that the owner of the hospital where Comfort put to bed was no other person but the son of her uncle. The M.D of the hospital is her cousin’’ he revealed.
The news rang in my head a hundred times over..
To be continued
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