a Nic

I don't want to marry a city man," I p

very tall man and dark-skinned in complexion, un

ly to give your mother and me grandchildren. We also do not want you to leave us, but we cannot trust all these people here to look after you, so your mother and

y eyes like taps, and my mother s

, and Mr. Joshua Briggs is my childhood friend. You will be treated well when y

idn't like city life; I didn't envision myself living there and the social and comp

the fireworks. It will be a new year soon,

his. How can you and my father decide on my life like this?" I asked my mothe

but you should know that your father wan

go to the city tomorrow, Mom. You should help me to speak to my father again, to

go outside," my mother urges me, gentl

were tall, but not as tall as my father

e fireworks. My mind ran through numerous thought

d woman now. But this is not t

g dress, with a veil covering my head, and walk up with m

am going to a man's house to become his wife? A man who I h

is tha

our home. They all looked joyful, well, except for me, no matter how I used the white handkerchief my

but to follow the path they wanted me to follow. They were my guardians, after all, and if I did

ed up and encouraged myself that I was only m

ew day: a new year, a new beginning,

and I, while my aunts and uncles left for thei

ears old, and the only sister my mother had. She looks like my mother, with

Donalds; she had two yo

ooking so cheerful." She asked me just as I walked

that I was married. Like, who would believe me? They didn't witness me getting married, and I t

nd I nodded and responded, "Yes, Aunt. I am good. I have t

's troubling you, you should put it into pra

itchen, and she smiled at us and told her sister, "Amara will be

ned to look at my mom, who looked so beautiful even though it

t know about it? When? How?" My aunt questioned, but my mother sighed and ga

rry, Amara's our daughter, and she will be fine." My mother assured m

morning, and the car driver will be on time to take you to your husband's house.

obedient girl, so I allowed my mother to wrap her arm aroun