TRADITION
Episode 5
I saw the stranger stroll down to where my junior brother laid, he placed his feet on my brother’s chest and kept muttering some words.
I kept watching but I didn’t move a muscle, I felt like strangling him to death but I had no such power.
I moved steadily from the udara tree, I looked back to see if he was still there, yes he was there but on a phone call with someone I didn’t know.
I crawled out from the tree and ran as fast as I could, I didn’t know if he was following me, I didn’t care, all I wanted was to save myself.
In all my running, I didn’t forget to run in a Zic zac form my brother told me to, I kept running and running and I was already panting.
After a long while of running, I decided to take a rest and catch my breath, I had run a long distance so I didn’t think they would still follow me
After few seconds of resting, I heard loud different voices of laughter, I was startled so I stood up immediately, I made to run but I was stopped by the village youths
They came out from all angles of the bush and that was when I knew I was finished.
They dragged me back to my husband’s house like a common thief, and I was welcomed with two resounding slaps from my husband’s oldest uncle.
“I knew she would attempt to run away, thank God for the idea of surrounding the village by the youths” one of them said
“Just imagine the stress you made us go through to find you, you even wasted your brothers lives along the line, you will surely pay for it” my husband’s brother said angrily
“There is no need for too much talk, the night is fast approaching and soon it will be time for vigil, go and tie her up, she will be put in the coffin with her late husband at exactly 9pm” my husband’s cousin said
The villagers dragged me to the backyard, some of my close friends and neighbors were already crying and feeling pity for me, but it was of no use cause I was going to die that night.
They took me to a spare room and tied me up then they left, and of course without forgetting to lock the door tightly.
