REGINA NALIAKA

"What do you mean l should forgive him Mish?are you out of your mind...l mean are you listening to yourself?....Do you know how many sleepless nights l spent crying over a man who doesn't consider my feeling,a man who has hurt me over and over without care in these world...Mish you don't know him,you are being deceived by his looks Mish,
Mish you are more than a sister to me l thought you should be on my side about these,but l was wrong"...she said these as she wiped away her tears,I hope these is the last time you will talk to me about Paul......wait a minute Mish....did ...did you see paul outside when you came in?...never mind.... Goodnight siz.....

MY FAITHFUL WIFE

"Yes he fine, still sleeping" she said slowly.

"Mum,is there something l need to know you seems disturbed and distanced what's wrong." Mish asked worriedly.

"Mish my daughter am fine, it's just that l didn't have enough sleep as you can see" she forced herself to smile.

Mish knows her mum very well, she didn't want to tell her to stop faking that smile. She knows that her mother was trying very hard to hide the truth from her. What he didn't know is that it was all over her face. Just by looking at her, you could realise that Mrs Mukhongo is worried, as fear was visible in his eyes. Mish wanted to confirm something from her mother, and that was the perfect time for that question. She embraced herself as she found it hard asking her mother that sensitive question without any proof.

She had a feeling that maybe her mother might be knowing something she didn't want her to know. As a mothhen she didn't want her daughter to be affected or get hurt always being protective.

"Mum , l want to tell me the truth, she paused and looked at her mother straight into her eyes. "Is dad having an affair ,Mum?" She dropped the bombshell.

"What?.. Wh..at what are you even saying Mish?" Are you out of your mind?, Your dad is faithful man, How can you think of him like that, he is a good man Mish. It just that...she trailed off. It's just that,he is going through a rough time that's why he have been drinking too much lately"

"Mum l was only asking, don't get me wrong" Mish said to her.

"Mish come here, she pulled her into her embrace, l know you are worried and you have every right to think like that about your father. Lately their is changes in his character, but your dad is a faithful man so don't think like that okay" She wiped away the tears that were threatening to fall out of her eyes.

'Ooh my daughter you know me very well, and you can read me like a book. But l can't let you see your father as a bad person. I wish to tell you the truth Mish, but not this time, not about these baby.  I can't afford to see different kind of emotion and facial expressions Mish. This time l will not tell you the truth.'  She caressed  her back gently.

"Mum l need to drop yams at Ivana's mansion on my way to the campus, she said she haven craving for it lately." She told her mother after moving from her chest.

"What do you mean cravings, that's her favourite" meal since being young Mish" her mother chuckled. "I am clad that you two are cousins, best friends and you get along well and you take care of each other very well.

"Hahaaa mum Ivana is not my cousin, she is my sister, and what are sisters for?" Her mother smiled to her. A genuine smile this time not like the other one that she was faking earlier.

'if only it was in my power, l could have given you a young brother or sister.You could have been a good older sister.  You like taking good care of others especially Ivana'.

Mrs Mukhongo wished to have four to five children but nature was against her will as she was only blessed with Mish. She had conceived Mish trough difficult,. Through artificial means IVF- invitro-fertilization. And her pregnancy was of that high risk one. She had been affected by endometriosis since her teenage age.Making her impossible to have more than one child.

She was so happy when Ivana and Mish were inseparable and started calling her Sister. She refused to refer to Ivana as cousin. Their bond was so strong.

CHAPTER 62:CRAVINGS.