WHO IS THE MAN?
She nodded. “Sure, I agree with you, which is why I am saying, let’s not be in such a hurry to paint MD the bad person here, the problem could be deeper than that, and it could also be that you are the one that needs to slow down a bit and not choke him up with your demand for a wedding. Maybe you should just let him take things at his own pace.”
“So, I am the one choking him up now?” I shot back at her, my voice laced with anger. “So, is that the reason why he can’t make up his mind as a man and fix a date for the wedding?”
She shook her head. “No, that’s not what I meant, Anita, I am just saying that you should take things easy with him. If it was that easy for him, he would’ve put a ring on your finger long ago and conclude on the wedding,”
I sighed. “So, what do I do now, Aunty Meg? What are the things you think I can do to get this man’s attention and love like I used to do? Please, tell me, I am desperate for answers now!”
Aunty Meg gazed at me as I waited for her response to my question. There was a look in her eyes that showed she felt kind of sorry for me. She knew what I was feeling inside. She understood my pain. But she had no idea how to help me stop the pain.
“My answer remains the same, Anita, give him time. Let the man take his time and plan things properly to avoid a head on collision between you and his wife,” she said to me.
“Or a head on collision between him and his wife, you mean!” I snapped at her in obvious irritation.
“Well, whatever, the important thing is for him to prevent a collision of any kind from taking place,” Aunty Meg retorted.
“But, let’s be honest, Aunty Meg, if you say the man needs to take his time, it also means he could take forever for him to do what is right by me and our son! So, am I supposed to wait for him forever?” I continued, as a lot of thoughts raced through my head.
There was truly no specific time when and if MD would ever get round to make this wedding happen. What if he remains in morbid fear of his wife and just could never find the balls to tell her he wants to get legally married to me? What am I supposed to do then, remain his mistress forever? No, something had to happen! I have to make that wedding happen. MD thinks he already owns me and there’s no way I would pay attention to another man let alone cheat on him by having another relationship. But right now, I am starting to think that, perhaps a little competition, something to make MD’s heart beat hard against his chest in fear, is what he needs to jolt him back to his senses. And that’s exactly what I am going to give to him.
A very mischievous smile lit up my face. I was happy. I was excited. I had found the answer I was looking for. Aunty Meg was watching me closely, puzzled by the sudden glow on my face. She couldn’t understand why, all of a sudden, my face beamed with a smile.
“Anita, what is it? Why are you smiling to yourself?” she asked, eager to know what was going on in my mind.
“I have got the answer! I think I know what to do to get MD to get back to his senses,” I answered, still smiling.
“And what could that be?”
I let the smile on my face get even bigger. “MD needs a little competition, he needs something that will remind him how precious I am to him….”
“What exactly do you have in mind, Anita, stop beating around the bush and I hope you’re not planning to do something stupid here” Aunty Meg urged me to say my mind.
I paused a while and said to her with a note of finality in my voice, “Yes, Aunty Meg, it’s stupid but it’s the perfect plan. I am going to get myself a new boyfriend and I will make sure MD meets him!”
I couldn’t help but start laughing. Me, get my fingers burnt? I shook my head. This woman doesn’t know what she is talking about. I already have everything all mapped out.
“You want to know if I have somebody in mind or if I am dating someone before now?” I asked her, smiling.
“Yes, now, because I am confused about all these you’re saying,” she returned, looking intently at me.
“It’s okay, Aunty, let me explain to you what I plan to do, ” I said to her. She adjusted herself on the chair, giving me intense attention. She was really curious and eager to hear what I had to say. And in fairness to her, Aunty Meg was also pretty much worried about me. She didn’t want me to do something that would totally wreck my relationship with MD, or at the very least, what was left of it.
“To start with, Aunty Meg, I am not going to get my fingers or any part of me for that matter burnt,” I assured her, sounding very serious and confident about what I was saying. “I have taken my time to think through very carefully what I have in mind, its foolproof, it can’t definitely back fire like you’re afraid of. The whole idea is to get MD to come back to his senses and do the right thing, that’s all,” I added with an obvious note of confidence.
Aunty Meg sighed. She still was not convinced with what I was saying. She needed me to convince her some more. From the puzzled look on her face, she still clearly didn’t approve of me to go ahead with whatever plan I had in my head, except of course if I could convince her.
“Okay o, madam,” she retorted, obviously showing the disapproval in her voice. “I have heard you, you’re confident there won’t be any problem, I hear you. But I am not yet convinced. And there’s still one important question I asked you which you are yet to give an answer to….”
I stared blankly at her. “Which question is that, please, remind me..”
“I asked you, who is this man that you want to use to play this very dangerous game that you want to play? Is he somebody I know? Where does he stay? How did you get to know him?”|
I raised up my right hand in the air to stop her from firing more questions at me. “Haba, Aunty Meg, exactly how many questions do you now want me to answer at the same time?”
“Alright, sorry, please, answer the questions I asked you, I won’t ask any other question,” she promised.
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