MARRIED AGAINST MY WILL
** Married Against My Will**
Episode 3
“ my husband, come and see ooo " she sh0uted enough to wake the whole villagers.
I kept my gaze on my mom,
as soon as she sh0uted, my dad ran outside his hut, tieing his wrapper ågainst his waist.
“ I told you, that before chi accepted the marriage plans, that it was too easy, you though I was talking too much, thanks the gods of our land, I have took it upon myself to be monitoring her till her husband comes to take her ” my mom said with a grim of victory lurking in her eyes.
Even before I could realized my self, my dad took the koboko cāne, made from animal skin, to b£at me, I felt an instant jolt of påiñ through my body.
“ you want to run abi ?, and bring shāmè and d¡sgrãcē into this family that had done nothing, but to carter for you, uñgrātēful child ” my dad said, h¡tt¡ng me with the cāne.
I scrēāmed and cr¡ēd, the cane made my skin to bl££d immediately it touches my skìn.
but my dad didn't stop, Everybody woke up due tomy scrêãms, they held their lips in d¡sbelief, as my mom explained, that I had almost ran away.
my dad b£at me, with the cane till I lost c0nsci0usnèss.
I had fāìnted for seven hours, with bl00d gûsting out of my b0dy.
the next time I had awakened, it was already pass noon, my eyelids felt hëavy same as my head, realizing that my brothers had joined my dad to b£át me.
“ chi, I thought your w0manhood had given you wisdom, but you are still stū'bb0rn and ungrateful animal ” my elder brother said.
b£àting me besides my dad, with his old leather belt, that was made in 1889.
“ so you don't want us to pay for our school fees and apprenticeship, now I see that you are an £nēmy of progress”
my step brother said, clenching his teeth as he b£at me hard on back, my sigh blu''rred with tëærs, as I felt more pa¡ìn and w0und£d skìñ.
my mom stood against the hut, while smiling and wailing in pr£tends
" I didn't raise her like this, this b£ating is not even enough, what if she had escaped and bring shā''me into the family” my mom narrated to her g0ssip¡ng friends.
“ all this children, are very uñgrātēful, after raising them and feeding them, they get to w0manhood, and would still have the āudac¡ty to refûséd to submit to their husbands, what other use do they have than to serve their families and husband ?" one of her friends asked.
" all this children will not kee us some day, that was how oloma ran away, but as luck may have it, the news was quickly spread and the people from the other community caught her " one of my woman spoke.
" oloma, chief adamu younger daughter ? ” one of the lady ask in d¡$belief
" yes, exactly the one we all know in this village ” the other lady confirmed.
" she had seen her w0manhood last three months back and chief decided to marry her off quickly but she ran away, she thought she was still a child" one of the women said
" none of my daughters who has seen their w0manhood, would stay under my roof up to one year, mama chi you triēd, my daughters were married off the same day they saw their w0manhood ” the other woman said besides my mom.
I knew oloma , she was just thriteen and had seen her womanhood a couple of months ago, she must had been scārèd of the thought of been married to a man times ten older than her.
I couldn't even imagine what she had been going through.
I blinked my eyes servally to adjust my sigh.
I was caged inside my dad yam barn,
I tried standing up but I stāggered back falling over, my whole body @chiñg.
I almost fa¡ntēd again, I steady my bālance, realized that I could d¡£d from excessive bl00d l0st.
I was, by now hūngry.
few minutes after gathering my brēāth I managedly stood up , walked towards the gate of the yam barn but realized that my dad had l0cked it from outside.
I sat on the edge of the locked gate of the yam barn, hèlplèssly, not knowing what else to do.
I had fāììled myself
I had fāììled ñèñè.
she shouldn't have believe in me so much.
though I was th¡rsty and hū'ñgry but I slēpt off after much té'ârs.
I was woken up by someone small voice, I knew that instant, that it was my younger sister.
“ what are you doing here ? ” I asked my sister, not wanting to get her in tr0ūble.
“ I knew that you are hū'ñgry, I brought food for you ” my sister said passing the beans cake wrapped in leaf for me.
my stomach involuntarily grumbled perceived the beans cake.
“ do you want to get into tr0ūble? I asked in a sc0ldiñg t0ne.
" no I won't, I remained some of my food for you ” my younger sister said with an inñocent smile.
“ thank you so much, you have to leave quickly ” I urged her, ãfrãid for her.
“ your husband is coming to get you tomorrow ” my younger sister said, running away.
I cleaned my running nose, trying to stopped my endless tēārs.
I tried opening the lock but it was an ancient lock, I couldn't breāk.
I cr¡ēd my eyes out till I fell asleep.
I was later w0ken up, by someone opening the yam barn.
I knew that it was my dad, he was the only one who had the keys to the barn.
he stood above me with his āñgry eyes gazing at me
“ behave yourself, go in take your bath and eat your last meal in this house, your husband is on his way ” my dad spoke with an hëavy voice.
I nodded obediencely, supporting my bru'¡se body to get up.
I moved towards the opened gate, limbiñg my way outside.
my mom was outside her hut.
she h¡'ssed loudly, as she saw how bru'¡se I was, and could bārely walk.
“ a child that would not let his mother sleep he would not also sleep ” she spoke eyeing me up and down.
I ignored her , entering my hut, I was able to peel the torn clothes away from my bru¡se body.
I washed my bru¡se body, with the help of my younger sister.
after I was done bathing, my mom came into the room.
with a sc0rn on her face.
she applied some coconut healing oil on myu bru¡se
“ you cause it, carry your cross, you are no longer a child any more, you are lucky you got married at fifteen I got married to your dad at twelve ”
“ is that why you are b¡tter, and always seek attention ?” I asked.
she stopped applying the trēatment on my bru¡se, and slä'p me hard on the cheek.
I held my cheek as hot tèærs screamed down my face.
“ did you think I didn't try to escape when I was f0rce to marry your father ?
she asked as I look at her with tëærs on my face.
“ listen there is nothing outside this kingdom, the people out there are cru£l and they £at humans”
“ that a li£ that you and been told, we are living in b0ndagē can't you see ....
“ that enough, drink up this soup to gain more stamina to satisfy your husband, you never listen to my morning sermons I doubt you would be able to please a man or satisfied is bed needs, all your sisters listen, why is yours different ?
“ mom chief is older than you and father add together ”
“ not one more word, remember anything he ask of you, you must do, he now owns your body your soul and life, you will live the rest of your life bearing his children and serving his household and his farm ” my mom spoke in a different voice.
I hā''ted the way she sounded, I would never live my life just bearing children and serving his household.
“ mom...
“ be quick, they are here, I would go check the kitchen ” my mom said leaving me inside the hut.
I couldn't stop the tēārs, I can't live such a life that my mom lived.
few minutes later my brothers came inside the hut.
“ your husband had come to take you, be a good little wife and bear his children, don't @nger him, cause if he b£āt you and pull you out of his house one day, you won't be able to step your feet into this house ever again” my brother said with a grin on his face.
I felt like pūñchiñg his face, till he his almost d£ad.
since my mom wasn't allowed to come inside the meeting room,
she stood outside watching us.
chief was sitted in the center of the meeting room, with his pot belly, he licked his lips lū''stful, as he gaze at my brëæst and behind me.
“ she is a vìr'gin ” my father said with a proud smile.
“ I know , I won't have let all this small boys near her ” he said sipping his palm wine.
he stood up walking towards me, my heart skipped a bēāt, as he took my hands in his hands.
“ I need to start my husbandly duties now, I have to take my sweet bride home and see what underneath those rìpen fruit in front of her ” he spoke, licking his d¡sgust¡ng tongue.
my dad laughed, “ v¡rgins are always sweet to the core, I remember the good old days, when I married my wives newly, now they are lo0se, I need a new one to rēvive my manly system " my father said and they both laughed.
I felt d¡sgusted and unc0mf0rtable as chief won't take his eyes off me.
I wasn't ready yet for s€×, I was too young for that.
there was no hope left, I just needed to accept my fate.
we soon arrived at his home after four hours,
riding on his bicycle
his wives hid inside their hut, guess he had commanded them not come out but I saw their faces from their hut, they all wanted to see the new v¡ctim chief turned towards me “ this is your new hut, I hope your mom had already told you about all you needed to know ?” he asked
and I nodded.
“ good, go in and prepared yourself ” chief said licking his lips.
I entered the hut, I was r£stless.
I sat on the edge of the mat, remembering the words of my mom.
I couldn't stop thinking about it.
the day was getting more darker, I didn't know exactly where time was, but the moon was out and I knew in no time he would be here.
most men in the village, believe that you must māke l0ve to your newly wedded wife on full moon.
I paced back and forth in the hut, I heard his footsteps coming towards my hut.
I laid on the mat, pretending to be asleep.
he halted seeing me asleep.
he laughed hysterically, before joining me on the mat,
“ I know you are probably sc@red, but I would make it snappy and p@inless at same time ” he said touching my face, I felt ¡rritāted, his hands fasten as he squeeze my br£āst, I my eyes opened.
in astonishment and pānìc
he laughed loudly,
“ I knew you were not asleep, come perform your wifey duties ” he said approaching me.
“ stay away from me, I don't want to be c0mpr0mised by you d¡sgust¡ng man ” I said taking cāuti0us step away from him.
he moved closer, he held me tighter, grabbing my hands.
" am your husband, your body, soul and spirit belong to me ” he said
“ never ” I muttered, as I spat on his face
he slāppèd me across the face, causing my face to register his palm on my face, his powerful h¡t cause a jolt of påiñ.
he was so ãñ'gry, I had never seen a b£ast like him.
he laid me on the mat, yānking my wrāppers away from my body.
I couldn't let him have his way with me
I kicked him hard on his p£nìs.
he scrêãmed in pãiñ, as he let go of me.
I immediately picked up my clothes and my little bag at the entrance of my hut,
running away for my life.......
Episode 3
“ my husband, come and see ooo " she sh0uted enough to wake the whole villagers.
I kept my gaze on my mom,
as soon as she sh0uted, my dad ran outside his hut, tieing his wrapper ågainst his waist.
“ I told you, that before chi accepted the marriage plans, that it was too easy, you though I was talking too much, thanks the gods of our land, I have took it upon myself to be monitoring her till her husband comes to take her ” my mom said with a grim of victory lurking in her eyes.
Even before I could realized my self, my dad took the koboko cāne, made from animal skin, to b£at me, I felt an instant jolt of påiñ through my body.
“ you want to run abi ?, and bring shāmè and d¡sgrãcē into this family that had done nothing, but to carter for you, uñgrātēful child ” my dad said, h¡tt¡ng me with the cāne.
I scrēāmed and cr¡ēd, the cane made my skin to bl££d immediately it touches my skìn.
but my dad didn't stop, Everybody woke up due tomy scrêãms, they held their lips in d¡sbelief, as my mom explained, that I had almost ran away.
my dad b£at me, with the cane till I lost c0nsci0usnèss.
I had fāìnted for seven hours, with bl00d gûsting out of my b0dy.
the next time I had awakened, it was already pass noon, my eyelids felt hëavy same as my head, realizing that my brothers had joined my dad to b£át me.
“ chi, I thought your w0manhood had given you wisdom, but you are still stū'bb0rn and ungrateful animal ” my elder brother said.
b£àting me besides my dad, with his old leather belt, that was made in 1889.
“ so you don't want us to pay for our school fees and apprenticeship, now I see that you are an £nēmy of progress”
my step brother said, clenching his teeth as he b£at me hard on back, my sigh blu''rred with tëærs, as I felt more pa¡ìn and w0und£d skìñ.
my mom stood against the hut, while smiling and wailing in pr£tends
" I didn't raise her like this, this b£ating is not even enough, what if she had escaped and bring shā''me into the family” my mom narrated to her g0ssip¡ng friends.
“ all this children, are very uñgrātēful, after raising them and feeding them, they get to w0manhood, and would still have the āudac¡ty to refûséd to submit to their husbands, what other use do they have than to serve their families and husband ?" one of her friends asked.
" all this children will not kee us some day, that was how oloma ran away, but as luck may have it, the news was quickly spread and the people from the other community caught her " one of my woman spoke.
" oloma, chief adamu younger daughter ? ” one of the lady ask in d¡$belief
" yes, exactly the one we all know in this village ” the other lady confirmed.
" she had seen her w0manhood last three months back and chief decided to marry her off quickly but she ran away, she thought she was still a child" one of the women said
" none of my daughters who has seen their w0manhood, would stay under my roof up to one year, mama chi you triēd, my daughters were married off the same day they saw their w0manhood ” the other woman said besides my mom.
I knew oloma , she was just thriteen and had seen her womanhood a couple of months ago, she must had been scārèd of the thought of been married to a man times ten older than her.
I couldn't even imagine what she had been going through.
I blinked my eyes servally to adjust my sigh.
I was caged inside my dad yam barn,
I tried standing up but I stāggered back falling over, my whole body @chiñg.
I almost fa¡ntēd again, I steady my bālance, realized that I could d¡£d from excessive bl00d l0st.
I was, by now hūngry.
few minutes after gathering my brēāth I managedly stood up , walked towards the gate of the yam barn but realized that my dad had l0cked it from outside.
I sat on the edge of the locked gate of the yam barn, hèlplèssly, not knowing what else to do.
I had fāììled myself
I had fāììled ñèñè.
she shouldn't have believe in me so much.
though I was th¡rsty and hū'ñgry but I slēpt off after much té'ârs.
I was woken up by someone small voice, I knew that instant, that it was my younger sister.
“ what are you doing here ? ” I asked my sister, not wanting to get her in tr0ūble.
“ I knew that you are hū'ñgry, I brought food for you ” my sister said passing the beans cake wrapped in leaf for me.
my stomach involuntarily grumbled perceived the beans cake.
“ do you want to get into tr0ūble? I asked in a sc0ldiñg t0ne.
" no I won't, I remained some of my food for you ” my younger sister said with an inñocent smile.
“ thank you so much, you have to leave quickly ” I urged her, ãfrãid for her.
“ your husband is coming to get you tomorrow ” my younger sister said, running away.
I cleaned my running nose, trying to stopped my endless tēārs.
I tried opening the lock but it was an ancient lock, I couldn't breāk.
I cr¡ēd my eyes out till I fell asleep.
I was later w0ken up, by someone opening the yam barn.
I knew that it was my dad, he was the only one who had the keys to the barn.
he stood above me with his āñgry eyes gazing at me
“ behave yourself, go in take your bath and eat your last meal in this house, your husband is on his way ” my dad spoke with an hëavy voice.
I nodded obediencely, supporting my bru'¡se body to get up.
I moved towards the opened gate, limbiñg my way outside.
my mom was outside her hut.
she h¡'ssed loudly, as she saw how bru'¡se I was, and could bārely walk.
“ a child that would not let his mother sleep he would not also sleep ” she spoke eyeing me up and down.
I ignored her , entering my hut, I was able to peel the torn clothes away from my bru¡se body.
I washed my bru¡se body, with the help of my younger sister.
after I was done bathing, my mom came into the room.
with a sc0rn on her face.
she applied some coconut healing oil on myu bru¡se
“ you cause it, carry your cross, you are no longer a child any more, you are lucky you got married at fifteen I got married to your dad at twelve ”
“ is that why you are b¡tter, and always seek attention ?” I asked.
she stopped applying the trēatment on my bru¡se, and slä'p me hard on the cheek.
I held my cheek as hot tèærs screamed down my face.
“ did you think I didn't try to escape when I was f0rce to marry your father ?
she asked as I look at her with tëærs on my face.
“ listen there is nothing outside this kingdom, the people out there are cru£l and they £at humans”
“ that a li£ that you and been told, we are living in b0ndagē can't you see ....
“ that enough, drink up this soup to gain more stamina to satisfy your husband, you never listen to my morning sermons I doubt you would be able to please a man or satisfied is bed needs, all your sisters listen, why is yours different ?
“ mom chief is older than you and father add together ”
“ not one more word, remember anything he ask of you, you must do, he now owns your body your soul and life, you will live the rest of your life bearing his children and serving his household and his farm ” my mom spoke in a different voice.
I hā''ted the way she sounded, I would never live my life just bearing children and serving his household.
“ mom...
“ be quick, they are here, I would go check the kitchen ” my mom said leaving me inside the hut.
I couldn't stop the tēārs, I can't live such a life that my mom lived.
few minutes later my brothers came inside the hut.
“ your husband had come to take you, be a good little wife and bear his children, don't @nger him, cause if he b£āt you and pull you out of his house one day, you won't be able to step your feet into this house ever again” my brother said with a grin on his face.
I felt like pūñchiñg his face, till he his almost d£ad.
since my mom wasn't allowed to come inside the meeting room,
she stood outside watching us.
chief was sitted in the center of the meeting room, with his pot belly, he licked his lips lū''stful, as he gaze at my brëæst and behind me.
“ she is a vìr'gin ” my father said with a proud smile.
“ I know , I won't have let all this small boys near her ” he said sipping his palm wine.
he stood up walking towards me, my heart skipped a bēāt, as he took my hands in his hands.
“ I need to start my husbandly duties now, I have to take my sweet bride home and see what underneath those rìpen fruit in front of her ” he spoke, licking his d¡sgust¡ng tongue.
my dad laughed, “ v¡rgins are always sweet to the core, I remember the good old days, when I married my wives newly, now they are lo0se, I need a new one to rēvive my manly system " my father said and they both laughed.
I felt d¡sgusted and unc0mf0rtable as chief won't take his eyes off me.
I wasn't ready yet for s€×, I was too young for that.
there was no hope left, I just needed to accept my fate.
we soon arrived at his home after four hours,
riding on his bicycle
his wives hid inside their hut, guess he had commanded them not come out but I saw their faces from their hut, they all wanted to see the new v¡ctim chief turned towards me “ this is your new hut, I hope your mom had already told you about all you needed to know ?” he asked
and I nodded.
“ good, go in and prepared yourself ” chief said licking his lips.
I entered the hut, I was r£stless.
I sat on the edge of the mat, remembering the words of my mom.
I couldn't stop thinking about it.
the day was getting more darker, I didn't know exactly where time was, but the moon was out and I knew in no time he would be here.
most men in the village, believe that you must māke l0ve to your newly wedded wife on full moon.
I paced back and forth in the hut, I heard his footsteps coming towards my hut.
I laid on the mat, pretending to be asleep.
he halted seeing me asleep.
he laughed hysterically, before joining me on the mat,
“ I know you are probably sc@red, but I would make it snappy and p@inless at same time ” he said touching my face, I felt ¡rritāted, his hands fasten as he squeeze my br£āst, I my eyes opened.
in astonishment and pānìc
he laughed loudly,
“ I knew you were not asleep, come perform your wifey duties ” he said approaching me.
“ stay away from me, I don't want to be c0mpr0mised by you d¡sgust¡ng man ” I said taking cāuti0us step away from him.
he moved closer, he held me tighter, grabbing my hands.
" am your husband, your body, soul and spirit belong to me ” he said
“ never ” I muttered, as I spat on his face
he slāppèd me across the face, causing my face to register his palm on my face, his powerful h¡t cause a jolt of påiñ.
he was so ãñ'gry, I had never seen a b£ast like him.
he laid me on the mat, yānking my wrāppers away from my body.
I couldn't let him have his way with me
I kicked him hard on his p£nìs.
he scrêãmed in pãiñ, as he let go of me.
I immediately picked up my clothes and my little bag at the entrance of my hut,
running away for my life.......
