By Yetunde Arebi
Aunty Ireti’s relationship with her husband was already tainted with a damning secret as she was building a house without his knowledge. Then she met Branco, the man who would take her to the brink of death. In the first part of this story which began last week, Ireti was swept off her feet by the dashing younger man into an adulterous affair.
He soon borrowed some money from her and events after, forced her into doubting if she had not misplaced her trust. She attributes her narrow escape to divine intervention and God’s abiding grace. Now 71, she is convinced her story is worth sharing for the purpose of counseling younger married women. I do hope so too. Please enjoy it and let’s meet here again next Saturday.
Do have a wonderful weekend!! “It was after parting with the money that I finally began to see through Branco. Our rendezvous started reducing, same with the sex and money. His excuse was that his business needed urgent and undivided attention.
Initially, I thought he was seeing someone else and was being diplomatic with me, but when he failed to return my money as agreed, I began having second thoughts. Everything added up and turned to anger. So, I told him I wanted to refund the loan I took from my friend whom I’d also introduced to him. He became angry, shouted at me and told me that he would get me the money as soon as possible, but that I should not rush him.
There was something odd about the way he said it, and the way he looked that made me afraid. What if he didn’t return the money? What would I do about it? Who could I report to? At that moment, I realized I was in deep trouble.
From then on, Branco and I saw very little of each other and I had to confide in my friend whom I’d earlier borrowed some money from.
My friend was dumbstruck on hearing the details and expressed fear for my life. She told me not to pressurize him too much for the money so as not to incur his anger unnecessarily. She said she had heard stories of how some men dupe their girlfriends, she advised I forget about the money by pretending that I’d misplaced it or had it stolen from me. She said constantly asking for the money might lead him to seek diabolic means of making me forget about it or even lead to my death.
Though I was a bit scared, I didn’t want to believe it as I was sure that Branco could never think of doing such a thing. But I accepted her advice and when I saw him again, I didn’t mention the money. When he asked if I’d forgotten my money or no longer wanted it about three weeks later, I quickly told him he could give me any time it was convenient for him as I no longer had urgent need for it. Little did I know that God was in the process of perfecting his miracle of saving me from untimely death.
I attend a white garment church. During service one evening, one of the prophets saw a vision about me. He said that I was involved in some money problems with someone very close to me and that I should be very careful, else things could turn deadly. I was not to quarrel with anyone about money. Instantly, I knew it was Branco. So I had no choice but to wait.
Then the unexpected happened. Early one morning several months after, my friend (the one from the club who was also dating Branco’s friend) paid me an unusual visit. She told me something terrible had happened. Branco had died! She then went into a long narration of how Branco met his Waterloo. Branco was not only an expert dupe but also an armed robber.
Barely 30 years, he was much younger than the 36 years I’d thought and far from the 40 years he claimed. Branco was reputed for his love for older women whom he duped mostly. His mode of operation was to date them, spend a little money giving them a good time and finally brainwash them into parting with their money. He had obviously been doing it successfully with many unsuspecting innocent women.
As it turned out, I wasn’t his only woman friend. He was going out with another woman, a widow wh
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