TALES OF LIFE( SERIES)

Episode 1 ( REGRETS)

It was a busy afternoon, as people move around the popular suleja market, located in the heart of Niger state, in the Northern part of Nigeria.
The scorching of the sun was hard, that one could feel the heat bite through the skin, most traders who sold their goods by the roadside where putting on creatively made Umbrella caps, while some had the normal Umbrella.
The cold sachet water sellers, popularly called "pure water" were busy making more sales.
Two couple caught an eye sight for people as they where making scenes of their affection for each other at the center of the market, lots of people who understood the meaning of true love appreciated them, while few people were calling them names.
A trader by my side shouted "una two don watch zee world tire" meaning that what ever they are doing, they imitated from the popular zee world channels. Everybody had there own opinion, I admired both of them and wished I was in their shoes. As the couple draw closer to were I was sitting, I almost hid behind the back of the trader beside me, because I recognized them. That was my friend and his wife but I was too ashamed to look into her eyes.
My name is Dennis, this is my story...
Intermission...
Ten years ago, I was the center of attraction of every girl, I was that handsome rich guy with well built body know as "six packs" that every girl desires to see in a man.
The ladies hovered around me like an eagle that has spotted a chick and ready to use it as food, but I did care less about that.
One night I went clubbing with my friends there I met her, she was the most beautiful being I have ever set my eyes on, her skin shone golden like the morning sun, her eyes blue like moon, her scent sent butterflies down my stomach, she was like Cinderella, in the fairytale, I was ready to be her prince charming, to give her the world that moment.
I left my friends and went to her as though a spell was cast on me,"may I have a dance with you miss" I bowed and smiled, she smiled at me showing her cute dimples "yes handsome you can she said". I took her hands into my and I was in a trance for some seconds, her hands were soft as wool, smooth as silk it made my body vibrate with excitement, she was a goddess from her own world.
After that night we exchanged contact. She was called "Samantha".
The relationship between me and Samantha was cut short do to my STUPIDITY, YES my full blown stupidity.
I believed that any woman who give a body to a man without resistance is called a cheap material and that was what happened between me and Samantha. She loved me with her body and soul but I never saw meaning to that, she give me her body without resistance and that was what got me upset, I needed a lady who will resist me before she gives me her body, I was busy looking for that and I never saw the good side of Samantha.
My closet friend Mike tried to make me see reason why my line of reasoning was wrong, but I was bent on my words and won't budge an inch.
When he saw I cared less about her, he started a relationship with her, I found no fault with it, thinking she is cheap and when Mike realized that he will come back to his senses and dump her.
One year into their relationship I got the shock of my life , Mike and Samantha were getting married, I tried stopping the marriage, but Mike give me reasons why he wants to spend the rest of his life with her, she was not cheap as I thought, she sure was the goddess I saw that night, but I couldn't change the hand of time to go back so I could correct those mistakes.
I left and didn't attend there wedding because I could not bear it, for the first time in my life I broke my heart with my own hands.
Two years later I found love in the hands of a woman, though she is not a goddess as Samantha, but she was more of a religious person than her, I thought I had reached the climax of my life, little did I know I was going to face hell on Earth.
I got married to kemi with the view that I have gotten what I want from a woman, little did I know that i made martial vows with a "Jezebel" a demon in form of human being that tormented my every moment of my life, from a rich and handsome man that every women was dying to be with, I was reduced to the level of a wheel barrow pusher all in the name of marriage to kemi, her lust for material things made me loose all I had.
Present day...
"Dennis these one you are starring like someone that has just seen a Ghost'' . " Sorry my guy is just that I never believed that I will meet you again what a small world". The smile of Samantha sent Goosebumps all over my body, I was feeling tensed and ashamed looking at the woman I called a cheap material, "Dennis how are you and your family" she asked "they are fine" I said with my head lowered.
"Dennis what happened to you, why do you look so tattered? what are you doing with a wheelbarrow under the scotching sun? " .
How could I tell my friend of my Jezebel wife, how could I tell him that I entered a trap I set up myself, "I went bankrupt in my company, I sold the house and the car to pay my debt and that is where it landed me today" I told him I just couldn't tell him my wife brought me down, that will add more to my already shamed self.
"Dennis don't worry God will see you through I will put you in my prayers". Samantha said I looked at her, her beautiful smile her golden face I was full of regrets.
"Here is my card call me let's discuss, here is not the right place for someone like you call me man don't forget" I collected it and thanked him and we embraced.