e

d back and raised a bushy, gray-tipped brow. "That's my final s

, I won't accept!" I yelled at him. According to my father, he

mily. I make the decisions and you all agree with it. No questions asked!" He sn

shame through me. It was the same voice he'd used whenever I received anything less than a perfect

ion of letting his

ice broke un

opportunity to repay a favor a

our actions would affect me? There's a difference between an arranged marriage and a forced one. I would've had to

mehow made herself scarce. I'm certain she's not here b

does best, co

y name is very popular here in Nigeria and abroad! Do you know what it mea

u." I c

He asks,

e, your legacy. That's all you've ever cared about for as

ds for the damage and disgrace you brought t

believ

ed." I sniff loudly "I was just a child and I didn

all your fault. Everything that you claimed happened to you, was caused by you. If you were smart enough you would not have worn provocative clothes. He's a man and you provoked him. So, don't give me all that rubbish about be

me off to his boss is all

be my family, and all you can do... all you ever did was blam

e. It was your fault and that's final." He stared at

looks like a shadow of sadness and regret pass through her eyes. "It pains me that I don't hate you as much as I want to, but I'm getting there." A beat passes and my fath

d have hurt less if I was traveling

eet child, I had no idea. I'm so sorry!" She breaks down in tears af

er back "It's okay. It has passed" A part of me always felt like my mum w

d you to excuse us?" M

oesn't pull away from the hug. This is the

in charge of everyone in the family. All the wife had to do was have kids, cook, clean, and work all the while attending to her husband and doing whatever he wanted. Making sure she's the perfect obedient wif

, but I like to believe that thanks to feminism and

loved' and treated my mother, I'm perf

e sleeping in a hotel till I

Please stay, I beg you." My mum

breaks

insane need to keep to her vows and be a good wife, she's stu

came a building with regrets to me. "This is

... Did it happen...." She cuts herself off and the rest of

And your husband never believed me but he still blames me fo

ebayo, I'll never forgive y

he was several years too late. This support would have

I think

t will occur between them. I know I shouldn't be mad

my gaze on my father "It's never too late to realize your worth and leave. No matte