Knotted
She was the intern
She was an egg head
An engineer by training
A first-class student
She was naive in the tricks
and puzzles of life
She was good at solving puzzles
of the head
She was the bespectacled nerd
Like a rose, she was a beauty set
in the midst of many thorns
An enigma
She was supposed to share her
office with the head of the technical
department
The company was owned by her
mother's older brother
Her mother got her the job and pulled
some strings to ensure she was posted
there for her NYSC
The Head of the technical department
was 37 years old
On her first day at work, he told her
to set her laptop up opposite him
(So they shared his office desk)
He had a TV screen in the office where
he shared the contents of his laptop
so that she could see their current
projects and get up to speed
He was a very smart guy, a genius
She was so impressed by his work and
teaching prowess that within an hour
she was giggling and swaying with him
She was a knowledge freak and she
always felt at home wherever she
found unconventional knowledge that
she could learn from
He was such a well and she needed
to drink
Within a week, he had unlocked her
mind in a way that seemed almost
impossible
She was a bookworm and had feared
she could only lecture because of
the way her mind worked
The thought of practicing engineering
and actually building things and making
things excited her but it would
involve dealing with people and she
was very clumsy at that
Whenever her mother sent her to
the market, her mother always complained
that she lacked "street sense"
She negotiated the prizes as much as
possible but market sellers tend to sense
she was there for the taking and they
end up cheating her
She tried correcting this so many times
but it was always on the surface and
she didn't get it
Even her mother had to give up
Dealing with people was such a big deal
It affected her friendships too
She didn't know how to lie since she
was taught that she would go to hell
for lying as a child
As a result, she was a tell-tale
If her mother wanted to know the
truth about anything, her mother
comes to her
Her siblings knew this and they all
started keeping secrets from her
She was the bubble buster,
the fun killer, the simpleton,
the nerd
She told him this as a matter of fact
She said "I don't know how to lie,
I lack the basic nuances necessary to
have friendships and relationships that
last because I have come to find out
that lies, half-truths, secrets, minding
one's business, being slow to speak and
so on are necessary and vital aspects
of human communication upon which
trust, love, empathy, sympathy, concern
and reliability was built
I lacked that ability and I find myself
more comfortable with non-living things
like my computer and books and so on
People are just too complicated"
He laughed when she said that but as they
closed from work told her she was sure
she didn't lack those abilities, she had just
not met anyone devilish enough to bring out
those hidden talents in her
She thought it was a funny joke and
she laughed
The next day, at about 1 pm, he
asked her to come with him into the
drawing-room (The room adjacent to the
office, where boards and markers and
books were kept)
He told her they would be doing some
practical work and he needed to show
her some things
It was just the two of them
It started purely as work, at least,
from her own point of view but somehow
at a point, due to their proximity and his
deliberate touches, he turned her around
and kissed her full on the mouth
It was so unexpected and it was her
first kiss
She liked it so much that when he eventually
released her mouth, she kept starring at
his lips and practically begged for more
It was at that drawing-room that she
learned the lessons she failed to learn at home
She spent at least an hour with him in the
room every day
All they did was kiss and other things she
would rather die than say out loud
She remembered him saying after the
first day that she should go home and
report everything they did in detail to
her mother
She just nodded
She had thought her mother would see
through her like before and she would
spill the beans
Her mother didn't and she didn't too
It was her first secret
It felt dirty and sinful at first but she
enjoyed the moments and started
dressing up for it
She changed her bras when he said
"her bra looked like the ones made
for elderly women"
She started wearing sexy things under
her jacket just to turn him on and tease
him at their sessions
He took her for some negotiations and
she saw he was a very good liar when
dealing with clients
She knew the facts just as he did but
he never told clients the truth
He over-quoted prices, said things that
weren't done yet were already done
and bribed many people to "oil the wheel"
She didn't know how he did it but it didn't
feel sinful to her
She felt he was very wise and skillful
especially when he explained his motives
and the ideas behind his actions to her
She found out somehow that she had
fallen in love with him and would rather
talk to him than talk to her mother
She spent more time with him
After work, he would hang out at a bar
She found out he drank and smoked
socially (Not a chain smoker)
Even though she had always somehow
hated smokers and drunks, she forgot
all about her "ideals" when she was
around him
She started drinking
too! Not the heavy spirits but the
light stuff
It helped her to while away the time
while he did his thing
As for her she just wanted to be with him
Sometimes when they leave the bar,
he would ask her to sit in the back seat
of his car, turn on the engine and the AC,
sit beside her and they would kiss and
neck and yes, have sex right there
People would be walking about in the
car park into and out of the bar, parking
and so on
Security personnel would do their ward
round to be sure the cars were safe and
they would be doing it right there without
any restrain or self-consciousness
He was like a bad addiction
She dreamt of him and dressed for him
and started keeping secrets from everybody
for him
She didn't know things were supposed to
like escalate into having a relationship and
marriage and all
Her mother had noticed the change and
gave her the talk
"Bring him home, I want to meet him!
Do you think i am a child?
I have seen your inside-out antics and
i am sure you are hiding a man somewhere.
Tell him your parents will like to meet with
him and his people."
By this time they had been together for
almost a year
As far as she could tell, she was his
one and only
When she got to the office, she told him
what his mother said
He laughed and laughed
She didn't know it was funny
A simple "Yes, i want to meet your parents
or No, I don't want to meet your parents
would have sufficed"
She had no expectations as long as things
continue as they are with him
She had become so comfortable with
him that she would make video calls
with him while having her bath and
dressing up for work, even on weekends
they did everything together
Later that afternoon, after their drawing-room
antics which she took as a good sign
because he was especially tender and
compassionate with her as they had sex
A lady came to their office
It was the first time she was seeing the lady
He introduced the lady to her as "His wife"
She turned red immediately she heard
Even the lady noticed that she was
flustered
The lady, his wife, just laughed and said
"Relax dear, I am not like most women
out there! What I cannot give him, I have
encouraged him to take from wherever
he could! So feel free.
I just had to come and see you one on one
so that you understand that he is not
the kind of guy you take home to your
parents. I have already taken him home"
His wife spoke softly to her, even warmly
She suspected that if she gave his wife
the room, his wife would even hug her
It was weird, to say the least
Later that day, while they sat at the
bar watching an uninteresting football
match
She asked him why he lived as if he
wasn't married
It was shocking to her that she didn't
see any sign of a woman in his life
They had video calls and all at odd
times of the night and he was always
alone
He told her he met his wife while they
were undergraduates in the university
and they clicked in an odd way
His wife was a born again Christian and
so was he and they kept to all the
standards laid down by the church
The problem came after the marriage
His wife had serious intimacy issues
She hated sex and would slip into
depression if he complained about
anything she wasn't doing right
Within six months of the marriage
they both knew they had made very
grievous mistakes
His wife begged him for a divorce
He was willing to grant the divorce
because it was very obvious that
they had both made a mistake
but the church said NO!
So they decided to cope
His wife moved out of their room into
the guest room and faced her lecturing
career
He faced his work and tried to find
solace anywhere he could
She asked if his wife had sought
professional help
He said she had and provided evidence
of intimacy and sex therapy
sessions both at home and abroad
He said it was a cross he was carrying
She felt she was only 22 years old
and didn't plan to marry early
So she stayed with him
Like the third wheel in a tricycle
She didn't want to deal with the pain
of losing him and pinning for him
She knew she could walk away
at anytime
She felt she had nothing to lose
The following year she became a full
staff of the company
In October 2017 after being with him
for three years she got pregnant
He told her she had to abort it
He felt she deliberately took in to
force his hand and make him leave
his comfort zone
He had made a commitment to his
wife and he was not ready to deal
with the emotional complications
of walking out of it yet
For the first time in their three years
of "We don't know what we are
oing" she told him No!
It was easy for him to hide behind the
church instead of sorting out his
dysfunctional marriage issue but easy
for him to tell him to kill her baby
He raised hell
She resigned and blocked him on
every communication channel
It was a painful decision but he was
the one that taught her the art of
negotiation
She didn't want to leave the relationship
empty-handed
She had given it a lot of thought
She didn't think she could love and
get comfortable with another person
as she was with him
So she decided to take what she can
That was why she got pregnant
The baby will be her gain from the
relationship
He reached out to the Brother in
Jeans and T-shirt
He explained everything
He wanted the Brother in Jeans and
T-shirt to decree a miscarriage or
an abortion or a still birth
The baby was a product of sin
He had a lot of arguments and
reasons
The Brother in Jeans and T-shirt
listened patiently
When he was done, the
Brother in Jeans and T-shirt told
him to tell his wife what had
happened and give him the feedback
He told his wife on a Sunday evening
His wife didn't say a word for a week
The following Sunday evening, his
wife told him she had secured a job
at a University in Botswana and
would be leaving the country
She felt she was just tying him down
and needed to set him free
He didn't believe it
His wife left a month later
They had been married for seven
years and had sex four times
Marriage was not for her
She left without any regrets
After her departure, he reached out
again in confusion
"Sir, I dont know how to approach
this.
I dont want people to say I had not
allowed the dust to settle on my
wife's departure before bringing
another (pregnant) woman home."
The brother in Jeans and T-shirt
listened but didn't say a word.
After the conversation, the brother
in Jeans and T-shirt sent him a
message
The message reads:
"An Indian idol's religious mantra
states that "True religion is doing the
will of the people.
Vox populi, vox dei
The voice of the people has become
for you the voice of God
You are a hypocrite who would live
a reckless life in secret while keeping
the image of a holy man in public
You didn't even think God was aware
of all that had happened so far
Your concern was your image and
how the religious people would see
you rather than taking responsibility
for the woman you impregnated and
your child
You have a consciousness of self and
people and count God as nothing in
your affairs
You are a truly religious man!"
He didn't expect such a message
It hit him hard!
He resigned and moved out of his
apartment
His church did sent forth for him
He moved to another part of the
same city and rented an apartment
Then he went to see her (after four
months)
She was at her parent's house and
was already decorating the nursery
for the baby
They talked
What he had in mind was to convince
her to move in with him but he
couldn't say it because of the love
and care he saw her getting at
home
He knew it wouldn't fly
He told her parents he wanted to
bring his people and marry her
His parents agreed
The wedding was done in January 2018
She delivered their baby boy on
July 23, 2018
Today, little Samuel is two years old,
and his mother is pregnant again
He wrote a thank you note to the
Brother in Jeans and T-shirt
It reads "Thank you for your
brutal honesty sir. You made me
see myself as I never wanted to.
I used to think i was very life
smart but you helped me put
my life together with a few words
Thank you sir!"
PS: The law is nobody's friend
Last week, a couple inside the estate
where i now live had a fight
The guy waited for two days
Loaded his car boot with two shovels,
diggers and other equipment
Told his wife they were going for
a drive to settle their differences
and drove her to a forest close to
my house and started slapping her
silly
When she wanted to fight back
he opened his booth and dropped
the equipment
He told her he was ready to kill and
bury her there
Thank God for security men on
patrol!
Bread was made for the man and
not man for bread
Marriage was made for the man
and not man for marriage
Jesus said Marriage is not for
everybody (Matthew 19:11-21)
Apostle Paul is said the same
Gbenga Samuel-Wemimo is
saying the same here
If marriage is not for you, please
live at peace with yourself and
fulfill your purpose
Don't cave in to pressure from
anybody
Your life will be miserable if you
make that choice
Wisdom is always profitable to direct
GSW's note: There is nothing as disturbing
as the complaint of somebody living another
person's reality and neglecting his or her
own
A lady was always complaining about her
husband not having sex with her
I had wondered why for a long time
Because she was a very beautiful lady
and she has a fantastic personality
Then she said she doesn't like sex too
So all she does was wait for ovulation
day and open her legs
If the husband refuses to get in, she
starts screaming blue murder
What sort of life is that?
Ehn? Ehn? Chei?????
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