Episode 20
Ruth was wary of staying in the room and shedding regretful tears. It was more than five hours since her husband left her in the room; she wondered where he had gone to. But somehow, she liked the fact that he didn’t return because she didn’t think she would be able to face him again. She was ashamed for what she had done with her neighbor and even thought she didn’t deserve to be forgiven.
She was so depressed that she couldn’t get up from the bed.
Ruth was still lying naked since after the wonderful sex with Paul.
She was thinking of what would be of her within the next twenty four hours, would Paul still stand her if he discovered she made love to the neighbor? But Paul also had some explaining to do. Hadn’t he slept with the neighbor’s girl too?
Then Ruth remembered the second disc that was sent to her. She had intended to watch it this morning.
By now Ruth was sure that the parcel was being sent by the lady in the video. Whatever she wanted to achieve with all these still remained a mystery to Ruth.
The house was quiet.
Ruth stood up from the bed and walked naked to the wardrobe. She took a wrapper from there and tied around herself. Then she picked up the disc from her box and left the bedroom. She walked into the sitting room, hoping Paul wouldn’t be there.
It was empty.
She wondered once again where he was.
She turned on the television and DVD, and inserted the disc into the later. She sat down to watch, not knowing what she was expecting to see.
It was her husband and the neighbor’s girl once again. The video seemed like a continuation of the first disc she had watched two days ago. The lady was angry at Paul’s brief session and Paul was feeling embarrassed and uncomfortable. He was still sitting naked and shamefully in the sitting room. He demanded to go home but the lady insisted he stayed and went ahead to lock the door.
Somehow, Ruth felt pity for her husband. Paul was obviously uncomfortable with what he was doing.
The lady gave him food and began to talk to him like he was a child. Ruth was surprised to hear that she was even angry that Paul’s wife was not being satisfied. This made her kind of liked the lady. She was putting herself in her shoes. It also made Ruth felt like someone out there was sympathizing with her. She felt good, knowing that someone understood her plight.
“I am surprised your wife has not yet killed you. No woman deserves a man like you.” she had heard the lady say to Paul. Ruth almost smiled despite watching her husband cheat on her.
She didn’t hate him.
But what the lady did made Ruth feel guilty. She seemed to bear with Paul and discussed his situation with him like a therapist.
Instead of talking with her husband about their sexual problems, she had taken it out on him and gotten angry with him. She had been a bad wife despite all her religious perfection. She had thought that because she was a Christian and a born again, everything was under control. She thought all she needed was read the bible and everything would be okay just as long as she applied the bible principles. But here was a worldly lady, acting patient with her husband despite his short falls. In the past, Ruth would condemn this lady to hell because she was a sinner. Didn’t the bible say ‘be ye not on equally yolk with unbelievers’? Now an interaction with an unbeliever was helping her husband instead.
Ruth watched as her husband took note of every
instruction from the lady.
Soon they started off another round of sex. She watched in amazement as Paul instantly became a horse. All Paul needed was someone who would understand and talk to him. She couldn’t believe her husband was capable of what she saw. No wonder Paul had just given her the best sex she had ever had.
Ruth found herself wishing she was the lady Paul banged in the video.
Then after sex, Paul began to narrate to her his situation at home.
He talked about how he loved his wife and felt bad he couldn’t satisfy her in bed. Paul didn’t hate her for hating him, he had felt bad instead.
Ruth began to shed tears as she listened to her husband. Never had she felt Paul’s love like this before.
His words were deep and she could feel that he really meant everything he said.
She instantly regretted her actions since they parked into this new neighborhood. She had been mean and unkind to the man who loved her. She had been selfish too and foolish.
Yet, despite regretting her sexual adventure with the neighbor, she knew curiosity of what another man tasted like would always get the best of her. Now that she had tasted another man, that desire would quench forever. So, despite hating her action because it was unfair to her loving husband, she knew what she did was inevitable.
While she watched in tears, Paul’s hand touched her shoulders.
He had been in his study all these while and wondering why he had screwed his wife instead of letting out his anger in another way. Was his wife sleeping with that man? Did that lady and her boyfriend plan this all these while? The thought of having the young man make love to his wife was really hurting. Perhaps she had not done it with him. Perhaps it was better that he shouldn’t know the truth.
Then he remembered how she had responded to his love making. He was even surprised at himself for handling her with such manly strength. It was heavenly seeing Ruth respond to him in such a manner. His wife was actually more enjoyable that every woman out there. How had he missed this part of her all these while? He just wanted to love her more and not think of what she might have done with the neighbor.
He also needed to forgive himself for committing adultery and put all that behind him.
Then he heard Ruth come out of the bedroom. She seemed to be watching a movie. Was this how insensitive she could be? Despite everything that had happened this morning, all she could think of was watching a movie at this moment.
He got angry once again and came out to see her for real. He would also switch of the TV and talk with her about the situation in their home.
But he was surprised to see that Ruth was carried away with watching him and Boma make love and talk.
He stopped.
He had no idea that the lady had recorded both of them during the sinful act. She had even sent it to his wife! Now Ruth knew he had cheated on her. Was this what had led his wife to flirt with his neighbor? He wondered when she had gotten the video. Did that lady really mean to wreck his marriage?
She didn’t know he was in the sitting room and was watching his infidelity live with her.
Then he noticed that she was shedding tears as she listened to him talk to Boma about how he felt for her and about their problems.
He was touched, and so he walked up to her and touched her on her shoulder.
She startled and looked up.
“Paul,” his name slipped out of her lips. She stood up and gave him a hug. “I am sorry for everything I have done to you. I am…”
“No, I am the one who should be apologizing. I have hurt you and gone to sleep with another woman.” He quickly said, while he held unto her.
“It was all my fault. I have been a bad wife and insensitive to your needs too.” She said as tears rolled down her cheeks.
“It’s okay, we are both at fault.” Then he held her on the shoulder and looked at her face. “I want everything that had happened these past few days become past tense in our lives. Let’s start afresh and love each other like we should.” He said.
“Paul,” she cried, “I have hurt you… I am sorry for acting that way with the neighbor. Please find a place in your heart to forgive me. I have done…”
“I said it’s all right Ruth. Just let everything you might have done or thought of doing go behind you. Let it go and forget it.” Paul liked the new Ruth. She seemed more open with him. Yet he didn’t want to hear anything about the neighbor from her.
They hugged each other again and then Paul looked at her and kissed her wet cheeks. He loved her more even as the wrapper around her fell to the floor.
She was beautiful.
They made passionate love right there in the living room, on the sofa and the couple enjoyed every bit of the moment.
It was a new found love and it was!!!!
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