jilted episode 27

JILTED
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©™Hapita
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Sequence 27
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?Hanna POV?

After beating me up, he locked me in the guest toilet for about two hours. I removed my top and held it on my bleeding eye.

I looked back at my past, I use to be violent and men feared me, Ambrose wouldn't breathe when I talk in anger but here I was in a guest toilet crying and bleeding after been battered by a man.

He soon flung the door open and rush me to the clinic, my left eye had gone really bad. I was scheduled for an eye surgery instantly. He paid the fees and I sent words to my parents.

I know Amos must have smelt his own shit when I heard the fish wife's voice. My mom screamed the hospital down, I could hear her voice distance away as I lay on the hospital bed with both eyes bandaged.

I couldn't cry because there was no eye to carry out the tears. I should inhale and exhale. If there's only one wish left for me to make in this life, it would be me asking that Ambrose Ford come back to me and never leave.

?Ambrose POV?

Phillip Ima told me Hanna was hospitalized, he said she underwent an eye surgery and she's in a critical state.

"50/50 chance, one eye at stake" he said over the phone and a tear escaped my right eye.

My wife was still sleeping upstairs and it was evening already, I needed to go see Hanna but i wouldn't want her to go with me. She need a lot of rest and I wouldn't have her panic.
I got up the sofa in the sitting room and went into our bedroom, she was still sleeping. I quickly changed into a simple native attire and sneaked out of the room, I walked down the stairs nimbly and was about taking the last staircase when I heard her voice "Sneaky man, sneaking out" She giggled standing in front of the bedroom door.

"What are you up to?" She asked walking down the stairs.

"You should be sleeping" I held her waist when she finally walked up to me.

"You woke me, I knew you were sneaking out" She said placing her two palms on my shoulder

"I was careful enough not to wake you, how come you knew i was leaving the house?" I asked surprisingly.

"Your scent" She came forward and we kissed.

"Was rushing out to get your sanitaries, go back to bed let me be on my way" I said hastily as I pulled her off my body and was about dashing out of the house when she pulled me back.

"I don't need sanitaries and you know that, you aren't calm, is there some kind of emergency?" She asked looking worried and I immediately knew I wouldn't risk telling her anything.

"There's no problem baby, Just go to bed I would be right back" I said trying to walk her up the stairs.

"When did we started keeping secrets?" She asked hugging me tight and I melted.

"Baby, I don't want you to panic okay?" I cleaned the front of her head and she nodded.

"Just tell me, I promise I wouldn't panic"

"Hanna's boyfriend hit her, she underwent a surgery few hours ago and she's at the verge of losing an eye, I wanted to rush down to the clinic when you stopped me" I knew Haira, she is so emotional and breaks down at little things, I held her close to my body knowing fully well that she was going to break down. I was right, she sat on the staircase and cried.

"It was all my fault, I married you" She cried yanking her hands off me.

"See why I wouldn't tell you? Now stay back and sleep" I said angrily as I stormed out of the house.

"I am going with you" she screamed after me as she joined me in the car shoeless.

"At least change from this dress and get your slippers on" I told her sucking my lower lips when my eyes caught her cleavage. She was braless and wore a white singlet over a blue short.

"No, you would leave before I get back" She said ordering me to get the car going.

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The twins mom jumped up her foot when she saw Haira, she attacked her at once but I was quick to secure my wife behind my back.

"Husband snatcher, you have succeeded haven't you?" She clapped stretching her neck to see if she could touch Haira but I wouldn't let that happen.

"Baby, go stay in the car I would handle it" I whispered as she ran outside the hospital building.

"Ehn ehhhhh, follow your wife now where are you going?" She crossed my way, legs parted, chest up and hands akimbo.
I smiled and moved up to her, bending my head downward to reach her height.

"Dear mother in law, I have handled worse witches so you see, if you get in my way now, I would flog you and you would join your daughter there" I smiled as she left my path in fear but kept running her mouth. I walked up to my father in law that sat on an aluminum chair in the reception.

"Come" he beckoned as she adjusted his flowing agbada and led me into Hanna's ward.
it was a private word, she was alone, she lifted her head up the pillow when she heard the cracking of the door and our footsteps. she couldn't see us because of the bandage so she listened for a voice.

"This is what he did to my daughter" Phillip Ima said crying.

"Dad?" She said floating her hand in the air to see of she could hold him.

"Where's the criminal now?" I asked and she jumped up sitting upright on the bed.

"Ambrose" She screamed bringing her hand in my direction so she could hold me.

"He's with the police, I think i should leave you too to talk" He left us and I dragged a plastic chair towards her bed.

"Am sorry for everything you have been through" I held her hand in mine and she nodded.

"Thanks for coming" She stretched her second hand towards me and I helped her put it on my face.

"Ambrose promise to always check on me, please" She pleaded rubbing my face.

"As long as I don't have to see your mom, I would always check on you" I kissed the back of her palm and she giggled withdrawing the hand from mine and rubbing it excitly. I knew how much that kiss meant to her, I wish she never pushed me to the wall, I would have spoilt her and showed her what love truly is but, what would I do now that Haira has won me over completely.

"Haira is waiting in the car, your mom won't let her in and I can't keep her waiting for long. If you need me, Just call me, I would be here" I said getting up the chair and she opened her hands for a hug, I reluctantly hugged her and she refused to let me go.

"My wife's waiting" I forcefully pulled out.

"I would wait patiently for your next visit" She said as I walk towards the door.

"I would try, take care" I smiled even though she couldn't see it, I felt really sorry for her.

"Ambrose!" She called out as I opened the door.

"I love you" She said in a low tone and I inhaled deep.

"As a friend, I love you" I quickly stepped out and slammed the door before she say something else.

"What did you tell her in there?" My dear virago mother in law attacked again.

"Ohhh mother in law, high blood pressure is real" I winked as i postrated in front of my father in law and made to leave.

"Madam, this is an hospital not a market place, lower your voice" A pass by nurse cautioned and she was pulled back by Haira's mom.

"Nurse rude, you don't know who my husband is, you would lose your job" She clapped at the embarrassed nurse who stared at Phillip Ima.

"Sir, I advice you make her see a psychiatrist" she said as she walked away and I grinned loudly.

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?Hanna POV?

It been 2weeks since the incident, Amps must be jailed for hitting me continuously. The bandage was removed, my left eye stings at the sight of light and i was given a lens to help correct all wrongs. I now call Ambrose every morning, he was always with Haira and he put the phone on speaker so that I would talk to Haira too. At some point I wondered if Haira and Ambrose go everywhere together. Haira just released two hit songs and it played almost everywhere in town. Amos salon is down due to the trouble he got himself into. Kay and the other ladies left the salon and went on searching for a new place.

I was going to open a salon soon, I discovered that i needed little or no experience to run a saloon as long as I employ professional stylists.

Kay came visiting, Ambrose came twice but I haven't seen Haira. Ambrose told me he wouldn't have her around our mom as he might end up breaking our mom's head if she touched his wife. It was a good thing to have a protective husband, I pray silently for my Mr Right, then Kay came peeping. he wants us together but I am scared to love again, I don't want to get messed up all over again. I would be 26 soon and I wanted only marriage and not dating. I think i needed a whole lot of time to get the past over me, it's barely two weeks since I was beaten and almost blinded by a criminal that's yet to be brought to book and here i am, Kay wanting us together.

I compared the two, my old life and this miserable new life which is better?

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Let's see South Africa ???

TBC