Thursday, April 19, 2012

Chapter 25 begins

     "Leah! God damn it!" Charles shouted, as he pounded on her bedroom door, after learning about their little 'sexcapade' Leah allowed to happen with Bengiman. Without waiting to be told to come in Charles burst into the room where he found Leah sitting up in bed breast-feeding her baby as she gave a shocked look trying to cover her exposed breasts.
     "Charles get outta here!" Leah hissed while Bengiman turned away averting his eyes from the bare-breasted Leah, whom he had, unknowingly, ravaged only hours before, the embarrassment and shame and guilt was too much for him to take, so he looked away, his heart racing feeling as though he wished he were dead.
     "Why!? Leah! Why!?" Charles implored stepping into her room as she sat there looking at the two of them standing there in their pajamas, and now Leah noticed she was unable to look at Bengiman, for she too felt the strain of shame on her heart, now she truly felt bad, full of horrible remorse, as Charles chastised her for her illicit behaviour. The level of anger rising in his voice, so incredulous was Charles, that she had deceived Bengiman in the darkness, just to fill her lustful urges and sexual needs "My God! What were you thinking?" Charles continued disgusted by her actions, and the inaction, of not telling Bengiman who she really was. "You have NO idea what you have done Leah!" Charles shouted his eyes wide, a dire look upon his face, as solemn as a grave.
     "Calm down Charles!" Leah said trying to get him to lower his voice, as not to frighten little Jason who continued suckling from his mother's teet as the argument commenced.
     "Calm down!?" Charles shook his head, throwing up his hands as Bengiman stepped out of the room, into the hallway, for he could not stand to be in the same room this woman, whom did not seem to realize the severity of her sin. "You don't fucking get it do you? Leah, you are married to a very dangerous man."
     "Charles!" Bengiman shouted standing in the threshold with a scowl.
     "Bengiman! Leah! If Xation EVER finds out about what happened between you two.., then I can assure you.., that man will get rid of all of us! And I don't mean give us a ride to the airport." Charles said with all the seriousness of an executioner. Bengiman remained silent, knowing every word Charles said on the matter was true.
     "Don't be so dramatic Charles! My husband doesn't kill people." Leah said with a laugh, then she noticed as Bengiman and Charles looked at one another each with the same look as if to say, 'no.., but he pays people to do it for him'. Here a chill ran up and down the length of her spine, for Leah knew just how jealous her husband could be.., many, many times in the past, now Leah realized her moment of doubt may have led her to the worst decision she had ever made in her life.
     "Leah! You fucked your husband's best friend! Bengiman, you fucked your best friend's wife! And I let this all go down on my watch! I am supposed to be watching out for her! But I had no fucking idea you, Leah, would be sneaking around in your sister's bed!"
     "I didn't plan it Charles! It just happened!" Leah said in her own defence.
     "I was in  bed with you.., for two hours! You could have.., told me it was really you! Now what the fuck am I supposed to do?" Bengiman said seething "I have known Xation since he was a 19 year old college kid. Fall of '77, and I have not even, ever, once so much as stolen a kiss away from one of his girlfriends.., I have always been loyal to him.., he is my best friend! And now.., through your own deceit, by no treachery of my own.., now I have betrayed him.., and it makes me sick to look at you!" Bengiman said as he shot Leah a look as sharp as knives.
     "Alright.., alright.., that's enough! I know what I did was wrong! I'm sorry! I have no explanation for my behavior! I am sorry.., what more do you want me to say?!" here Leah began to cry her bitter, little tears.
     "Just say that you will NEVER TELL!" Charles yelled, then he took in a deep breath, trying his best to calm down amidst the turmoil of the situation swirling through his mind. "We must all promise, and agree.., Xation CAN NOT find out about what went on with you two last night."
     "Yes, of course, I totally agree!" Bengiman said nodding his head.
     "I will never tell!" Leah said with the truest conviciton of her lonely heart, and she would take this dirty little secret with her to her grave, but little did Leah know that day was not so very far away.

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