Reborn In Darkness

Episode 36

I took off to her uncle’s place where I was forced to explain what happened for my wife to leave without saying where she was going.
The rest of the day went slow as I tried to find Felicia. I asked her friends from work which was easier cause she never had that many friends.

“Where are you Felicia? ” I sighed standing at my car after going through her office to find she was not there either.

Days went by without her calling me back. I left several text and voice messages for her but all to no avail.

“She is taking this too far Chalwe, she cannot be away from home for the entire week without thinking of coming back” I told Chalwe as we sat in the living room.
“She will come back don’t worry” he shrugged and kept his eyes on the TV like he didn’t care where my wife was.
“Really? That’s all you can say?” I asked rather disapointed with his actions.
“Yeah, my duty came to an end when that thing died. God brought me here for that very purpose now i understand why i didnt find a room at campus earlier, and just like to confirm that my mission is over, my friend offered me some bed space and am moving into Campus tommorow the rest is yours to settle Cuz. ” he smiled casually.

His leaving me even made things worse as I could not bare her absence. I had missed her so much I prayed for her return.

Felicia’s POV
Eight days later, I woke up with a slight headach. Pamela had called me to go spend some time at her place on the copperbelt.
I called her after visiting Ritah telling her what happned and with joy she screamed loudly,
“Am so relieved Felicia, you have no idea how much I have prayed for you to be free.”
“Yes I am but I have moved out of my husband’s house for a while” I went on explaining what had happened.
“The bible says all things work good for those that love God, my friend after I left your place I applied for a job on the copperbelt and right now am still working here with a far much better job than what I had back in Lusaka. If you don’t mind, you can come here and stay for a while till your husband comes around. I have found true women and men of God and I joined a good church. ”
I hesitatated a bit but seeing I really didn’t have somewhere I could stay till I felt ready to face my husband, I went to stay with her.
I had called my boss to tell him I was asking for some months off on leave before I left and he asked me to sign the leave forms.

Here I was waking up with some headach I asumed the overnight prayers we had at Pamela’s church got me the headach.
“You are finally up?” Pamela walked in the room I was given.

“Yeah my head is aching though” i held my head as I responded.

“Well, you spent the entire night praying and I saw you did pray more than most of us there, you have to give yourself some break Felicia. You don’t have to feel all guilty anymore. God heard your prayers and he will help you no matter what comes in your life from now on” she held my shoulder sitting next to me.

“Who else can pray more than me when am the one who learnt the hardest lesson ?” I smiled at her still holding my head.
“I don’t mean to burge in but don’t you think it’s high time you went back to your husband? He must be looking for you it’s been over a week Felicia atleast tell him where you are, let him rest easy.”

I cleared my throat before answering her.
“You want to know the truth? ” I asked her
“Hmmm” she murmered sitting comfortably besides me
“Am scared, I don’t know how to face him after everything that happned. You should have seen how he looked at me that day, what if he doesn’t love me again?” I shook my head.

“You know, I cannot bare that, hmmhm I can’t my friend. Him rejecting me Will finish me” I sighed sitting back.

“So what now, you are going to stay away for good? You won’t go back to your matrimonial home because you are afraid? Come on Fey, that man loves you, maybe as you are struggling with such thoughts he too is longing to have you back with him. Take courage and face your fears Fey. You cannot throw away all the years of you working hard to keep your man even under such condtions as you did just to throw away everything in water.” She advised me.

“Come on, go on and call him now” she insisted as I remained quite trying to think over what she had told me.