That night, I lay next to my son and cried myself to sleep. For some reason the previous nights’ events kept coming back to me. I could even feel the fresh pain of slaps. Jake could not understand what was going on with me, but he put his tiny arms around my neck and snuggled closer. The followin ...
The Mechanic part 9
The following morning, i had to apply make up because i had a black eye and my left cheek was slightly swollen. Joe sat on the bed watching me intently, he was very remorseful and promised never to hit me again. He drove me to work. When my colleague Paul came to the office later, he narrowed his ey ...
Spear in the heart part 3
TRM: “Hello” Me: (My heart pumping as fast as possible, I can’t even breathe well, Marble is making gestures that I should play it cool, Clare is standing next to me almost opening her mouth with insults, Jacqiy is holding her bottle of warm water, looking at Ben as though he had killed someone. Mar ...
The mechanic part 8
On Wednesday evening, i had dinner with the company guests from India at Sankara, It was my boss who was supposed to accompany them but something came up and a colleague and i were told to go instead. I called Joe to let him know. ''I will come pick you up when done with your dinner.'' ''No need b ...
Spear in the heart Part 2
I am woken up by noise from my door “Knock, knock, Mom open for me, Mom I want to pee in your bathroom, Moooooooom open pleeeeeeaaaase!” “Is it morning already?” I ask myself before opening the door. “Moooooooom opeeeeen” “Darren wait Baba, just a minute baby I am coming” Oh God! It is 7:30PM! I ...
Spear in the heart
It is on a Sunday afternoon at a round 3:32 PM, I am in house lazing around, walking from room to room just to make sure everything is in place, preparing the uniforms and arranging my God Ordained Matrimonial Bedroom. My son Darren, 4 years, is on the balcony with his dad, My Beloved Husband, the m ...
The Mechanic Part 7
It was already dark when we woke up. Joe got up and put on his boxers. He tossed me a black t-shirt, ''Can i fix you coffee?'' ''I will appreciate.'' He went to the kitchen, i could see his back as i lay on his bed. He made two mugs of coffee and added tots of whisky in each. He handed me my coff ...
The Mechanic part 6
My parents always come to the city every once in a month for a week for their clinics. On Sunday they came and as usual, they picked my son. I was now alone in the house with a hangover and boredom to kill. I toyed with the idea of going to Joe's place for a while, finally, i called him. ''My queen ...
On My Death Bed
What if? What if you woke up one day and you are gone to the LAND OF NO RETURN? How will people mourn your demise? It’s probably a chilly morning when everybody is busy, save for the lazy lot that are still fighting with their alarms, or those on their Annual Leave, or maybe on their Honey Moon, ...
The Mechanic Part 5
I normally spend my weekends at home playing and watching telly with my son. But not this past weekend. Joe picked me up on Saturday morning. ''Where are we going?'' ''I have no particular destination.'' ''You are being mysterious again, aren't you?'' ''Let's say i am being adventurous.'' ''Oka ...