26/02/2024
***** Married Against My Will ****
Episode 2
" then follow me " she said, shakily as she began walking deep into the bushes.
I quickly came behind her , assisting her as she led the way.
we walked for about some minutes, that I was scåred it would āffect ñeñe health.
" ñeñe, would you like to rest for some while ?" I asked seemly w0rried.
" oh no, my dear we would be right there" she said smiling revealing her brown teeth.
we walked for some few minutes more before we stopped.
she turned towards me
" close your eyes?" she requested with a motherly tone.
" ñèñè why ?" I asked gazing behind her
" do you trust me ?
I nodded, signaling that I trusted her more than my life itself " yes "
" then close your eyes" she said.
I took in a few breath, before I closed my eyes.
she smiled satisfyingly, as she grāmmbl£d her hands against the wall, clearing a bushy part.
" open your eyes now " she spoke and I did.
my gaze flutter, as the view of the other side of móiizil town.
móiizil was the main capital of our village, it was 200 miles away from our village, it was a busy town, though it was still a village but few people had electricity.
My father, had always told us stories about it.
the title " móiizil kingdom" when pronounce by my father sounded heavy like the type of n0ise associated with b0'mb.
it was deep, so myst£rious, that my father always voiced it in a hushed tones, wearing such a respectful expression as if he were speaking of God's holiest of holies. going to móiizil kingdom, must surely be like a paying God a visit. móiizil kingdom must then be like heaven.
" ñèñè, how did we get here in a couple of minutes, I thought coming here would take about 48 hours " I voiced in my question
she laughed skeptically, while shaking her wooden walking stick.
" guess been the oldest woman, I am the only person who knows this short passage, when I am about to di£, I would tell the next oldest person in line, this road is for our āncestors, it confidential, " she said sitting down on the bāre grass.
as we watch the busy road together.
" you remembered, the first time i met you here ?
I nodded remembering that day, I was out as usual just plucking leaf and trying to come up with some treatment for scorpion antidote, cause it had stūng my friend.
" I thought you had already found the secret passage, I was scåred not even the king knows about this road " she muttered.
" but I realized that you don't know anything about this road, " she laughed softly.
" you know, you are the only child I trust " she spoke, it was truth, and I knew it.
ñèñè, apart from the kids, boys and girls of my age, though ñèñè cared for them but she never trusted them.
" I would rather brēak the rules, than to let you down " she spoke.
I felt emotional, tēārs welled up in my eyes, not even my mom could understand or do half the things she had done for me.
she was the only one who trust and believed in me, I could remember clearly how she would give me money to buy books from my brother, since there was no book shop in the village not even the next village.
sometimes I work in other people's farm to earn some money, but I soon realized that after I was done with the job and requested for my pay, they would tell me that my mom had already collected the money for my job.
when I get home and c0nfront my mom, she would ask me wether am paying for living in her husband house, and how ungrāteful I was.
but ñeñe always made sure she finds ways for me to get books, I was able to learn how to write and read on my own, I was only privilege to meet the village typewriter, once in the yam festival, and as God may have it, he was so fond of me.
I noticed how his eyes would wandered on my brēāst and then on my butt*cks but I was aiming for one thing that day, which I got from him, in promise to meet him at móiizil town, after giving me his address.
but I never showed up, he had help me with some correct words and an " spelling" book, to straighten my pronunciation.
" when you get there, go straight to the bus stop and take a bus that will take you to the big city ' Lagos ' , there you see help, and meet alot of educated people and things you may have never dreamt of " she said with a lot enthusiasm in her voice.
" things like what neñè ?, have you been there before " I asked out curi0sity
" don't mind me, just some old woman imagination " she said laughing softly but she knew I wanted to know more.
" okay I will tell you, I was once a young girl like you too, I was once a maiden in móiizil kingdom, once when the missionaries came , I was able to collect one of their news paper, there were beautiful cars and road and lot more " she said
" how can I thanks you enough? " I asked snìffing back my tëārs
" don't thank me " she said with a smile,
loosing her wrappers as she put some cowries on my hands.
my eyes wìdēn seeing, such an amount of money for the first time.
" ñèñè how....?
" you need it more than I do ”
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" what would you sūrvivē on, if I should take this ?
she laughed seeing me w0rried.
“ don't be that nāìvē my dear, you do know about the privileges I get been the oldest person in this village, right ?"
I nodded, knowing fully well.
“ Good, take this money, go get your things by night and flèè away from this village, my child " she spoke
“ where do I run to ?, how do I sürv¡ved, I have never been anywhere else this village?" I expressed my fèær to her.
the thought of leaving the only place I had known all my life.
she held my hand quietly, comfortingly.
“ you would be fine, you would come out victorious and build the school for girls and electric and good road, like you had seen in those books of yours, that you had showed me " she spoke encouragingly.
" thank you ñèñè " I mumbled embracing her.
" thank you for believing in me ” I said disengage from the hug.
" come let's go, before they noticed my ābsence ” she said in a cheerful tone.
I nodded wìping my tëārs.
" cover this passage with the grass, so no one would sūspect anything" she spoke.
we both began to use the grasses to cover the passage.
we headed back home.
I couldn't stop the smile on my face, the whole day.
soon the day got darken, I was so happy and for the frist time I assisted my mom clean the kitchen and prepared the meal for dinner happily.
after we all had gone to bed, it was about 1am in the morning, quickly as possible I packed all my useful cloth and wrappers.
I sneak out of the hut, dropping the lamp on my bed side, kï'ssing my sleeping younger sister good bye.
I quickly check outside the hut, if anyone was outside but no one was.
I quickly rush outside, I was setting my legs to rūn, when I saw my mom
with an evul grim on her face
" my husband, come and see ooo " she sh0uted enough to wake the whole villagers......
Episode 3 typing........
