Perfect Marriage episode 10
PERFECT MARRIAGE 💍
Divorce Agreement.
✍️Sha Ron ✍️
Episode 10.
🌷WRITER🌷
Sam gazed at his house and wondered if actually the smoke he is seeing is coming out of his own house, his eyes are deceiving him, right?
“Oh, shit!” He cursed, pushed the car door open, carried Kate from the backseat, kicked the gate open and winced in pain when he realized he has hurt his toe and half ran into the house, careful not to get Kate upset.
He sneezed and coughed chronically when he opened the front door, smoke is everywhere and the smoke alarm blazed noisily.
“Bob! Rose!!” He called and contemplated on what to do with the child he is carrying, if he takes her farther in,side, she might get sick from all the pollution.
He was already running towards the kitchen when he heard a voice from behind, Benita stood on the doorway and asked him to hand the kid over.
He ran back, threw Kate into her arms and sped to the kitchen. He prayed that nothing should happen to his kids.
“Rose! Bob!!” He shrieked when he saw the kitchen smoky dark and empty, he looked around for them and for the source of the fire.
“Dad!!” They came out from behind the big fridge, Sam released a deep breath and carried them outside immediately.
“Am sorry, Dad. This happened because of me” Bob whimpered.
They all coughed so much that tears filled their eyes, Sam ignored Bob’s word and kept them outside with Benita.
“You guys should stay here while I check in,side and see what’s causing the fire” Sam instructed and turned to go in,side again.
“Dad, it’s the electric cooker that burnt the food… in the pot, all the… food” Rose found her voice and she looked pale.
“I succeeded in switching the change over off but the smoke is just too much” Bob added looking like the guilty dog.
Sam gaped at them and nodded calmly, he’s trying hærd not to believe that it’s actually what he is thinking, “I will check, to be sure”
He said and went back into the kitchen, when he was certain everything was in other, he opened all the windows and unplugged the electric stove from the wall sockets.
He changed the switch and turned all the fans on to help disperse the smoke, true to their words, the pot of rice he managed to cook this morning and the pot itself is wrecked.
The kitchen is a mess and water littered everywhere, wait, they must have poured water on the fire before thinking of changing the switch.
He shook his head in despair as he imagined them running around looking for a way to quench the fire.
When part of the smoke has filtered, he saw sand on the cooker and counter.
They even thought about pouring sand, he slumped to the floor and thanked God for saving them, whatever gave them the morale to use the electric cooker.
🌷SAM🌷
After I had cooked this morning, I gave them a strict warning not to go anywhere near the kitchen, I even had to carry the food to their room.
Bob, Bob will never listen, even if Rose reminds him of what I said, he will still want to do his mind and she will give in so he wouldn’t beat her.
Eva just has a special way of handling them, even Bob will say “Mom will get angry if you do that, she asked us not to!”
Well, that’s probably because they don’t know that I too can get angry when they offend me because I never had their time.
I leaped to my feet and went to them, they have to explain to me what they did in there, what if they had burnt down the wh0le building with them in,side?
Gosh, I will never forgive myself. “Rose, what happened in there?!” I fought to calm my voice.
“Dad, it’s me… I… ” Bob fidgeted and he trailed off momentarily when I gave him a stern look.
“I didn’t ask you, Rose! talk to me, now!” I faced Rose and she shook her head and pointed at Bob.
“He… he… I told him, Dad. I warned him but he didn’t listen, I don’t know what happened after he carried the pot out of our room, I only heard him shouting and running around and things breaking…”
She paused, swallowed hærd and released a breath before she continued, “when I ran into the kitchen, he was pouring water everywhere but the fire didn’t die down, he… he dug a part in the garden and brought sand…”
She coughed and looked up at me, horror flickered across her eyes before she bent her head slowly and tears streamed down her cheeks.
“Was that all?” I asked looking at Bob whom was sobbing softly beside Benita.
“She suggested I Switch the change-over off and when I did, the fire stopped but everything burned including the pot, it half melted” He replied curtly.
“What did I tell you this morning?!” I asked furious at him for ignoring my instructions, he moved backwards when he sensed I was going to hit him.
“Come here!” I commanded and when he came closer hesitantly, I gave him one slap that sent stars to his eyes and his butt hit the ground.
“Dad, am sorry!” He cried out and crawled to Benita’s back.
“Sir, I think that’s enough, he feels sorry for what he has done, forgive him, please?” Benita begged on his behalf, I gave him a long stern look before turning to Rose.
She brought her hands to her cheeks and shut her eyes, she thinks I was about to hit her as well but I drew her close for a hug.
She was surprised as I squatted down before her and hugged her passionately, she placed her head on my shoulder and wept.
“No, baby, don’t cry, okay?” I said to her. “Thanks for coming right on time, Benita.” I said facing Benny, she nodded and helped Bob to stand up.
“We will wait on the front porch, I guess the house needs cleaning and something has to be done about the smoke, it’s not good for Kate’s health” she suggested.
“Yeah, Tyrone? Go sit down with sis Benny while Dad returns the house to normal” I said and carried him and Rose to the porch.
I walked savagely into the house and started renovation phase two, “the worse punishment from God is raising a child” I muttered after few minutes of mopping the kitchen floor.
It took me one hour and fifty five minutes to clean the kitchen, to remove the removable, rearrange and wipe the kitchen, it became sparkling clean as my wife always puts it.
I used the time to cook us lunch, I cooked spaghetti and beans, it is the only thing I can make as quickly as possible before Benita decides to go home.
I was making Kate’s pap when she came into the kitchen with Kate, the little girl seems calm this afternoon and I pray she remains quite.
“My mother must be back now, I don’t want her to get bothered about me” Benny singed her usual anthem.
“Okay, thanks for helping out, Benny, I really appreciate your help and kindness, send a hello to your mother” I said and took Kate from her.
“Okay, I will, bye, Kate!” She beamed and gave the little girl a peck before she left.
Her absence brought a truck load of bad luck. When I wanted to pour hot water into the pap, that’s exactly when Kate chose to wiggle in my arms.
Her chubby foot kicked the kettle, it fell on the little plate that contains the pap and everything went down the sink.
She cried out and I noticed that her foot had touched a hot part of the kettle and that’s the reason for her sudden out cry.
I gave up trying to make another one and focused on getting her to stop crying, Rose and Bob rushed into the kitchen just at the same time.
“Bob, carry the tray of food to the dining, Rose, get water too” I instructed the two of them and went into the parlor to look for Kate’s magic voice.
I realised how clumsy I am when I bent to take the doll that has the magic voice which is under the table and I ended up hitting my head hærd on the table.
“F-ck!” I swore and sat down angrily, Tyrone came to sit beside me and he picked up the baby doll for me.
“Dad, I want milk” he mumbled after some while.
I wasn’t ready to face his problems and listen to him sob while I haven’t been able to control Kate, I simply have to send him off to go get whatever he wants.
“Go to the kitchen and ask Bob to help you make milk” He nodded and ran off.
I crouched on the ground and played the magic voice but it doesn’t seem to have any effect on her, I blew the foot that touched the kettle and nothing worked.
“She likes cornflakes and thick milk” Rose’s voice broke into my mystery, she carried a cup which her mother used yesterday morning.
I took the cup and she has carefully made cornflakes and milk just the way her mother does it to match Kate’s taste.
I took it from her weakly and tried feeding Kate. She refused to take it at first but when she finally tasted it, she cried for more.
I fed her to the last drop, I gave her water and Rose suggested I bath her because she would soon take a nap.
“Bob is boiling water in the kitchen, let me go and get it warm and ready for you, Dad” Rose said and ran to the kitchen.
“Thanks, honey” I grumbled to myself. God, what could I have done without her, she had learnt almost everything that her mother does as young as she is.
Am I not lucky to have a daughter as smart and sweet as her mother, I miss you, my sweet Eva.
I noticed too, her eyes started closing slowly, I forced myself up from the floor and went upstairs to get her bathing items.
Benita had bathed and fed her even with all her cries and fussing this morning before I rushed over to my parents house, I will have to do that job now.
“Dad! Tyrone has fallen into the fridge!!”
“What?!”
TBC.
Men are not good for babysitting 😂
We deserve an accolade jhoor.
It’s not always about what men can do, what about what we can do that men can’t do? 🥰🥰🥰
#Proudofmothers.