Love Hate Relationship by Goodness Shadrach (good books to read for 12 year olds TXT) 📖

She silently cleared the table, she went upstairs and undress before lying on the bed, since they have been married, this is the first time Michael is not coming home and it worries her, did something happen? Did he encounter danger? She immediately brushed it out of her mind, who is Michael for him to encounter danger? She berated herself for her low thinking, but where is he? Is he with another woman? Perhaps the lady that owns the cloth in his closet, after all, she had already confirmed that he is not a gay which means that the clothes and bags and shoes is for his girlfriend, maybe his ex?

Sasha heaved a deep sigh at her thoughts, did the lady call him and apologize? Have they made up? Is he currently with her? What are they doing? "Ah" she groaned "what are you thinking Sasha?" She asked herself but it can be the truth, she can still remember how he reacted when she took a dress from the rack, maybe he acted like that because the dresses are a love token to his ex? She just can't name it and it's not helping with the fact that this is the first time he didn't come home.

Sasha couldn't tell when she fell asleep last night, when she woke up, she instantly looked at his side on the bed but he wasn't there, she got up, dressed the bed and started preparing for work. When she got outside and walked to her car, her phone started ringing and she brought it out of her bag to look at the caller ID and it was Vanessa, her mother in law and she immediately picked the call.

"Hi mom."

"Sasha dear, how are you?" Vanessa gentle and graceful voice was heard on the other side.

"I'm okay mom, you?"

"I'm great. I was thinking, since Michael is out of the country why don't you come over and spend sometime with me, maybe we can have lunch together."

Sasha was shocked, Michael was out of the country? Why didn't he tell her, she wanted to know where he went to but can't get herself to ask her mother in law "okay mom, I will have lunch with you this afternoon."

"Alright then, I will pick you up at your office" Vanessa said.

"Sure mom. Bye."

"Bye dear."

Sasha stood outside of her car for some minutes, he left the country and he didn't tell her, she almost stayed up all night waiting for him, whereas he was not even in the country, Sasha laughed at herself as she questioned what kind of marriage she is into. She got into the car later and drove to her office.

Just like promised, Vanessa picked her in her office with her white limousine, Janet, Agatha, Agnes and Marilyn couldn't contain the shock on their face. They just can't believe how lucky Sasha was.

They went to a luxurious restaurant, it had a mall upstairs and Vanessa said that they will go shopping after eating "this place is owned by friend, I usually come here whenever I want to eat steak, it's their signature food here" Vanessa remarked as they were handed the menu and just like she said, she ordered for steak and some other varieties. Sasha decided to follow her step and ordered exactly what she ordered.

Vanessa requested for a wine and it arrived soon after "you should know this don't you?" Vanessa asked while the waiter opened the wine and poured half a glass for them each.

"Know what?" Sasha asked timidly.

Vanessa chuckled lightly "this wine."

Sasha stared at the wine and shook her head "no I don't."

A look of surprise flashed through Vanessa's eyes before she gently smiled "it's Robert Mondavi, Michael's favourite wine." 

Sasha was shocked but she soon concealed it, a soft sound of "oh" escaped through her lips, well, thanks to her mother in law, she now knows her husband's favourite wine, one down and more to go.

Vanessa watched Sasha as she tried to conceal her shock, a tender look appeared in her eyes and she smiled to the younger one, she gently picked up her hand in hers and Sasha looked at her "you know you can't hide a thing from me."

Sasha looked confused and Vanessa smiled gently "when I spoke with you this morning, I sensed your shock when I said Michael was out of the country, and right now I purposely ordered this wine to ask you and you proved me right" she sighed "things are not moving well for you and Michael isn't it? Whatever you do outside and how loving you both appear is just a facade" She stated with certainty.

Sasha sighed and bowed her head, Vanessa saw that and her heart ached for the younger girl "what makes you think you can live like this? Marriage is not a game of chess, you shouldn't take it for gamble dear."

"What I'm I to do? I just want to make it work" Sasha told her in a whisper.

"I know. You love him" Vanessa stated again and Sasha looked up at her shocked, she smiled at that "I have seen the way you look at him but he is a fool to not know that."

Sasha bowed her head again, she can't fathom how Vanessa came to know about her inner feelings "I'm sorry for arranging this marriage for you dear and I want you to know, you will always have an option" Vanessa told her.

Sasha looked up at her immediately, her eyes asking what she meant "I don't understand."

"If you think you can't carry on, you can always ask for a divorce. Although I really want you to be my daughter in law, I also can't get myself to tie you down in a loveless marriage. I have always known it will be hard for things to strike up between you two but I was almost led to believe that I was worrying for no reason when I saw how he protects you in public. But being loving outside home and being a stranger once inside is not a marriage, I can't let you be in that. If Michael doesn't turn around to know what he has, I want you to know that you have my support to divorce him."