You May See Your Husband Twice A Year

The terms of the contract were well spelt out, they were bold and scary in a sense. Ida sat alone in her room, her butt on her bed and her two legs stretched long on the bed. Her back was resting on the backrest of the bed and the contract papers were between her two hands. 

The contract was exactly like a formal contract, even businesses terms were used. A few of the clauses in the contract was that she was not allowed to flirt with another man neither was another man allowed to touch her during the period of being the little boy's mother. Another clause said that during the period of the contract, the little boy's father have the right to her body, that's one of the scariest clause to her cause she had only had sex once and that's with someone she doesn't even know. 

All that Perry said was also inside the contract such as not expecting any care, love nor attention from the boy's father. She was going to die in a couple of months anyways, why should she even expect love from anyone? Infact, anyone that falls in love with her now will get hurt cause they wouldn't expect she would die soon. 

She can deal with every other clauses of the contract but the only one that keeps her bothered was the fact that the little boy's father has the right to her body. Wasn't she employed to serve as the little boy's mummy alone? Why would he have to access to her body then? Maybe that's why the reward at the end of the year is much. She thought for so long until she slept off.  

When it was the following morning, Ida placed a call across to Perry and told him she had agreed. She wanted to spend the remaining months she has left on earth with the little boy. She should be able to cope with his father's attitude, afterall, she might not even see the man often. 

Perry called her a few minutes later and she answered, "please meet me at the Civil Bureau." 

Meet 'me'? Won't the little boy's father be there? How would she get married to the little boy's father without him being present at the civil bureau? Ida thought that Perry probably wanted to say 'meet us.' 

About thirty minutes later, she walked towards the Civil Bureau building and someone appeared before her, it was Perry. "You are welcome, miss." 

"Have you signed the contract now?" He asked. 

"Yes, I have." 

"Is there anything you do not understand in the contract? I can explain it all to you," Perry requested. 

Since every words were written in English language, of course, she understood it all.  The question Perry should be asking is if she has any objection against any of the clauses. 

"No." 

"Good, please come with me," Perry said and Ida began to follow him, hoping that she would meet with his boss inside the bureau. 

In a jiffy, she was made to take a picture alone, Ida was angry that she asked Perry," I'm confused here, am I marrying a ghost?"

"A Ghost?" 

"Yes, otherwise, why can't he appear here? How would his picture appear on the marriage certificate when I'm the only one who took the picture?" She asked. 

"We fixed that already, don't worry," Perry responded. 

Ida felt like this man she was marrying too was so strange, he wasn't even present here. 

"Please put your signature here?" Perry asked, his hand covering a part of the marriage certificate. 

"Why are you covering the area that has his name? Can't I know the name of the man I'm getting married to?" Ida asked. 

"You can't. It's in the contract. Are you sure you read all the terms of the contract?" Perry asked. 

Truth was, the contract was too cumbersome so she must have missed out on that. So she wouldn't even know the name of her husband? 

She signed the marriage certificate nonetheless and waited until Perry was done, Perry then said to her, "I'll drive you over to your house to get your luggage then I'll drive you over to the estate." 

"The estate?" 

"Yes, the estate you came to that day. There is a house reserved for you there where you can get to see the kid often," Perry said and Ida nodded. 

In a jiffy, Ida was home and packing her luggage, she was very nervous and kind of scared. But she wasn't bothered much cause she has just a few months left to live plus she hope that her stay with the little boy will be fun. 

She was soon inside Perry's car with her luggage after which he drove her to the estate. The estate is a secured land that has well arranged and structured houses. As the car drove inside the estate, she saw so many big and beautiful houses by the left and right and she wondered if she would be made to live in one of them. Afterall, the man she was getting married to was rich. 

The car parked before a house and when she stepped down, she saw a bongalow before her. 

"This is a two bedroom flat with toilets and bathroom ensuits, there is an office space there and a space at the backyard where you can relax." Perry said as he led her inside the house. He then handed the key of the house to her. 

"Can you drive or shall we get you a driver?" Perry asked. 

"I can drive," Ida responded but she wondered why he was asking. Perry handed over a car key to her and said, "the car you can drive to wherever you wish to go will be delivered to your doorstep in an hour. You can move around the house just to get familiar with it. As for food, we stock so many foods in the kitchen every week, if you ever need more, please let me know."

"Oh! Thank you but am I paying for the food and car?" 

"Everything is free. Just take care of Beau and make him happy always," Perry responded. 

"Thank you." Ida thought that Perry's boss must be so thoughtful that he provided her with everything she needs. Although she had not met this new husband of hers yet, she already adored him. 

"Mrs. Ida, any other question before I take my leave?" Perry asked.

Mrs? Oh! She was now a married woman.  

"Erm...how about Beau? The little boy's name is Beau, right?" Ida asked to confirm the boy's name. 

"Yes. Beau will come here after school and be taken away at night. On Saturdays and Sundays, he will be here all through. As long as he gives a good report of you to the boss, then everything should be fine." Perry said. 

"And the boss? I guess he doesn't live here, so when will he come here?" Ida asked. The house doesn't look expensive like other houses in the estate. It was just moderate. Even the interior design was not too flamboyant, everything was moderate. It's hard for her to guess the level of wealth of this new husband of hers. 

"Like I said, don't expect anything from the boss. Since he's your husband, he may come here once a while," Perry said and wanted to turn but Ida asked quickly. 

"Like how often will he come here?" Ida was just curious to know.

"He may come to visit you once or twice in the entire twelve months that you are spending here," Perry said like it was nothing and walked away. 

Does that mean she's likely to see her husband once or twice in her entire stay in this estate? What sort of a man is he?