DIARY OF A TORMENTED HUSBAND CHAPTER ONE I sit up in bed yawning widely while stretching my arms forward looking at my wifeβs side of the bed as I do so. I am not surprised to find it empty Tasha is an early riser- she is always up before daylight. …
CHAPTER TWO Friday morning, I woke up early and got the children ready for school. This has become part of my morning routine, wake the girls up, bathe them, get their breakfast ready & drop them off at school. Then afterwards I head straight for work, I am a teacher by …
CHAPTER THREE Saturday morning I wake up and as usual Tasha isnβt in bed. I slid my robe on, grab my phone and walk downstairs. I see her in the living room lying on the couch talking on the phone. βI will call you later my dear,β she says before she …
CHAPTER FOUR I arrive at the cafΓ© a few minutes later then I step out of the car. I walk into the cafΓ©, looking around until I spot him sitting at the far end of the cafΓ©. I walk up to him and when he sees me he looks up smiling at …
CHAPTER FIVE An hour later I pull up I front of my house, before I step out of my car, I check my phone and as suspected Kai has texted. βAre you home already? I know I promised to lay low but I canβt stop thinking about you.β I feel …
CHAPTER SIX After lunch, the girls and I prepare for Mubitaβs brail which will be held at Annaβs house, I dress carefully in a pair of grey pants topped with a dark olive shirt. When I finish getting dressed, I sit on the bed for a long time, contemplating whether or …
CHAPTER SEVEN I am sitting against the pastel painted bed in my room with a bottle of wine in my hand, I am drinking straight from the bottle I donβt have the energy to pour the drink into a glass. I glance at my watch for the umpteenth time, 01:30 and …
CHAPTER EIGHT βAre you okay?β Prisca asks when I barge into her house. βNo,β I shake my head βWhat happened?β βCan I have a drink first?β βSure.β She pours a red wine into a glass and hands it to me. I grab the glass and gulp the …
CHAPTER NINE I walk down the hall into the childrenβs room. I sit on the edge of the bed and stare at the sleeping girls. My girls are perfect in every sense, they keep me going. I canβt imagine being away from them but for their sake I need to take some …
CHAPTER TEN Dinner was memorable, one glass of wine was enough to make me relax and feel comfortable. The rest of the evening, we talk about families, our upbringings, politics and business. The majority of the time is focused on politics, collectively our favourite topic. βThis has been amazing,β he says. …
CHAPTER ELEVEN The next morning, I woke up at around 07:00 am the sun that punched through the window had never felt so good to me, today is going to be a great day I could feel it. Rolling over the bed, I stretched myself out over the covers I groaned, …
CHAPTER TWELVE I arrive at work a few minutes after 8, I know I am late and this is unlike me, I love to be punctual, thatβs one trait that distinguishes me from most people I work with. The girls delayed me big time, Fred has to come back home, he handles …
CHAPTER THIRTEEN I park my car in my driveway and begin unpacking the groceries before I make my way inside, shutting the front door behind my back. When I walk into the living room, Sofia is playing quietly with her toys in front on the television. I stand in the …
CHAPTER FOURTEEN βAre you drunk?β my sister asks I look up from my glass and shake my head. βYou are drunk,β she repeats herself. I laugh, βI am not drunk.β She sits on the edge of the bed and pitifully looks at me, I havenβt been myself ever …
CHAPTER FIFTEEN βMarriage is an intimate relationship between two people. It is a bad idea to involve a third party.β *** βHey Fred,β Anna welcomes me with a bear hug and a kiss on my cheek when I walk into her office at Break time. I didnβt see her in …
CHAPTER SIXTEEN βTasha, what a pleasant surprise, what are you doing in my house?β Amelia asks when she finally arrives. I clear my throat, βI came to talk to you.β βAbout?β she asks uninterested. Amelia has never liked me, I wasnβt her choice for Fred, she actually wanted him …
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN βWhen a man truly loves a woman, she becomes his weakness.β The minute we get to the car park, I break into a fit of laughter I think I should try acting I am so good at it. βWhat was that all about?β Fred growls with a …
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN A week laterβ¦ The past week has been awesome, my husband has been amazing. He took me out some two days ago and we really had fun like back in the days when we had no worries, when I was just a housewife and he was my super hero. …
CHAPTER NINETEEN βWhat do you want here?β I ask in a shaky voice, he was the last person I would have expected to see. Without responding, he stands up and stretches. βWhat do you want?β I ask again βYou,β he responds βFuck Kai, you shouldnβt have come to …
CHAPTER TWENTY 4pm, the bell rings, school is over, itβs been a long day I finally get to go home. I pack my stuff into my backpack and zigzag my way through the hordes of the students in the hallway, stepping outside into the cold, I head towards my car in the …
