EPISODE 4
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*1 year later
Desmond came down from his house car
with the shopping he bought at a shoprite
while coming back from work and he press
on the door bell slowly but there was no
response.he repeated the action still there
was no response then he dip his hand into
his pocket and brought out his own spear
key.
"maybe she is sleeping ".he said a little bit
incoherently but kinda loud to someone
close by. He dip the spear key into the hole
then turn the door knob down and it give
way wide for him to pass through which he
did with baldness amidst cute smile.
Surprise beamed on his face when he saw
his wife on a couch with tears flowing
down her eyes,he felt his heart pierced with
a niddle and his eyes started #turnioniown.
"my joy!".he called slowly and dropped the
goodies on the opposite couch heading
slowly toward Evelyn but she made a
"stop"move with her left palm warning him
not to come further which surprised
Desmond more wondering what he might
had done wrong and slowly, instead of
going forward, he knelt down at the spot he
was standing on.
"if I had offended you in anyway I am sorry
please forgive me".he said amidst tears and
Evelyn bursted into more tears.
"I went to the doctor today".Evelyn said
amidst tears while Desmond became
curious on why she should be crying after
meeting with the doctor. Evelyn has been
seriously sick even when she was almost
due to deliver as her protruding stomach
could be visibly seen. At First they thought it
was because she was almost due for labor
but when it started getting worse everyday
and her prescribed drugs seem to be
useless against her health she decided to go
for a test.
"am positive".Evelyn exclaimed and
something like a bell sounded ding dong in
Desmond head.
"positive of what??".Desmond asked.
"I am HIV positive and it has generated to
aids.i have few days left to live".she
screamed and throw the test result to
Desmond crying on the top of her
voice.desmond stare at the paper and
slowly,he went down and sat on the floor.
"how...how could this be,we had a test a
year ago before the wedding so how
come?? ".Desmond asked amidst fear.
"are you asking me??. You were the one that
broke my virginity on our wedding night. I
have never had anything to do with another
man all my life so tell me Desmond, are you
asking Me?? ".Evelyn fired back and Donald
tried to go closer to her on the couch.
"I said don't come close to me. Until I see
your result don't bother coming close to me
or talking to me in this house".Evelyn fired at
him again and she stood up slowly with
tears heading to the room with her
protruding stomach. Hot sweat steamed on
Desmond face and his long sleeve suddenly
became soaked with sweat like someone
drenched by the rain .he stood up and
picked his car key from the couch where he
left it with the goodies back and he zoomed
out of the car heading straight to the
hospital, thank God the day was still bright
even though it was already evening. The
speed by which he ran into his car made his
gateman shocked as he was seen in haste
trying to open the gate which he did and
Desmond drived out in speed.
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the doctor statement was humming
repeatedly in his ear as he drive on the high
way heading to steve house with tears
rushing down unannounced.
"Mr. Desmond here is the result of the test. It
shows you are positive".doctor Griggs said
slowly. Desmond could not wait for the
doctor to finish his sermon after that
statement when he grabbed the results
from his hand and ran out of the office.
While on the Way, The thought of that night
with Philomena was repeating in his mind,
he remember having an unprotected sex
with Philomena when he was unable to
control his urge Anymore as a result of
Philomena sensitive massage. He was sure
that was it, he got the virus from Philomena
and share it to his wife who was due for
labor, he remembered it all and cried. A
night stand.
Unfortunately,he met Steve outside his gate
about to go in when he called him in a loud
voice and he killed the car engine instantly
and dived down.
"hi Donald. You seem restless what
happened".Steve asked calmly and Desmond
bursts into a huge wailing which bilwerderd
steve.
"what happened??.why the tears??".
"my wife is positive. She is HIV positive!!!".De
smond said trying to compressed his voice.
"what!!!... I mean how?, I hope you are free
from it".
"I gave it to her".Desmond replied in tears.
"what!!, how??".
"Philomena".
"what thy fuck,how could you had
unprotected sex with Philomena?....what
even made you had sex with her is that
what I told you?? ".
"cut that crab steve you caused it all. I
couldn't control her touch, it was getting
too much to control and I... I".
"you had sex with her. How could you take
such risk Donald??. Oh yes, you are right I
caused it but with all your intelligence how
could you had sex with someone you met in
a bar without protection??..where you out
of your senses?? ".
"did I knew I was gonna had sex".
"alright you were not. So what stopped you
from asking from her??....this is stupidity,
what are we going to do now?? ".steve
asked consoling Donald steadily as the level
of his tears increased immeasurably.
*TWO WEEKS LATER*
"My name is Desmond as you all must have
known by now and I am certain you all
know how my Dream became shattered.
Here I am in my late wife grave with our
little beautiful daughter whom I named after
her. She died after little Evelyn was born due
to lack of strength as a result of the virus in
her system. Although she forgived me
before she depart into the world beyond
awaiting my coming, but how could I take
care of little Evelyn all by myself?, how could I
forgive myself for what I had done, how
could I ever give little Evelyn the love she
deserve when my own days are
numbered??. Some times those little things
you called nothing can actually have a great
consequence in the future, my one night
mistakes destroyed my family and I lost my
'life's to the cold hand of death, I killed her.
Grace is sufficient for everybody, but just like
life, grace is not fair. What others do and
they go Scot free might claim your life by
mere planning to attempt it.what is good for
the geese might not be good for the gander,
my life is destroyed,my family is
destroyed,my dreams are destroyed and to
crown it all, my little daughter is also positive
all because of A night stand.
Am not forcing my opinion on anybody I
just ask him to write down my story for the
whole world to see. I came across one of his
story called "Future in chaos" on the net and
I decided to share mine with him to pen
down cos I remembered saying what is
good for the geese might not be good for
the gander.
That is my fate!!!
The end.
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