I got to work and realised I’d left my laptop charger in the house. My husband had returned from a trip very late last night and was sleeping when I left home. I called his phone several times, trying to see if he could give the charger to any of the delivery services to be delivered to me. He didn’t answer his phone. I stopped calling. He was tired and needed his rest.

A few hours later, my laptop went off. I wouldn’t sit in the office doing nothing when there was a lot to do, so I asked for permission to go home and do the rest of the day’s work in the house. I got home and was greeted with loud music outside the door. “This man is already up and blasting music and didn’t return my call?”

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I walked in to see my husband and a lady on the sofa. My husband was almost naked and was helping the lady take off her clothes. He had lifted the top and it was covering her face, so I didn’t see her face at first. When he saw me and quickly let the dress down, I saw the face of the lady. A young nurse in the vicinity who works in a hospital both of us visit.

I was shocked and hurt, but I remained calm. Once I saw her face, I walked into the bedroom and collapsed into bed with my heart pounding. The music came down. I heard quickened footsteps and later the banging of the door. My heart was banging at its seams, like it was about to fall into my chest.

I prayed my husband wouldn’t enter the room, and he didn’t. I could hear footsteps approaching the door, but when they got to the door, they stopped. I saw them around 1 p.m., but by 3 p.m., I was still in the bedroom and my husband was still out there. I changed into a house dress, tied my hair and walked out.

Immediately he saw me, he took a few steps backwards and walked through the door. I didn’t see him again until late in the night when he called to beg me not to do anything funny. I asked, “Why would I do that?” He answered, “I’m only begging you. I don’t know what to say that would suffice. You saw everything. I can only ask you to forgive me and promise it will never happen again, but I don’t know if that’ll make you forgive me.”

I asked him to come home because that wasn’t a topic we could talk about on the phone. That was three months ago. I haven’t seen my husband’s face in the house again. Everyone is calling to beg me, but the one who committed the sin is nowhere to be found. He calls, but I don’t pick up. When I pick up his calls, I ask him to come back home, but he never does.

His dad has been here. His elder brother abroad has called me. My very best friend, who was also our maid of honour, has called me. He’s the one broadcasting his sins when I’d never said anything.

Is There A Man Out There Who Doesn’t Cheat?

He’s very wise for not coming to this house. Angels are speaking to him. I’m calm outside, but a fire is ravaging my insides, and if he dared step into this house, that fire would consume us both. He better not come back, even when I plead for him to come. Better a divorcee than a widow behind bars.

We have one child. I will take it from here until further notice. I’m not going to chase after him. I’m not going to curse him. I will speak pleadingly to him to come back, but because he knows what’s good for him, he might never come, and that’s also a good thing.

—Sika     

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