Chapter 4

Barely two years after the delivery of the triplets, did edward began to behave in a strange way. For one thing, he became this angry kind of man over night. Although he had always had anger issues, but of course I was able to tame him and made him always less angry but not this time around.

For the very first time, I saw the other side of the man that I loved, the worst side to be precised.

That particular day, he had come back from work very late in the night and as I opened the door to let him in, the only thing I asked was Where have you been??

Instead of a reply, all I got was a mere stare and a prolonged hiss.

I couldn't make sense or meaning from what happened as I watched him head for the room.

Been a calm woman that I am, I didn't make so much fusion to it, as I decided to let it slide at the moment deciding to ask him the following day.

I resolved that he might have had a bad day at work.

In the morning of the next day, Edward woke up as usual very early to prepare for work.

Normally, he would have woken me up to go prepare his breakfast, and the kids for school but not today as I only woke up out of instinct.

I saw him already prepared and almost about to leave for work as I jumped out of bed, said a quick prayer and moved forward to greetings and help him with his tie.

As I was about to touch his tie, I got a hard shoving and all I just did was greet him, which he barely replied to.

I was at a lost end on what to do, I apologize for waking up late thinking that might solve the problem but instead, it made matters worst and before I knew what was happening, all I could hear was " you this good for nothing lazy woman, all you know is to eat and sleep you don't even have a common sense of humor and because you've got no job to do all day, you decide to fatten yourself up and be lazy".

" when I married you, you were not even an inch close to this fat, but now look how you've got yourself, you are now a side ten and out of shape, nonsense!" .

What! was the only word that came out of ny mouth as i could take no more of the insult.

For one thing I know, I had neither added nor reduce my weight even after I had given life to a set of triplets.

The next thing I heard was the slamming of the room door, followed by the ignition of the vehicle and a yellow at the gateman to open the gate. He didn't even wait to have breakfast.

I came out of my room, prepared breakfast and I went to the kids room to get them ready for school. Some minutes later the kids were all ready, I drove them to school and went to do some shopping for food items.

"Where is that lazy woman I kept in this house as my wife" I heard Edward thunder as he stormed into the house.

Welcome dear how was work today I asked.

why don't you go ask your grandma that question in the grave, he said.

Am sorry for asking, I had replied him.

I have set your lunch on the dining table. would you eat or shower first, I asked

Common get out of my way foolish woman, all you know is to eat and sleep, I don't know what you are still doing in my house, don't worry with time you would know your place, he shouted.

My God what have gotten into this man, what have I done now to deserve all this insults.

Dear... dear... I said ad I followed him into the room.

what! he thundered back at me.

pls tell me why you are so upset at me, because I can't get you anymore, I said.

ohhh so you want to know why I am so upset at you abi, wait I will tell you, he said.

I watched as he closed the room door with the key and tossed it into his pocket, then without warning, I felt the pain of his leather belt across my back and before I knew what was happening,I found myself on the floor at his mercy as he kept on beating me with his belt and all could remember was he screaming "how dare you ask me such a foolish question, what even gave you the audacity to do so"

"your place is in the kitchen because that is where you belong, you this stupid and wasted dumb head woman, who even made you my wife in the first place"

It was painful, really painful, not from the landing of the leather belt, but from the pain I felt in my chest as he spit out this words to me.

Never in my life had I thought this day would ever come, Where as the love in this marriage gone???.