Two moths had passed. I became unsettled as weeks passed. I had collapsed twice in the house and there was no one to call for help, I simply woke up at that spot and no one had noticed.
It was the weekend and like several weekends, he chose to stay in his room anytime he had stayed home, he avoided me like a plague. I stopped at his door. I wanted to knock but I became indecisive. I remembered our last conversation, it did not end well. I would have to leave without his permission. It was good for Thane and I.
I decided to leave for the hospital, I had so many signs that I had to go get a complete check up. I entered the hospital and I sighted Luther first thing at the door.
" What are you doing here?" I asked surprised. I registered into this hospital so I could avoid him as much as possible.
" You have been avoiding me, I have been trying to call you. I wanted to ask why you had stopped coming for monthly check ups"
"Why are you here?" I asked looking into his eyes.
" I got transferred to handle a birth delivery"
I moved passed him, I did not want to talk to him. He was pretending like he had not known what he had done to me.
I was in the hospital waiting ward while I awaited for my results on what was really happening to me. I looked at the flowers and I saw different snap dragons and orchids decorated beautifully, probably to create a warm and ambient environment. I sniffed in the fragrance. It was my first time I had smiled in a long time. My boss had fired me after the news had spread about me committing adultery. I could not even walk the streets in confidence anymore. I was afraid of what people would think of me, I became insecure. Maybe the flowers were the only ones not criticizing me. I stood up and touched the flowers, they were so fragrant. I loved snapdragons.
I heard footsteps behind me, I wondered who it was, but when the person approached. I knew who it was. I walked away and the person rushed to hold my wrist.
" Hear me out, I have a lot to explain to you"
I closed my eyes and I did not want to turn back" do you know what I have been going through? I don't go to church anymore, my husband thinks I am a lascivious woman, Grandma avoids eyecontact with me any time she comes around and I have not been able to sleep, each time I sleep . I have night mares upon nightmares."
" I heard you were not doing fine. I was worried about you." He said as he turned me to face him.
"Why?! Luther please explain to me. I don't want to live my life thinking that I did something like that"
"Actually, it was a set up" I became surprised hearing this from him, I knew I could not do that to Thane. Hot brimming tears and I overflowed with emotions and I gently collapsed on the ground.
Who and why? I clenched my clothes and wailed silently. Luther bent down to my position.
" Our drinks were tampered with, I can remember Grace giving me a glass of zobo to drink and before I could realize what was happening, I was on your bed. You were intoxicated with an aphrodisiac. The only way I could help you was by taking of your clothes and giving physical therapy."
I could not believe what I was hearing, so that is what happened
" Physical therapy?" Did we really have an intercourse, I wanted to get to the bottom of this. He crouched down to my level.
" I did not touch you anywhere else in appropriately, I was under the influence but it was mild because I had not taken a lot of the aphrodisiac. I wanted to call your husband but my phone smashed to the floor, and I could not operate it because my vision was really blury. I am sorry, I did not mean for things to turn out like this."
" Did you say grace?" I grapped his arms that were covered with a coat like material and I stared into his eyes. I knew grace; I don't think she would do such a thing.
" Yes, there were two things I had deducted. Either Grace was the culprit or she was a person that the culprit used, I don't know which." I was certainly going to look into this and clear my name.
He kept quiet and stared at me for a long time
"Apart from that night, this is the most closest we have ever been, you have been avoiding me for a long time."
" I am a married woman, Luther you know that I would have to reduce communication with you"
" How is your Hubby? I hope he understands and has listened to your own end of the story. That way even if people points fingers at you, he would be there to cut the fingers off" I did not know what to say, I wanted to tell him about everything that had been happening in my home. But I could not bear to slander my heartthrob.
" He is fine" I looked down.
" Why have you lost so much weight? I hope you are not engaging in your endless fasting and prayers. if you collapse, even I can't be able to revive you" he said jokingly with a tint of laughter at the end.
I did not laugh. My eye braw knotted, I remembered how for months. I could not bear to get down on my knees. I did not want God to associate himself with a person like me. Even after I had gotten a warning from him the night after; I could not take the clue because I was clueless.
" I hope you are fine?" I looked up into his eyes, I would have been overjoyed if it was Thane looking up to me this way.
" I am"
" Mrs. Peace Simon, the test reports are ready."