[Story] Empty promises – S01 E10

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 10

I was sad after loosing the pregnancy.

I wanted to have a baby and be a great mother to my child but Tony out of unnecessary rage beat the baby out of me.

It was something I could not get over although Tony promised that such will not happen ever again.

he also said that I will conceive another child and we will have more children.

I believed him but the impact of going through a sudden miscarriage was far more than I can bear.

I try to move on and engage my mind with something else.

Halima was supposed to leave after the month end as Tony finally concluded but he later said we should give her an extra two month until when I’m stable enough.

He said getting another maid that can speak good English, cook different dishes, do the laundry and tidy up the house will not be easy.

He said I should allow Halima to stay for two months and within that period we can search for a new replacement.

I couldn’t bear to spend another day in that house with Halima in it, I stood by my words and asked Tony to kick her out.

Halima was the cause of my miscarriage. She made Tony to descend on me angrily and the result was unforgettable.

I refused to allow her stay for a month or even two but Tony pleaded.

He said everything was his fault and I should throw the blame at him and not on Halima.

After sometime I have to listen to Tony and allow Halima stay for two more months.

I was relaxing on Tony’s body in the sitting room one day, Halima came out wearing some skimpy short gown.

She whine her waist and pretend to be searching for something.

I stylishly looked at Tony and his eyes was almost pulping out of the socket as he watched Halima.

He didn’t know that I was watching him and when he realized he quickly looked away.

I suggested that we go to the room and relax instead of the sitting room and he agreed.

I just can’t wait to for two months to be over and Halima will be far away from me and Tony.

I was looking forward to not seeing her wretched and ugly face around my house again.

One morning as Tony drives me to work he complained about my car engine, he said he has to take it to the mechanic.

Tony told me that we can’t be using only one car, he wanted to get his own car but business had not been good.

He asked me to take a loan from my company and he promised to pay back.

I asked him to wait until I come back home so that we can have a proper discussion.

He came to pick me up at work that evening after he was also closed for the day.

Ever since the miscarriage incident, Tony has been extra nice to me.

That evening we talked about the loan and he went on begging me to do it if I truly love him.

Tony promised never to disappoint in paying back the money.

He said before two years he will complete with the payment.

After days of discussion concerning the loan I decided to agree to it.

It was a great risk to get a loan of millions of Naira but Tony assured me with his promises and I was willing to risk it all.

I know he will pay back just as he promised to.

I went through different processes before my company agreed to give me the loan.

There were warning and consequences if the money is not returned on time just as it was initially agreed. I signed the papers because everything was in my name.

I succeeded in collecting the loan and gave it to Tony.

He was overjoyed, he couldn’t get enough of me that week.

He even served me breakfast in bed. It was like a honey moon week for us and I enjoyed every bit of it.

Tony said I have nothing to fear about the loan. He said he was definitely going to return the money just as we agreed and he will not break his promises.

He informed me that he may even return back the money before the year runs out if his business turns out better.

Tony bought a fine car for himself. We celebrated at home and Halima appears to be more happy than I am. She made different dishes and we all had our fill but that did not change the fact that is almost two months and she will be leaving soon.

I left for work that morning and Tony dropped me off with his new car. mine was at the mechanic.

he said he will come and pick me on his way back from work in the evening so that we can go together.

Towards noon, I felt ill.

I wasn’t feeling too good.

We were supposed to have meeting in the office but it was postponed till the following day because of me.

I decided to go home. I wanted to call Tony to inform him but I changed my mind.

Let me not get him worried, he was at work and need to focus.

Since I don’t have my car with me I decided to take a taxi home that afternoon.

When I got to in front of my gate I paid the taxi man and went inside.

The gate man was surprised to see me so early.

But I was more surprised to see Tony’s car parked in the compound.

Tony do not come home by this time, he was usually at work and will update me anytime he wants to go home.

I asked the gate man to tell me the time that my husband came back.

despite his rough English which wasn’t smooth I still understand everything the gate man said.

He told me that it was after “oga” dropped me at work he came back home and another shocking thing was that the gate man said that Tony stays home often while I’m at work and he only drives out with Halima or towards the evening .

The gate man said Tony was always home and hardly goes to work.

It sound so funny because the gate man do not know what he was saying.

Tony works and comes from work to pick me and we both come home together, the gate man is confuse and do not know what he was saying.

It can’t be my loving Tony he was referring to.

I walked to the door and opened. It was not locked.

The house was looking like where children played, throwing cloths and pants everywhere, it was messed up and music was blasting in the parlour.

No sign of Halima or Tony. I wanted to call out to Tony but kept quiet, something wasn’t right.

Why will Tony be home by this time and never informed me that he was coming home?

I quietly walked to my room where a moaning noise was coming from.

I opened the door and entered and there lay Tony with Halima naked and making out on my matrimonial bed.

They were shocked to see me but the shock I got from them sent me crashing to the ground.

I hope this is a bad dream.

Somebody please wake me up, tell me this is all a night mare because I can’t believe is real.

To Be Continued