Mom's POV...
I am so excited!...I've been trying for a transfer for agesss...well since I did not get it I resigned..
I'm happy because I would see my husband in a short while! It would be a surprise. I noticed the strain of travelling was affecting him and he had been coming to visit us here in Port Harcourt weekly..but now its so rare....I get out of the car and run into the house,my daughter Liz is watching TV. I excitedly break the news to her but ...she doesn't look to happy,maybe its my imagination. Oh well I'm excited! "We're making it a surprise for your dad", I tell her.
I pack my things and supervise the children.I leave the house in the hands of Rhoda our family help,although she is more than a help to us,she has been here for as long as I can remember and helped all of us through thick and thin,long story short we love her like our own, but someone has to take care of the house for a short while until we find tenants.We're taking a bus because well I love taking the bus and I want to show my children the various states,landmarks and many more lovely things you can't see from a plane.Thursday,the day has finally come....we leave the house and go to the bus station.Liz is still not so excited but she's trying to hide it .The bus leaves finally and we stop at two stations in Warri and Ogun state to eat and stretch our legs. 10:05pm ..we're finally in Lagos!!!! My Husband will be so pleased.The children are tired though...I hail a cab and give the driver the address my Husband gave me.We get there and I pay the fare and carry the children out of the taxi. We climb the stairs with our things and when we finally get to Flat 4, I knock,no answer comes from within.
I give Liz a puzzled look and turn the knob surprisingly the door is open...we can't believe it! This would make the perfect surprise. I walk in leisurely thinking my husband isn't home but when I hear some voices I move towards the room where the voices come from. I recognize my husbands voice anywhere so I prepare myself...I push the door open and scream SURPRISE!!!!!!!
but well I'm more surprised......what I'm seeing is tearing my heart to pieces.
there is my beloved husband holding a certain lady I don't recognize and kissing her,both of them have no clothes on......I laugh weakly and break into tears only to feel a warm hand pulling me in for a hug.....
Liz's POV
We pack our things while Mum supervises us. Our long time friend Rhoda will be taking care of the house for us while we're gone till Mum and Dad find tenants. I will miss her though she has been with us for so long, imagining life without her is weird,well its for a short while. We are taking the bus,well Mum says she wants to show us some landmarks and all but I know she loves taking the bus.I have this weird feeling in my bones though I do not understand it and I'm so not as excited as Mum is,I'm trying my best to hide it and fake excitement and I think its working.Finally we get to Lagos, I am sooo tired! Mum hails a cab and we get in with our stuff. We get to the house and Mum knocks but when no one answers,she turns the knob and we let ourselves in.My siblings and I collapse on the sofa while Mum explores,I hear her shout SURPRISE!!!!! and I get up and walk lazily towards the direction of the sound. Well what I see is beyond my understanding.... I just don't get it,why would Dad do this to Mum,to us,shaking my head in disappointment,I pull my already crying Mum into my hands for a hug. I hold her for what seems like forever......oh well this is what that feeling I had in my bones was about.......
