This man, in the face of this was not fulfilled. This
was because he was justa column writer in a local
newspaper, and through that, he earned not more
than #25,000 in a month. Consequently, he could
only afford a small public school for his children,
much to the chagrin of his dear wife. Slowly but surely, this woman gradually lost all the respect that
he had for her husband. Especially due to the fact
that she was earning a bit higher than her dear
husband due to promotions. Damn… She was
young and beautiful, and this made men to flock
around her always trying to get a taste of God’s beautiful creature but she had remained faithful for
the love of her husband. But as things stands now,
she was moving to the brink of compromise. She
was to see the full dividend of her compromise
when a certain chief gave her the sum of #450,000
justfor her Christmas shopping. So this is what I have been missing all these while she reasoned.
This made her to loosen herself to every big man in
town whom she believes would foot better bills for
her. Through out the ember months, her class
changed even as she unilaterally changed her
children’s school to one of the best in the state. Mr Jacobs her husband, who was into column writing
has proved himself to be an enemy to the state
government in power. So many times, the governor
had sent thugs to man-handle him and even leave
him in bruises. His criticism of the brutal governor
has not gone down well with his wife either, who had in the past begged her husband to stop the
column-writing in order to save his life for the sake
of her and the children. Yet, Mr Jacobs held out. The
governor had tried in every possible way to stop
this man but he seemed not to be afraid of death.
He even went as far as rejecting bribes from the government house. His wife almost went mad
when she heard that her husband rejected a
#500,000 bribe from the governor when they
were struggling to eat. Consequently, her disgust
for Mr Jacobs grew. Mr Jacobs had now started
hearing “kepu kepu” about his wife’s escapades in town with high chief and this further led to his
frustration but yet, he kept on writing his column.
The gossips about his wife got so much that he had
to confront her about it only to be washed with
insults by his wife about how “useless” and
“irresponsible” he is. Florence, his wife was a personified venom on that day as she further
claimed that Mr Jacobs has not been man enough
for her and his children. And since he could not
shoulder his responsibilities, other men had to do it
for him. On hearing this, Mr Jacobs who had not
beaten his wife ever before, released a hot, dirty slap on Florence’s cheek Poooooow !!! That slap…
That brutal slap… That ruthless slap, made his wife
to tell him that she regrets the day she married him.
It was indeed the last straw that broke the camel’s
back as regards their marital well-being. Florence
could not tolerate that assault, not after catering for the family with her hard earned cash when her
husband was not able to. That Christmas, Mr Jacobs
had not planned to move his family home for
Christmas because of his cash strapped pocket. But
his enraged wife had another plan, especially when
she has the big men blowing her pocket. Just on the morning of 24th Dec, she moved her children to
her own home town to spend the Christmas there.
Mr Jacobs was to come back from the office after
writing an image tarnishing piece against the
governor’s wife who had turned her office into a
spending castle, only to meet a note on the table from his wife about their whereabouts. All these
because i don’t have money, he murmured to
himself in anguish . . . . . . . . . And cried profusely like
a baby. Oh poor Jacobs !! He stayed all alone
through out the season, little did he know what
was coming. In the governor’s new year broadcast on the 1st of January, His Excellency shocked the
state. Mr Jacobs Anasor is hereby appointed as the
new Director General of the State Broadcasting
service. His party advisers had advised him to
appoint the ruthless writer as a way to seduce him
to their side. This was coming after the former board was dissolved 2 weeks ago. The governor
feared that Mr Jacobs would reject the offer if he
was informed before hand about it, hence he chose
to broadcast it first. Mrs Florence was not aware of
this broadcast. But its reality dawned on her when
her colleagues, friends and neighbours started raining calls to her phone like never before,
congratulating her. This was a shocker. She
justcould not believe it. Infact, she was confused.
Where does she go from here ? Mr Jacobs was to
have a government delegation sent to his house to
urge him to accept the appointment which entailed him starting work the next day, which is 2nd of
January. After being handed over at the office, his
new secretary came in with a crying woman, HIS
WIFE ! He bowed down while struggling to hold
back his tears, He Cried. Still myself, Ola.
