Married To A Thief - S01 E01

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Married To A Thief - S01 E01

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Married to a Thief – Episode One

Ndidi was very beautiful such that some people said she looked like fresh tomatoes. Her skin was smooth like milk and her face looked like the face of a goddess. She got married to a billionaire called Egwu, a young industrialist in Abuja. Ndidi was just twenty-five years old and her husband was thirty-five. They lived in a mansion in Maitama, one of the richest areas in Abuja. She had everything she needed. Expensive clothes, designer shoes, cars, perfumes, and jewelry. Her husband told her never to work, so she just stayed at home as a housewife, eating, resting, and enjoying her husband’s money.

But there was one problem that Ndidi could not solve. It was the habit of stealing. She was a thief. She liked to steal things anywhere she went. It was something she hated about herself but it looked like an external spirit was controlling her. Whenever that spirit came upon her, she must steal something before she would be calm. Even when she stayed at home in the mansion, the urge to go out and steal would come. She could not fight it. It was like a sickness. She was a thief inside her heart.

Every time Ndidi went to the market, she returned with a stolen item. Sometimes it would be a piece of jewelry. Sometimes it would be a bottle of perfume. Sometimes it would be ordinary food items like a bag of rice, packs of noodles, or cartons of milk. Egwu never suspected anything. He thought his wife was only shopping too much because of her beauty and love for luxury. He never knew she was stealing them. Even Ndidi herself did not understand it. After stealing, she would sit in her room and cry bitterly.

“God, why me?” Ndidi would say. “I have everything a woman can dream of. I have money, I have a loving husband, I have clothes and gold, I have a mansion in Abuja, but why do I still steal? Why do I carry people’s things and hide them as if I have nothing?” She would cry with tears in her eyes. But she could not stop. No matter how much she tried, whenever that spirit came upon her, she must obey. She must steal something before her body would be calm again. It was a battle in her soul.

One morning, Ndidi dressed very beautifully and told her driver to take her to the supermarket. She was not lacking anything at home, but the urge to go out was strong. She wore a red gown, black designer shoes, and carried a golden handbag. When she arrived at the supermarket, people admired her beauty and style. She picked a shopping basket and started moving round. She selected some groceries and some bottles of wine. But as she was walking, that spirit came again. She suddenly felt restless. Her hands began to shake. She knew she must steal.

"It's time to steal." She said to herself.

Ndidi picked one very expensive bottle of wine and slipped it into her handbag quickly. She thought nobody saw her, but the security camera at the corner of the supermarket recorded everything. The moment she dropped the basket and tried to walk out, the alarm sounded at the door. The security man stopped her immediately.

“Madam, please wait. Something is wrong here,” the man said in a loud voice. Ndidi began to tremble. Her heart was beating very fast. She tried to smile and pretend that everything was fine, but she knew she had been caught.

“Madam, please open your bag,” the security man said.

“What is inside?” Ndidi said as she tried to laugh.

“There is nothing in my bag. It is just my personal belongings,” she said in a small voice.

“I'm not a thief. How can you embarrass me in public like this?” She said. The security man did not listen to her. He dragged the bag from her hand and opened it in front of everybody. When he opened the bag, he brought out the stolen bottle of wine. The people in the supermarket shouted in surprise. They could not believe that such a rich and beautiful woman was a thief. Ndidi quickly knelt down in shame.

“Please, forgive me. It was a mistake. I don’t know what pushed me to do it. I have money. My husband is rich. Please don’t disgrace me. I beg you in the name of God.” She said.

The people in the supermarket started murmuring and gossiping about her. Some of them said she may have been stealing before.

“So this beautiful woman is a thief? What kind of shame is this? How can a billionaire’s wife be stealing common wine?” Someone who knows her said from the crowd of shoppers.

The manager of the supermarket came out and shouted at her. “Madam, you will explain yourself at the police station.”

The security man held Ndidi by the hand. He did not listen to her tears. She tried to explain but nobody wanted to hear her.

“I said forgive me, please. I will pay for the wine. I can even pay for everything in this supermarket. Please do not disgrace me. My husband must not hear this.” Ndidi cried and begged like a baby. But the manager was very angry.

He said to the security man, “Call the police immediately. This woman must be arrested. Let her face the shame of what she has done.” Ndidi’s body became weak. She started shaking and weeping.

Just then, two policemen arrived at the supermarket. They were already informed. They entered with their guns and uniforms. People gathered to watch what would happen. The policemen asked what was going on. The supermarket manager explained everything and showed them the CCTV footage of how Ndidi stole the wine. Ndidi fell on the floor crying and begging. She said she was sorry, but the policemen did not listen to her.

"Please, I will pay for it. I will pay double for the wine. Don't call my husband." Ndidi said. But no one listened.

They held her by the hand, dragged her up, and pushed her outside. “You are under arrest,” one of the policemen said. Ndidi cried bitterly as they carried her away in their van.

Watch out for Episode Two