A REASON FOR TRUST

Smiles were garnished with laughter as the newest couple in town – Ben and
Sharon danced at the reception hall on their wedding day, the families of the
couple gave the guests a treat they’ll live to remember as drinks of different
sorts flowed into their stomachs and they ate as much as they wanted. Ben is a
man any serious lady would want for a husband, he’s good looking, works in an
oil company in Port Harcourt, has a magnificent building of his own in Abuja
and possesses fleets of cars among many other feats. Indeed he is well to do
and worthy of starting a home of his own.

It was the agreement of Sharon and Ben that Sharon who works in a bank will
stay in Abuja where she works until Ben is able to use his influence to work her
transfer down to Port Harcourt, So few days after the wedding, Ben left for Port
Harcourt with the promise of flying down to Abuja every weekend. It was
almost unbearable for Sharon whose new experience as a wife has engulfed
her heart so much that she constantly wants to stay close to her darling
husband, however for Ben the feeling was different, he felt so indifferent about
the whole matter, this further compounded Sharon’s fear but the mild feeling
of love she has in her heart for Ben was enough to delete any iota of doubt.

Ben remained committed, calls were constantly flowing in and the weekend
trips never varied. But the transfer of Sharon to Port Harcourt didn’t
materialise. Sharon became muddy, the plan they had before the wedding was
too solid to fail, so she started considering resignation. She waited for Ben to
arrive at the weekend so she could tell the new plan to him. With so much
ecstasy and enthusiasm did she welcome Ben when he came; when Ben asked
what the excitement was about, she narrated the plan, but shockingly Ben
disagreed and reassured her that the former plan will soon materialise.

Sharon started loosing trust in her husband and her countenance became
repelling, but she always chose her words carefully not to hurt him. It is in this
state of confusion that she came out with another plan and after the thought
of the new plan she said to herself “Wow!” Thinking it will be the breakthrough
plan she needed.

It was a Thursday evening in Port Harcourt, Ben’s door bell rang, and “come in”
was his response but to his greatest surprise his wife was the one coming in
through the door, Ben thought the person at the door was Mr. John the
gateman. Shocked but excited, he asked his wife why she didn’t tell him he was
coming and also why she left on a working day, “I’m missing you and decided to
make it a surprise”, Sharon replied. Ben wasn’t however displeased, he just felt
it was another moment together. However for Sharon, her plan failed, she had
hoped to see the secret lover of Ben who has been hindering their good plan.
She left after the weekend but wasn’t still convinced of her husband’s loyalty.

On reaching Abuja Sharon met her college day lover at the airport, it was as
though the old feelings were rekindled as they sighted each other, they talked
for a while asking about each other as Sharon invited him to her place. Sharon
has planned not to be the looser, she felt since it was most likely Ben was
cheating, she should also follow suit, especially with this old time lover. So she
began looking forward to seeing Craig.

It was a Tuesday evening; the day Craig was to show up, Sharon was in her
most welcoming dress, when the car came in, she was so sure it was him, Craig
was also well dressed. They shared their stories one with the other, Sharon
first, hoping Craig will feel her pains and dance to her tunes. So Craig also
started his story as he sipped his drink, Craig’s wife Cynthia is no more with
him, she had constantly accused Craig of having an affair with his secretary,
complaining of how loose the secretary always seems around Craig, and Craig
had been assuring her that nothing like that was happening, until a fateful day
when Cynthia walked into the secretary’s house to warn her, it grew into an
argument and into a fight, Cynthia hit the secretary’s head against a sharp
edge, the lady collapsed and died. The case was taken to court, she was
charged for murder and on the final hearing she was given a life imprisonment
sentence. When Sharon heard Craig’s story, she hid her intention quickly. That
was all she needed to think straight!