NUMEN OF WEALTH

WRONG MARRIAGE

Greg got married to Alisa eight years before he started working at the construction site. Most times when at work he always feels sad and depressed. Sometimes he even loses concentration.

The sensation is not good at all and most times Justin always notice this at work. So one day the previous engineer who supervises them back then, told everyone to bring a presentation so as to get more update on their next project. On this said date, Greg came to work ten minutes late frustrated and looking like a shadow of his formal self. Justin who has been observing Greg for a while walked straight to him and asked. "What is going on? You don't look good at all. Today is our presentation, you have to leave everything that happened at home behind and remain focused. Technically our job depends on this presentation." In reply Greg said. "I'm dying slowly, my life is shambolic. If this is what marriage is all about, no one will venture into it."

Justin said to him. "Relax, when we are done with work we will go somewhere and talk. Cheer up, we need to remain focused today. Our supervisor is too rigid. We can't afford to mess things up." "Thanks a lot you have made my day". Greg replied.

Justin and Greg did their presentation wholesomely and the visiting party presented both of them an award for their excellent display and this earn them a promotion and more earnings to their names.

"This calls for celebration Greg said to Justin." "Yes of course." Justin replied. "Let us go to that eatery in town to celebrate after wish you tell me what happened at home this morning that made you look that way."

They got there, placed their orders and were served. After eating, they rest a liitle before Greg said. "My good friend I'm dying slowly because of my wife. She naggs, complain every single minute we are together. She insults me at every opportunity. If this is what marriage is all about I won't have gotten involved." Justin in response said to him. "That's not true. Marriage is sweet when you meet the right person and both of you understands each other. Just try and be patient with her. Talk things through even if at first she is not buying it, keep on trying to see if she will change for the better."

"I will keep on trying but I doubt it will work. After all these years, I have sacrificed everything just to make her confortable but to no avail. I don't know what else she wants from me? If not for our kids I would have filed for a divorce a long time ago. I just don't want them growing up in a broken home." Justin replied by saying, "exactly please keep trying everything will be fine."

They both left the eatery and went home. Greg to his surprise got locked outside by his wife. "You can't come in Alisa said. Go back to where you are coming from. Do you think I don't know? I sense it everyday but today you just showed your true person." He never allowed Greg to explain himself as to why he came home late.

Greg had to leave and decided to go to his cousin's place to sleep. That night, on his way he was involved in an accident and was taken to the hospital. The accident almost cost Greg his life. It was the loan Justin took from a lending firm that saved his life. So that's what made Justin and Greg to be very close. They were more like brothers after that incident. So one day Justin took his friend to meet with is family for dinner and that was how Justin's wife knew about Greg.

Most times especially during weekends, Greg always pleads with Justin to let his kids stay with his wife so that they can learn new things and be away from their bitter mother. At first it did not go down well with Justin because he felt allowing that to happen might put his family in harms way, considering how Greg's wife behaves. But on a second thought he agreed.

Whenever Greg wants to take the kids out to meet Justin's wife, he tells his wife that he wants to take the kids to visit his cousin just to avoid trouble. And for the wife not to accuse him of infidelity. This continued until one day greg's wife Alisa trailed his husband to where he do take the kids to in other to confirm if he is actually telling the truth.

So that day she got prepared and told her husband she is going to the market to buy foodstuffs. Unknown to Greg that it was a trap. She left and stayed where no one could see her pending when Greg will take the kids out. That was how she found out where Greg always takes the kids to every time he tells her they want to visit their cousin.

It was an amusement park. A place where their kids often likes to go because of what they experience there. At once Alisa came out of hiding and called Greg. "Oh you thought I won't know right? The truth is finally out. I knew it. I sensed something was off because you don't usually visit your cousin this often." Immediately Greg started 'apologising to her not to make a scene. "I will explain everything later when we get home." Explain? "What do you take me for, A fool? You must tell me who this mistress is. The woman you always visit using our kids as a decoy.

"Excuse me" Justin's wife replied angrily. "Is she your wife? Now I understand." Alisa replied "understand what? So you have been telling my story to the world right? You will meet me at home." She went straight to Justin's wife and slap her. Both of them started exchanging words before the security guards came to stop them.

This almost caused problems between Justin and his wife but they both reconciled because of how much they cared and loved each other.