Nich

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

is a very tall man with dark skin, unlike m

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

y eyes like a waterfall, and my m

ople, and Mr. Joshua Briggs is my childhood friend. You will be treated wel

t like city life; I never envisioned myself living there and dealing with the social an

the fireworks. It will be a new year soon,

this. How can you and Dad decide on my life like this?" I asked my mother,

but you should know that your father wan

go to the city tomorrow, Mom. You should help me speak to Dad again, to can

go outside," my mother urged 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

ng dress, with a veil covering my head, and walk up with

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

is tha

e our home. They all looked joyful, except for me, no matter how much I used the white handkerchi

but to follow the path they wanted me to follow. They were my guardians, after all, and if I did no

cheer up and encouraged myself that I was only ge

ew day: a new year, a new beginning

and I, while my aunts and uncles left for thei

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

Donalds; she has two d

ooking so cheerful," she asked me just as I walked

r that I was married. 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, "She will be f

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

't know about it? When? How?" my aunt questioned, but my mom sighed and gav

ry, she's our daughter, and she'll be fine," my mother assured my

n be morning, and the driver will be on time to take you to your husband's hou

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