Mrs. Williams
For Mrs. Williams, she wished things had been different. She wished she hadn't been so filled with hate for a child who loved her all the while despite her ill-treatment. She worried only about her happiness to the detriment of her daughter. She was disgusted with the fact that she even wished her daughter and her grandchild to be dead.
She had sent John with Max's cradle to give to her for the baby. She would have loved to go and see them herself and maybe sort things out with her, but her husband had told her in plain English to take Ojo along and never return if she dared. And for the first time, she was filled with mortal fear for her husband. So he knew Ojo wasn't his?
Mrs. Daniel
For Mrs. Daniel, life can only be cruel. She just didn't deserve her husband. He was too good to be true. She'll forever be hunted by her past and what she allowed herself to be talked into doing even though her husband claims to have forgiven her.
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It was just the Monday after their wedding anniversary and she had been talking with Emma, who was her cousin, bestie, and colleague in the staff room of FGGC Cantina where they both worked. All through the previous week, she had acted up trying to get her husband to react differently from their twelve years of childless marriage. How exactly? She didn't know, but she wanted something different from the "God knows best" he usually said. But he only got pissed and ignored her.
Sex had become once in two weeks if not less and very boring. Even on the night of their anniversary, the sex was just to fulfill all righteousness. Her husband now preferred his work to her and always wanted more responsibilities in the teaching hospital just to keep him away from her. She could feel how withdrawn he was from her or her activities.
"He has a family somewhere else and is getting it from somewhere else. Perhaps those young nurses or student nurses" she complained to her cousin and bestie, Emma. They've been together all their lives, attending the same primary and secondary schools, the same university (UI) were they rocked life to the fullest before ending up amongst the second sets of teachers in FGGC Cantina just after their youth service program which they did together. Influencing one's YSP posting as long as it wasn't to your province of origin wasn't a problem back then.
"I've been telling you to try someone else, but you keep telling me you have changed. Look, until you give your man a child, he'll only drift away from you the more. Don't worry, his people will get tired of holding back and come for your neck. They might just be keeping quiet and waiting for the proper time to bring the other lady and his kids and then send you packing. Look here girlfriend" she said turning Felicia's face to herself "Heaven help those who help themselves. How are we even sure Dan is even capable? I mean, is he fertile?"
"But the test results…". She attempted to reply but was cut short by Emma.
She had shared that thought. At least she knew she was fertile. She had aborted twice, one during her final year and the other just before she met young doctor Daniel. The second procedure was done by a quack and resulted in complications which ended up with her in the teaching hospital. Though he wasn't amongst the team that attended to her, that was when they met and fell in love.
"Look here girl, I don't trust them doctors. They have a way of covering up for each other. They know he's their colleague and would only want to protect one of their own. So they'll tell you everything is ok with you both. Twelve years is a whole damn time girl. I've got four kids after just seven years of marriage"
"You have one set of twins Emma" she cut her short
"We're saying the same thing, girl. What? You had just two abortions. Remember I had four." "one, two, three, four girl" she emphasized counting with her fingers. "I am saying we're fertile girl. We're so fertile in the family that rabbits envy us and you know it"
"So what do I do?" she had asked in defeat
"Damn girl, don't tell me you don't know what to do? You think I don't know you've been flirting with that junior English teacher?" she asked giving her the look that she knew Anna fancied the younger man but had been holding back because she vowed to be faithful to Daniel, her husband.
"Get lost you bitch" She shoved her aside giggling at the fact that her secret was known to her cousin all the while. "I guess you've been sleeping with that YSP Cadet guy under you?"
"You know me too well girl, I wouldn't give up such a hunk for anything. The guy is a horse, I ride as much as I want" she said happily without shame.
"Shadows are meant to be behind, in front, or beside and never on top. You are meant to be his guardian and not his rider" she replied mocking her cousin.
*****
It was Wednesday morning in the staff room, the previous day she had given the English teacher the green light all day that she wanted to him, so she was going in for the kill today. She had put on a suit and a matching knee-length skirt.
The said English teacher's desk was directly opposite hers and severally in the past she had caught him trying to peep at her panties. She had just returned from her double period in a class which was the only lesson she had for the day. Their staff room had just four staff inside including the English teacher as the others were in different classes.
Taking her seat knowing fully well the dude would be watching, she started by moving her legs just to get his attention. From the corner of her eyes, she noticed he was finally trying to steal glances at her panties. Then she †innocently† threw open her legs wide. The dude almost swallowed his tongue, as he pretended to look away. She had kept her cool, as though she had no idea of what was happening.
This went on for about 5 minutes then she stopped. Pulling out a plain sheet, she scribbled in bold "WAIT BY THE GATE DURING BREAK"
"Being the head of the department, and his superior, she called out to him "Mr. Victor, please lemme have your attention"
The request threw him off balance and he replied "Hmmmm?"
She repeated the question "lemme have your attention"
Fortunately for him, the other staff were at the entrance and couldn't see his huge boner as he tried hard to hide it within the confines of his jeans trousers. Walking up to her uncomfortably, she maintained a straight face and turned the timetable on her desk telling him "I'm considering changing your single period for class three to double so you can cover your syllable before the exams period."
But as the dude looked down at her table, he saw her touching a piece of paper with her pen. On the paper was written "WAIT BY THE GATE DURING BREAK"
Sharp guy, he had immediately understood and nodded saying "No problem Ma"
During break time, Anna cleared her desk and left the office without even looking at the English teacher. She went straight to her car and waited till she knew he would have left for the gate.
Driving towards the gate, she saw him walking and stopped to pick him up as though she was just giving him a lift to town. Opening the front passenger seat, he sat next to her looking very tensed."c'mon loosen up a bit I won't bite." She said as she turned the ignition key of the car, driving out into the street.
"You can call me Anna here. We're not in the office anymore. So why don't we go to my place? With the way you look agitated, you could really use a massage." she said in an attempt to put him at ease
"Hmmmm." He replied still feeling uneasy.
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She flirted with him all through the drive to her house, stopping over at a superstore somewhere around Bulkville, to buy two bottles of alcoholic wine. When they got to her apartment, she led the way in with him following behind sheepishly.
Locking the door behind them, she offered him a seat. Minutes later, she popped open one of the wine bottles and poured both of them a drink saying "In celebration of the day you stopped being shy."
He smiled as he received the glass from her and they both took a sip. Leaving him in the living room, she excused herself and went into the room saying she wanted to change into something casual. Inside the room, she quickly changed into the lingerie her husband had got her on Saturday and then exited the room.
Immediately she returned to meet him she went straight to sit on his lap and began to kiss him. He wasted no time in putting away his glass on the table as they both fell into an intense romance.
**Some moments later.**
Then like someone who had just come to her senses, she pushed him off her body saying "You should leave now Victor. I'll see you tomorrow in school, but you must leave my house right now"
Quickly she began to clear the wine bottle and the wine glasses while he quickly but confusedly got dressed. By the time she exited the kitchen, he was buttoning his shirt and she just walked towards him and began to push him ou
t. Closing and locking the door behind him, she ran into her room and began to cry.