The Pastor's Wife
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Regardless of a woman's economic, social, political or spiritual standing, nothing can stop her from cheating if she really wants to.
However, when a woman broke the same doctrines of infidelity, that she preaches strongly against to others; - the story will certain take a different turn, especially if it's true.
This novel certainly breaks Taboo by venturing into the private life of a strongly religious Barbadian woman who decides to take the risk of infidelity, just to correct an error of the past.
This is the true story of a Pastor's Wife, just the way she told it, and just the way it all unfolded.
Dennis E. Adonis
Dennis E. Adonis is a published Guyanese Novelist, Journalist and Poet. As at April, 2015, he has written a total of nineteen books of various genres; - seven of which are independently published, while eleven are divided between small to medium scale publishers resulting in worldwide distribution of his books in more than five different languages. He is most noted for the books 1838, and Ten Letters to Obama, both which had collectively received raving reviews in The Hans India, The Kashmir Times, The Hindustan Times, The New York Times, The Curacao Chronicle, The Guyana Chronicle and several other non-English speaking news outlets. While the prior mentioned novels are is most notable, he is also widely credited for a series of children animated books for learning purposes. Adonis is also the architect and writer of a series of educational textbooks including Mastering Information Technology for CSEC CAPE; a textbook that is arguably the most widely used IT text by students who are sitting Information Technology at the Caribbean Examinations Council’s CAPE exams. Now an avid sympathizer of children suffering from Autism and Spectrum Disorders, Adonis is currently engaged in the penning of several research books on the subject matter.
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The Pastor's Wife - Dennis E. Adonis
Chapter 1: The forbidden lingerie
It was already Friday the 23rd December, and the volume of holiday shopping adverts that cracked the early morning inspirational music on MyGospel.fm, (a religious radio channel in Barbados), made Mr. Haley irked with disgust at the apparent over-commercialization of religion, as he drove his BMW RX6 through the unusually slowed down morning traffic into Bridgetown.
Knowing fully well that the current traffic situation always occurred each year around Christmas time, as is evident in the past; he looked at the clock on his car dashboard, and ironically expressed disbelief that the traffic is this much congested at 6:42am.
He turned down the volume of his car radio in silent protest at the many adverts, grabbed his Blackberry smart-phone from the top pocket of his Van Huesen shirt and dialed his wife’s mobile number, as his vehicle became halted in the stagnant traffic.
She answered in three rings, greeting her husband with her usually charming comments of affection for him, then allowing the now-awaked kids to hurriedly harass him with demands for expensive toys and game sets for Christmas, before she smilingly ceased the phone from them to resume her chat with him.
He briefed her on the traffic situation before him and question whether she would still be driving to the city to fulfill her traditional last minute Christmas shopping tendency. She paused, and then burst into a wild laughter at her husband seemingly sarcastic question. He laughs in equal satisfaction, as she relates her plan to drive to town until around 10am, when the traffic might be more favourable to the beauty of her H2 Hummer.
For the Haley family, Christmas was one of their most valued and treasured seasons, as it offered them both spiritual and family enrichment whenever the reason for Christmas is reflected upon.
They were a staunchly religious family, quite considered as the community’s de facto trustees and were always held up as an example of modern-day trendsetters of impeccable moral values.
Mr. William Haley was a well-known Corporate Banker and a prominent District Pastor who held that portfolio at multiple churches throughout the Parish of St. Lucy in Barbados.
Standing at about 5 feet 6 inches tall, his firm and course voice often made him seemed much taller and stronger whenever he belts out a stirring sermon from the pulpit of his church or whenever he is hosting a portfolio meeting with loan-seeking clients at the bank, where he held the distinction as Director of Commercial credit.
For a 42 year old man, he was relatively good looking, well-toned, slightly muscular, and appeared much younger than his actual age. He doesn’t imbibe alcohol, and despise even the sight of cigarettes much less to even put his sacred fingers on one of these rolled up tobacco and tartar killer.
At times he felt so flattered by his charisma, his wealth, two kids, stunning wife, his luxury, command of respect, and distinguished reputation, that he used it as an example whenever he is upbraiding an underperformer at work, or any financially disrupted couple that he interviews for a line of credit at his bank.
On the other hand, his wife, Mrs. Haley was arguably one of the most gorgeous and well-figured women in the Parish of St. Lucy. Her stunning appearance often results in sinful stares from men who were lucky to grace their eyes upon her whenever she comes fully into public view or exits any of her two high-priced luxury vehicles.
She has been married to Mr. Haley for about ten years now and has been a firm, loyal and committed wife throughout those years of marital bliss.
For a woman whose body had endured two stomach-stretched duration of pregnancies, and has delivered two kids, now ages five and nine, her tummy was relatively flat, and showed no motherhood lines, much to the amusement of even Mr. Haley.
At thirty two years, Mrs. Haley was indeed splendidly beautiful but prefers to look her age, as was often reflected in her wardrobe choices which often squeezed on to her 36, 26, 36 figure. Her long black hair was often envied by other black women, as it flowed naturally beyond her shoulders, complimented by her tanned-browned skin, which made her looked more like a flawless Latino model.
She was slightly taller than Mr. Haley, worked as a Pediatric Doctor at the city’s main hospital, and also serves as a faith counselor for most of the churches at which Mr. Haley preaches.
Her loyalty to her marriage and family never seemed to cease, as was evident in the way she had greeted her husband’s phone call, and the happiness that engulfed their conversation thereafter.
The phone call nonetheless ended abruptly after about two minutes, as Mr. Haley alerted his wife of the advancement of a traffic officer who was approaching on his patrol bike in close proximity to his driving lane.
He slowly put away his phone, and eased his left leg off the brake, as the traffic began to move slowly ahead again, and gradually increasing in pace as other vehicles began to branch off into their desired lanes ahead of him. This resulted in a welcome accelerated trip to the city.
Realizing the silence and seemingly boredom that the fainted sound from the radio has now created within the windowed-up comfort of his AC-cooled car, he pushed against the volume button rhythmically, and felt at ease with the soothing voice of Nicole Mullings filling his ear with My Reeder lives
.
Happy that his car has now drew closer to Bridgetown, he mumbled in acknowledgement of the hiccups that the holidays can often bring, as another decelerated line greets him ahead. He then forced himself into a relaxed mode, with one hand on his steering wheel, and the other tapping on his seat on par with the gospel songs that continued to emanate from the radio.
He suddenly began to express patience at the snail-paced traffic, as he was already having clear sight of his office complex a few hundred yards away, and knowing that in any case it will be reachable within five minutes even at this pace.
As he intermittently pressed and eased upon his brakes as is required to move and stop in concert with the line of vehicles ahead of him, Mr. Haley smiled broadly while considering how fortunate he was to have Jennifer Haley as his wife, and how fortunate he was to have such a great job, being financially secured, and commanding the respect he now enjoys.
In a few minutes, he reached his office parking lot, and rolled into the space that was marked "Reserved – Director, Commercial Credit. And as was customary, he grabbed his briefcase, straightened his tie, and head into the office building, raising his right hand into the air, while pressing the alarm on his bunch of keys to activate the car’s security system.
Back home, Mrs. Haley was in conversation with her mom, discussing her plans for the holidays and wrapping up arrangements to drop her kids off on her way to Bridgetown.
Hanging up the phone, she hurried over to her computer in the living room, and loads her Yahoo Mail account unto the screen, as she though now would be a good time to quickly send off some holiday greetings to her colleagues and friends, while the kids are showering for the trip.
After fifteen minutes of copying, pasting and sending the same greeting to everyone, she clicked the sign out link, as was customary, to ensure that she has logged off thus allowing for any other family member to access their Yahoo mail account.
As she rose from her seat at the computer, Yahoo loads a series of news items, and adverts upon redirection from the log out page; one of which caused Mrs. Haley to pause with interest. It was a holiday’s advert of lingerie from Victoria’s Secret Winter Collection. And the image of a smiling laced up woman tempted her to click the ad.
It’s not like Mrs. Haley had any intention of buying the lingerie that was partially displayed in the advert. She never does, not because