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I believe I earned the name John, in my first story. However, in this story, you can call me Judas. A lot has happened since the story was published. I read the comments under the post. And I want to say that the table is turning. Someone told me in the comment section that I should hold on, and that things would turn around. Indeed, it’s happening.

I have gotten a job at the same bank I was guarding as a security officer. My back pay was a whooping ¢43,263.27. The day the money hit my account, I nearly passed out when I saw the credit alert. My salary is GH¢4,754, excluding my clothing and fuel allowance. When you add that allowance to it, the total is GH¢7000. What God cannot do does not exist. I hope this update inspires anyone going through a difficult situation not to lose faith in God.

Before all the big changes started happening, my wife visited me unannounced on one holiday. She stormed into the room while I was taking a nap. I didn’t say anything when I saw her. She also didn’t say much. At night, she climbed into bed with me. I didn’t leave the bed for her and I didn’t touch her either. She couldn’t believe it. At midnight, she woke me up and asked me, “Why don’t you want to touch me?” I answered, “I haven’t touched you, but did I stop you from touching me?” and then I went back to sleep. A few minutes later, I felt her hands in my boxer shorts. When I woke up, she was completely naked. Honestly, I wasn’t in the mood but I did it anyway.

In the morning I left for work. When I returned she was nowhere to be found. Neither were her clothes, my television set, and some other stuff that were mine. I called her immediately, “Why did you do this?” She couldn’t give me any rational explanation. She only got angry and insulted me, and then hung up on me. I felt betrayed by her but I held my peace. Once again, I didn’t tell my relatives what she did. I continued to send her monthly allowance even though she stole from me.

A few months later, our rent was due. I couldn’t afford to renew it. The landlord told me, “If you have GHC3,000, I will accept it so you pay the balance later. That was half of the money, but I didn’t have it. Even when they evicted me, I couldn’t afford to transport my belongings out of the room. I had to call my nephew who was a driver and explain my situation to him. It was a very low moment in my life.

My nephew arranged with his friend and my stuff was transported to our hometown. I lived on the streets of Kumasi after that. There were days I slept on an empty stomach. My wife was receiving money from me every month but she never bothered to ask where I was living or where my possessions were.

While I was homeless, one of our managers came to our branch for a visit. After a brief interaction, he said, “Don’t you have a degree?” I said yes and he added, “Send me your CV, and let me take a look at it.” Five months later, I was employed as a banker. When my back pay and my allowances started hitting me, everything about me changed at once. Even my physical appearance upgraded. I was glowing.

I calculated all the money I owed my wife. For instance, when she gave birth to our second child, I couldn’t afford the hospital bills. All I had was GH¢50, so I gave it to her. She went to report me to her father for giving her GH¢50. That was all I had but I was humiliated for it. That’s why I saw my win as an opportunity to make up for that time. I sent her all the money I owed her.

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She was confused when she saw the mobile money alert on her phone. When she called to ask questions I told her, “Don’t be surprised. I am settling my debts.” I started giving her three times what I was already giving her as a monthly allowance. That was because the children were now two.

The bank has posted me to the central region to work by the grace of God. Now that my fortune has changed, my wife is also acting like a changed person. She behaves as if ours has always been a happy marriage. You wouldn’t know she ever maltreated me if you see the way she dotes on me now.

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My father is saying I shouldn’t sleep with her again. My mother agrees with him. They now know the full details of what happened in the marriage when I had nothing. My mother cried like a baby when I narrated to them what my wife and her mother did to me. They couldn’t believe it all happened at their blind spot.

As I speak now, my wife doesn’t know where I am staying in the Central Region. She tried to visit me this past Christmas but I didn’t allow it. I don’t know if I still love her or not. Genuinely, I had good intentions toward her but I can’t trust her with my life again. As for the kids, they are my world. I intend to secretly get a DNA test to be sure they are biologically mine, but I am certain the results wouldn’t change how much I love them.

Last week my wife called to tell me, “Dear please, let’s put the past behind us and get back together for the sake of the children. If you were in my shoes, what would you do?

—John

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