Love Hate Relationship

Chapter 27:Candlelight dinner

Sasha sighed and looked at the phone, she turned to walk back upstairs and she received the shock of her life, Michael was standing on the staircase and his face looked scary, his eyes seems to be questioning her 'why lie with my name?' Sasha gulped and after she steadied her breathing, she said to him "there is no other way to explain our absence, I just have to do it. It's wrong enough that we won't be going so I have to give them a good reason for that."

Michael stared at her aloofly and descended the stairs, he walked past her to his mini bar where he took out a glass and a bottle of brandy, he poured himself a glass and took a sip while acting as if he was the only one in the living room. Sasha stared at him, she took a deep breath and let it out, she turned and ascended the stairs, straight to their room, she undressed and took a quick shower, dressed in her nightgown, she blow dry her hair and laid in the bed.

Sasha awakened to someone crushing her hand, her eyes fluttered open at the massive pain, her brows were creased and her face in a frown, the first thing she saw when her eyes opened was a beautiful pair of blue eyes, staring coldly at her, not understanding what was happening, she looked down at her hand which was in pain only to see her hand in Michael's grip and he seemed to want to crush her hand.

"What are you doing?" She asked with pain and tried to release her hand from his grip.

Michael stared at her with a cold face before releasing her hand, he got out of bed and left the room. Sasha sat up, staring at him while massaging her fingers, what has suddenly come over him? She thought, why would he want to crush her hand? She then looked at the bed only to find her reason. In her sleep, she had shifted closer to him in the bed and might have mistakenly touched him, she looked at the space in the bed and realized that she was currently sitting in his side while her side was empty, just how did she not know that she was getting closer to the devil? Was she that tired and deep in sleep? She asked no one in particular.

After massaging her head, she shifted to her side and laid down to sleep but the sleep refused to come again. She sighed and shut her eyes tightly while mulling over the thought of getting her own bedroom, at least she won't have to mistakenly touch him while sleeping.

The next day, after coming back from work, she waited for him, she had been making savings to pay him back his money for the clothes and heaven was on her side, at least now she can pay up, all thanks to the guy that kept sending contracts to her company, she is very glad at least she can clear her dept now and won't have to worry.

Michael returned later and as usual, he walked past her and headed for the stairs, Sasha followed him immediately "can you give me your account details so that I can pay the rest of the money?"

Michael stopped in his track, he opened his briefcase and tear out a piece of paper, he brought out a pen from his suit pocket and scribbled something on the paper, he let it fall on the stairs and he continued with his ascend. Sasha sighed and picked up the paper to discover that it was his account details that he wrote there, she fished out her phone and transferred the money to him.

She left work early that day to prepare a candlelight dinner for him, she knows he might not eat the food but it will show her goodwill and she will use the opportunity to apologize for what happened that night. She decided to cook his favourite food but it was after donning herself in an apron that she realized that she doesn't even know his favourite food and not just that, she doesn't know his favourite color, she doesn't know his favourite drink, she doesn't know his favourite movie nor song, she practically doesn't know anything about him.

She stood holding a spatula as her mind ran wild, what does she know about her husband? Absolutely nothing. Sasha couldn't believe herself, how can she not know a thing about her husband? If they are to go for an interview now, there is not a single thing she can say about him, she wanted to beat herself before she remembered, he also doesn't know a thing about her, so they both doesn't know a thing about the other, thinking to that, Sasha consoled herself with the fact that he is the same with her.

She made a simple dinner after and set up the dinning table with the candles, a bottle of red wine and two plates. Looking at her handiwork, she smiled with satisfaction before rushing up the stairs to their room to have a quick bath, he will be back soon.

Sasha sat on the sofa in a short black gown waiting for her husband, her eyes glanced at the wall clock for the hundredth time, it was 11:00pm, why isn't he back yet? His normal time of coming him is 7:00, sometimes 8:00 but it's been a long time he came home this late. The candle lights was already dimming because it has burned all the wax, the food was cold but it's not a problem, she can always warm it but what is taking him so long?

She grabbed her phone and thought about calling him but decided against, her call might just infuriate him more and moreover, what's the guarantee that he will even pick up? She decided to wait a while longer. The clock showed 1:00am when Sasha looked at it this time, the candlelights has already gone off a long time ago, she got up and walked to the dinning table, he is not coming back, she finally accepted, but where is he? If he knew he won't come back, why didn't he call her to tell her? Will it be that hard for him?

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.

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