Mother why?
Part 3
Few days I came back home and found one of Bina’s friend Clara on my matrimonial bed naked. I was just shocked, I didn’t know what to say.
“What are you doing on my bed naked?” I asked.
“Please don’t take to my wife to be like that, can’t you see she’s stressed enough on bed”, Timi said bursting out if the bathroom with his towel wrapped around his waist. You could tell that they just finished having fun before he went to shower.
“What do you mean your wife to be?” I asked looking at him and Clara.
“Didn’t you hear him, or are you deaf? Am his wife To be and we will be getting married soon”, Clara said.
She wave has hands on the air showing off the diamond ring on her finger.
“Baby did you just propose to a teenager? Someone who is not even of age to get married?* I asked as tears rolled down my eyes.
“Hey don’t talk about my wife to be like that, she is my choice and i love her. If you can’t live with it you get out of my house, after all your not fit to carry my child”, Timi said.
“Please pack your things from this room and move to the guess room, am moving in soon and I don’t want to share this bed and my husband with you”, Clara said acting like a boss, moving towards my husband and kissing him passionately.
Timi’s words broke me, I could hear them call me barren as I walk away from the room. How did I get to this point? Why is all of this happening to me? I asked my self so many questions as I cried bitterly.
I told my parents the latest and they urge me to pray and put my faith on God, but for how long?
The pains I felt didn’t end there, my mother-in-law came to the house the next day. I was thinking she was here to kick against the wrong decision her son was trying to make but I stead she came home to get me the warning of my life.
“See Hannah or whatever your name is, stay clear away from my son and his wife to be. He is getting married soon and I don’t want you anywhere close to her or giving her issues. Since you do not want to be a woman and give me a grand child, let someone else give me a grandchild”, my mother-in-law said, while she makes her way to Timi’s room.
I could hear how Clara, Timi and my mother-in-law laughed and had a fun conversation when I was left all alone in the living room wallowing in thoughts and tears continuously to roll down my check.
Later that day, I went into the room to pack my things away from Timis room. Packed every single thing that belongs to me, I cried one last time before leaving the room because I promised myself nit to cry anymore.
Timi watched me leave his room and I carriedy things away from the room, I took my things to the guest room and arrange them orderly. I began my prayer and fasting no food no water, I believed in God and I never tried to feel bad about my condition anymore.
Timi and Clara has started there wedding preparation, they way they planned it… I knew it was going to be the biggest wedding in town. I was happy for him at least he won’t be sad all the time the way he was with me.
My mother-in-law never stopped telling people I was barren, she made sure she used me like a house maid and errand girl for the wedding preparation. I kept praying for God’s intervention in my life.
The wedding was the biggest on town, so many people came and Timi was so happy and I was equally happy for him because I love him so much.
Two montha After the the wedding, Clara became pregnant for Timi. He was so happy and find out that she was two months gone.
His family was happy and Clara wouldn’t stop robbing it on my face that I was destined to be Barren. I didn’t mind because I was use to it anyway, Timi’s hatred for me grew.
“Witch why can’t you just leave my brothers house, you keep filling this house with bad energy and bad omen”, Timi muted.
“I will leave if only you will sign the divorce papers and I will leave, I domt want you be unhappy again because of me”, I said and he was surprise.
I started packing my things and preparing to leave the house, Bina was equally happy to find out I was leaving the house for good.
The divorce papers where signed and i was free, i left his house.
My parents where aware of the latest happenings, I rent an apartment for myself and started life over again. I open a bakery and business was going well, my baked goods was loved by so many people. My account kept reading with so much money, I was happy with how much I have grown since I left my marriage.
Few years later my business became an empire, I started with helping people. I started my charity organizations helping people in need and also single mothers. I started buying properties and made a huge name for myself, my parents partaked in my wealth and I got them a house and a car.
Something shocking happened, a property and file was brought to me office for review. I need a to buy another property, and they offered me one. I went ahead to get review the documents, I was pleased with what I saw.
“Dija I love the property and i will like to buy”, i said to my agent.
“Alright am happy you like it”, Dija replied.
“But I have to inspect it first before making any payment”, I said.
“Okay, when will that be?” She asked.
“Can we go now to see it?” I asked.
“Why not”, she replied.
We went ahead for the inspection of the property, we arrived at the destination, to my greatest surprise I couldn’t believe the house I wanted to buy was my ex-husband’s house, Timi.
© Tishania Ginikachi
