Designed By Fate

NEWLY WED LONELINESS

Ma ! would you like me to help clear the dishes before I go to bed ? It is late already you should try to get some sleep also ma ,that was adima the housekeeper, waving her off don't bother I'll do it myself thank you , I'll wait for him to return .As I watched the clock ticked 11pm I was worried , it has been one week since our wedding; though he barely speaks to me he hasn't spent the night outside and I tried calling him but it wasn't going through, here I was checking my phone for the umpteenth time but it was bare of any calls or text. I had barely managed to fall as asleep at the dinning table when I heard approaching footsteps and there he was returning home at 12am and staggering I tried to stabilize him only for him to push me against the wall , thundering at me angrily ,don't you understand I don't need your help if it weren't for you Alison wouldn't be so angry and refusing to talk to me , I hate you don't you understand get out of my way. So it was about Alison I felt terrible but I couldn't help feeling guilty after all I am a third party who got in their relationship, I held my elbow lightly going upstairs to treat it as it grazed the wall when he pushed me , I looked back and saw him slumped on the couch .

In my room my thoughts began to go haywire , I at least thought we could share same common ground after all if not even lovers at least we could have a cordial relationship ha I must have been full of delusions how could he ever go along well with someone who ruined his perfect love story, I laughed lightly in a self deprecating chuckle oh Oprah even your marriage is a mess.

My alarm ringed by my bedside , it was 7am , I felt a splitting headache and remembered how I had cried myself to sleep I just took a shower putting on a floral gown going downstairs for breakfast and there he was sitting at the table I thought he had left for work already but he was here I tried to turn back upstairs but it was too late Oprah, come down it time for breakfast I tried to refuse but he pleaded , I was in shock cause this was the longest words he had spoken to me since marriage , he even adjusted the chair for me and I say down feeling sweet inside , we ate in silence only thfe sound of our cutleries doing the talking , I was savoring the pleasant atmosphere when he broke the silence how's your arm ? Oh it's fine just a little bruise okay. You should go see a doctor later or have the family doctor come take a look at you. I will be back by 7 . Even after he left I could still savour the sweet feeling of his voice telling me to take care of myself , all of a sudden I was in a great mood even telling adima to take the day off , suddenly I found the inspiration to draw some designs so I went upstairs taking my art deco materials designing by six pm I was feeling elated and invigorated that I didn't notice it was evening already . Freshening up I set the dinning table awaiting Ryan's return, the blaring sound of the car horn blared loudly , excited I peeked through the window waiting for Ryan come out of the car , but what came out was gorgeous pair of red heels with Ryan holding out a hand to her soon enough a pretty face came into sight with pretty manicured fingers holding my husband alighted and there it was my biggest fear and nemesis Alison! .