The next day, I woke up feeling so happy that he could only stare at me and wonder who the hell I was. Perhaps, I was just the demon he created. For the very first time, I could see fear in his eyes. I dressed up and decided to look for a job. He started asking me questions but I didn’t answer any of them. When he tried to raise his voice at me, I counteracted by demanding that he spoke to me like a civilized man would speak to his wife. He was shocked!
I met Michael, an old colleague, as I went out. I took the opportunity to tell him that I needed a job badly so he took my number and assured me that he’ll let me in when any opportunity popped up. I also visited Jonna at her office and I could see how glad she was to see me. We hugged so tightly as if one was leaving town. She asked “Ah Nana I thought you ain’t allowed to visit so what happened?” I narrated everything to her and she commented “That’s my girl, where did that strong woman go that she finally realized she had to fight back, huh?”
I just told her sometimes one needs courage to fight back and she gave me that courage. Even though she didn’t say anything to me when she called, her silence said everything.
A moment later, Law’s calls came in, which I didn’t answer. A text message then followed “Answer my calls, I want to know where you are so I can come for you ” I texted back “I am not your child, get a life and stop bugging mine”
He texted back again “So you have grown wings, right? I will break them before you decide to fly” I sent a laughing emoji to him and texted “See who is talking… who the hell are you? Don’t consider yourself my husband. You’re a mistake of a husband. All these months you have seen my love and my submissiveness, now you will see the other side you poked, enjoy the ride… ” He immediately called after I sent him that message but I didn’t pick. Jonna noticed and urged me to answer his calls but I didn’t. We had a hearty conversation and for the first time in a long while I smiled and laughed genuinely.
When I got home, the “home maker” was restlessly waiting for me. I entered, greeted him and walked straight to the bed room because I was already full. He followed me and asked where his dinner was. I just chuckled and asked him “Don’t you have hands? Can’t you cook? How were you surviving when you weren’t married?” I was so angry that we had the worst verbal argument but still nothing shook me. I was becoming the demon he never wished to have had. Monsters and demons can’t stay in the same house for peace to prevail. Our home was a ring to battle words.
In a month’s time, I had a call from Michael to come to his office. Apparently, there was a vacancy. I went there and lo and behold, I got a job with a good salary. When I came home I told Law about my new job but didn’t give him details. “Now you can start saving in our joint account again” I just stared at him in amazement and exclaimed “Ain’t you funny? Do you think I am an idiot who will be tossed around because of some rubbish marriage?”
He replied “How dare you talk back at me? I am the head of this family and you will do as I say or you better go back to your father’s house”
I clapped around and told him “I am ever ready to leave this bloody house. What is left for you to do? I know all your secrets and how you misused my hard earned money on those harlots. If I leave how will you survive? How will you pay your bills? You got fired from your job because you stole a huge sum of money from your office. I read everything on your phone and you ain’t ashamed to stand in front of me to talk about being the head of this family. You need a reset memory. Instead of you to apologize and correct your mistakes you’re acting all pompous.
I left him in an amazement. I started work the following day. He woke up early to prepare me breakfast which I ignored and I told him not to act perfect because I knew he was just putting on a show. I left him to finish the food he called breakfast. Two months passed and I finally started building my own house without telling Law because the one we were in was a rented apartment. He couldn’t believe his eyes that the woman who once loved could be nothing he imagined her to be so he asked his friends to come and apologize on his behalf.
When they came, they all acted as saints. I just stared at them and smiled as they talked. I finally blurted out “Where were you and what advice did you guys give him when he was maltreating me? You didn’t give him any advice. Instead you encouraged him to continue maltreating me because that would make me scared of him. I was scared alright but not anymore. I read all the messages on your WhatsApp page where he told you how he made me go to bed hungry and you guys hailed him. Now you feel you have sense enough to advice a woman who has a turned into a demon. Keep your advice to yourself” They felt uneasy so they left.
Time passed and Law tried his best to make me love him again but it was too late for him. I had built a wall around me and the only thing I had left for him was revenge.
Restpiration 