people said it was not surprising. Her new hairstyle must have given her a headache. She should wash her face with cold water and rest for a while.
People ate and drank and some even took some food home in plastic bags. Many who attended invited those they met on the way.
âThey are still serving food. No discrimination, everyone who shows up gets servedâ
The plan was that on the next day, Baby would be taken to her new husbandâs house. This would be done quietly and not with the usual fanfare that would accompany someone moving into a manâs house. This would have required singing and dancing and another round of feasting.
Everyone on the street woke up to hear that Baby was gone. The bride had disappeared. She left. Who had seen her?Apparently at some point that night Baby had disappeared from the Family House without taking anything with her. She had left no trace or clues behind. She had confided in no one. This was strange, that she had planned and executed her escape. Even though she was considered to be feeble-brained by all, it was a surprise. Coupled with the fact that the walls in the Family House were known by all to have cavernous ears.
âThat boy from the neighboring country who owns the pregnancy must have come for herâ
âAnd you wonât believe this but she was all smiles yesterday, nobody knew what she was planningâ
âIs there a time that she doesnât smile?â
âShe must have decided not to exchange a harsh master for a harsh madamâ
âWho knows? It may all be their plan. You know how they are in that houseâ
âSo what is going to happen to all the money the woman spent on the ceremony?â
âWhat about the gifts and the box filled with money that she gave to them?â
âWhat about the things you canât see, like the shame she is going to suffer at the hands of her fellow traders?â
âSome people are destined not to have children. That is her destiny. She cannot wash it away no matter how much she triesâ
âIt is not an easy destiny to live withâ
âIs this not the reason why it is called destiny? Good or bad, you have to accept it because destiny can never be changedâ
âOne thing I know was that the food was great and nobody is going to ask me to return what has already settled finely in my stomachâ
âMine has already been converted to proteins and vitamins in my bodyâ
âAs for me, all I can say is it serves them right. What kind of abomination is that? A woman being given in marriage to another womanâ
It would be assumed that this would be the last weâd hear about Baby but it wasnât. Baby came back one day a few months later. Her skin scratched and with scabs in places. Her hair matted. Those who first saw her said she looked like a madwoman. Some said she looked like someone who had returned from the dead. And the story she told was that she had indeed come back from the dead.
Baby said that on the night of her wedding ceremony she had gone to the bathroom in order to wash her face to see if her headache would ease but discovered the bathroom was occupied, so she decided to take a bowl of water and go wash her face in the backyard. She said she scooped the water with her hands and was about to splash some on her face when she felt a hand tap her on the shoulder and a voice said follow me . This was the last thing she recalled. She said the next place she found herself was in a mud hut deep in the forest along with some other men and women. As she came to in the hut, a tall, dark giant handed her a piece of red cotton cloth and told her to undress and tie the cloth around her chest. The people around her were cowering,very scared, some were sweating, a few were muttering prayers or incantations, but she couldnât be sure. She heard someone say that they had been kidnapped and that they were going to be used for money rituals by having
People ate and drank and some even took some food home in plastic bags. Many who attended invited those they met on the way.
âThey are still serving food. No discrimination, everyone who shows up gets servedâ
The plan was that on the next day, Baby would be taken to her new husbandâs house. This would be done quietly and not with the usual fanfare that would accompany someone moving into a manâs house. This would have required singing and dancing and another round of feasting.
Everyone on the street woke up to hear that Baby was gone. The bride had disappeared. She left. Who had seen her?Apparently at some point that night Baby had disappeared from the Family House without taking anything with her. She had left no trace or clues behind. She had confided in no one. This was strange, that she had planned and executed her escape. Even though she was considered to be feeble-brained by all, it was a surprise. Coupled with the fact that the walls in the Family House were known by all to have cavernous ears.
âThat boy from the neighboring country who owns the pregnancy must have come for herâ
âAnd you wonât believe this but she was all smiles yesterday, nobody knew what she was planningâ
âIs there a time that she doesnât smile?â
âShe must have decided not to exchange a harsh master for a harsh madamâ
âWho knows? It may all be their plan. You know how they are in that houseâ
âSo what is going to happen to all the money the woman spent on the ceremony?â
âWhat about the gifts and the box filled with money that she gave to them?â
âWhat about the things you canât see, like the shame she is going to suffer at the hands of her fellow traders?â
âSome people are destined not to have children. That is her destiny. She cannot wash it away no matter how much she triesâ
âIt is not an easy destiny to live withâ
âIs this not the reason why it is called destiny? Good or bad, you have to accept it because destiny can never be changedâ
âOne thing I know was that the food was great and nobody is going to ask me to return what has already settled finely in my stomachâ
âMine has already been converted to proteins and vitamins in my bodyâ
âAs for me, all I can say is it serves them right. What kind of abomination is that? A woman being given in marriage to another womanâ
It would be assumed that this would be the last weâd hear about Baby but it wasnât. Baby came back one day a few months later. Her skin scratched and with scabs in places. Her hair matted. Those who first saw her said she looked like a madwoman. Some said she looked like someone who had returned from the dead. And the story she told was that she had indeed come back from the dead.
Baby said that on the night of her wedding ceremony she had gone to the bathroom in order to wash her face to see if her headache would ease but discovered the bathroom was occupied, so she decided to take a bowl of water and go wash her face in the backyard. She said she scooped the water with her hands and was about to splash some on her face when she felt a hand tap her on the shoulder and a voice said follow me . This was the last thing she recalled. She said the next place she found herself was in a mud hut deep in the forest along with some other men and women. As she came to in the hut, a tall, dark giant handed her a piece of red cotton cloth and told her to undress and tie the cloth around her chest. The people around her were cowering,very scared, some were sweating, a few were muttering prayers or incantations, but she couldnât be sure. She heard someone say that they had been kidnapped and that they were going to be used for money rituals by having
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