JODA
Written by Amah’s Heart
Episode 14.
“I knew you wanted to surprise me with the news when you get back so I decided to surprise you instead by getting your best flowers and things you love. I’m so happy Joda, we will finally have the baby we have being anticipating for, doctor knew how we wanted this, that was why he called thinking you have already told me…I love you so much Joda… You are my beautiful wife and the mother of my child…
“Binta was sitting at one corner looking at us as Denis hugged me I face Binta who rolled her eyes and stick out her tongue for Denis who was backing her. I suddenly burst out laughing as Binta made funny face to Denis, calling him a loser silently that only me saw and understand… Denis thought I was overjoyed over the baby news just as he was, he also joined in and laugh not knowing exactly why I’m laughing…he was actually laughing at his own foolishness without knowing
I felt so sorry for him because he was happy over another man’s pregnancy…
Denis was so happy that he even told me and Binta to dress up that he was taking us out, it was very surprising because he was never a friend of Binta. We both said we were tired maybe next time, he agreed and said he would go and buy whatever we wanted to eat for us…
We were already filled up from Kuria’s place so I called him and asked him to relax, we still have another day to celebrate.
Vanessa came, when she heard the new, she came to congratulate me, Binta looked at me without a word, I thanked Vanessa, she stayed a little while before going. Binta burst out laughing again, as she closed the door behind her, I looked through my CCTV iPad and saw her behind my door trying to eavesdrop on us. I showed Binta and she tiptoed to the door and forcefully pulled it ope, Vanessa fell on the floor like a bag of sand. Binta acted surprise and said “Vanessa didn’t know you are relaxing on the door…thought you are already gone”.
Vanessa frown before standing up and walking away, Binta shut the door and we started laughing again.
Binta stayed with me for three days before going, Denis was unable to come to me at night because I told him I needed my friend to stay with me. He listened to whatever I said and did whatever I demanded since he discovered about the pregnancy. Even from my CCTV videos, he no longer touches Vanessa at night, which resulted to one of their silent quarrel in the mid night when they thought everyone was asleep.
Binta had asked me to go and warn our family doctor over his unzipped mouth, he wasn’t the one to pass the news to Denis but me and now Denis would not allow me to rest because of the baby he thought was his.
Before Binta lef, I drove with her to the doctor’s place and cautioned him over letting my husband know anything about me and the baby, he sincerely apologised and promised it won’t happen again, Binta also warned me about having intimacy with my husband, she asked me to try and avoid it until my lawyer served the divorce paper which will still take time because of my present condition. The truth was I didn’t know how long I could avoid Denis.
I called Kuria and asked him when he was coming over, he agreed to come the following day and I sent him my address.
The following day, he drove down in his brown SUV jeep, immediately I sighted his car driving towards my gate I knew he was the one. I already told the security to open the gate for him and as I watched from my upstair, the gate was quickly opened for him and he drove in. I was already down stairs when he came into the House. Denis was around, Vanessa wasn’t home, I had already told Denis about one of my friends who was into deco, coming to renovate our House and he quickly agreed and said I could have anything that made me happy.
Denis was acting all nice this period, so I forgot myself and ran to Kuria throwing myself into his arm. I knew he was surprised but he held me for sometime and quickly released me immediately Denis came down, they exchange pleasantries by handshakes. Denis came to where I stood and gently held my waist as he spoke with Kuria.
“In few months time there will be an addition to our family… My beautiful wife is expecting a baby and she wants everywhere to be renovated, she mentioned you are her good friend and also good at what you do, please decorate any design whatever she chooses, money is not the problem, feel at home here because it will make my wife happy, especially since you are her good friend. I’m so happy and her happiness is my topmost priority…Please, feel at home here and eat or drink anything you so desired, take your time and do your job if it will take you months or weeks, just take your time and give her exactly what she wants.
Denis bent over and k!ssed me in front of Kuria who stood watching and have to look away. I pulled back my face and frowned at him, he quickly apologised with a smile and looked at Kuria before saying he loved me so much and couldn’t get enough of me.
Kuria smiled and flashed his white teeth as he thanked Denis and me for the job, and for having him, he was acting all formal. I wished he could look at me more but he was focusing on Denis and only glanced through me. As we were about to move to show Kuria round the house Vanessa came in, she had made a new hair and had this heavy make up on her face, after saying hello to me and Denis who was still holding me, she exclaimed shamelessly when she saw Kuria.
“Wooow…what planet do you fall from…you looked like the god of mars, you are handsome… I’m not flirting, just saying the fact…
Kuria laughed and thanked her, Denis smiled and said….
“You must be getting lots of compliments from ladies, with your body built. I know most ladies can’t get pass fine man like you… But people like you are mainly a play boy, they don’t have or love one person…they are casanovas, players that easily deceive women…
I immediately slapped Denis hand off me, he was embarrassing Kuria who was just smiling without a word, Denis saw I was angry and quickly apologised, ”
“Kuria please don’t take offense, I said “people that have your kind of look” I didn’t mean it to be offense, Joda I was only joking with him, I’m sorry if that offends you, Kuria my sincere apology.
Kuria smiled as usual and said no offense was taking, we showed him places, he wrote and drew somethings in his working sheet.
After that Denis took me upstairs, Vanessa refused to leave Kuria to work, she followed him wherever he went, talking non stop, Kuria was only smiling as he worked without paying much attention to her.
As I was in the room with Denis my heart was where Kuria was, what if Vanessa seduced him, if I know I would not have asked him to come over. And sending Vanessa out now would be suspicious,
I was still thinking about Kuria when Denis came again thinking I’m angry with him and started apologizing.
He looked so innocent as he knelt down holding me, I allowed him to k!ss me which led to another level. I still loved Denis, and I love Kuria too, I’m carrying Kuria’s child, he didn’t know yet, Denis thought it was his and had totally changed to a good man, deep down I loved the man lying down beside me. I had always loved Denis, I didn’t even know how to stop, despites everything I have seen and heard from him.
What I felt for Kuria was so different. I’m always happy being around him, for the first time in almost two months, I finally lay with Denis, my mind was on Kuria as the whole thing went on.
Kuria came the following day, I didn’t know when he left the previous day, Denis purposely like k!ssing me where kuria could see us, Kuria was never comfortable whenever Denis started acting all lovey dovey around him. I pretended because I didn’t want to be suspected, Kuria always showed his discomfort when ever Denis is holding me. It had being two days Kuria started the decor thin. I watched him from a distance as he worked sometimes, it was difficult having him close yet I couldn’t get close, because these days Denis refuse to leave my side and Vanessa always want to be where Kuria was. Kuria didn’t really pay attention to Vanessa, I started feeling bad about Kuria and Vanessa. What if Vanessa succeeded in seducing him?
Many things went through my mind as Kuria drove in one day, it was a Saturday he came with Jude. Denis wasn’t home, Vanessa was swimming, my girls are busy in the kitchen. I allowed Kuria to start working before I went down, Jude greeted me as he saw me, Kuria looked at me and pulled off his gloves, he wasn’t happy as he said he might not be able to continue the work for reasons best known to him
I pleaded with him not to do that, he asked Jude to get him something from the car, after the boy left he said he couldn’t bear it anymore, watching my husband k!ss and r0mance me in his front, he said it was a silent torture to him, he lost concentration because of that. As he saw Jude approaching, he kept quiet and he didn’t say anything again. He wore his gloves back and went back to work, he wasn’t happy, if it was just because of what Denis was doing, it wasn’t really enough reason for him to decide to stop work like that, Denis is still my husband.
I wanted to know why he wasn’t happy but I know he wouldn’t answer me. Vanessa came in wearing her swimming pant and bra, she tied a piece of scarf round her waist, she came to Kuria who didn’t pay her attention, or turned to look at her, he was busy working.
I later left them, Vanessa followed me and asked me why Kuria didn’t like her, she said she really liked him and she begged me to talk to Kuria about her since he was my friend. I agreed just to dismiss her.
In the evening when Kuria was about going, I saw Vanessa telling him to drop her off that she was going out. I watched from my room balcony as Kuria opened the passenger door for her as she suddenly k!ssed his cheek. Kuria’s face was a mark of shock as he used his left-hand to clean his cheek and spoke to Vanessa silently. She frowned and nodded, kuria entered the car and drove off.
I felt so bitter, I was jealous that I wished I could tear Vanessa into pieces, but deep down I trusted Kuria but what Denis said about him used to ring in my head, kuria was not a player or Casanova. I know it was not true. Kuria was hard working, hed being training two street kids for years now, and doing it happily, he was a people’s person, Denis is only being threatened by him, Kuria is successful and good looking too.
Tomorrow was Sunday he wouldn’t be working I wished I could go over to his place but I couldn’t. I couldn’t tell Binta about me giving into Denis, I knew she would be mad but Denis was still my husband and I still felt something for him.
I couldn’t confront Vanessa about Kuria and asking Binta to do that, might attract questions.
I was still in this act nobody must know what I was up to except Binta.
But how would I even tell Kuria that the baby I was carrying was his? How could I love and still hate Denis at same time? He seemed to be acting all nice and fully devoted to me. Why now that I was pregnant? When I had a bucket full of crabs about him. Is it possible to love two people at same time? Because I loved Kuria and I was feeling very bad when I saw him with Vanessa. Kuria would’t be around tomorrow but I planned to talk to him when he would be around on Monday, a lot of talk, I just hoped nobody would be home except the securities so that I could have enough time.
I waited for Kuria on Monday but he didn’t come and I didn’t see Vanessa either. On Tuesday, Vanessa was around but later left, she was not happy, I didn’t bother to ask why she looked so sad because she was non of my business, still no sign of Kuria. I called him but no response
On Wednesday mornin, I drove down to his place, he was home, and opened the door as I knocked. I stepped in, he wasn’t looking happy and I wasn’t happy either, and I needed to sort things out, today I made up my mind to tell him he was the father of my child, he deserved to know although I still had double mind about telling him but I couldn’t keep punishing myself, I truly loved Kuria, or I’m probably confused.
I wished I could finally be happy with the man I truly love. I planned to get it done with Denis as soon as I could, but his recent behavior was what I didn’t even understan. But I really needef to be focus on the task before me, just as Binta would say.
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