the bar. Then he began work as a lawyer with a private law firm. Martha, however, withdrew in her second year after a serious illness saw her hospitalized. During that time, Meleni was by always her side. After she recovered, she resumed her studies the following semester. But in her final year, she had to withdraw yet again - this time because she was with child! After a couple of years on the job, Meleni's brilliance and commitment was recognized and he was soon promoted. He bought a car and rented an apartment for his young family. But as he rose up the ranks, his drinking and socializing habits worsened. Meleni often told Martha to stay home on weekends to mind Janine while he did the rounds of hotels and discotheques. Confined to the house and busy with the task of mothering, Martha began to resent her husband. She suspected he was having an extra-marital affair, but she quickly brushed that thought aside because she knew her husband loved her. In fact, just a year before, he took her and Janine to his island where a huge feast was hosted in her honour. Meleni's people paid a bride price of Thirty Thousand Kina and gave rolls of shell money to her people. Surely this was proof that he loved her. But it wasn't too long before she would know otherwise. One evening, while he was getting ready to go out for another function, Meleni's cell phone rang. As he was