Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 9
Long Distance Relationship
Episode Nine
The night was calm. The moon shone brightly through Jemima’s window. She sat quietly on her bed. Tears were dropping from her eyes. She could not sleep. The guilt she carried was too heavy for her to bear. Her heart was troubled seriously.
Bruno’s threats had pushed her to the wall. She was tired of hiding the truth. She was tired of lying to Femi who truly loved her. That night, she made up her mind that she would confess everything to Femi. Whatever happens afterward, she was ready to face it.
"I can't continue like this. I have to tell Femi the truth." She tells herself.
Femi arrived at Jemima’s apartment around 8 p.m. He came straight from his parents’ house. He was smiling as he entered.
“My love, I brought you something,” he said. He was holding a bag filled with fruits and gifts. Jemima tried to smile but she couldn't. She could not hide her sadness.
“Are you okay, Jemima? You look sad,” Femi said.
Jemima looked away. She knew the time had come. She could no longer run from the truth. She stood up and knelt down in front of Femi, and began to speak.
“Femi, I want you to listen to me carefully. Please don’t interrupt me until I’m done. I have been hiding something from you. I have done something terrible. I have sinned against God, against you, and against myself. I can’t continue pretending that everything is fine. I can’t keep wearing a fake smile when my heart is filled with guilt. You have been good to me. You have loved me deeply. You trusted me completely. But I betrayed that trust.”
“When you traveled to America, I was heartbroken. I missed you so much. I cried almost every night. You promised to come back soon, but months turned to years. I tried to be strong, but the loneliness was killing me. You kept sending gifts through your brother Bruno. He was always around. He made me laugh when I was sad. He comforted me when I cried. Slowly, something started growing between us. I didn’t plan for it to happen, but it did. I fell into temptation.”
“One day, he came to deliver something you sent. I was lonely that day. We talked for long hours. I don’t know how it happened, but we ended up in bed. He slept with me. I felt so guilty afterward, but it didn’t stop there. It happened again and again. I tried to stop it, but I couldn’t. I was weak. Bruno told me he loved me, and I started believing him. For two years, we were secretly sleeping with each other. I knew it was wrong, but I was already too deep in sin.”
“Now, I am pregnant, Femi. The pregnancy is not yours. It belongs to Bruno. I didn’t know how to tell you because I was scared of losing you. When you came back from America, I thought of pinning the pregnancy on you. I thought if we made love, you would believe the baby was yours. That’s what I did, and I’m so ashamed of myself. Every day since then, I’ve been dying inside. I can’t hide it anymore. I want to be free.”
“I know you don’t deserve what I did to you. You have been nothing but faithful to me. You loved me when I didn’t deserve it. You believed in me. I’m sorry, Femi. I’m deeply sorry. I know sorry can’t fix what I broke, but I still need to say it. If you decide not to marry me anymore, I will understand. I will accept it as the punishment for my sin. I won’t blame you. I just want you to know that I truly loved you, even though I failed you. Please, forgive me.”
Femi sat silently. His face was blank. He could not believe his ears. His mind went blank. He looked at Jemima, still kneeling and crying, but he could not say a word. His heart was pounding heavily. The woman he planned to spend his life with was carrying his brother’s child. He felt betrayed, wounded, and broken beyond words. Slowly, he stood up, picked his car key from the table, and walked toward the door. Jemima held his leg, weeping uncontrollably, but Femi did not speak. He did not even look back.
He opened the door quietly and walked out into the night without saying a single word. The sound of his footsteps faded as he moved away. Jemima remained on her knees, crying bitterly. She had finally told the truth, but it came with pain. The silence that followed was louder than any words Femi could have spoken. For the first time, she felt a strange peace.
"I have lost him forever.” She said.
Watch out for episode 10
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