As much as I hated my wife for what she had done to me, I did not want her to die because I did not want my children to lose their mum. My love for my children was stronger than my hatred for her. So, I tried to call her back, but she would not pick the call. After trying a couple of times more, I
gave up and sent her a text message.
“Your decision to take your life shows that you are still a heartless woman. No wonder you want to take your life and leave your children without a mother. You know how that is called? Selfishness. Rot in hell.”
I felt good sending her the text message. Then I got my car going again, continuing the journey to my hospital. Minutes later, she phoned back but I did not answer her call. My phone rung over and over again but I refused to pick her call. Then she sent me a text message. I scrolled to the text messages part of my phone and pressed the button on the inbox. It opened to reveal her message to me. It read.
“I am not selfish. But I will not allow myself to be locked up for years in prison”. I decided to ignore her text message. In the meantime, I was happy to be back at work. My colleague doctors were excited to see me back. Bubbling with energy, I began work, attending to patients, a few of whom I knew already.
While attending to a patient, I saw that Nora had sent to me more text messages. I decided not to read them; I simply deleted them. Then I continued working. Five hours later, my schedule for the day came to an end. I got into my car and headed home. I was half way home when I received a call from a number I did not know. Believing it was my wife, I refused to answer it.
My phone kept ringing till I reached home. After it had rung some more, I decided to answer it. As soon as I did, my son's voice came through loud and clear.
“Daddy!” he shouted.
“Peter!” I responded, my heart melting immediately. I loved my son and daughter so much I knew I would not mind dying for them. “Daddy, please forgive Mummy, okay. She is sorry” my son said. His statement took me by surprise.
“Daddy, Mummy said she had done some very bad things to you so the police are going to lock her up for a long time. She says if you forgive her, they won't lock her up. Daddy, please forgive her. We love her. We cannot live without her” my son said.
My little boy’s comment pierced through my heart. It made me hate my wife with passion. What she was doing, as far as I was concerned, was blackmail. She knew I had a soft spot for my children so she was using them to get me to let her off the hook.
“Let me talk to your mother” I said, my voice trembling with anger.
“Mummy is not here” my son replied. I did not know whether to believe him or not. Nora was a smart person. She was using one person she knew I would listen to.
“Listen, Peter, your Mummy had been very bad to me. If you grow up, you will understand it…I cannot just…..hmmmmm….she has….”
I did not know what to say. I was choking on my words. While I was angry with my wife, I was also not prepared to take my son through any psychological trauma. So, I was finding it very difficult to explain the issue to him.
“Daddy, we beg you. She is our mother. We love her so much. Forgive her. She would not do it again. You always said Jesus said we should always forgive. So why don't you want to forgive our mother?” he said.
My son had cornered me. He was a smart kid. I knew I had to play the whole thing carefully or he would never believe me again. I began to crack my brains on how to proceed with my son.
…………..to be continued…………
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