SIDNEY WAS ANNOYED

Walking with the tray for her, resting it on the centre table, Vince touches her hand, "Sidney, wake up and eat something." Observing the tears stain her face, but she was sound asleep. Noticing the bumps on her skin from all the mosquitoes and sandflies bites.

'She had been crying all because of me, I know she was hungry and I delay too long? But Molly insisted that I eat something while she fixes her tray.

I was famished, but I could have waited knowing she hasn't eaten since Wednesday night after the incident with Chrystal, almost all her food remained.

For two days she hasn't eaten a thing and she has lost so much blood. Whispering, 'Before I make you happy, I am giving you more heartache. If this is what it means to love a person, then you are right, love don't full belly.'

Vince went to use the washroom when he recalled the doctor resting the prescription on the centre table, going for it only to see it was shredded in pieces in the bin. He returns and took his bath then went and lie down hoping he will fall asleep just as she was sleeping.

As memories of the night before flashback of holding her the entire night in his arms. Looking at her, 'It felt so perfect but he knew he had hurt her.'

At that time he thought 'If he behaved as though he didn't care, it will take away the heartache, but instead, he now realized his harshness has caused the thing to escalate and made things even worst, now the both of us are hurting.'

When was eight-o-clock Vince still was unable to sleep, taking a sleeping pill seeing the ways she was sleeping so comfortable as though nothing has happened between us?'

Trying to recall what had occurred during the morning, after he had left her. It took so long to gather all our things together.

Getting the bag with our clothes ransacked, he had to search for all his documents, seeing it was smudged and scattered on the roadway. The contract that was in the briefcase and the envelope with the cash were missing, even the bag with the sandwich, water and juice was gone.

I had waited for her thinking she would come, but thank God I returned, seeing those young men in the camp provoking her made me so angry. Could that be the reason she was delayed? But how long were they there?'

Closing his eyes recalling when she came in front of him, 'I thought she cared, and it felt good. I was willing to fight for her, and then she had to say I could have just left her home. I had seen fear in her eyes when I told her I was going to leave her. But where did she get water from? And when I was carrying her out, her skin did not feel sticky like during the night, but I will always cherish those few hours, I held her in my arms and slept.'

Ten-o-clock bangs and Vince was still awake, and Sidney was sleeping soundly. She hasn't even shifted from her position.

The sleeping pills he had used were not helping. Eating and drinking out the juice and sandwich he brought for her, then lying down once more.

'How is it she is so different? she was crying earlier and it seems as though nothing bothers her?'

Hearing the bang at half eleven, he closes his eyes. Then he heard the mumbling, Vince sit up, opening his eyes thinking, she was awake. Having so many things on his mind, he wanted to talk to her, getting off the bed and going near to her by the sofa.

He was going to touch her but then he stop suddenly, realizing she was dreaming. She was giving God thanks and praise for her protection and for directing her. Then she was asking the Lord to protect his family and bless them, then she prayed for her family. When she asked the Lord to help the police to capture James so she could get justice, and to bless the workers to complete the work in the hall quickly.

Then she began snoring, Vince return to his bed and close his eyes whispering a word of prayer knowing that is how she could rest without allowing anything to bother her.

Waking Saturday morning to see she was still sleeping, this time a fresh tray was on the centre table and the bottle of sleeping pills.

Checking the bottle recalling it only had about four, but it seems she took one. Resting down the bottle then went to freshen up.

Noticing the bandage, the doctor had put on her foot was soaked with blood, she must be still having pain that's why she took the sleeping tablet. ,

Holding the handle on the bedroom door to open it, when, the door was pushed towards him, hitting him on his head.

Knowing Sidney was sleeping, 'So who could it be?' Seeing Chrystal standing there, in a skimpy skirt and the top was so transparent, is she losing her mind dressing like this in front of my family. When she began shouting, "You liar, you told me she was not going, and you took her."

"Will you stop making noise for God's sake, she is resting?"

"Who cared, I beg you to take me with you and you choose to take her instead."

"She is my wife and it was GP who insisted I take her along, now kindly leave my room; my wife is resting."

"This hour and she is sleeping, have she wake the entire night, what kind of fool you are, you married a low-class woman, and you allow, her to sleep late?"

Vince, held Chrystal's hand, "Now you listen to me, I said shut your mouth and she is my wife, and if she chooses to sleep late, that is none of your business, now get outside and stay out."