I Hope You Will Never Regret

When Mr Parker arrived at his mansion he was puzzled to see his house in darkness, as if there was no one living in the house. He punched the code, then he entered the house. He switched on the lights; the house was quiet. He walked to their bedroom but there was no one. He started to panic, then he saw a letter on their king-sized bed.

He opened the letter, there were only three words: ‘Goodbye My Husband’. He had a confused expression on his face. He couldn’t understand the meaning of the words, so he took his phone and dialed his wife’s number. The call was immediately connected. He smiled brightly when heard his lovely daughter’s voice, “Hello Daddy, Mommy is fitting her dress with Aunty Sandy.”

Edwin Parker was so shocked to hear his daughter’s words and replied, “Sweetheart, give the phone to your Mommy.” He heard his daughter talking to his wife. Cathy smiled at her daughter and said, “Edwin, please take care of your sister and leave us alone. Bye.” Then the phone went dead.

Edwin started panicking. Was he going to lose his lovely wife? He quickly called the airport to book a flight to Johannesburg but there were no available flights. He tried to book the first flight to Johannesburg, but he was told that the 6 am flight was fully booked. The next available flight was at 10 am. That flight was too late because the wedding was starting at 10 am.

Fortunately, his wife had packed his suitcase. He took his suitcase, then he went to his car. He decided to drive to Johannesburg. He arrived at Sandy’s house at 3 am. He called his wife and told her that he was outside. His wife couldn’t believe her ears. She rose from bed and went outside. Her husband’s car was parked outside the gate.

She opened the gate for him, then he parked in the driveway. Cathy walked to the passenger side and opened the door then she sat down. She looked at her husband and asked, “Why are you here?” Her husband thought his wife would be happy to see him, but it was the opposite and replied, “I promised you that we would attend the wedding together. Hence, I am here.”

Cathy looked at her husband with sadness in her eyes and said, “Edwin, I feel that your sister is more important than us. I always play second fiddle to your sister. Every time you get a call from your sister you drop everything and run to her. I had a difficult labour but when she called you, you left me alone with a one-week-old baby.”

Something happened in Edwin’s heart when he heard his wife’s words and replied, “Cathy, you know that Elizabeth doesn’t have anyone else beside me. Do you want me to ignore her? How can you be so heartless?”

Cathy looked at her husband and asked, “How old is Elizabeth? Is she not married with two kids? She turned like this because you spoilt her too much. Edwin, I am tired. Let’s divorce. As soon as I find a lawyer, I will send the divorce papers to you. Let’s go inside the house. I left our daughter alone.” Then she opened the car door, she got out of the car and walked to the house.

Edwin was so shocked when he heard his wife’s words, he felt numb. His mind went blank. He loved his wife with all his heart. He felt that she wanted him to choose between his sister and her. He didn’t know that his wife was so selfish. He opened his car door and followed his wife with a heavy heart.

At 8 am they went to Sandy Prince’s family house. Sandy’s parents were so happy to see Edwin. Sandy had asked her close friends to be her bridesmaids. Cathy Parker and Mia Shelton were her maids of honour.

An hour later, a convoy of luxury cars was seen heading to the wedding venue. The families of both bride and groom walked along the aisle smiling brightly since it was a wonderful day.

Pastor Andrews was officiating the wedding, looked at the groom, Robert Black and said, “Son, I have been married for forty years. What helped me in my marriage was that I put my wife as my second priority. The Lord is my first priority.”

He drank water, then he continued, “I cleaved to my wife, and I have never broken the promises I made to my wife. The worst thing, son, is to leave your wife crying while you are busy with your family. You will be surprised when you come back and find the divorce papers on the coffee table. Love your wife wholeheartedly and do everything in your power to protect her from your family.”

Pastor Andrews looked at the guests and said, “When my parents were still alive, I told them that if they needed anything they should contact my wife. It helped me because there were no misunderstandings between me and my wife. After they passed away, I was fortunate enough that my sister was about to get married. However, I have never made her my second priority. When she was facing any problems in her marriage, she contacted my wife then we decide together the way forward.”Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

He took a sip and said, “Last week a couple came to see me. The wife wanted a divorce because she felt that her husband put his sister as his first priority. The husband indicated that his sister had no one else to depend on except him. Can you guess how old his sister is?” The groom replied, “Was she five years old?” The guests laughed out loud.

Pastor Andrews smiled and replied, “His sister was twenty-five years old, and she was married. His wife indicated that even when they had prior arrangements, her husband would drop everything and run to his sister. When she complained, he told his wife that she was selfish and heartless. Then his wife served him with divorce papers. They came for counseling, but it was too late. Please don’t allow that to happen to you, Son.”

Edwin was touched by the pastor’s words of encouragement. He made a decision to put his wife as his first priority. After the wedding, he walked to Pastor Andrews and said, “Pastor, your encouraging words touched my heart deeply. I would like to make an appointment to see you with my wife. I have put my sister as my first priority over my wife.”

Pastor Andrews asked him to bring his wife to church at 6 pm. Edwin thanked Pastor Andrews and walked to his lovely wife and said, “Sweetheart, I apologize for the way I talked to you earlier. Please forgive me. Do you mind accompanying me to see Pastor Andrews tonight at 6 pm?”

His wife looked at him and replied, “Alright, I will accompany you.” He embraced his wife and kissed her on the lips hard. When he looked at his wife’s eyes he saw pain. Was he too late?