"Who is the beast that did such to a young girl like you?" Mrs. John asked. Jade was kneeling before her while she sat on the arm of the bed. "Talk to me now!!!" She yelled. "How am I supposed to tell Mrs. John that her husband is the beast?" She wondered. Mrs. John was now becoming impatient. Not just because Jade was pregnant, but because life was not fair to her. Before her was a very young girl who didn't need pregnancy at all, but was pregnant, and she, who had always wanted it could not have it. If it was possible, Mrs. John would have asked Jade to transfer the pregnancy to her own tommy, even if it's for her to carry it for some months before returning it. But, it was not possible, and so also was it not easy for Jade to tell Mrs. John that it was her husband. She decided never to reveal who impregnated her. Not because she wanted to protect Mr. John. But, because she wanted to save their marriage for Mrs. John's sake. "Who impregnated you?" Mr. John asked Jade with a hot slap on her cheek. He decided to slap her in order not to appear weak before his wife, which might give her a clue that he was the beast his wife was trying to find. "I will apologize to her later." He thought within himself as he gave her another slap. "Darling, be gentle with her" Mrs. John pleaded for Jade. "No. Don't tell me to be gentle. How can this young girl be pregnant? How old is she?" Mr. John protested. "When I was young like her, I didn't have sex till our wedding night. Darling, isn't it?" He asked his wife. Mrs. John was certain that what her husband said was not true, but, for the sake of the situation, she nodded in agreement. If she doesn't know of any, atleast, she know of the girl Mr. John said he impregnated when he was in secondary school, who he gave some drugs to abort the pregnancy. Even if her memory didn't serve her right with that, atleast, she knew they both had sex severally before their marriage, and she aborted twice for him. So, coming up with such statistics amused Mrs. John.
Later that night, Jade's fate was determined in their matrimonial room, after she refused to tell them who impregnated her. Mrs. John was advocating for Jade's stay. "Honey, let her stay. You never can tell, her baby could open doors for our own blessing too." She advocated. But, Mr. John was on the opposing side. He didn't want Jade to remain with them. "God forbid. How can a bastard bring good fortunes to us?" He asked. Mrs. John was not comfortable with her husband's decision. "But, where do you want her to go?" She asked. Mr. John was already assuming a sleeping position, but got up to say, "she can go to hell if she likes" Meanwhile, Jade was by their door, eavesdropping. She heard all that was said. For once, she felt like going inside their room, and look straight into Mr. John's eyes to tell him he was the bastard and beast Mrs. John was looking for. She felt like telling Mrs. John all that had been happening, including the red cloth and calabash. But, she didn't. Instead, she went to her room, picked one or two things, and left the house that night, never to come back again, neither did she see Mr. John again, until that night they went to rob at his house.
"We humans are like water. There is no place we can't flow to." Jade said, as she moved close to Mr. John with her small pistol pointed in his direction. Mr. John was shivering already because he knew nemesis had caught up with him. The same young girl he defiled, impregnated, and sent out of his house was in the position of determining if he would live or not. "But, where is your wife?" Jade asked in amazement. "Which wife?" The woman beside Mr. John stammered to sked as he faced Mr. John.
© 2016. Austus Ofmat Nwanne
Hmmmmmm..... such is life. You have seen it all. Now you know who Mr. John is, and all he did to Jade. But, let's be honest with ourselves, if you were in Jade's shoes, will you kill Mr. John at that point or will you spare his life? Join me again tomorrow (saturday) as we conclude the story. It remains, FLAMES OF EXPECTATIONS.
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