10 DAYS - Episode 6
Edisemi Thompson I stand staring at Butch with astonishment, anger, and an entirely different kind of emotion I can’t fully explain. It’s like a cross between dismay and agony, an emotion that only fuels my anger. It hurts that while I was busy ignoring his calls and expecting him to be penitent, he had discarded me and was routing for his alternative. As I stand watching his smile spread wider, as if this moment of painful discovery and truth meant nothing, I begin to wonder how many alternatives he has. First, there was Julie, now it’s Njideka. In barely two days, I’ve discovered that the man I’m going to get married to has two sidechics. What should I expect tomorrow? I browse through my mind for any of my girlfriends who could be his next target or who already is a sidechic. With Njideka eliminated, there’s none other. This does nothing to relieve me. Julie was never my girlfriend, she’s always been Butch’s, and with the speed of these discoveries, I should expect to...