Episode 4
Huddah’s Triangle

Noel had tried reaching out to Huddah after the wedding, but when Sunny found out, he locked her up for three days and flogged her daily, so Huddah never tried to talk to him again, besides she knew she had betrayed him and didn’t deserve his kindness. Grace and Ali, Huddah’s friends were able to organize a meeting between them.

The day of the meeting came bright and clear, “the wives” had gone for a party; It was compulsory they attended at least an event weekly, and to post pictures on social media. The first time she declined had earned her a beating, though fed up with it, she had learned over the years to keep up appearances. Appearance was very important to the men and their family. Fifi had died from a botched surgery complications years earlier, her husband had demanded she did it to look good for their company’s dinner. He had taken a new wife three months after.

At the party, Huddah had excused herself under the pretext of getting pain reliever from the pharmacy. Though they all smiled and nodded and Betty was seemingly dancing without care on the dance floor, she saw and recognized the despair masked by make up in their eyes. They never said anything about it, but it was there constantly hanging over their heads. The were not friends, more like prisoners brought together under the same slave driver.

Huddah and Noel met again after many years. Huddah could only cry and beg Noel for forgiveness. He looked so good, clean and so far away even though he was sitting. Noel asked, “what do you want me to do for you? she answered, ” I don’t know, I just want I and my children to be free.” She wept and begged Noel for help.

Noel shook his head and said, “Don’t you get it? you don’t have to beg me Huddah, I never stopped loving you. I forgive you and I will help you.” Huddah was so grateful that she knelt down but he Noel held her up. For the first time in years, she felt hope and joy again.
But she was still scared, she knew how ruthless her husband could be. So she was worried, “Sunny can be dangerous, what are you going to do?” Noel smiled, and Huddah felt the old shift in her heart, which she tried to push down, “I can not believe I left this warmth for that monster.” She thought as her heart ached in despair of all she had lost. She brought her attention to what Noel was saying.

“Actually, we have been tracking Sunny and his family even before you married him, because of his shady deals. My son, Jimmy is now in charge of the case and we have enough to nail him, he will be going away forever.

That night, Huddah was too excited to stay still. Sunny caught her smiling to herself and it was the opportunity he had been looking for. He had come home frustrated at some of his deals that did not fall through and tried all efforts to transfer his aggression on Huddah but she had ignored all his traps.

“Paa!” The sound resounded as Huddah’s head swung to the side. “What is funny, why are you happy? Do I look like a clown to you or you have started prostituting yourself and you are remembering your numerous lovers? Dirty! Disgusting! Pig! Each word punctuated with a kick to her head and stomach. I will kill you, useless thing, no one can save you! You are mine! And I will do whatever I want with you!”
“Please! Please!” Huddah whimpered curled into a ball as the blows and kicks fell without pause. Her children ran to her trying to pull her away, but the deranged man standing over her flung them away and kicked them too. ” I will kill you and your useless bastard children.” He suddenly stopped and ran upstairs to the room as if possessed. “Run! Go! Look for help!” Huddah pushed her children weakly, her head bleeding as she tried to get up. They ran outside, she heard her eldest son telling his siblings to be quiet, so they don’t wake the neighbours who were their uncles because that will spell more doom for them and their mother. ” I am sorry, I am so sorry,” Huddah repeated over and over in despair to her children’s retreating back.

Sunny could be heard ranting as he threw things in the room, “I will kill them all! They are mine and I will kill them all!” then there was silence and running feet down the staircase. He came to the living room. Huddah who was painfully crawling to the door looked up as she heard the cocking sound of a gun.

“Where is that b**ch and her bastards?!