The Chameleon

He caught her red-handed 
for the sixth time in their 
23 years of marriage 
He had forgiven her 
indiscretions over the 
years but this time, 
he just didn't have the 
mental strength to cope 
He needed his peace of 
mind 
He needed his sanity 
He needed to face reality 
Enough was Enough!
He met her in Unilag 
She claimed she was a 
student 
He had no reason to 
disbelieve her 
She dressed like a student 
Went for classes like other students 
Lived in the hostel with other students 
Spoke like other students 
Mingled with other students 
He liked her the moment 
he met her
He was using a Volkswagen 
on campus in those days 
He was one of the few 
students who had the luxury 
of owning a car while in 
the university 
 car was a gift from his father 
It was a statement of class 
Ladies paid him attention 
She paid him attention 
She was quite good at it
Before long they were live-in lovers 
She protected her territory 
with all her might 
Other ladies and perceived 
threats or competition were squashed 
They lived for three years 
as a couple on campus 
She was his wife 
They graduated and got 
married! 
His family already knew her
Her family knew him too 
He got a job with a generator assembly company 
She got a job at a bank 
Her beauty got her the job 
She was a born hustler 
Men eagerly paid her 
attention 
And do her bidding 
It was an aura she had 
An advantage over male 
hormones and natural 
inclinations
She brought in a lot of 
clients and landed some 
big fishes 
Some of the big fishes 
wouldn't do business until 
they slept with her 
She was very pragmatic 
Money was key for her 
She didn't see her marital 
vows as anything but 
words 
In fact, her job interview 
was sex with the Bank MD
He didn't know she was 
cheating at the time 
She was so good at the 
double life 
Like a charmeleon, 
She was everything to 
everyone 
It was very difficult to think 
of her in such a light 
The first time he caught her 
They had just had their first
child by this time 
It was 1997 
He returned from a trip
He didn't meet her at home 
Her mother was with their 
ten-month-old baby 
He decided to check her at 
her best friend's house 
He got there and found her, 
the friend and another man 
doing a threesome 
The man was a military man 
He decided making a scene 
could cost him his life 
He lef
When she got home she have 
him a baffling story 
She said she was being blackmailed 
She forged her university certificate 
She was not really a student 
of Unilag 
She was just attending classes
and mingling with other students
all the while they were there
She never passed Jamb
Someone helped her forge 
the certificate 
The bank sent a letter to 
Unilag to verify her certificate 
She got someone to
Intercept the letter and 
reply the bank confirming 
she was a graduate 
The someone started 
blackmailing her by 
collecting 30% of her salary 
She got a military man to 
deal with the person through 
her friend 
The military man's price was 
too high 
They had to augment it 
with se
It was a story steeped in foolishness 
Her mother begged 
It was between the three 
of them 
He agreed 
He insisted on a paternity 
test 
The child was his 
He forgave her 
The marriage moved on 
But men kept asking to 
taste her honey 
And if the price was right 
She offered them a bite
He caught her again 
This time she said it was 
because things were tight financially for the family 
and the man offered her 
a huge sum of money 
He refused to have sex 
with her for several months 
after that 
She begged and pleaded 
She even swore by the 
waters from a prayer 
mountain
He forgave her 
By this time they had given 
birth to three children 
Months later 
He fell ill and had to travel 
abroad 
He spent 18 months in 
America battling liver failure 
and getting a liver transplant 
His wife was taking care of 
the children and sleeping 
with the highest bidder
When he returned home, 
he realized she was reluctant 
to have sex with him 
She claimed it was because 
she was concerned for his 
health! 
He eventually discovered she 
had been treating an STD! 
She even had a surgery and 
the doctor told her she must 
not have sex for some time
She tried to pin the STD on 
him But he had always been faithful to her 
He always told himself
 cheating on her would only 
justify her infidelity! 
The operation he did took 
a toll on their finances 
A year after the surgery 
He saw a message from 
someone who used to do 
business with him
The message said 
"So and so hotel, December 1, 5pm" 
He didn't understand it 
After a few seconds the 
WhatsApp message was 
deleted 
He thought it was a mistake 
On December 1st 2018 
he decided to go to the hotel 
and sit at the reception 
He intended to bump into 
the person and..
See if he could facilitate 
some business venture 
with him again! 
He needed the business badly 
and such a client could make 
it happen 
He got there thirty minutes late Sat at the reception 
Sometime later his wife and 
the person emerged from a 
hotel room 
He was shocked to the bone
It was the last thing he 
expected to see 
He wanted to dodge 
But it was too late 
Both the client and his 
wife saw him 
The next thing his wife 
did was hold the client's 
hand in a "calm down" 
gesture 
They walked right past him
 to the client's car 
He sat there as they drove 
away
When he got home 
He met her at home 
She said "I have a standard 
i must keep and it has been dropping! 
Since you cannot keep 
us up financially for now, someone else might as 
well do so" 
Wow! 
He had trained three 
children through private universities! 
They live in their own 
house
How else was he supposed 
to keep them in a "standard"
They both drive good cars
He had landed properties
and a generator sales outlet 
They used to travel for summer
holidays once a year but
the surgery cost him almost 
sixty thousand dollars!
That was what has kept them
financially dry for the moment
But they still had enough to
meet every need outside of
luxury
He had to talk to his family members abroad to help 
with the final year school fees
of his last child and it was
paid!
He had given her a very long
rope
Tried his best to be like Jesus
He took his time to consider his options 
He called the Brother in Jeans 
and T-shirt 
He said "I want to divorce my wife" 
He tendered all his reasons 
He said he didn't see any 
reason for the marriage to continue 
He wept bitterl
The Brother in Jeans and 
T-shirt called the man's wife 
She said "Let him be, he will get over it" 
Two months later 
The man traveled abroad with 
his children 
He didn't tell her 
A day after they left the 
new owner of their house 
arrived! 
Her husband had sold all 
their properties
She was left homeless 
She called all their 
relatives abroad 
Nobody knew where 
he went 
She got some money and 
rented a small apartment 
She called the Brother in 
Jeans and T-shirt 
She said "Please tell me 
where my husband is" 
The Brother in Jeans and 
T-shirt had no idea!
But she was somehow
convinced he was in the know!
She kept pestering him
Sometimes threatening to
arrest the Brother in Jeans
and T-shirt with the DSS
for being an accessory to
a fabricated crime which she
claimed her husband 
committed against her!
The issue dragged on for 
months
Finally, she learned her 
husband and children had relocated to a country in 
Europe!
One of her children called
her and told her!
She called the Brother in
Jeans and T-shirt, she said 
"I know you are the one that
encouraged my husband to
take this step!
Other pastors always returned
him to him and helped us to
keep our home!
He never had the guts to do 
this until he met you.
I will find out your role in this
and I will make sure I deal
with you!"
She got a visa
She picked a date
She went to Ekiti to see
a spiritualist for help
and empowerment two
days to the journey
On her way to the airport on
November 1, 2019
She had a fatal motor
accident 
She died instantly!
Her husband and children
arrived in Nigeria on the
last week of November
to be a part of her burial
and pick up the pieces of
their lives! 

PS: This event happened
in Lagos
The couple lived in Iyana-
Ipaja for many years before
the man left

We all owe ourselves a duty
to be fair to others!
There is no man or woman
who wouldn't be tempted
to cheat after marriage!
If you use demonic charms
to tie down your spouse
so that you can cheat freely
You are placing yourself in
a big bind!
Let us mortify the flesh
Let us not take advantage
of our partner's love
Let us start by accepting
Jesus Christ as our Lord
and saviour!
Without him, we have no
anchor and the wind
can blow us anywhere at will!