WIFE MATERIAL
Episode 11
That night, Ikenna’s wife only came out to open the door when she heard the doorbell. She didn’t suspect anything else because he came back early as he promised.
The following day, Ikenna was in his office when his phone rang.
He reached out for it and saw that it was Paul, he then picked up the call.
“Paulo!” Ikenna hailed him.
“My Gee, how far,” Paul asked over the phone.
“Fine, are you coming?”
“No, I have work piled up on my desk.”
“Okay.”
“How was last night’s clubbing.”
“It was fun as usual.”
“Not just as usual, you know what I’m talking about.”
“You mean Sandra.”
“Yes.”
“We spoke well and nothing more. At least we aren’t enemies.”
“Abi.”
“Yes.”
“You can still continue with her.”
“I’m married already. We will just be friends.”
“Okay. Let me continue my work. See you soon.”
“Alright, bye.”
“Bye,” Paul said and ended the call.
As time went on, Ikenna stopped going to the nightclub but had started talking with Sandra over the phone. Ikenna would convince himself that nothing funny would occur and that she had become just a friend to him. He would only speak to her whenever he was at the office.
Later on, Ikenna was less busy in the office one day. He then picked up his phone and called Sandra.
“Hello dear.”
“Good day,” Sandra greeted.
“Good day, how is business?”
“Fine.”
“I would like to introduce you to my wife.”
“What?! Introduce me to your wife as who? Didn’t she see me that night? I don’t want problems please.”
“I have an understanding wife, I had already told her that you were just a friend. I’ll tell her that you came to apologize for that night. Besides, we are friends, aren’t we?”
“Hmmm ok.”
“So one of these weekends, you can come and see her.”
“Ok if that’s what you want.”
“Alright, talk to you later.”
“Ok.”
He then ended the call.
Later that day, at the close of work, Ikenna left to go and pick up his wife from her workplace.
He got there but she wasn’t outside. He then called her on the phone and she came out.
She then walked to where her husband’s car was parked.
“Good evening baby,” Amara said as she opened the door and entered.
“Take it easy, you are increasing by the day,” Ikenna said making jest of her.
Amara smiled
He gently drove off.
“That’s the reason I don’t stand here anymore, I prefer sitting on that sofa in our lounge.”
“I understand, just a little while and our little one will come out.”
“I pray oo.”
“Lest I forget. Someone called me on the phone earlier today.”
“Who, please?”
“Sandra, that lady that came to our house one night with luggage.”
“You mean the one that said you were her boyfriend?”
“Exactly.”
“Why was she calling,” Amara asked inquisitively.
“She called to apologize for what happened that night.”
“Really, so truly, you were innocent.”
“My dear, I don’t know why she came up with that idea. She even said that she would come and apologize to you because I told her you were infuriated.”
“That’s serious, okay.”
A few minutes later, they got home. They both changed and entered the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Amara was doing the cooking while her husband helped out wherever he could. In no time, the food was ready. They ate, had their bath and went to bed.
Later on, Sandra texted Ikenna that she would come over to his house by the weekend.
So a couple of days later which was on a Saturday, Sandra came over to Ikenna’s place to see his wife.
“You are welcome,” Amara and her husband chorused as Sandra sat on the couch in the living room.
Amara left and later came out with a fancy tray containing a litre of chilled boxed apple juice and a glass cup. She kept the tray on a side stool and brought it before their visitor.
“You don’t need to bother yourself about this, I won’t stay too long,” Sandra said.
“You need to take something no matter how little,” Amara pleaded.
Sandra then opened the box and poured some quantity of the juice into the glass cup.
She drank a little and kept the cup back on the tray.
“I just came to see you. Like I said earlier, I won’t stay long. I came to apologize for the other night. I’m deeply sorry.”
“It’s ok. My husband had already told me about it. Don’t worry. I hope nothing happened to you that night.”
“No ma, I slept in a hotel down the road.”
“I’m sorry about that.”
“That’s by the way, I have a high-class boutique in case you want to buy clothes.”
“Really, I love this one. Where is your shop?”
She then brought out her business card and gave it to Amara.
“My shop address and my phone number are here.”
“Thank you. I’ll surely patronize you.”
Ikenna was quiet and observing the ladies as they spoke.
Sandra then finished the juice in the cup and thanked the couple for the offer.
“Let me be on my way.”
“Okay,” Amara said.
Sandra stood up and the couple saw her off.
She later entered a cab and left.
TO BE CONTINUED..
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