Part 5
On Saturday morning when Kenny walked into the house, She had decided enough was enough and she was not going to pay for her sins forever. He had no right whatsoever to keep sleeping outside the house under the guise of anger. she was already waiting for him and as soon as he stepped in, she just blew up,
''Where do you think you are coming from oga?'' she shouted.
He looked at her like she had suddenly grown two heads and to her surprise he replied, ''Sunrise hotel''.
''Is that where you have been staying?'' she asked unsure. Not expecting him to answer in the first place.
''Yes I got a room there'' he answered and looked at me, ''Is that all? he asked.
''No, that is not all Kenny and don't make me feel stupid. You have been sleeping outside for the past three weeks and now I am questioning you, you're acting ignorant'' she was truly bewildered.
''Madam, you asked me where I have been and I answered you. How am I acting ignorant?''
''Kenny, once again, I am sorry''.
''Okay I have heard. Just to be clear though, what exactly are you sorry for?''
''Well, I am sorry for depriving you of sex and fasting without your agreement. I am sorry for being inconsiderate of your feelings. Please can we just go back to how we were?'' she said
''Okay, I have heard you'' he said with a straight face.
''Kenny, please now. What else do you want me to say or do?''
''Lola I said I have heard. Please don't stress me. I want to ride around the estate on my bicycle for a while. Is that okay?'' he said
''Okay, that is fine. Do you promise to stay at home from today?'' she asked
''Yes, I will. So can I go change and head out now?''
she nodded and got out of his way and he immediately went to the room and changed into his riding outfit. He always looked so handsome in his tights and t-shirt whenever he wanted to exercise and watching him come out of the bedroom, she went to give him a hug half expecting him to turn her away but he gave her a very lingering hug and left soon afterwards. she was so giddy from the obvious reconciliation, she decided to cook something nice for his breakfast when he returned.
A little over thirty minutes later, she got the call that changed her life forever. With tears in her eyes not knowing what to expect, she grabbed her car keys and rushed out of the house to the hospital address she had been given. she still could not believe her ears that Kenny had been in an accident. He just left home barely 30 minutes earlier. The caller was unable to give details of the severity of the accident or what happened. As she drove out and met with traffic, she tried calling his number back to get more details but it was switched off. she contemplated calling family and friends but she decided to know the status of his health before calling anybody.
''Oh Lord, help me. You said we shall not die God, please keep my husband. I will not be a widow in my youth oh lord.'' she prayed
Words of prayer failed her. she did not even know how to pray. Almost an hour later, she finally drove into the hospital compound and ran inside with deep fear, not knowing what to expect.
About Eight hours she personally sat in the office of the doctor to get a detailed explanation on Kenny’s condition. All she had been told as she waited was that he was alive and he had been taken in for ultrasound and later for surgery. The nurses refused to tell her the severity of the accident and she had brought hell down screaming and shouting. Eventually, she called her sister-in-law who came to wait with her and was able to calm her down. she had to leave the hospital briefly to use the cash machine and make some monetary deposits but aside from that she had been unable to drink even a drop of water.
”Mrs Ayorinde, thank you so much for your patience” the doctor started, but she quickly cut him short
”Sir, please just go straight to the point, how is he? What happened? What was the surgery for? Is he okay? Did the surgery go well?”
”Madam, I will answer all your questions but I need you to relax a bit”
”Okay, please go on” she said.
”Your husband is fine and the surgery was successful. He suffered from testicular trauma as a result of the force of his testicles on the bicycle when the accident occurred”
”Jesus Christ!!!!! see trouble.. What do you mean testicular trauma? He doesn’t have testicles again? How are we supposed to have children now? Haaaaaaa Kenny will kill me”.
”Please relax and let’s not jump the gun here. I didn’t say he doesn’t have testicles again. There was just some rupture and dislocation as well and that is why we had to do an immediate surgery. It has been successfully fixed now and we are hopeful that there should be no cause for infertility in the nearest future. Of course, we will advise that he stays off sexual activity for a while until he is properly healed to avoid him developing hernia. He should be fine within a week”.
”Okay doctor, thank you so much. So when will we be discharged”.
”I will want to just observe him overnight to be sure he is okay. He should be able to go home tomorrow”.
they eventually got home the next day after staying in the hospital all night. His sister left us in the hospital later in the evening after confirming that Kenny was okay. Kenny was withdrawn and quiet and it felt like the cycle had started again. It was still surreal that it was just yesterday morning we agreed to call a truce and it felt like that did not even happen.
”Darling are you okay? she asked after he had settled down on the bed”
”Lola, no I am not okay. You know what? I regret marrying you. I don’t feel like the man that found a wife and found a good thing because it’s like your sole purpose is to cause me sorrow and sadness”.
her mouth was agape. she just did not understand the reason for such anonymity.
”You know when I decided to marry you I had a plan. I knew what I wanted. I wanted a woman who will love me and make me happy. I wanted a life of joy and happiness. I wanted to build fun memories of just the two of us even outside the kids but I have not had any of that with you. It’s from one problem to another. We have been married for just 9 months and already I am tired”
”Kenny, why will you say all these to me? Why? What exactly have I done to destroy your so called happiness so much?”
”Immediately after the wedding, it took about 2 weeks for you to even calm down enough to let me deflower you. As soon as that was over, you got fixated about pregnancy making sex totally boring. When I was talking to you about just enjoying each other and having fun, all you did was lie down there missionary style claiming that is the best way to get pregnant. After five months of that, you went into your so called fasting period and now because of all the frustration you have put me through, I went to ride my bicycle just to vent and got into an accident? Did you know it was because I was thinking about you that I lost concentration? And to crown it all, it’s like the devil was trying to crack a joke, testicular trauma? I am tired madam” he said..........
To be continued