Love Beyond Reason - Season 1 - Episode 3

5 years ago

Love Beyond Reason - Season 1 - Episode 3

ut it had happened. It is a fact and the action
can never be reversed. She will forever have it
in mind that Ikem hit her, she could never forget
it in a million years; and the love between them
is forever tainted as a result of tonight’s
happenings.

She couldn’t fathom the reason behind his
aberrant behavior tonight. He had never raised
his hands to her before. Sometimes, when he
was angry enough to hit her, he had walked
away rather than go ahead with it. Recently
though, he had been exhibiting some rather
strange behavior, she had been baffled by the
subtle change in him.

She fluffed her pillow as fresh tears fell down
her face. Her heart was breaking into a million
pieces. She couldn’t believe that Ikem, her
prince in shining armor, her tall, dark, and
handsome lover would raise his hands to her. It still is unbelievable.

She stiffened as she heard the turn of the
doorknob. Ikem came in quietly and stood by
the door for a few moments observing her.
There was a look of chagrin on his face.
“Ugochi…” he whispered reverently.

Ugochi turned to face the wall. She did not
want to hear any excuse or see that tortured
look on his face. She needed him to suffer a
little bit more.

“Ugochi,” he said again, this time a little more
firm
Ugochi refused the answer. She wished he’ll
just go away and leave her to grief the loss of
her trust in peace. It’s not every day her
boyfriend slaps her after all.

Ikem was not having that though. He shuffled
closer to the bed, walked to the other side so he could see her face, and he sat on the bed
beside her. Ugochi stiffened some more.
Tension radiated from her body like sun rays.
“I’m so sorry baby,” Ikem began. “I don’t know
what came over me. I promise it will never
happen again.”

Ugochi stared at his face coldly. “You don’t
know what came over you?” she asked angrily.

“That is the lamest excuse in the book,” she
spat.

“I know, I know,” he raised his palm up in
surrender. “I know it sounds cliché but that is
the truth.”

“It does not sound cliché, it is cliché.” She
refused to look at him, she la!d on her back,
staring at the ceiling.

“I’m sorry Ugo. What else do you want me to say?””

“I want you to tell me why you think it was
necessary to treat me that way tonight. And I
don’t want to hear anything like ‘I don’t know what came over me’, because we both know that’s not true.”

Ikem refused to reply. He just kept staring at
her. How could he tell her he reacted that way
because of the information given to me by a
man he does not even trust? He can never tell
her what Donald told him. What if he was
wrong? He needed to be absolutely sure first.

“But that was happened baby. Maybe I was
angry because you stayed out so late, or
maybe I was just feeling some residual stress.
Either way, I’m sorry I hurt you.”

“I told you I would be out late, didn’t I? I
distinctly remember telling you today was
Dawn’s birthday, and that we were going for
dinner at a plush restaurant on the island.
Didn’t I?”

“Yeah, I think you did. Where were you this
evening?”
“At work. Where else?”
“You didn’t go anywhere other than to work?”

“I went for Dawn’s birthday,” she threw up her hands in frustration. “Do I need to keep repeating myself?”

“Are you sure? No little lunch date with
anyone?”

Ugochi narrowed her eyes at him speculatively.

“No,” she replied. “Why the twenty questions?”

“I just want to be absolutely sure.”

Ugochi paused and looked at his face critically.
She could see the confusion, and the faint
anger, but there was something else lurking
behind his eyes she couldn’t quite make out.

There was something there that looks a lot like
distrust.

“What is going on, Ikem?” she asked, baffled.

“Nothing. I’m sorry for hurting you, okay?” he
caressed her abused cheeks. “Forgive me?” he
stared into her eyes.

Ugochi wanted to ask more questions but she
refrained. She decided to take the olive branch
he was offering. Better keep the tentative
peace.

“I forgive you darling. It was so out of
character, it is easy to forgive. But please,
control yourself better next time we have an
argument.”
“I will. I love you.”
“Love you too.”

Few minutes later, they both lay in bed. They
were not touching nor speaking with each
other. Each was occupied with his own
thoughts.

Ikem’s thoughts were whirling around his mind.

So, who is lying? He thought. She claimed to be
at work all day and Donald claimed he saw her
having a drink with another man. Who is lying?
I better get to the bottom of this, and fast .

Ugochi stared at the ceiling as the thoughts
chased each other in her head. What did he
mean by all those questions? Did he know
something? Could he have spotted me with
Fredrick this evening? Is that the reason for his
aggressive and strange behavior? I better get
to the bottom of this, and fast.