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CMP_08

CONFESSIONS

" Babe I'm thinking of going down to Amara's shop tomorrow to find out why she can no longer work for us or with us."

Tor sat on the edge of his bed listening to his fiance talk about Amara. Who had refused him entrance into her house the day before till he came clean to Akilah. To him Amara was being unreasonable but she threatened that the next time Akilah called her she would tell her.

'' Don't.''

'' What? Why? ....''

Akilah sighed.

'' Please don't tell me you don't want her planning our wedding because she's very much competent. You know, although she's no longer our planner the venue is still ours. Babe she's more than-''

'' I had an affair with her....''

He blurted it out after a few minutes of listening to her talk about Amara's plans. It was harsh but he had to say something before he chickened out.

'' An affair!? When?''

'' When I took that vacation with the boys and you had one with your girls to Mauritius. It started a few months later though-''

'' So four years you've been having an affair! Did she know you were married? Wait she didn't that's why she was shocked to see you that day at our meeting. When she told me she moved here to be closer to the father of her twins was she talking about you Tor?''

He sat silently with his hands in his palms and lifted it up when she began pushing his head and punching him demanding answers. Second time he had been punched in a week and he let her.

'' Yes she was talking about me and yes I never told her about you. She realised the truth at the meeting and now she won't let me see my kids until I come clean to you.''

" So you're doing this for her?"

" No, I want to see my kids."

" You have the nerve to throw them in my face-"

" Akilah you asked, I'm not throwing them."

" You are because you know I cannot have anymore children."

This was not his intention so he kept quiet to prevent from saying the wrong thing.

''All these business trips were never legit?''

'' Not all."

Akilah sat quietly and eerily calm, looking at him while he looked straight ahead wondering what was going on in her head. He expected her to go off, fight and cuss at him.

'' I want to ask you why after so many years we've been together you decide to cheat now-''

'' I didn't decide, it just happened. I'm sorry-''

'' You're not sorry because you're doing this for her. If she hadn't found out, you wouldn't confess."

Tor knew she was right.

" If she wasn't my wedding planner, I would've never come to know about this."

" I'm sorry."

" Stop saying sorry. How could you!?'

'' Akilah I-''

'' Shutup!!'

He did not react when she threw a pillow at his head, screaming....

'' You low down dirty bastard! If you think you're going to marry somebody else besides me or after me then you have another thing coming. I did not waste fourteen years of my life by your side and three years being Lord of the rings for you to leave me for the next girl. Whatever you had with her is over.''

Tor silently took in her words and fists.