Marriage of Unexpected Consequences

Chapter two

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"What a luxurious mansion!" I said to myself in a low voice barely a whisper.



Just as we came out of the car, Mrs. Angelo the maid came to get my bags. This woman could probably be in her 50s.



The mansion speaks luxury with large curtained windows set in solid concrete walls and burnt red tiles on the roof. Stones statues guarding the entrance, a freshly trimmed lawn, flowering bushes, and sunlight reflecting on the surface of a pool on a typical warm summer day like this. 



I climbed through the extensive staircases and went upstairs where I was shown my room which was the same as my husband's. I ran to the bathroom and took my shower then I laid on the bed, it was as soft as fur, and immediately I fell asleep. 



I woke up in the night by 7 p.m. and went downstairs. In the living room, our wedding photos were displayed on the walls, I walked towards the kitchen using my eyes to search for Jacksonville. 



"Where is my husband" I asked staring at Mrs Angelo who was chopping some veggies for salad.



"He left about an hour ago ma" she replied pouring the chopped carrot into a bowl of already sliced cabbage.



"Please call me Claire," I said feeling embarrassed as she referred to me as 'ma'. 



Just as we were done preparing dinner, a guard came to me to inform me that Jacksonville was back and that he had gone upstairs. I hurriedly forced the remaining piece of fried chicken I was holding into my mouth, washed my hands, and made my way upstairs. 



As I ventured towards the room, I was astonished at what I saw. 



"Shh, don't be so loud baby," Jacksonville said as he removed his pants.

He was already half naked as he caressed her. 



"I can't believe we are sleeping together on your wedding night, I always thought it would be us", replied the girl in a voice that I could tell was drunk.



Tears spilled down my cheeks, I never saw this coming I mean not on my wedding night. I crept to the next vacant room as he got on with his night events. The room was beautiful, it had a pool below and a canopy bed outside. The bed was a light shade of purple, the wall was ash and the closet was huge. 



I was in the room, trying to unsee what I just saw. I could still hear pounding and moaning. I thought of what to do as I shut the door of my new room, I couldn't imagine going back to that room to sleep for the night. I grabbed a Bluetooth speaker and connected to my phone as I turned on gospel music. I increased the volume to the extent that even the maid downstairs could hear, maybe Jesus would scare Jacksonville and his girlfriend away. I crashed on the bed as I tried to remove my mind from what I just saw but I couldn't, I went downstairs to grab a bottle of whiskey only to see Mrs. Angelo setting our dinner on the dining table. 



"Your dinner is ready," she said as she kept the bowl of salad on the table. 



"Am not hungry" I replied as I popped open a bottle of whiskey.

I took some fried chicken and went upstairs. I gulped down the whiskey, chewed the fried chicken, and crushed the bone in my mouth like they were the cause of my problem. Not too soon I fell asleep.



I would say the whiskey I drank lured me to sleep and even after waking up I felt like I should have slept more. It was 7 a.m. when I woke up, I stood up from the bed and stretched. I looked out through my window, the trees outside danced as the breeze blew, and the day was bright and suitable to do the laundry.

I packed all my dirty clothes and threw them into a basket, carried them downstairs, and moved towards the washing machine.



"Good morning Claire" Mrs Angelo said as she arranged the throw pillows on the cushion. 



"Good morning," I nodded. "trust your night was good?" 



"Yes ma'am" she replied nodding her head. 



I threw the clothes inside the washing machine and put it on, I walked towards the kitchen to prepare breakfast. 



Bread, tea, and scrambled eggs will be perfect for breakfast, I said to myself as I cracked five fresh eggs into a plate.



Not too long after I was done preparing breakfast, Jacksonville came downstairs keeping a serious face. He looked at me,

"Be fast with the breakfast, I barely ate last night" he said as he took some slices of bread and moved towards the dining table. 



I hastened up as I was also hungry. In less than no time, breakfast was served. 



After we finished eating breakfast, he went upstairs and I followed him into our room to get some of my stuff. I didn't see any girl inside, maybe she left last night I thought. 



"Why did you sleep in the other room?" He asked.



"Maybe because you were so busy with your girlfriend on our wedding night" I replied with such confidence not knowing when these words erupted from my mouth.



Before I could say, Jack Robinson, he gave me a resounding slap that landed me on the floor.

"You must be very stupid, Who are you to reply to me in that manner" he said as his eyebrows tightened and his face reddened.



I couldn't say a word, tears kept following down my cheeks. I knew I married someone I didn't love but a wife-beater! Oh no, I'm doomed! 



He quickly got dressed for work and left. I was still lying down on the floor as my tears filled the tiles, I wished the ground could just open and swallow me. I needed to stay strong, I stood up and was about to arrange the bed when Mrs. Angelo walked in with a sweeper and dustpan.



"Leave it, ma'am, I will do it. Just go have your bath" she said as she picked up Jacksonville clothes that were littered all around the room. 



"Alright, thank you" I replied as I went into the shower.



I finished taking my bath, I used my roll-on and then wore my undies and then I wore a pink floral gown. I combed my hair and packed it into a bun. I applied my strawberry lip gloss and wore my white sandals. I needed to go out, to breathe fresh air outside the suffocating walls of Jacksonville's house. 



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"DingDong! DingDong!" 



Impatiently Valerie walked toward the door

"Who is it?"



"It's me!" I exclaimed.



On hearing my voice, immediately Valerie Hart opened the door.

We hugged each other.



"Only God knows how much I have missed you," Valerie said as she pecked me on my cheek. 



" I miss you too babe " I replied.



Only she was home as her parents had gone for the day's hustle. 



We chatted and chatted and chatted that I forgot my sorrows.



"How's your new home" she interrupted me as I was about cutting the apple she served me.



"Fine!" I replied faking a smile. I needed to act strong,' it was just a slap' I thought.



"That's cool, okay I was about to tell you that I have gotten a new job," she said beaming with smiles. 



" That's awesome babe, I'm happy for you " I replied as I put a slice of apple in my mouth. 



Soon it was evening, I had to go back before Jacksonville came back. We called it a day and she escorted me to a junction where the house driver was waiting for me and bade me goodbye. He drove me home in one piece and I got home in no time.



Unfortunately for me, Jacksonville was already home.



"Your husband is upstairs," Mrs Angelo said as I walked into the mansion. I quickly went upstairs.



"Where are you coming back from?" Jacksonville asked with his mouth which smelled of alcohol.



"I went to see my best friend" I replied as he leaned closer.



He stood up from the bed, grabbed my gown as I was about to run, and immediately immersed his mouth into mine as he caressed my body. I felt uneasy as I wasn't expecting s*x on a day like this, I wanted to free myself and run but he was my husband, I needed to be submissive. 



The alcohol he took made him high and he went hard on me sweating profusely. I was scared not to get injured as he continued the motion. Just immediately we heard a knock on the door.