Chapter 3
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"Lancelot what are you....what are you doing here?" Celine asked shocked to see him
"I have been watching you guys for the past five minutes. Smooching and doing all kinds of nonsense!"
"Smooching?! Lance, that is not true. Andrew here is my close colleague. He just lost his mother and I am trying to sympathize with him"
"Shut up you silly i***t!"
"Hey...don't talk to her like that. Celine..is this your husband?!" Andrew asked finding the scene he is witnessing incredible.
Celine nodded swallowing hard
"And who are you to meddle in our affairs huh? Are you stupid or something. Have you no shame hugging a married woman in that manner?!"
Andrew scoffed unbelievably then shook his head, short of words he left the scene. "Celine. See you later"
In a minute, Andrew dragged Celine away without the awareness of the School's authority and pushed her into his car. He drove to the house and beat her "black and blue" slapping and hitting her. Accusing her of cheating on him. After beating her, he went out and left her to cry. Celine sustained bruises on her face and she felt aching pain all over her body. In the midst of her cries, she called her friend Elena on phone who came over to her thirty minutes after.
Elena was alarmed with the situation she found her friend. She asked her the details of what happened and she explained to him the drama he came to cause at her school and how he physically abused her
"My God, this man is so unbelievable. Celine. What are you still doing with him?! Please file a divorce. Why can't you just listen to me?" Elena who is also a lawyer advised. "One day, he might just kill you!"
"Elena. Just..take me out of here please. Take me out of here. I don't want to set my eyes on that monster tonight!"
"Oh..only tonight? Are you serious?"
Celine sniffed and groaned in pains. Elena immediately assisted her to rise up, packed some of her clothings, and took her to her car outside
"Careful. My younger brother who is a nurse is at home with me. He will definitely treat the bruises on your face and give you some painkillers" She said about to start the car.
"Thanks Elena. What would I have done without you?"
"What are friends for?" Elena smiled as she start the car and drove them to her house.
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When Lancelot came home and didn't meet Celine, and noticed her second clothes box was missing, he got furious and disturbed. She decided to just leave home without his consent. He went into the kitchen to search for what to eat, he opened the pans on the cooker and saw them empty and washed.
"Damn" he muttered. He placed a call to Celine's number. It rang for few seconds and Elena picked up
"Yes" she answered
"Where the hell are you?!"
"She is at my place. This is Elena and she is not coming back any time soon"
"Oh... hear me carefully Elena, if you know what is good for you, return Celine back to the house right now!"
"So you can beat her again?. Please get off the phone. I have got better things to do" Celine said hanging up
"What the...." Lancelot muttered and few minutes later, he decided to head over to Diana's place. He got there and met Diana applying some make up on her face. He immediately told her how hungry he is
"Diana, I am starving! You got some food in your kitchen?"
"Hmmm" Diana hummed 'And did your wife not cook for you?"
"That bastard ran out of the house after I beat her"
Diana started laughing "You have literally turned that woman to your punching bag Lance. I am sure she must be enjoying it, because If I were her, I would have left you long ago trust me and probably hop into the arms of another man"
"Diana...stop it, will you?" Lancelot said rolling his eyes. "I just said I am hungry"
"Okay!" Diana said. She stood up to get the cooked Pasta in the freezer and put it in the microwave it for him. She came back to fix her make up.
"Go serve yourself will you? I am busy as you can see"
Lancelot went to the kitchen counter to serve his food and came to the dining table to eat, at the first spoonful, he immediately spat out the food
"Diana!" He yelled
"What?!"
"Did you even taste this food?"
"Yes. I ate from it this morning. What now?".
"It's tastes so dry and salty! It's like you put in a whole sachet of salt. Are you trying to damage my liver or something?!"
"I ate from that too. Stop being dramatic and yeah right, I noticed It's a little bit salty"
"A little bit salty? " He asked unbelievably. "Are you kidding me?" He wiped his mouth with some tissue, took his phone and immediately proceeded to order some food
"This is what I should have done in the first place. I forgot your food tastes horrible!" He said
Diana felt displeased but somehow she wanted to lighten up the mood again
"My food tastes horrible huh?" She said moving closer to him trying to remove his trousers and stroking his shaft beneath it
"Huh... Diana stop now" Lancelot murmured already getting enticed. But Diana kept doing what she knows how to do best. Lancelot finally pulled her closer and started kissing her passionately.
"Now. Order that meal for two", Diana said pointing to his phone as she sat on his laps.
Lancelot chuckled "you silly girl, you know what you doing aren't you?" He muttered sending a quick message to the restaurant
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Lancelot finds the two days Celine wasn't home quite uneasy. He had to cook meals himself, which he is quite horrible at, also, he had to clean and take care of the house himself. Celine is the one who does all that before. The third day, he got stressed out and called Reverend Peters on phone telling him to try and talk to Celine to come back to the house.
"I want her back Reverend. Tell her I am sorry for hitting her. She is still my wife"
"Lancelot you can't keep maltreating your wife and expect her to not react. She is my daughter and I must let you know I am displeased too"
"I apologize Reverend" Lancelot said
"Okay. I will talk to her" Reverend Peters said hanging up.
Celine's mother left her father twelve years ago. They got divorced and since then Celine's father has been the one responsible for her welfare and her brother's. Their mother calls them occasionally and pays visit not very often. She felt at this time of her life, she needed a mother's advice and support. But her mother had already gotten re married to an Indian man. The man doesn't entertain any disturbance from her former marriage. He wouldn't even allow her travel back to see them.
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Elena saw her friend packing up her stuffs in one place, and looks like she got somewhere going, so she questioned her
"My father called me about an hour ago. He said Lancelot apologized. I wanted to tell you immediately but you were asleep so I did not want to wake you. I would eventually have to wake you though if I had finished packing and you were not awake" Celine said trying to pack her cosmetics
"Wait. You are going back to him? He can't keep apologizing and repeating the same thing. Two days is too little of a time to go back. Even if you want to go back, spend more days, make him realize the consequences of his actions" Elena stressed
"Elena. He is still my husband. Besides, you know we are still trying to have kids, distance wouldn't help us"
"Oh..so this is about you having kids?…Celine, you are just....."Elena scofed as she became short of words
"Elena, trust me I appreciate everything you have done for me, you are the best friend ever but..the last thing I want right now is a broken marriage. If not for anything, for my father's sake. His reputation would be at stake"
Elena just nodded her head reluctantly "Fine. I wish you the best. You need help with packing?"
"Nah. I am good" Celine said smiling
"Ok. Just hold on, let's have some lunch and I will drop you off"
"That's not necessary. He said he is coming..to pick me up" Celine said almost blushing
"Hmmmm. I see. Let's hope that's done out of genuine"
"Elena!" Celine cautioned her
Elena rolled her eyes and went back into her room
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The next day, Celine changed into her night wears about to Sleep while Lancelot was busy with his phone on the bed
"Sweetheart" Celine moved closer to Lancelot trying to touch his shoulders. Lancelot gave an uncomfortable expression and tried to shrug it off. However,he did not push her as he always did trying not to go to the extreme as they just made up
"I am busy Celine"
Celine sighed in frustration. "Lancelot you are on your phone, texting"
"Oh..you are spying on my phone now. No privacy?"
"No.. Lancelot, I just want you to have time for us. Been long we talked to each other affectionately and share our feelings. I can't even remember the last time you kissed me Lance" Celine said calmly
"Look, Celine I am busy. I do not have time for this" Lancelot said paying more attention to his phone. He was texting Diana
Celine felt displeased and she was fed up
"Lancelot, why are you doing this to me?!" She said raising her voice sitting up on the bed "Why are you making me feel as if I am alone in this marriage, I tried my best to be a good wife to you, I treat you with love, I cook your meals, I give you s*x even if all the time, it is always to satisfy yourself, if you do not love me, why did you agree to marry me?!" Tears already formed in her eyes as she looked at him sternly expecting a reply
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