Dear Readers,
I started this story about secrets in my older posts, i decided to make all in one single post for clearer viewing,
Happy reading!!!
SECRETS (Part 1)
I was watching a telenovela Mexican soap opera titled the Gardener's daughter on TV last night. I watch a scene about a step father who decided not to reveal to the stepdaughter who her real biological father was, for fear of losing the love of the step daughter to the real father.
At this point I said to myself, this happens every day, people tend to keep secrets, some even die with it.
At that moment, my mind flash back to a true life story that happen close to where I live.
Read On!!
Jerry an engineer by profession met and fell love with Tracy. They dated for about a year or so before they finally decided to tie the knots, by getting married thinking they know everything about each other. After they got married, they settled down into their matrimonial home, and everything was going on fine.
Tracy got pregnant and gave birth to Twins babies, a boy and a girl; they decided not to have any other children so that they will be able to take care of their two kids very well. Their romance didn't die after their marriage, it blossomed, even after having kids, Tracy was still looking beautiful as ever, they were really happy with their love life until one faithful day, after 20 years of marriage, a stranger came to their house and revealed a long buried secret which crumpled the couple’s world and love life.
SECRETS (Part 2)
After twenty years of blissful marriage between Tracy and Jerry, a stranger came visiting their home and their marriage crumpled like a pile of cards.
On that faithful day, the happy family settled down to watch television after their dinner when they heard a knock on the door. Jerry stood up reluctantly to open the door, he frizzed, when he saw a young man, replica of himself right there at the door staring at him. His wife was calling out to him to find out what was keeping him at the door for so long, when she didn’t hear any response, she decided to go see what was keeping her husband. The young man had already entered the house without waiting for permission from Jerry. When Tracy saw the boy, she too was shocked about the resemblance between her husband and this young man that came visiting. She then ushered the gentle man into their sitting room.
Jerry couldn’t bear the atmosphere anymore; he was visiting the toilet frequently whenever the stranger wants to say anything. Tracy was surprised about the attitude of her husband, she now decided to ask the stranger what brought him to their house.
Jerry was like, ok, young man go ahead we are listening. The young man cleared his throat and introduced himself as Richard. He brought out photograph of himself when he was a baby and pictures of his late mum and DNA test result. Tracy was getting impatient with the young man, after she saw the pictures, she said young man, what can we do for you, what are these pictures meant for? She asked him with a straight face.
He said, the picture of the baby belongs to him when he was a child, and the picture of the lady carrying him is his mum. Also, he brought out a third picture showing Jerry and his mum. Jerry got stiffened when he saw the picture, he almost fainted but he controlled himself.
Tracy on her own part was shocked to see her husband picture with a complete stranger. Jerry couldn’t say anything, he was just mute. He couldn’t bring himself to look at his wife. So the young man continued, he said, that before his mum passed on, his mum told him about his dad Jerry, so he decided to come and find his dad, and now that he had found him, he was the happiest man on earth.
At that instance, Tracy stood up and looked straight into Jerry eyes, with tears on her eyes, Jerry is it true? Tell me it is not true, this cant be happening to us, am I dreaming? my husband that I trust could keep such secrets from me? I can’t believe this; she kept on moaning and weeping. Jerry stood up trying to pacify her, but he couldn’t find words to say.
At this stage the young man decided to take his leave so that the couples will sort themselves out. Before he left he wrote his contacts address on a piece of paper and left it on the table. After he left, Tracy demanded to know the full story from jerry. Jerry sat down and started unveiling secrets of his past.
SECRETS ( PART 3)
Jerry opened up to his wife what happened 19 years ago before he met her. When he was young and in his final year in the university, he fell in love with a young lady called Becky, their relationship blossomed, until one day she discovered she was pregnant for Jerry, when Jerry heard the news, he wasn’t happy because he couldn’t afford to take up the responsibilities of a father at that age, so he cleverly denied the pregnancy. Becky was shattered, she decided on her own part to take care of the child herself. But unfortunately for her she died when her son was twelve years old, but she made sure she revealed the child’s paternity to him before she died.
After Jerry told his wife the story of his past, he knelt down and ask for her forgiveness, which she did, but their lives couldn’t remain the same as it was before Jerry Son appeared. Tracy couldn't trust Jerry anymore, because of the secret of his son, he kept from her until after marriage.
Dear readers, the story didn’t end there, Tracy too had her own secrets which will shock you to your bones marrow.
Read On
SECRETS PART 4( GRAND FINALE)
Tracy was having sleepless night after her husband disclosed his past to her. She quickly forgave him, because she too has her own secrets. She kept praying that nothing will bring out her own buried secrets, readers, her prayers were short lived.
Jerry got a new job in an Oil producing Company, so he was asked to bring all members of his family for medical test, and for them to be registered under the Company care, during those medical tests, a DNA test was consulted without their knowledge, it was noticed that the two kids were not Jerry kids. Jerry was shocked when he got the report, he drove straight home with the results, he went straight to their bedroom and almost strangled his sleeping wife, demanding to know who the father of the kids were. At that instance, Tracy started crying as she told her husband a long dead buried secret.
The story goes like this; Five years after their marriage, they didn’t have kids, they both decided to go for a test. The doctors confirmed that Jerry had low sperm count and the possibility of him fathering a child was very slim.
Tracy got devastated, because she really wanted to become a mother at all cost. She then decided to seduce their Gardener, in the process she got pregnant and immediately she knew it she made sure her husband sacked the gardener for no cause so her secrets would not be revealed. Jerry was shocked, he couldn’t speak, he just got into their bedroom and started packing his wife things and threw her and her kids out into the streets, he couldn’t imagine himself keeping another man kids in his house, the shame was too much for him to bear. Tracy begged for forgiveness but Jerry refused to listen to her and he finally divorced her. That was the end of a beautiful marriage.
So dear readers, be careful with the kind of secrets you keep, because it might lead to something disastrous. I will appreciate your comments on this story and your contribution.
Peace
