Married in spite of me
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Part 2 chapter 17
External narrator
Khalil spent the whole night thinking about how to get his hands on the dirty guy who laid his hands on his beloved, he knew full well that he couldn't get anything out of her so he had to manage on his own, even if her reaction irritates her to the highest point, despite everything, it becomes clear that if she is covering up for this person, it is because she has a good reason
He had just had a bright idea, gets up and goes to get his wife's car keys, he retraces his whole journey of the day, apart from work and the restaurant, the only place she went was the city OUA, it was the only place where we could have hurt him far from the eyes of others
He sends the coordinates to one of his investigator friend to have the necessary information on the people who live there, he knew that before daybreak he will know everything down to the color of the underwear of these people, he does not couldn't sleep a wink, he was so angry and in a hurry to be done with all his
When he goes up to see his wife, she was almost asleep, she seemed so fragile, lying like her in her bed, seeing her in this state only increased the anger he felt even more, she didn't know it but it was had become like a sort of ritual for him for a while, he discreetly went back into his room when she was already asleep to contemplate her, he finds her so beautiful when she sleeps; for a while he decided to step back and find the right method to win back the heart of his beloved because everything he was doing lately was badly perceived by the latter
He knew he had behaved badly with her and really blamed himself for having put her through all this, he was so afraid of losing her because he knows full well that it will be really complicated for her to forget everything that, he wanted to take her in his arms, to hug her very tightly, he would have liked to pick up the pieces of his little heart if he had the power to do so, but alas it is not possible
He ends up coming out of his room and collapses on the sofa, when he takes his phone he realizes that he had a message, when he consults it he notices that it was the message he was waiting for since all this time, he realizes that his friend had done a very good job despite the relatively short time he had
When he finished reading everything the file contained, it was already 4 a.m., he took his car and headed to the place of his meeting, he patiently stayed in the background until daybreak, then he leaves to ring their doorbell, the guard who was at first a little surprised to see him but ends up letting him pass, when he arrives at the level of the main door he knocks the door violently, a few minutes later someone arrives to open to him
Way behind the door: who is it that knocks on people's doors violently like this so early in the morning? there are those who need to rest
When the door finally opens he sees the face of the unfortunate he has come to look for, he gives him a punch which propels him to the ground before he even has the opportunity to say anything.
Khalil: are you the dog who dared to reach out to my wife?
Gustave trying to get up: but...
He was about to take out another one of his weak points when the second blow brought him back to his butt.
Khalil: how can you be so cowardly? from where does a man raise his hands on women? a man fights with his fellows, you will stand up and fight with me
Gustave bloody mouth: I'm sorry...
Khalil takes him by the collar and puts him on his two feet so that he can be at his height
Khalil: you will form the points and send them to me like you did with my wife
Gustave: I'm sorry, I didn't know it was your wife
Khalil after giving him another punch: you still haven't understood that we don't touch women at all, whether she's mine or not?
He was trying to control himself but it was getting harder and harder, he threw himself on him and started to kick him without stopping, the sleeping animal reacted less and less to his blows, at one point he felt someone firmly hold his hands which were in the air, when he turns around he sees Mariam who was pleading with him, he calms down straight away
Mariam: please leave it like that, don't get your hands dirty with such garbage, it's not worth it, please leave it as it is
Khalil: I did not plan to kill him, I know how far I can go, death would be too mild a punishment for him
Mariam: leave it like that please...
He resigns himself and gets up as the young lady has asked him, he looks at her closely and sees what this animal had left him in, which really breaks his heart, he didn't really know her but he knew that no one at the no one deserved to be treated like this
Khalil taking him by the collar: so it's with women you know how to form fists? never again will you raise your feet on a woman
Gustave: I promise I won't do it again
Khalil: of course you won't do it again since you'll rot in prison, there's already a complaint filed against you for bodily harm on the people of Nabila and Mariam, I'm sure that Interpol will be delighted to find the dangerous trafficker who sold narcotics to students and who disappeared several years ago
Mariam: what? is he a criminal?
Khalil: I'm sorry but your husband is a drug dealer in his spare time, he caused the death of several hundred young people and came to hide here so as not to be arrested
Mariam: but Gustave you are really mean, how could you give this kind of junk food to children? how dare you?
Khalil turning to Gustave: you'd better go and hand yourself over to the police before noon, otherwise I'll warn Interpol that you're hiding here, Mariam, let's go
Gustave: but where are you going with my wife?
Khalil: Since when does a gay man need a wife?
Mariam, who seemed to have misheard, finally realizes, that's why he never touched her, he never wanted her, so everything he said to belittle her and make her lose confidence in her is it just because he was gay? how could a person be so selfish?
Mariam: why are you so bad? you knew you were gay why did you marry me then? Why ?
Gustave with disgust: do you think it was a pleasure for me to live with you?
Mariam: why did you do it then?
Gustave: it's to please your witch mother, she discovered that I was gay and she blackmailed me with it, either I married you or she revealed her to everyone, this woman who serves you as a mother was obsessed with money, she did not care about my sexual orientation as long as she lives in luxury, because of her excessive love for money she prevented me from living with the man I love, she kept me from living with the love of my life, she took me away from the affection of the person I loved the most in the world, you had become a thorn in my side and your punishment was to live this life i gave you
Mariam bursting into tears: I didn't have to ask for anything, this marriage was imposed on me as it was on you, but I never did anything wrong to you, I always did everything you asked of me , don't make excuses you're just a bad person
Gustave: disappear from my sight, go complain to your mother, she's the one who put you in this marriage, she was aware of the way I treated you but she never lifted a finger for you , what interested him was that his check falls at the end of each month, if your own mother does not love you I do not see why you condemn me
She was now starting to cry hot tears, Khalil takes her in his arms until she calms down and brings her with him, he was really saddened by everything she had been through and was reassured to know that it's all over
Khalil at the doorstep: you will receive the divorce papers, you better sign them without discussion
Nabila
When I wake up this morning I see no trace of Khalil, he was neither in his room nor in that of our son, I looked everywhere he was not there, I admit that I really start with freaking out there, what if he found out it was Gustave who did this to me? no I don't even want to think about it he could even kill him, Khalil is too impulsive I hope he hasn't done anything that could get him in trouble
Me (entering the living room): hello Adja
Adja looking at her: but my daughter what happened to you? who did this to you
Me: it's really a long story, say you saw Khalil this morning? it's really urgent
Adja: no, he was not there when I woke up at dawn for prayer
Me (bursting into tears): ooooh Adja I'm really scared…
Adja: what's going on my daughter? please tell me what's going on, you're starting to worry me...
Me (weeping hot tears): I'm really afraid that Adja has created problems for himself...
As soon as I finish my sentence I see him appear in the living room, I'm so relieved to see him that I run and throw myself into his arms
Khalil: if I had known that you would have missed me so much, it's been a while since I was going to make a habit of disappearing in the mornings
Me: what's on your hands my heart, I hope it's not what I think
Khalil smiling: I'm not alone, look who came with me
When he steps aside, I see Mariam with such a sad face, when our eyes meet she bursts into tears, I take her in my arms, I knew that at that moment everything she needed was c was supportive of people who love her, today this girl represents the sister I never had, my mother did not give me a sister but life gave me some, she suffered so much in her life I hope she never has to go back to this man again
Me (wiping her tears): don't cry anymore my darling, you have shed enough tears for this idiot
Mariam: I'm so sorry if you knew, everything that happened to you is my fault, I'm really sorry
Me: don't apologize my darling, the only person who should feel guilty and ashamed in this situation is him, not you
I admit that this man he did not miss me, I will not tell anyone but now I will know how to talk to strangers, there are really sick people who live among us and they are not easy to recognize
They tell me everything that happened this morning and I'm very happy that my darling is put back in his place, prison is the only place where this kind of person must live, I hope he won't find never again freedom, I know that all the women who suffer from domestic violence do not all have the chance to go out there as Mariam was able to do today, unfortunately there are plenty of them who die under the blows of their spouses every day
I know it's easy to criticize when you don't live this situation and I know it's really complicated to get out of the grip of your guru but all I hope deep down is that all the mothers will educate their child with a view to leaving their spouses at the first attempt, especially here in Africa, where because of people's looks and judgments, parents prefer to ask their daughter to have patience and stay with their spouses patiently praying for God to change them, I also hope that the police will take these women who are victims of domestic violence more seriously and act as soon as possible
Today my prayer is that this kind of act decreases as much as possible in our communities and the only way for it to happen is to denounce it, that the neighbors stop closing their eyes and ears, that they denounce these gurus even when the victims lack the courage to do so, that the law punish these gurus more harshly to discourage others; the woman is not an object, the woman is a treasure to be taken care of
