Puerile Antics

They met at a wedding ceremony
He had gone to the wedding with some
friends from his church
He didn't have any relationship or ties
with either the bride or the groom
He was a bachelor with some time
on his hands that Saturday morning
He usually spend his saturdays
reading and watching football games
But the premier league was on
international break and nothing
interesting was available for him to
read!
A friend came to visit
The friend told him he was going for
a wedding
The friend invited him
When they got to the party, the hall was
filled up
They stood around like urchins waiting
on the rich to toss leftovers at them
He didn't feel comfortable at all
He wanted to leave
But the friend was greeting some people
he knew and trying to solicit for some 
of the reserved seats
He hated standing up in a crowd, especially
at a party full of strangers
It always felt to him as if everybody knew
he came only for the food 
He was ill at ease
Just then a lady approached him
She greeted him politely and told
him she had arranged a seat for him
and his friend 
She pointed to the seats
He called his friend
They went to sit
She asked him what he wanted to eat
He told her, his friend also made his order
She disappeared and reappeared a
few minutes later
She was followed by the food servers
They delivered everything he ordered
and even more
They were served like kings
Wine, Juice, beverages, small chops etc
She even gave them souvenirs 
He had to collect her number
It was too much of a leap from 
gate crashing to feasting like a king!
He called her after the party
They started talking on and off
After a month, she came to visit him for
the first time
She brought food items
She also brought her laptop and helped
him work on his resume
She was an angel
Patient, loving, kind, industrious, friendly,
compassionate, reasonable and helpful
She was the one that spoke with one of
her former bosses about his joblessness
Her former boss offered him a job
His first job
He did the job for seven months before getting
something juicier
That was how he was able to think of marriage
His choice of who to marry was a no brainer
She was the one!
They got married
She got pregnant immediately after the 
wedding
She was the answer to all his prayers
She delivered the baby
His mother came around
Her mother came around
Suddenly the atmosphere of the house
turned sour
Her mother accused his mother of 
witchcraft
His mother accused her mother of
sorcery
She took sides with her mother
Started reacting and behaving childishly
to his mother
His mother cried foul
Said they had sandwiched her son with
their enchantment
Her sent both mothers packing
But they went away with the joy in the 
marriage
His wife changed
She declared a sex embargo
Accusations started flying around
"You called my mother this"
"You called my mother that"
"I am not a bastard, you cannot insult
my mother and still dare to want to
climb me"
"I don't care that you sent your mother
away too, she was a witch, the Bible says
we should not suffer a witch to live
but my mother was our guardian angel!
You have chased away your helper!
You have cursed yourself"
The bitterness was outrageous
He couldn't believe it!
He tried to reason with her
He went to her mother
He apologised, he wanted his happy 
home back
But his wife refused to even see his
own mother
He bore it, apologised on her behalf
to his mother
His wife took offence
"You dare take my name and speak
on my behalf to a witch?" She screamed
at him
It was as if she took leave of her senses
totally
He decided to give it time
It didn't get better!
One month, six months, one year
He got weary!
What was the point of the marriage
No sex, no communication, no joy
He was better off single and jobless
At least at that time, he had his peace!
One day, he went to work in a 
client's house with his team
The client was a single mother
Later in the evening, the client
called him to complain about a
hitch
He hurried to her house
When he got there, the client told
her she had a keen sense of perception
and she noticed that he was worried about
some things when he came to work in 
her house
He had truly been caving under
the strain of the unhappy marriage he
found himself in
He started talking to her
Minutes became hours, tears flowed
She was very soft and tender
She just knew the right words to say
She offered him her shoulder
He opened her legs and slid himself
inside
It was so relieving and emptying
It was the ultimate therapy
When he left her, he promised himself
it was a mistake
He promised himself never to return to
such a willing, inviting, honey dripping and 
comforting and manipulative woman
He  must work on his marriage and restore
its joy
But he returned
It took her a phone call, two days later
She was naked when he walked in
He knew exactly what to do and he did it!
Soon he was spending time with her
At first, it was stolen but it later gained
a strange legitimacy in his eyes
The legal fountain was pouring bile
The strange woman was oozing honey
Soon he stopped going home to sleep
His wife became concerned
It was one thing to have him at home 
and insist on punishing him
It was another thing when he was no
longer available to be punished
She ran to the pastor
The pastor was not surprised
He had tried to settle the matter
in the past, but she wouldn't budge!
The pastor called him
He promised to come and see the pastor
His phone was switched off immediately 
afterwards
She investigated and discovered who he
was with
She sent the lady a stinker
The lady didn't bother to respond
She realized she had lost him
She sent a message to the Brother
in Jeans and T-shirt
She told him the truth
She wanted her husband back!
They prayed
He told her to write her husband
a new marital vow and make sure she
gave it to him
She did
She went to his office on a Monday
morning to wait for him
When he saw her, he flared up
She quickly went on her knees and 
begged him
She gave him the new vow
She told him she would be waiting at
home whenever he chose to return
to her
She told him the matter had been
resolved in her heart!
She left!
She waited
Twenty-one days later, he returned
home
He didn't apologise, she didn't mind
She didn't mention his indiscretion
She just kept a happy home
And he stayed!
She had thought he would be sleeping
with the two of them
He didn't!
He severed all ties with the single mother
They picked up the pieces and started
building again!

This event happened in Alagbado, Lagos
The couple has been together for a total
of nine years
One year of bliss
One year, seven months of the storm
and six years of rebuilding after the
storm!
They have three children!
Both mothers are still alive
The children learnt to manage the issues
with wisdom

Proverbs 14: 1Every wise woman builds 
her house, but a foolish one tears it down 
with her own hands.