27

Agnes woke up. She stretched her hand to the other side of the bed and whispered. "Ethan."The bed was empty. She got startled. "Ethan," she called in a haste voice.
"I am the right here," he said faintly. He was seated on the bed and drew the blanket to cover her half naked body.
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"What happened yesterday night?" Ethan asked.
The bombshell dropped.
Agnes's face turned sour. "You do not remember?"
"Remember what?" he asked.
"I was so drunk yesterday right? My mind is blurred. I need an answer."
"Yes, you were drunk," she said in a fierce tone.
"Tell me something. Did I touch you?" he asked.
"Yes," she answered, with a hideous smile on her face. Finally her husband had touched her sexually.
"I thought you didn't love me Ethan but yesterday you proved just how much you loved me."
"How?" he asked. "Because I had sex with you? I am sorry that I took your virginity dear wife but all in all I used a condom." He added in a sarcastic tone.
"Ethan," she shouted in anger. "How dare you?" Don't you want me to become pregnant? You clearly told me that you wanted me to be the mother of your children, yet you stand here and say all this despicable things to me. I hate you so much."
"I do not care about your feelings for me. You can choose to hate me or love me but I apologise for taking away your pride," he said and stood up.
"You are my husband. Why are you apologizing to me?" she asked, feeling so dejected.
"Do not disturb my peace Woman. I will take my leave. Freshen up and come downstairs for breakfast," he said to her.
She stood up with the blanket wrapped around her chest. "Tell me the truth Ethan, am I just a pawn to you? Tell me the truth, you married me for a purpose right?"
Fear clouded Ethan's eyes on hearing her words. Was she beginning to get to the bottom of the issue? He had to hasten up, if he didn't want her to suspect him. Infact suspect was a topic, he had to be fast, if he did not want her to actualize her suspect.
"Why are you so silent? Have you become deaf or dumb? Say something Ethan," she said wryly.
"Make a point," he said looking away.
"The point is clear," her voice seemed to entangle. "So I am just your pawn but why did you make me believe you loved me?"
His eyelids flicked. He raised his eyebrows and courageously looked at her. "You are certainly insane. You are crazy, infact. How can you think of such a thing?"
"Divorce me now, you do not need to wait for the auspicious time," she said, clearly.
He feared her words. "Who is playing with your brain? Because it is very obvious that these words aren't from you."
"No one is playing with my brain. You are the only only one playing with my brain, my mind, my soul, my heart, my head and lastly the love I have for you, Than." she said amidst tears.
"I do not have time for your nonsense. We have only been married for just few days and yet you have turned into a nagging old hag. Listen I have not intended or planned to use you as a pawn or neither do I want to divorce you. I need sometime before I can accept that I am no longer a bachelor," he said and walked out on her, shutting the door behind him.
"How could you?" she voiced out, as she cried.
"Why did you use a condom, when we are married? It only means one thing Ethan, you have not accepted me willingly.
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"Ethan it's been a month since you have been married, give me a gist on how you and your wife are faring," Clinton said.
"Clint, you know why I married her. You know I did not willingly accept her, you are very aware of how much I hate her. I only married her to take revenge on her for what she did to me on the first day of our meeting. So why are you asking me questions that you know I will never answer?" he voiced out angrily.
"Mehn calm down. You should not be serious in everything. I just asked because I was concerned...
Ethan interrupted him. "I had sex with her last night."
"You did what?* Clinton's voice was shattering as the news. "Why man?"
"I was drunk, I was not aware of my actions."
"This mistake could be really costly. What if she gets pregnant? I hope you know it will be very difficult for you to get rid of her," Clinton said lividly.
"Well luckily for me, I used a condom," he revealed to him. "I also told her about the condom, she is so angry at me, she even suspects that I am just using her as my pawn and very soon I will divorce her. With the way things are going, I am scared that she might be the person to throw the divorce papers at me first."
"That's all your fault. You can't maltreat her and expect her to fold her hands, watching you behave behave unfairly to her. She is a woman. Come to think of it, it hasn't been up to three weeks you both got married, so when did all of this happen?"
"It's actually a week ago," Ethan answered.
"Is she still suspecting you?" Clinton asked.
"No she is not but she is acting all cold this days," he detailed, looking so worn out.