A Nairobi woman is finally smiling again after surviving one of the most painful seasons of her life—a season that almost destroyed her marriage, her confidence, and her peace. Her story begins with a simple but heartbreaking question she asked her husband one night: “Mbona siku hizi hunipendi?”
For seven years, she and her husband had lived a peaceful, hardworking life. He was a banker known for his discipline and ambition, while she managed the home with love and dedication. They dreamed of expanding their family and building a bigger home one day. But slowly, things began to change.
Her husband no longer came home early. His excuses became predictable—late meetings, long days, unexpected assignments. He guarded his phone like a secret mission. He stopped complimenting her, stopped holding her, stopped talking to her about his day. The man who used to rush home to be with his wife now seemed irritated by her presence.
One evening, after weeks of silence and distance, she found the courage to speak. She asked him softly, “Siku hizi hunipendi?”
But instead of answering, he simply shrugged, picked up his phone, and walked out of the room. She felt her heart break quietly.
What she didn’t know was that a young college intern had recently joined his bank branch. According to colleagues, the husband grew unusually close to the girl. Lunch breaks turned into private outings. Office conversations turned into flirty messages. People whispered about them, but no one wanted to hurt the wife by telling her directly.
The truth reached her in the most painful way—through photos sent by a friend. There he was, laughing and holding hands with the college girl at a restaurant across town. She stared at the pictures for minutes, unable to breathe. Her world collapsed instantly.
When she confronted him, he didn’t fight, didn’t deny, didn’t explain.
Instead, he packed a small bag, said he “needed space,” and left.
No apologies. No guilt. No emotion.
For days, she cried alone in the house they built together. She stopped eating. She barely slept. Neighbours noticed she wasn’t stepping out. Friends tried to encourage her, but nothing worked. She felt old, rejected, and replaced by someone who had done nothing to deserve the place she had earned with years of sacrifice.TO READ FULL STORY, TAP HERE.