Rescuing Methuh

COCO***

I trudged through the front door, exhausted from five days of non-stop work. All I craved for, was a warm bath and a steaming cup of coffee. My fiancé, Benjamin, had no idea I'd be coming home early, and I couldn't wait to surprise him.

As I stepped inside, my gaze fell upon a trail of clothes scattered across the floor. Benjamin's pants lay discarded, and I sighed inwardly. "Benjamin's being careless again," I muttered to myself, picking up the pants.

I made my way upstairs, my fatigue momentarily forgotten. As I pushed open the bedroom door, my voice rang out, "Honey, I'm back!" But my words died on my lips.

Benjamin sprang out of bed, his naked body a shocking sight. He grabbed a sheet to cover himself, his eyes pleading for understanding. "Honey, I can explain," he stammered.

Tears pricked at the corners of my eyes as I took a step back, my heart racing. A woman stirred in the bed, rubbing her eyes.

Her gaze met mine, and she let out a terrified scream. She leapt out of bed, wrapping the remaining sheet around herself. "Benjamin, is she the one?" she asked, taking tentative steps toward Benjamin.

"Benjamin, what does she mean?" I furiously asked.

"Please calm down, let me explain what is going on here," he stammered.

I felt like I'd been punched in the gut. "How could you, Benjamin?" I whispered, my voice trembling. "I trusted you. I thought you loved me. I have only been away for a few days, and this is what you do to me," I cried.

"Yes I love you Coco, but please just give me time to explain," his voice was trembling.

Benjamin tried to approach me, but I recoiled, my anger boiling over. "Don't touch me! Get away from me!" I spat, my eyes blazing with tears.

Benjamin took a step back.

"Please let's sit and talk about this. Let me explain everything that is going on. Trust me, it's not what it seems like," he said.

"What is there to explain about? huh Benjamin? tell me what?" I yelled.

"And you, who are you? what are you doing with my fiancé?" my heart was burning. I felt like I was about to burst.

"Benjamin told me about you. My name is Diana," she responded, her eyes were filled with fear, guilt and regret.

"I never intended for any of this to happen. I know how much you love Benjamin."

"You know about me and Benjamin and yet you decide to sleep with him," I went towards her and gave her a hot slap on her left cheek.

Benjamin rushed behind me and pinned me between his muscular body.

"No Benjamin, leave her. I deserve it," she cried.

"Coco, please calm down I can explain all this," he spoke from behind me. I could only smell the scent of a woman and it pained my heart.

"Benjamin, let go of me. how can you do this to me. I loved you and trusted. I did everything I could to keep our relationship going. I have been there for you ever since your wife left. And this is how you pay me back. Is this how you pay me, after everything we have been through together," I cried.

"This is Diana okay, my wife, I have been asking you to hear me out, but you don't want to listen to me," he yelled.

I was startled, shocked and coldness enveloped my entire body. I fell to the floor as tears kept crawling down my face.

"I am so sorry Coco. This is the wife who left me," he said as he forcefully pulled his hair as if he wanted to pull out his brain.

"Benjamin..." I could not form words out of my mouth. Benjamin came to me and knelt beside me. He took a deep breath and said. "Please say something, I cannot stand it seeing you this way."

I wiped my tears away but they continued crawling down.

"I don't understand. What is going on here!" I blankly said.

Diana's face contorted in a mixture of guilt and desperation, gazed at Benjamin.

"She arrived here yesterday," he hesitantly said.

I looked at him and the world went black around me. I was shattered.

I was overcome with grief and betrayal. The world around me dissolved into darkness. I could see a blurry figure of Diana sitting on the edge of the bed.

"I should have told you yesterday, but I could not. I did not know what your reaction would have been," he continued as tears rolled down his face.

"So this is you now. I thought you were over her, but no, I was wrong" I cried as I pulled my hand away from his.

"I am over her, you were not wrong to think like that. Please believe me," he said as his ocean eyes met mine.

I was completely shuttered. I had no words to tell Benjamin, I did not know what to know apart from crying.

"I haven't been cheating on you. I have been completely loyal to you. I have never seen any other woman besides you," he said, his eyes looking directly into mine. I could see how much he was hurt. But why was he hurt?

"I know how you feel, I am really sorry," he cried as he put his face on my lap.

I wanted to push him but my hands could not.

Diana strolled towards where I was with Benjamin. she sat beside me and her eyes were filled with tears.

"Coco, I am the one in the wrong. I could not give Benjamin what he loved the most in this world. I cannot bear kids," she said as she sniffed. For a moment I felt bad for her.

"No Diana, don't say that. You gave me everything that I ever asked for," Benjamin said as he looked up at Diana.

Diana forced a smile and said, "you know that's not true."

"Diana I was okay with us not having kids. It was you I loved."

"Benjamin I know you, you love kids more than anything else. That is why I had to leave the country and go far away where you could not find me. I wanted you to find true happiness."

"You were not supposed to do that to me, you really broke my heart. I searched for you everywhere but I could not find you," Benjamin cried. For a moment, the pain that I was feeling vanished. I began wondering the pain Benjamin was going through.

I had met Benjamin 2 years ago but he did not like to talk about his past relationship.

"I knew that you would try to find me that is why I had to go far away from here."

"Then why did you return?" I asked

"I came back for Benjamin," she paused before she could continue, "but when I returned, I found that he was with you. So after finding out his house address, I thought of visiting him so that I could tell him goodbye because I have to travel back this week," she said as she threw her gaze at Benjamin.

"I am so confused right now. Please I need some space alone," I said.

"I will leave, but I just want to apologize for what happened. I never intended to come between you. I still love Benjamin yes, I don't deny, but he moved on. I just want him to be happy with you," she stood up and picked up her clothes.

"Benjamin, I am sorry for leaving you. I thought it was for the best. Please be happy. And I am sorry for what happened between us, it wasn't supposed to happen," she said as tears flooded her eyes. Then she left.