IT HAS NO GENDER

CHAPTER 2

Sandra tried her best to forget all Abigail had told her immediately she left, there was no way her husband would do that, she trusted him too much. Although her mother did tell her men could be animals when they wanted to be, she knew Dare was different, at least that was what she thought before the recent developments. It took divine grace for her neck to remain intact by the time Dare returned home, as she kept shaking her head as if to make the thoughts fall out from either of her ears.
      Dare was surprised to see the lights on in his house as he drove in, he was not expecting anyone for a long time in his home that is, as his wife was returning the next day. He opened the door to the sitting room and saw someone lying on the sofa, the person didn't seem to notice he was inside as the person was engrossed in whatever was happening in the cellphone he or she was holding.
     'who are you' he had to ask, he was surprised when the person stood up with a start, not expecting any one to speak in the silent environment. He was not surprised because of the manner in which the person stood up, however, he was surprised by the person who turned out to be someone he knew too well, someone he was not expecting for the next 16hours.
      "Sandra you are home" he said casually before realizing what he just said. "SANDRA YOU ARE HOME!!" he shouted in Surprise, startling the small woman. Well not so small as Sandra was quite plump, which fitted her height.
     Sandra despite her shock moved forward and hugged her husband, she had not expected him this early, it was only seven o'clock pm, she remembered he closed from work as late as nine pm.
     ' My love, I was expecting you tomorrow. I'm sorry if I startled you, I was surprised' Dare managed to find his voice as he reluctantly hugged his wife. He knew he was in trouble if she noticed anything unusual, although he already cleared the house. His guilty conscience kept showing him images of different ways he would die if she noticed anything out of place for example, the Smudge on his upper lip, he cursed in his mind the person who thought of water resistant lipstick as it wouldn't come off no matter what he tried. He knew his wife was a mad woman when it was called for, it was what attracted him to her in the first place when she had slapped a guy in front of everyone in her campus when he had called her a flat ass and slapped her butt, the only thing that saved the boy was the fact that they were inside the school and she could be rusticated if caught fighting but that didn't mean the boy did not lose two teeth as he spat blood. The feature which attracted him to her was the feature he detested most in his current situation as she would waste no time ripping his lips off his face if she noticed the Smudge. He prayed in his heart, if there was anytime he needed the Lord the most, it was at this moment. He finally let her go and excused himself before she raised her head.
     In the bathroom, he scrubbed until his lip was injured and swollen, he already created a story in his mind if she asked what happened to his lip. Fortunately, there was no need for the story as she kept on talking about how much she misses him and all about her service as they had dinner. He was uneasy and kept a very faked and forced smile throughout. He cursed himself for taking the next day off as he was supposed to get her from the bus park but now that she was here, he would have to spend the whole day with her while walking on eggshells because one wrong move and he was done for. He retired to bed first with the excuse of being tired from work and with a promise of making it up to her the next day. Immediately he knew he was out of ear shot, he breathed a sigh of relief and thanked the Lord for his escape. If he had known this would happen, he never would have tried any of it.
    The next day as promised, he took her out despite her protest. All Sandra wanted was to start preparing her job application letters so she could start working as soon as possible. Sandra was happy about the outing despite the fact she had things to do, it made her feel like she was on her honeymoon all over again and she missed spending time with her husband, this was the perfect time to do make up for the time she lost while in service so driving all other thoughts from her head, she enjoyed her day.
     Dare on the other hand was hoping his wife would hear his silent apology, he loved his wife so much and knew he had wronged her. If not by cheating but by going as far as bringing one of the ladies to the home which she stayed for weeks, wearing Sandra's clothes which were far bigger than her as Sandra was on the plump side and the lady he cheated with was lacking in various ways. He did not want to cheat, it was something he promised before they got married but Sandra was away most of the time for the two years of their marriage as she was still a student when they got married and in her final year at that so they have not had enough time to spend together. He convinced himself he was a man and he had demands that needed to be met and since his wife was away and couldn't meet them, he had to resolve to an alternative. He knew his conscience would haunt him till he confessed but he was more scared of his wife than his conscience even if reverse was the case in the presence of his friends and family as he would never live down the shame if anyone knew he was scared of his wife. In this part of the country, He would be mocked in the presence of his mates and he had his pride to keep so it was a secret to die with along with his extra marital affair.
He took her first to mat-ice to get icecream and pastries. It was like they were dating all over again, they talked about old times and had all the fun they had missed since their wedding. Sandra was still quite unfamiliar with Edo state as she was born and raised in Delta State, she therefore used the day to tour the city.

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