[STORY] EMPTY PROMISES (Episode 11)

Episode 11.

I was too weak, too shocked and tired to even fight what I witnessed that day.

The following day I did not stop crying, I ignored Tony’s plead.

Halima was out of the house in no time with her baggages.
Tony did not stop begging. He even went on his knees asking me to forgive him but I wasn’t sure if I want to continue my life like this.

” Where did I go wrong Tony? why will you do this to me? I did everything to please you but got hit at any slightest provocation and you even kicked our unborn child out of me. What is my offence Tony for you to do such to me? I asked you to kicked Halima out but you kept giving me excuses on why she needed to stay, you made her to stay here at your pleasure and ignored my needs. I have seen you severally looking at her I never knew there was more to it. I recently took a loan with my name just for you to get a car for yourself. What have I not done to prove how much I loved you and as a supportive wife. I lost count of how many things I risk for you and I did it without care…. Tony why?? I’m done with this so called marriage. You have cursed me so much pain. This is not what i bargained for. If you have the mind to take another woman to our matrimonial bed which means you are capable of anything. You are very heartless and I’m done with you…

I cried out my heart as he sat beside me trying to console me but I refused to be consoled.
I didn’t even want his hand to touch me. I was really broken and was tired of crying.

” Ava I’m sorry… It was the devil. I did not mean to hurt you. Please forgive me. Halima is always making advances at me, I try to resist because I have never cheated on you before. I came back to pick up something yesterday afternoon and she lured me into the act. That was the first time I fell…. The very first time that such was happening. Halima has packed her bags and left….is me and you alone now. Such will never happen again….I promise. I appreciate everything you have been doing for me. I love you so much baby… please don’t leave me or I will die. If you leave me I will just kill myself because I don’t have a life without you in it. I promise to make it up to you. once my business matured, we will leave this Nigeria to Paris where I once promised to take you for our honey moon. Ava I promise to make it up to you…

I was tired of his empty promises. He has promised so much but never fulfilled any of it.
I was sick and tired of hearing his fake words. I angrily spoke out.

” Keep your empty promises to yourself. I’m tired of your lies Tony. You promised so many things but hardly fulfilled any. I did everything you asked of me but out of all your promises mention two that you kept?

Tony sparked up, I became quiet as i watched him stood up acting all angry all of a sudden.

” Avala this is exactly what I detest most. You enjoy rubbing your success to my face. If not for the arm robbers that emptied my account and frustrated my business do you know where I could have gotten to by now. Will you deny that I haven’t bought a gift for you before? what of the expensive shoe I once bought for you? Can you deny it. You want Halima out of the house she is finally out. What else is your problem? I have showed how sorry I am even knelt down to plead but here you are proving stubborn. Why I wanted Halima to stay was because she cooks so well but you pretend to know how to cook but the bitter truth is that your cooking is terrible. You don’t know how to cook or do anything but Halima does which was one of the reasons I did not want her to go. Avala, I love you but I hate it when you paint your success to my face. Learn how to cook and clean, we don’t have kids yet so is high time you learn. We will not have maids forever. I’m tired of begging you none stop. Do whatever that pleases you Avala I’m tired of pleading. I never failed all my promises, maybe I did with few but not all. I’m trying to work hard to give you the good life you deserve. If you leave now another woman will come in and enjoyed all we laboured together for so think before leaping”…

Tony turned and walked into the room. He was using authority and tricks to make me forget what he did.
Tony was even trying to turn the table on me to make it seem like I was at fault.

He mentioned getting me a gift, which was just one shoe but I lost count of different gifts that I have gotten for him.
He is not even ashamed to remind me of the only thing he has ever bought for me.

This was not the sweet man I married, Tony has changed or maybe I was deeply into him and refused to notice.

I still want him, maybe because of his high Calibre or class he posses and I’m willing to forgive him.

Since he complained about my cooking I will sit up and learn how to cook.

After what happened with Halima I don’t intend to get another maid.
I will take my time and learn how to do things by myself.

I need to learn how to cook fast.

Tony was happy when I told him that I have forgiven him.
He gave me another promise of not ever hurting me again.

I hope this time around he will keep to his word.

I downloaded cookery books but when I try to practice what I read the food did not turn out fine.

There was only one friend who was also a great cook.
Israel cooks so well, he has a magic finger with the way he prepares different dishes.

I was shy and ashamed to call Israel so I decided to go through Diane.
Maybe Diane will tell me how to go about speaking with Israel.

I seriously need to speak with Israel and just remembering how special he used to treat me back then makes me want to hear his voice again.

Israel was kind, so caring, loving, forgiving and never takes offence no matter how bad I treat him.

He cooks and stuck up my fridge with different food. Israel cleans and even shares his salary with me. He gives me the larger part and takes little.
Why did i ever not see how sweet and amazing he was.

Tony has a high certificate, Tony was handsome and even schooled at Harvard business school but Tony was violent and arrogant while Israel on the other hand with his HND certificate is the sweetest and humble human being I have ever come across.

I really need to talk to him. Israel will never say no to me, he loves me that much and can’t resist me.

I will call Diane before calling Israel.

Just thinking about Israel now makes me want to call him right away.

I have truly missed him.
To Be Continued… . . .