IN this our present generation, I never believed
there would be any man who would possess
such magnanimity. With joy in my heart, though
still very much guilty of what I did, I share this
true and touching story of mine.
I was 21 years of age when I gained admission
into the university in the Western region of
Nigeria. Before then was when I met this man I
am married to now. He has, if not all, the best
quality any good man would have: God- fearing,
intelligent, handsome to mention but a few. Even
with the little he had he made sure he shared
them with me. After he graduated and served, he
got a job and further trained me in the university.
He proposed to me in my second year and we
finally got married in my final year in school.
The devil played his part during this period.
There was this guy I was seeing. At first, I only
took him as a friend. Along the line, he said he
wouldn’t mind being a fling and the result was
that I got pregnant for this guy even though I just
got married. I was so confused that I didn’t know
what to do, and I couldn’t tell anybody, even my
friend, because I could not just trust anybody.
And terminating it would not be an option. I had
to tell my husband I was pregnant for him even
though I knew I was committing a very big sin.
He believed me without any doubt when I told
him I was pregnant. I finally gave birth to a baby
boy, but the amazing thing was that the new
born baby never had any resemblance to neither
my husband nor I. Although no eyebrow was
raised, he accepted it and we lived happily. Deep
down in my heart, I was really dying of
conscience, because each time I looked at my
child’s face, I saw the look of the other man.
I gave birth to another son. Although he loved
him, he seemed to love the first son more. Each
time I looked at him, I wondered why he loved
me so much. So one day, I decided to take the
bold step by letting the cat out the bag because
I couldn’t keep on living in lies with a man that
loves me so much. I know I had betrayed his
love and trust for me, but I had to open up to
him because I really love him so much. I didn’t
really know what came into me. I begged God
for forgiveness and prayed God should guide my
husband s decision while I open up to him.
On this fateful day, he got back from work. When
he retired to the bed, I approached him. Firstly, I
begged him to forgive me for what I would tell
him. He said God forgives our sins, that why
won’t he forgive me. I opened up but before I
could finish, he halted me and told me he had
known all this while but kept quiet, that though
he expected me to have told him, he knew it
would be difficult. That he knew I had made a
mistake but watched me all this while and see
how I would make up for it. I was dumfounded
and tears came out of my eyes. There and then I
pondered: is there a man really with this kind of
heart ?
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