Brother Jerome, please calm down. What has happened has happened? Please let's look for a solution to all this now
What solution, how could she do this to me? I loved her so much said Jerome sobbing bitterly.
We know it's not easy, but the deal is already done, and ....... Muttered Henry Jerome's best friend.
Jerome cut him short "Don't even suggest what you are about to say cause I don't want to hear it"he yelled
Henry looked at him, feeling his anger rising toward him, but he composed himself and replied We all warned you, but you refused to listen; now you are feeling the heat". Like I have been asking you, what is the way forward?
Jerome is a fine, jovial young man who owns a hotel in the heart of the city. he sees every human as imperfect, so he hardly judges people.
Jerome met Tarana at a bus station one rainy Sunday afternoon after service; he was on his way home when he met her at the bus station, waiting for a cab.
Hello, beautiful, are you going my way he said smiling.
Good afternoon, sir, but I am not sure you are going in my direction, answered Tarana politely.
Come on, tell me your direction, you never know. We can be heading in the same direction, he pressed.
Tarana had been standing at the bus stop for what seemed like an eternity. She was grateful that someone pulled over but she was also being careful not to enter one chance.
Am going to chisco junction she finally answered.
I am going that way too, in fact am going to one of the estates there.
Tarana hesitated for a while before hopping in.
Tarana and Jerome exchange phone numbers. From that day, Jerome and Tarana become good friends, from good friends to lovers.
Barely 7 months Jerome met Tarana. He asked for her hand in marriage.
Jerome told his friends and family that he was about to settle down, but his family and friends told him it was too early and asked what he knew about this lady.
His mother called him to the room one day.
Jerome, my son, are you sure about your decision to marry this lady? Have you prayed about it, his mom questioned.
Jerome, full of confidence, said yes, Mother, she is the one for me.
Jerome's mother wasn't convinced and told Jerome that she had this eerie feeling about the lady, that he should move the wedding to next year.
But Jerome wasn't ready to hear it at all. His best friend Henry and some other friends warned him, but he refused and kept saying she was his peace of mind.
They got married in a lavish wedding.
Barely two years after the marriage, the problem started. When a man suddenly appears at the door, claiming to be Tarana's husband.
Tarana was shocked to see his supposed dead husband in her pouch, and Jerome was home; he pushed past her and walked directly into the house.
Jerome was surprised to see the man and he asked him who he was.
Mr. Rogers, Tarana's first husband, said he was looking for him. Jerome was puzzled and asked if he knew him from somewhere, but Mr Rogers said no but the need to talk.
Jerome shifted slightly from him and asked him to talk. He told Jerome that Tarana should call his family cause everybody needs to be present for a confession and he needs back for his wife.
Jerome was confused;* "What wife are you talking about*." He asked
"You are living with my wife," Mr. Rogers said.
Jerome started laughing and looked around "Where is the camera? Is this a joke or a prank? Are you having dementia?"he replied mockingly.
Mr Rogers wasn't angry, he understood his reaction. He said "Tarana is my wife; you can ask her yourself anyway. I want my wife back." with that, he sat down on the couch. Jerome stare at Tarana trying to process the whole issue.
Jerome, as if pulled by a force, asks Tarana to call her family right now. He needs to understand what is going on.
They sat quietly until his inlaw and his friend Henry arrived. Tarana's family was shocked to see Roger.
Jerome broke the silence first; he asked her *do you know this man? he asked, his anger evident on his face.
Tarana could see how furious her husband was and answered yes.
Who is he to you? He questioned clinching his fist.
With a trembling voice, she said my husband crying.
Everywhere fell Silent for the second time. Tarana's father broke the silence.
My inlaw, please allow her to explain to you what happened.
The atmosphere became tense, and Tarana started weeping, the weight of her secret pressing down on her shoulder.
Tarana admitted that Mr. Rogers was her husband, but she thought he was dead because he left the house for 5 years and never returned; all efforts to find him after a strange number called that they had kidnapped him proved abortive.
She say that is why she never disclosed it to him. She knelt for him to forgive her, but Roger cut her off.
If you are going to confess, do it to the end. Are you going to complete the story, or should I help you?
Tarana glared at him; Jerome looked from Tarana to Roger; he was losing his patience.
Tarana, tell me everything right now and don't hide anything from me Jerome thundered.
Before Tarana will open her mouth to speak, Roger takes over "I left my house out of shock and pain, when I found out that the child I called mine is my best friend's son, my wife here was sleeping with my friend each time I go to work "
Everybody, including Tarana's parents, grasps in shock. They all shouted Tarana!! in unison
Jerome, turn to Tarana; you said that the father of your child is dead. Is he really dead?
Tarana shook her head, Jerome fainted
The deception was just too much for him, so he asked her to go with her family and never to return.
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Thank you for posting this story with us, @coolbabe88. You certainly have a good imagination. There are a couple of issues we'd like to call to your attention so that your writing skills can develop even more. In the passage quoted below you will note an inconsistency in the way you indicate quotes.
You have to choose how you would like to indicate quotes, and then be consistent throughout the piece. The first sentence, for example could be rendered in one of two ways:
"Brother Jerome, please calm down. What has happened has happened? Please let's look for a solution to all this now."
or
Brother Jerome, please calm down. What has happened has happened? Please let's look for a solution to all this now.
If you use quotation marks, then don't italicize. If you italicize, don't use quotation marks. You need to choose one, and then use that consistently.
Also, please be sure to end your sentences with proper punctuation--period, question mark, or exclamation.
If you follow these simple suggestions, your story will read much more smoothly. Hope this advice helps you to write stories for this community and elsewhere.
Thank you for the correction, noted
When relationships are based on deception it's always difficult to resolve disputes because there is no more trust in the union.
This deception hit hard
There's a popular adage that says, "What an elder sees while he sits down, a child cannot see even if he stands up." Sometimes, people find themselves ending up with the wrong choice of spouse because they failed to heed an elder's warning. Yours was a beautiful read.
Thank you for stopping by
Relationships needs honesty to build It, if someone builds on any other thing it tends to crash