series: BATTLE -part 5

#_THE_BATTLE_5

On Saturday morning when Kenny
walked into the house, I had decided enough was
enough and I was not going to pay for my sins
forever. He had no right whatsoever to keep
sleeping outside the house under the guise of
anger. I was already waiting for him and as soon
as he stepped in, I just blew up,
'Wheredoyouthinkyouarecomingfromoga?' I
shouted. He looked at me like I had suddenly
grown two heads and to my surprise he replied,
'Sunrisehotel'.
'Isthatwhereyouhavebeenstaying?' I asked
unsure. Not expecting him to answer in the first
place.
'YesIgotaroomthere'heansweredandlookedatme,'
Is that all? he asked. 'No, that is not all Kenny
and don't make me feel stupid. You have been
sleeping outside
forthepastthreeweeksandnowIamquestioningyou
,you'reactingignorant' I was truly bewildered.
'Madam, you asked me where I have been and I
answered you. How am I acting ignorant?'
'Kenny,onceagain,Iamsorry'.'OkayIhaveheard.Ju
sttobeclearthough,whatexactlyareyousorryfor?'
'Well, I am sorry for depriving you of sex and
fasting without your agreement. I am sorry
forbeinginconsiderateofyourfeelings.Pleasecanw
ejustgobacktohowwewere?'
'Okay,Ihaveheardyou' he said with a straight
face.
'Kenny,pleasenow.Whatelsedoyouwantmetosayor
do?' 'Lola I said I have heard. Please don't stress
me. I want to ride around the estate on my
bicycleforawhile.Isthatokay?'
'Okay,thatisfine.Doyoupromisetostayathomefrom
today?' I asked
'Yes,Iwill.SocanIgochangeandheadoutnow?' I
nodded and got out of his way and he immediately
went to the room and changed into his riding
outfit. He always looked so handsome in his
tights and t-shirt whenever he wanted to
exercise and watching him come out of the
bedroom, I went to give him a hug half expecting
him to turn me away but he gave me a very
lingering hug and left soon afterwards. I was so
giddy from the obvious reconciliation, I decided
to cook something nice for his breakfast when he
returned. A little over thirty minutes later, I got
the call that changed my life forever. With tears
in myeyes not knowing what to expect, I grabbed
my car keys and rushed out of the house to the
hospital address I had been given. I still could
not believe my ears that Kenny had been in an
accident. He just left home barely 30 minutes
earlier. The caller was unable to give details of
the severity of the accident or what happened.
As I drove out and met with traffic, I tried
calling his number back to get more details but it
was switched off. I contemplated calling family
and friends but I decided to know the status of
his health before calling anybody. 'Oh Lord, help
me. You said we shall not die God, please keep my
husband. I will not be a widowinmyyouthohlord.'
Words of prayer failed me. I did not even know
how to pray. Almost an hour later, I finally drove
into the hospital compound and ran inside with
deep fear, not knowing what to expect. #ask_for_part_6