chapter Four [The visitation]

Chapter Four [The visitation]

Rudolf pays a visit to Rhoda's relatives and inquiries about her.

"Rhoda vanishes throughout her early pregnancy, and no one knows where she is but God,"

Rudolf's cousin observed as he returned to the saving house after sundown.

Rudolf felt horrified, then outraged, as he blamed himself for the aches he was now feeling after learning how he had wounded Rhoda by ignoring her during her pregnancy while he and Josie mocked and loved being together in bed day and night.

"It's possible that Rhoda was enraged with me from the beginning of her stay with me," Rudolf speculates.

"And she disliked me too much, that's why she refuses to contact me even when we're alone,"

he exclaimed as he searched for her and the child. He searches the whole house for their belongings, but they are nowhere to be found. He feels terrible pains in his chest as if his heart’s bleeding excessively, as he imagines Rhoda's misery at the time he and Josie were undoubtedly in front of her eyes.

When Sulema returned from work, she burst into tears and told him everything. The longer Rhoda and Baby Robert are out of Rudolf's sight, the more pain he feels.

Rhoda and her baby were driven to an unidentified place where she was given items to sell in a booth in order to earn and save money for her baby's needs while also assisting other street people.

"Where did your employer get them? I’m pretty sure I'm one of them at the moment!" Rudolf is afraid and guilty of his transgressions to his own family, as the Bong has informed them, and they continue to hide Rhoda and her baby from Rudolf, even on rainy days and in the summer, when he roves all over the place as long as there is land.

"The Lord's unfailing love never runs out! We have been spared destruction thanks to his mercy. His faithfulness is amazing, and his mercies seem to come in new forms every day.” Rhoda recalls. She has that decision to wait for Rudolf's responses and pay close attention to him remains unchanged after she read the Old Testament Bible.

“I thought of myself that I can bear to lose my baby’s father already. “

Rhoda whispers as she sobs.

“It’s very painful to experience that we’ll not be together again. I still love my husband even though he hurts me so much. God help me, Please! "

Rhoda fervently prays.

When Rhoda discovers Rudolf's shadow in front of her while reading the bible, she is taken aback. Both are seized with agony and tears as Rhoda's wounded heart heals swiftly and erases everything he has done in the past when she sees him again.

Rhoda recognizes Rudolf's past issues; she isn't looking for answers; all she wants is for their family to be together.

"How come you've been so silent since then?"

Rudolf inquires, seeking to hug her and her child.

Rudolf, unable to handle his grief, lays himself near Rhoda and their infant. Rhoda refuses to speak and instead groans to release all the sufferings that she has been holding in her heart for such a long time.

"What do you expect me to do at that moment I saw you with Josie?"

Rhoda asks Rudolf while trying to control his outbursts says,

"But it's no use because I think God has a reason for allowing this battle to pass between us, all I want now is to restore our family," Rhoda pauses and gasps for oxygen.

They remained quiet again after they expressed correction, hugging and clutching each other's hands tightly, both eyes filled with joyful tears. Despite the fact that Rudolf is well aware of the danger they are in, his eyes are filled with joy, enthusiasm, and awe.

They're both apprehensive, but they're back together after all of these setbacks, this time in the hands of Bong the gang leader’s sales booth, which he's set up for Rhoda and her child.

"All right, wife, I still love you, and I adore you and our child. No one can stop me to take you out from Bong and I miss you tremendously!"

Rudolf said.

"We must plan, and we pray that God will lead us to our objectives."

Following all of Rhoda's devastating revelations, Rudolf will quickly compromises her. Rudolf devises a number of technologies to lower the danger zone and improve all of the dangerous acts that threaten to rip their family apart once more.

“Wife, where will you reside with our child?"

Rudolf inquires softly of Rhoda.

"Of course, I'll stay in the safe house to rest with my baby," Rhoda said, her voice filled with worry and stress as Rudolf continued to expand his vast imagination and plan to devise a methodical way and means to prevent his family from being torn apart again by the mob leader.

"We'll start being extra cautious and careful in every movement in the safe house. We’ll continue to be in the safe house," Rudolf said.

"Be wary of the Bong’s girlfriend, Sulema. If she sees something new between us, she might report us,"

Rudolf warned as he began collecting the money in his wallet to give Rhoda for meals.

"We eat first, but never remove your camouflage until I tell you," he added as Rhoda nodded.

The gang caught Rudolf in Rhoda's sales booth while examining the quality of retail goods she sells to her clients.

"Hello, I'm just asking her if I can have massage therapy tonight before I go to sleep,"

Rudolf says abruptly to Bong.

"Good, you find her,"

Bong answered. "It's late now, Rose,"

Bong continued,

"so start packing up the products and someone will come here, just count the items that have left and the cash you earn and send it to the office for approval tonight before you massage him.”

Rhoda simply agrees with a nod.

Rudolf is obsessed with the system of treachery and sees Rhoda as a business partner who can help her provide for her child as he grows up. They're on their way back to the gangsters' safe house.

"I'm simply grateful for all your patience with me. Nice that you don't tell anyone about us, even though they taunt me that my baby has my features," Rudolf said. .

He added,

"You're still the best, honey, and I'm so proud of you as my wife. Can you forgive me now for all my wrongdoings? I love you.I hope you realize it, even though I failed with my weaknesses. You don't dare to succumb to Bongs' temptation,"

he remarked as they climbed into the taxi with Robert.

While riding in the taxi, Rhoda notices Bong following them on his motorcycle, but he doesn't seem to notice her and Rudolf together.

"Honey, take a look!"

As Robert called Bong and waved his hands from the glass window, Rhoda answered, "That man on the motorcycle is Bong."

"Are you his friend, son?"

Rudolf inquires about his son Robert. Robert responds,

"Papa!"

Rudolf was shocked and widen his eyes saying,

“What has he done to my son? "

He exclaimed. Rhoda responded,

"Bong has been with us all those years that you haven't been with us. I treat him as my brother. Nothing more."

Rhoda swiftly expresses. Rudolf pouted.

"They've been a wonderful buddy to all those times I've been here and sales appeared so slow and little profit," Rhoda says.

"When I was fatigued, they helped me to take care of him and we ate together as one family. Josie was the only one who abused me and viciously enslaved me while you were having fun in bed and I was suffering. And you were still envious of Bong! "Rhoda continued.

“You just don't know it because you're always happy to be with Josie or outside. I was already worried about you, but I'm praying for your safety. How I wish we could be together again. ‘Rhoda says gently.

"I can't take it any longer!"

Rudolf exclaimed as he watched Robert no longer paying attention to him.

"Robert doesn't know me now. He can easily forget that I was hugging him when he was a baby."

"May you tell me what you can expect from Robert? If you don't tell me lies, it won't happen to us and Sulema ordered me to wear camouflage so that Bong wouldn't get interested in me. He just treated me like a sister likewise,"

Rhoda stated, as Rudolf listened calmly but felt jealous and fretful.

“Honey, If you can't handle it any longer, The more was I when you were with Josie and I was preparing to escape and leave you alone with her since I could see you being so happy and satisfied with her! “Rhoda cry.

Rhoda returns to the subject that had caused her so much pain:

"I performed the disguise to test you as well. How come you didn't even notice it was me? “Rhoda asks to add,

"You don't truly love me when I'm ugly," Rhoda wailed.

"Josie is beautiful and alluring, and you lured her so much!" Her tears have begun to flow once more.

As Rhoda cried, Robert sobbed,

"Mommy!"

" It's not you, honey! My baby."

Rhoda wipes away her tears as well as Robert's, turning her gaze to Robert, who appears disgusted and awful.

"Honestly, Rhoda, I despise myself. I'm sorry honey, I didn't want to hurt you both. Please forgive me! “

Rudolf cries as well.

"It's over now, Rudolf,"

Rhoda says honestly.

"I also love you no matter how much you have hurt me. Love is not running away to be free. It is sacrificing for the sake of saving the lives of others in dangerous situations. Let's all go on and start a new life. “Rhoda clarifies as they move on away from the group leader.***