Married in spite of me
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Part 2 chapter 15
Nabila
What I had to see yesterday is still running through my mind until now there's no way I'm leaving it in the hands of that fool.
Mariam: halo earth
Me (coming out of my thoughts): you were saying?
Mariam: tell me what is going on so that you are so thoughtful, I hope that the one whose name I prefer not to mention is not the person responsible
Me (smiling): no don't worry, anyway he doesn't matter so much in my life to be the cause of my torments
Mariam giggling: say the one who has found the joy of living since the day she arranged alongside her handsome prince
Me: not at all, it's all just because I got rid of the weight of secrets if not him...
Mariam: try to convince someone else not me
Me (becoming serious again): I really admit that he has the gift of destabilizing me, yesterday the fact of having him so close to me woke up things that I thought I had definitively buried
Mariam showing all her teeth: don't tell me you did it
Me: no and it's not the desire that I missed, if he had wanted to make love with me yesterday at the present time I will always be in his arms
Mariam: how beautiful love is, I think you should put your anger aside and give yourself another chance with the man you are madly in love with, stop wasting so much time
Me: it will be too easy for him, I'm not ready to relive everything I've already experienced when someone comes to tell him that they saw me with another man, I don't want to put up with his morbid jealousy, it's out of the question
Mariam: behind what you call morbid jealousy, I see a man who overflows with love for his wife, I see a man madly in love who wants to keep his wife for himself, I see a rather awkward man who cannot express what he feels, in men love translates into possessiveness
Me: jealousy and possessiveness is something but not trusting the loved one is something else, love is worth nothing if there is neither respect nor trust and its I don't know if he will understand it one day
Mariam: I think you should have a discussion, everyone must express their expectations so that you can move forward, it hurts me to see two people love each other so much and suffer at the same time
Me: anyway I have other more urgent problems to solve for the moment
Mariam: which ones?
Me: I came across Cherif and you can't even imagine who I saw him with
Mariam: what sheriff? the one that is at the root of all your problems? I hope you gave him at least two good slaps
Me: himself; I ran into him at my aunt's house and guess what, he's my very dear cousin's fiancé
Mariam in shock: no, but they never stop?
Me: I don't intend to let him get away with it that easily, he allowed himself to mess up my life but I won't allow him to play with my sister's feelings, I asked him to come by this morning, I hope it's not too late yet and he hasn't confused his mind yet
Mariam: I really hope so for her
We stand there chatting for a while before Malika arrives at the office.
Malika: can I come in?
Me: yes come on
I move from my office and we sit in the chair next to her and me
Me: I hope you are well
Malika: Alhamdulilla it's ok
Me: and my aunt is she okay?
Malika on the defensive: we're all fine but I guess you didn't bring me here to find out how we were doing...
Me: yes you are right, I would like to talk to you about a rather delicate subject and I hope that you will really not take it the wrong way, since we were raised together like sisters I will never wish you harm and I will never won't let anyone hurt you too
Malika: go ahead, I'm listening
Me: I think yesterday you noticed my surprise when I saw your fiancé and you also noticed my reaction
Malika: of course, even a blind man would have seen it
Me: I already knew your fiancé, we already met in Dubai during my honeymoon, we also saw each other again here in Lome after our return from honeymoon
Malika: I hope you're not going to tell me that you had a relationship
Me: don't worry, I love my husband and it will never occur to me to see a man other than him
Malika: so stop around the pot and give birth
Me: when I was in Dubai, he tried to get into me but I pushed him away, when we arrived in Lome, they followed him and his accomplice, he came to my house m blackmailed me into meeting him and kissed me when I wasn't expecting it all to get me in trouble with my husband, this man who's supposed to be your fiancé is the one who's the cause of all my problems with my husband, this man is a bad person, I'm afraid he's trying to hurt you
Malika: are you finished?
Me (shocked): Excuse me?
Malika: I ask if you are finished? why are you so selfish? everything always has to revolve around you, from a very young age you have always been a child who always wanted to attract attention, you always made sure to take my place in my mother's heart and as if that were not enough not today that I have the opportunity to make my life with a man who loves me and that I love you had to come and put your grain of sand, what are your problems exactly, that hurts you so much to see other people happy?
Me (dismayed): I didn't know you had so much on your mind, I'm really sorry if you thought all these years that I wanted to take your place, that was never my intention, I called thinking we could have a sister chat I thought I was helping you by telling you all about this but I'm so sorry I did I'm no one to interfere in your life I'm really sorry i won't do it again
Malika: if it's all me, I'm leaving
Me: ok, have a good day then
I was really shocked by everything she had just said to me and the ease with which and took her out, I never would have thought that she felt all that, she and I were not the best of friends of the world but I thought it was because of this age gap that separated us that we weren't close enough but here I see that the problem is deeper, I think I'm going to put myself a little more set back is best for us
Outside narrator
After her altercation with her cousin she decided not to meddle in her life and take care of her business, when she comes home this evening she notices with amazement that Khalil was already at home and was playing with her son, she salutes him before kissing her baby
Khalil: Did you have a good day?
Nabila: Alhamdoulilla she was not bad
Khalil: I want to have dinner together tonight, get ready I'm going to ask that we set the table
Nabila smiling: I'm really sorry, I'm having dinner out tonight, you should have told me earlier
Khalil: are you serious?
Nabila: of course I am
On these words she passes him and takes the stairs to reach his room, she was jubilant inside and wanted to be a little mouse and to see his reaction there, of course she had no dinner and was doing that just to piss her off but she was having so much fun doing it that she intends to go through with her plan
She sends a quick message to one of her clients with whom she has become friends over the months, after having convinced him she goes into the dressing room to look for her sexiest dress, then she leaves to take a shower before coming to make up and getting dressed, when Akim sends her a message to let her know he was there, she goes to the mirror before heading for the exit
She meets Khalil in the same place in the living room but now with a Mayer who was sleeping close.
Khalil: where are you going dressed like that?
Nabila: I told you I was going out, didn't I?
Khalil: It's a joke, isn't it?
Nabila: not at all, have a good evening
He knew very well that whatever he said she would end up going out so he resigned himself and let her go, he was so curious that he couldn't help going to see who she was going out with, that which makes him more angry, he sees a man who opened the door to his wife and her who smiled with full tooth sign that she appreciates her Compagni very much
What he didn't know is that Nabila had calculated his shot well and knew full well that he couldn't help but go and spy on her and there she had succeeded, he was really beside himself
She did everything to make the evening last and poor Akim who had no choice but to follow her in her delirium even if he would have liked the beautiful Mariam to be there with them, he loved her so much but couldn't confess to her because she was married, the only person who knew about this impossible love was Nabila…
Khalil was still on the balcony of the office waiting for his wife to arrive when he sees the same car coming to park, he sees his wife getting out with the help of this man, they did not hesitate to take the time to chatting and laughing together until this man put his lips to his wife's forehead, how dare he, how dare he touch this body that belonged to him, how did he -he could do such a thing, he felt his blood boiling but he was trying to contain himself, since he was really aware that violence will never solve anything with this girl, he resigns himself and leaves to wait for her in his room
When she arrives she notices that all the lights were already off which meant that everyone was already asleep and she was really surprised that Khalil had not waited for her arrival to lecture her.
When she turns on the light in her room, she jumps when she sees the one who was waiting for her there.
Khalil: Is it at this time that you come back?
Nabila: you really scared me there, stop playing the psychopath
Khalil: it's almost 00h it's hours for a married woman to go home?
Nabila: Khalil, I don't have to give you an account, you still haven't understood it yet?
Khalil: stop playing crazy and answer my questions, don't annoy me, Nabila, who were you with to go home at this time of night?
Nabila: you don't know him Khalil
Khalil: Nabila, who am I for you? you leave me with our son at home and go for a walk in town with another man?
Nabila: you are the father of my son, nothing more...
You were so calm that Nabila was starting to be afraid but she didn't let anything show because she knew full well that he would never hurt her.
He gets up and walks towards her with a sure step before pressing her against the wall behind her, she notices how much he was shaking, she had understood how angry he was but was doing everything possible to keep calm
Khalil: you want to drive me crazy right?
Nabila: not at all
Khalil in an icy tone: the next time you come home at such an hour I swear you will regret it
He turns around and leaves her there, she was really in shock since she had never seen this facet of him and never had he spoken to her so coldly, she understood that she had gone a little too strong and should calm down a bit
