MY UNCLE’S WIFE – Bobula Macris
One faithful morning,I was sitting at the corridor of our 3 bedroom flat. Uncle Matthew who is my mother’s younger brother came visiting and his motive of coming was to take my Bliss my little sister with him.We were very happy to see Uncle Matthew after so many years and he bought so many things for us.One thing I love about Uncle Matthew is that he is very kind.
After narrating his reasons for coming,my mum called bliss who he intended going with but she refused.Going to town was one of my dreams and I was very happy that Bliss refused going with him.I pleaded with my mum to let me go with him since Bliss refused.
I packed my clothes inside a sack bag and followed my uncle to town.
Uncle Matthew works in an oil company as a driver and he barely come home.He enrolled me in a school where his children attends. As time goes,Uncle Matthew’s wife started changing by punishing me in any little mistake. Am the one that does all the house chores in the house even her children is older than me but she prefer I do everything myself.
After a short while,my Uncle’s wife stopped me from going to school rather she sent me to start hawking for her while my mates and her children is in school.
The most painful part is that any day I didn’t sell everything she gave me to sell,she will flog me according the number of her goods that is remaining for that day.
One day,I went to sell bread and groundnut as usual when a man approached me that he wants to buy bread that I should follow him to his site and his workers will like to buy too. I followed him to extend that my conscience started telling that I should go and the path we are going is too lonely.
As I turned my back to run,the man held me on my cloth
As I turned my back to run,the man held me on my cloth but fortunately my cloth tore into pieces because the cloth is already weak.I ran till I got to a busy road. I narrated what happened to my friends that also hawks and they advised me to tell my Uncle’s wife about it.As I got home,I narrated what happened to my uncle’s wife but what she is after is my slippers because I left there while running.
She asked me to go to the place where I was almost kidnapped to look for my slippers and the slippers she is talking about is already old. I told her that I can’t go there and am also afraid.she followed to the place but couldn’t find my slippers.
As my uncle came back,I narrated what happened to me and he was shocked that I hawk for his wife. He warned her not to repeat such thing again but it didn’t end there. She started giving me left over foods from his children but I can’t complain but even if I want to complain,I don’t have anybody to tell about the situation am into and moreover my uncle doesn’t stay at home because of the nature of his job.I brought everything upon my self that I want to go to town.
My uncle’s wife enrolled me in night school so that I will continue hawking for her while her children is good school.
One day,my mum visited to check up on us that it has been long she heard from me.I was very happy because I will finally go back he.I explained everything I was going through in the hands of my uncle’s wife and she confronted her but my uncle’s wife did not feel remorseful for what she put me through as a child.
My mum took me home with her.After so many years,I got married to a rich business man who opened a boutique for me in Onitsha main market.One day,I saw someone carrying watermelon so I decided to to buy but couldn’t believe my eyes that it’s my uncle’s wife.she was ashamed and asked for my forgiveness that non of her children is doing anything 
and I forgave her and gave her money to start business.
THE END
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