Love Affairs – Episode 49

Episode 49

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Zack, Anabel’s first husband, looked at the clock. It was 7:30AM. He dabbed a napkin at his mouth and rose from the dining table. He strode to the sitting room and moved to his

wife who was sitting on a couch, waiting to see him off. He held her arms, pulled her to

her feet and dropped a kiss on her forehead.

He gave her a balmy smile and left the sitting room for his car parked in the garage. Anabel

carried his briefcase and followed him. As Zack opened the driver’s door, Anabel walked over to the passenger’s door, opened it and dropped the briefcase on the seat. She closed the door and moved to her husband. Zack held her waist, kissed her lips and said,

“Goodbye my love.”

Anabel said, “I love you my love and will miss you. Hope you’ll come back early?”

Zack nodded, “Of course.”

She smiled, “Goodbye,” then she closed the door and looked on as he started the engine.

She stood, smiling and waving until Zack edged the car out of the compound. She went

inside and moved to the bathroom. She shed her clothes, got into the bathtub and in some minutes she was done with her bath. She

headed to her room, moved to the wardrobe and selected a dress. She got into it, put on

her make-up and wore Bella perfume. She shook her long, flowing tresses, combed it and

had it in a knot. Then, she wore her sandals, picked her handbag and was off for market. In an hour, she was done with her shopping. On

her way back, she decided to stop over at her husband’s office. After some minutes drive, she was in front of her husband’s place of work. She honked the horn at the gate and a gatekeeper opened the gate. She drove in, brought the car to the parking lot and killed the engine. She got out of the car and quickly ascended the stairs.

Zack’s office was on the third floor. She got to the corridor and entered Zack’s secretary’s office. The secretary was at

the desk, speaking to someone on the phone, and had her back to Anabel. Anabel decided not to interrupt her and started moving toward Zack’s office. When the secretary noticed her, she was already at Zack’s door. She hung up immediately and made to stop her but it was too late for Anabel had already opened the door. She got in and found Zack clamping his hands on Lucia’s waist, their lips held

together in an erotic kiss. She stood stunned for few minutes, her eyes suffused with tears as she sniffed uncontrollably, and she turned

in disgust and faced the door. In those few minutes, she recorded Lucia’s physiognomy in her memory for future use. The following week, Zack sued for a divorce and the court divorced them. After two months, Zack was assassinated. When Reagan murdered Zack,

Anabel gave him Lucia’s description and he went in search of her. After six months and Lucia was still nowhere to be found, Reagan gave up. The following year, Anabel ran into

Lucia in a restaurant. She was in the company of a man Anabel believed was already married and was cheating on his wife. She watched them from her table with uneasiness as they ate, talked, chucked and kissed. At a point,

she was forced to start counting the number of times they kissed each other and she counted them ten. When they left the restaurant, Anabel stood and ran after them. They went to a car and the man walked Lucia to the passenger’s door. He opened it for her, kissed her and she got in. He closed it, moved to the

driver’s door and entered. The engine was already burning when Anabel rushed to the

passenger’s door and forced it open. Lucia wore a puzzled look on her face; she didn’t

recognize Anabel,

“What’s the problem with you?”

Anabel placed her arm on the door and forced a smile, “You think you’ve got away with what you did?” She smiled again, “But just know I’m

coming after you and will destroy you very soon.” Lucia thought quickly and remembered her.

She frowned, “You’re most welcome.” She looked sharply at the man and shouted, “Get

me out of this place!”

The man who was already growing impatient

responded immediately and the door flapped, bringing Anabel to the ground as the car zipped off. A cop few miles away hurried over to Anabel as she was struggling to get up.

“What’s the problem young lady?” He helped her to her feet.

Anabel managed to smile, “Never mind. Thank you.” She brushed the dirt off her skirt and quickly went away, conscious of the puzzled look on the cop’s face. Since that incidence, Anabel had not set eyes on Lucia but kept hoping for a lucky day to unleash her vengeance.

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