Beating Him Out. HoL 166

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Humans of Lagos

"My dynamite ex-husband used to vent his anger on me by pouncing on me like a wrestler finishing his opponent. I think beating me up massaged his ego. He's always happy to hear mediators knock on our doors begging him to stop.

"A man must be above his wife in all things." He would boast.

During one of the "happy moments" in the marriage, I told him that I only allowed him to beat me so that he could feel good about himself. He didn't believe me. Considering my smallish stature compared to his holiness, he'd likened my utterance to a drunk Zebra challenging a hungry Lion.

He tried turning every argument into a fight, but still, I allowed him to win. After the fight, he'd mockingly remind me of the statement I made about beating him.

On this particular day, I was ready for him. As usual, he launched the assault. I dodged his fist that was coming for my jaw, and then quickly landed an uppercut into his armpit thereby dislocating his hand from the shoulder. He groaned in pain. I threw a punch into his mouth flossing out two of his teeth. I destabilized him and turned his face into my punching bag. My speedy punches dislodged him and he fell to the ground. I then assumed a martial art stance by kicking him and hitting his head with my leg.

Our good samaritan neighbors rushed to our door, erroneously concluding that he was beating me as usual, and begging him to stop. 
I told them at top of my voice with a panting edge that it was the wife defending herself this time. 

They broke into our house, and saw him on the floor, battered and having a disfigured face; they stood still, and could not hide their surprises. 

The man was utterly ashamed. He managed to run out of the house and his next action was calling for a divorce. He could not stand the humiliation he's fond of dishing out unto me."

© FERT, 2019

Comments

  1. Unconcerned writer12 June 2021 at 15:47

    "He could not stand the humiliation he's fond of dishing out unto me."

    That's it.

    Most people can't take what they always give to people.

    ReplyDelete

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