The gods of infidelity

James was busy with some files on his desk when some armed policemen barged in and announced that he was under arrest. Without telling him what he had done wrong, they swiftly handcuffed him before whisking him away to the station in a police van.

James was as angry as he was as confused. As much as he could remember, he had been a law abiding citizen.

All through the journey to the station, James kept hailing insults and threats on the policemen. He threatened them by mentioning the name of his uncle who was a very influential man in the city. He vowed that they would all lose their jobs when his uncle whom the police and the government know so well gets to hear about this. He would personally sue them for every penny afterwards. He would teach them a lesson never to mess with the wrong guy!

Non of the policemen said a word to James. They didn't even look at him just as you wouldn't care to pay any attention to a raving madman. Meanwhile, James boss had seen when James was been taken away by the police at the office but didn't know the reason why since the police didn't mention his crime. He just wanted to ensure that James was safe, so he immediately got into his car and silently trailed the police vehicle from behind.

When they all arrived at the station, James was surprised to see his uncle there. His mother was crying bitterly and his father looked on with great disappointment written all over his face.

As soon as uncle peter saw James, he charged towards him like an enrage beast but was restrained just in time by two policemen behind.

" I will destroy you, I promise I will make sure you rot in jail. How could you do this to me James, for Godsake, why?!"

Uncle Peter slumped to the floor and started sobbing uncontrollably, his body quaked as he cried.

James was horrified and his heart began to beat violently.

"What the hell is going on here?", he asked in a shaky voice that he could hardly recognize as his.

James father looked at him with so much hatred in his eyes and called him a degenerate. He continued to use all forms of despicable names on his son till the police chief adviced him to calm down.

Thatwas when James realized that he was in deep trouble and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

The chief of police looked at James for a long time, then he calmly broke the news of the tragedy that happened.

Uncle Peter who was one of the richest man in the city had travelled to the village in the company of his wife and two sons for a traditional festival. Just like most rich men, he wouldn't miss any opportunity to show off his wealth, his beautiful wife and chubby kids.

On the second day of the festival, an old man who had "six eyes and six ears" requested a meeting with Uncle Peter and revealed to him that he was not the father of his three children.

Ofcourse uncle Peter thought he was talking nonsense and angrily reported this dirty old man to the elders of the community. Uncle Peter had beaten his chest that he was the biological father of his kids. His wife would never cheat on him, he had even tested her several times and she had passed, he boasted.

Well, the villagers were already aware of the supernatural powers that this old man posses. There was only one way to find out wether he was right or wrong.

They decided to use the traditional method of comfirming the paternity of a child.

The three boys were kept in the shrine of the village gods but they all died an hour later before their father came to fetch them.

James screamed in shock and in pains when he heard this and fell to the ground.

" Why did you allow such a thing to happen? You...you should have call... called me first" He said stupidly.

He asked his uncle again if this was real or a joke but his father called him a ba****d

Well, As fall uncle Peter's wife, Amara. She was dragged to the shrine afterwards and forced to kneel in front of the gods. She immediately confessed that James, her husband's nephew was the biological father of her three sons.

James couldn't believe that his three children have died, just like that.

At this point, there was nothing to hide again, he confessed all his sins, he told the police about all about the secret affairs he had been having with Amara, his uncle's wife which had led in the birth of the three boys. His own sons.

His parents opened their mouth in shock, they couldn't believe what they were hearing. James father called him a bast.... d again. His mother rushed towards him and began to slap him all over his face and head, till she fainted. Two police man quickly bundled her and started driving her to the clinic.

Uncle Peter had the pillar of the family, he was a very generous man and everyone loved him.

He was the one who had helped James secure a very lucrative job immediately after graduation. A job that most graduate could only dream of, till the rest of their days. He even gifted James, his favorite nephew, a brand new car on his 25th birthday.

James knew that his life has already come to an end. He put both hands in his head and started to wail like a man possessed when he began to realise all the terrible consequences of his actions. His recklessness had not only cost the loss of lives, he had also broken a marriage and a family bond. He had brought a great shame to his parents.

Before leaving the station, his uncle promised him again that he would make sure he rots in jail.

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