THE BELITTLED SON INLAW

Chapter 1

Philip stood right there at the door holding the door handle, looking in amaze what he just walked into in the room with his mouth wild open, "Vanessa?" Philip called in disgust, vannesa who's on the bed with her rich lover in their matrimonial room never cared or acted like someone was in there after all.

Philip gathererd his little pieces and left the room immediately, Vanessa and Philip has been married for some time now, but because Philip could not afford a house of his own, Vanessa ask that they stay in her own parent house since she's from a middle class family and have enough space in the house.

"What did I just see vannesa" Have you been cheating on me all this while?" Philip ask vannesa who came to meet him in the living room shortly after her rich lover left.

"What did you see huh? Did you see a ghost?" vannesa replied acting like nothing actually happened and went straight to where the tv remote is, picked it and changed the channel which Philip is already watching.

"We are supposed to be married ain't we?" Philip continued,

" husband and wife need I remind you? Could you explain to me the meaning of what I just witnessed an hour ago?" Philip asked still expecting some explanation to know if there's something he actually missed.

This time around vannesa acted like nobody was talking, "Really? so you are actually going to snub me and act like nothing ever happened?" Philip asked,

" Now listen up Philip am going to say this once and please don't you ever make me repeat myself on this ever again" Vanessa said sounding quite unbothered and Philip could not just believe his ears.

"Listen what you witnessed back there is just a tip of the iceberg" Vanessa said

" A tip of the iceberg?" Philip quickly interrupted, is this really coming from the woman I fell in love with and married years back? the woman that vowed to be with me for better for the worse, in troubles and in pains? I'm I missing something Vanessa?" .

Philip continued getting quite emotional, "please where is my wife I miss and I need her the most now?"

"Well I'm Vanessa the lady who pledged to love and respect a young vibrant young man, whom I fell in love with and not this poor wretched thing sitting next to me!".

"A poor wretched thing?" Philip asked in amaze, "Vanessa I have always been this man right here and you know all of that, so why the sudden change?"

"Well I accepted to marry you, and I allowed you to come stay with me in my father's house, because I thought you would get better some day, but contrary to what I thought, your are becoming your worst version and I can't keep up with it" Vanessa said walking away from the living room.

"Ahah, she's joking I know" Philip muttered to himself watching Vanessa walk away from him without looking back, this is definitely a movie I can't watch it I need some air" Philip said stood up and left the living room.

While at the balcony, Philip still wandered on what just played and his still wondering if that was real or some form of acting, while still pondering in his head, vannesa came out dressed and said to Philip. "Hey am out, I will see you when I return" Vanessa said and walked away in a red dazzling gown designed with sequence.

Philip quickly tried to stop her from going out that night, he reached to hold her hand and pull her back. "Don't you dare!" Vanessa issued a warning to Philip and left immediately, while Philip stood and watched her walk away " I can't believe this is happening, I can't believe my eyes" Philip kept saying while walking back inside.

Philip went straight into the bathroom , he still can't wrap his head around what just happened? he needed to get a cold bath and maybe, just maybe someone can come tap him to wake up from sleep as this is all a dream.

Philip spent hours using the shower and finally he decided to come out, he wrapped his towel and went straight into his room, as cream was the last thing in his mind, he searched for a short, wore it , climb the bed and dozed off.

He was still sleeping when Vanessa walked in, she woke him up with the noise from the door, when Philip opened his eyes and switched the light on, " It's Vanessa?" he said to himself.

Then checked the time it was already 2:30 mid hour of the night, he looked at Vanessa again staggering and struggling to pull off her shoes, with the smell of alcohol all over her, hair looking like she just came out from a fight.

"Did you look at the time Vanessa?" Philip asked looking at a different image from what he said I do to on the altar,

"so what I'm I suppose to do with the time?" Vanessa said still struggling to pull the stuffs on her body off.

" You are a wife, did you forget that part?" Philip continued in disappointment, if you weren't using contraceptives you would be a mother by now" Philip said and looking really confused,

"Did you also forgot that part? how did this marriage got to this point Vanessa? what was I doing wrong that you never liked? what really changed Vanessa? please I really have a lot of unanswered questions going on in my head can you atleast help me with an answer please...?"

" When you already know an answer to a question and still insist for answers that's when you become the biggest fool of all time" Vanessa said with her crack drunk voice, "please the last thing i need right now, is an unsolicited questions from you, cause I need to rest my head, i actually had a very long night, good night husband" Vanessa said slumped on the bed and dozed off.

Vanessa snores made Philip quite uncomfortable, and sleep was the last thing Philip could think of cos apparently he already lost those "Good morning" Philip greeted Venessa when he saw opened her eyes, cause all through the night he sat on the couch inside the room, watching Vanessa snore like a bull dog. the whole night.

"Ouch! my head aches" Vanessa said holding her head, " please can I get a glass of water?" she said to Philip, " Sure Philip stepped out got a glass of water and handed it over to her.

Vanessa drank the water like her life depended on it and passed the glass back to Philip. "How do you feel now?" Philip asked sitting very close to Vanessa, "Not completely fine" she said looking at the door side, as if Philip was an object next to her .

" It's fine just rest okay" you will be fine before you know it, Philip said trying to help Vanessa get a balance on the bed. Vanessa slept back and Philip went into the bathroom, coming out he saw Vanessa mum sitting right on their bed with her two legs crossed.

"Good morning Philip" Vanessa's mum said "Good morning mrs Roselyn" I wasn't expecting you, " Yea I actually came to tell you that my daughter Vanessa has found a rich man who can take care of her, So she won't be continuing this marriage with you".

"A rich man?" Philip stuttered, "Yes a rich man Philip so you need to leave this house first thing tomorrow morning, Vanessa's mum said and left immediately.