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COMPULSORY MARRIAGE SEASON ONE.

Episode 18
I parked somewhere and started thinking again, only if she didn’t hide her number to call me I would have called back at least we can still be friends even if things didn’t work out between us.

I rested for like 10mins before I started moving again..not drove up to 5mins when my phone started ringing again, still the same unknown number…

Me: Please Biola…why are you hiding your number from me..at least not being together doesn’t mean we should stop talking now…

I searched for you everywhere, I was told you are on leave in the office, you are not in your parent house too as hardly a day goes by without me going there to search for you…

Biola: No need to search for me Snakie..we belong to the past, how was today’s ceremony? Hope evrytyn went as planned…

Me: We thank God..but where are you

Biola: Forget about where I am jare

Me: Whats your number now…why are you hiding your number to call me?

Biola: Am only calling to find out about how the programme went ni jhoor….I know if the wedding had been in a church, u know that awkward moment when pastor will ask if someone has anytyn against the marriage, I imagine what would run through your mind

Me: Nothing now..because I know you can never do anytyn to disrupt the process..i trust you for that

Biola: Don’t be too sure ooo snakie, its not the same Biola again oooo

Me: what has changed in the Biola that I knew…

Biola: So many things but lets forget about it…I hope am not disturbing your honeymoon

Me: which honeymoon…am not even at home

Biola: Where are you? U don go do side runs again on your wedding night

Me: No oooo…trust me now

Biola: Trust ke? For where………..abi I don trust you ni

Me: Ahn ahn Biola….Mary was an avoidable mistake and I regretted everything that happened, I never knew it will come out this way

Biola: The same way you can go and block now and won’t know the outcome till it happen…just know that you are now a married man and you should be responsible, learn from the past mistake

Me: Why are you talking like this now Biola…well I went to drop mummy at home and am driving back to Egbeda..had to park when your call came in now….But Biola, you know this whole marriage stuff is just an ishh to me..you know I never wanted it.. after we had plan about everytyn and you disappeared just like that.. that’s so unfair Biola.

Biola: what’s so unfair when your parent was on my neck…most especially your mum, calling me every day begging me to leave you alone.. what do u expect from me when it’s not as if I can’t find another guy of my own even though it might not be so easy but am sure my own man will still come.

Me: Uhmmmmm…….so, that means you have totally forget about me

Bola: abi…what next, you belong to another lady now, you are married and you need to enjoy your marriage even though……forget about it

Me: Even though what baby? Pls say your mind now……..even though its so hard to let go abi?

Even though you wish its our marriage today.. even though you wish am right there beside you now….

that’s what I was telling you the other time by not letting people dictate our lives for us, we are adult and we can decide what we want out of life…

you know I will never accept for today to happen if not that you vanished away, if not that you abandoned me at the critical time when I needed you beside me, if not that you let my parent brainwashed you into releasing what rightly belongs to you.. your hard labour for crying out loud.

We have been together from scratch to where we are right now but you let somebody from nowhere to come and reap all what you labored for.

You know I don’t love Mary and I will never love her..you are my life and everytyn, you are the one I want to spend the rest of my life with..you mean everytyn to me and I still love you so much just like before and I know you still love me too baby

Biola: what make you think I still love you

Me: Am not thinking…I know cos If you don’t, you won’t call me today…I know you have been indoor since morning thinking about where I am today, thinking about how you wish its us doing our marriage today, you had to call me when your mind couldn’t take it again just to find out if am alright and if everytyn went as planned. You still love and care so much about me Biola.

Biola: Uhmmmmm………………..Don’t be too sure snakie

Me: am very sure of that

Biola: And I won’t argue it with you

Me: Can you do me a favour Biola? Just one last thing and I will never ask for anytyn again from you

Biola: What’s it, if its within my capacity, you know I will do

Me: Can you give me the opportunity to see you again, if it’s just once even if it’s can be tonight

Biola: That will be a little bit hard oooo

Me: Why Biola..please now

Biola: It will be hard cos I don’t know where I will tell my boyfriend am going ooo

Me: You now have a boyfriend…

Biola: What do you expect? You now have a wife too now..

Me: Ohk ooo…please can you do me the favour

Biola: If only you can make it tonight as his not yet back home, this is past 8 and he will be back anytime from 9pm….Only if you can make it before 8:30,I can spare you like 10-15mins

Me: No problem dear..i can make it, where will I see you

Biola: Same place we met the last time at 7 & 8…I will be waiting for you there by 8:30 and if I didn’t see you within 10mins, I will be gone.

Me: No problem dear..i will make it.

I was somewhere around Mushin when she called me, I immediately find my route to isolo and follow through Osolo Way as I believe that was the easiest way to connect to the place.

I got there at around 8:35pm and instead of Biola being inside, she was at the car park waiting.

I sighted her putting on a brown gown, just an inch below the knee, with a slippers and her hair do suggest that it was not a plan outing, I parked beside her, came down of the car and hugged her and she responded by hugging me back.

Me: Why are you waiting out side

Biola: I was inside before but am not feeling the place so I decided to stay outside, moreover I don’t have much time to spend like I told you, I have to be at home before 9pm

Me: Does that mean you stay around here now?

Biola: Sort of……

Me: And am very hungry ooooo

Biola: hey yah…I understand, you can go in and get something now or you don’t eat outside now

Me: So can we just sit in the car instead of hanging here…

Biola: Ok..no problem

We both entered the car but instead of staying at that spot, I decided to move forward to the next junction by the right and entered one street there.

That was on her instruction; the street was a bit dark and silent as no much people passing by there, I put off the inner light of the carbas we started discussing

Me: Thanks for giving me this chance Biola, I so much appreciate it

Biola: You welcome oko iyawo……congratulations

Me: Thanks Ma…

Biola: So, how did it go? It was because of the gist I had to see you oooo cos I want to know how everytyn went

Me: Gist indeed and you said you don’t care again

Biola: Does gisting means I still care?

Me: Its just normal…didn’t spend much time there..just a formalities…like 5-6hrs we spent there

Biola: so, when is the proper wedding coming up?

Me: Which proper wedding…we don finish everytyn now

Biola: Finish everytyn ke? Na iyawo sara (free wife) dem give you ni

Me: You no how everytyn come to be now…so I don’t expect you to be talking like this

Biola: I don’t know ooooo

Me: enough about me cos that’s what we have been talking about since we started talking on phone tonight. How about you? How have you been, what have you been up to…..who is the lucky guy now

Biola: As you can see, am fine….all have been good and well courtesy of God.

Me: And the guy?

Biola: Whats your own with the guy? Abeg leave that one jhoor…

Me: Is he someone I know?

Biola: Whats your own..why are you so particular about the guy..well its not someone you know or have met before

Me: Ohk ooooo…I hope he’s not treating you so bad like me

Biola: he’s tryng his best and have not seen a trace of disappointment from him

Me: What about the other aspect too…is he trying just like me and as Big as me

Biola: Which other aspect?

Me: You know now……

Biola: u mean big as your preek and s-x

Me: Yes of course….

Biola: you want to hear the truth?……even though not as big as you are, he’s not disappointing

Me: But he can never be as good as me
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NOTE:
After a break up with someone or a separation after being badly hurt by the person who once profess loving you more than anything in this world….

please never get sexxual with them instantly even when they come back begging with their tail between their legs or you might be taken for a ride the second time over and over and over and over again and the end could be worse than hell….

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COMPULSORY MARRIAGE – SEASON 1

Episode 16…
My life from that moment was as if I just fall in love again but the major problem now was how to convince my parent most especially my old man that I was not ready for any wedding even though I was ready to take responsibility for the pregnancy.

Conversation between me Biola gradually return back to normal a bit, my call to her was so regular that I never allowed her to rest with calls about her well being.

It was on the next Sunday afternoon when I received a call from my mum that Mary came around to deliver the introduction list to them at home.

Me: Introduction list ke?
Mum: Yes…
Me: Are u home ma?
Mum: Yes…
Me: Am coming to see you right away…

I quickly dashed down to my parent house after the call and I was surprise to see Mary there, she greeted me but I didn’t respond….

Mum: Are you not the one your wife is greeting?

Me: Which wife mum? I don’t think am married yet mum

Dad: so, you are still with your stubbornness snakie

Me: No dad…but at least am not married yet and I don’t think am prepared to

Dad: Are we still on this argument? Your wife was already on her way to your place before it was when you told your mum you are coming we asked her to wait for you

Me: Dad, am serious…am not ready for any introduction…….am not marrying Mary, I already have a wife I want to marry before this intruder came in and am not giving in to her deceit

Dad: You are not even ashamed of yourself….. when will you grow up and be a man who accept his responsibility?

You think you can bring shame upon this family? If you are not shameful well I am and I will not allow you throw my reputation in the gutter just like that..

i don’t even know the kind of legacy you want to leave behind for your siblings since you are behaving like this

Mary: Mummy please beg Snakie for me..i think we have gone past this stage and I already apologized to him and Biola on the role I played in all this

Dad: Don’t mind him jare…..we have taken the decision and we are not going back on it..just put your mind at rest Mary.

Mum: Oko mi…please now, forget about how you guys met and how you arrive at this stage..please move ahead oko mi..i believe she also has all the quality you require in a lady too..all you need is to learn how to love her just like you love Biola and everytyn will be fine

Dad: Don’t mind her jare…I don’t know whats wrong with kids of nowadays…they will never want to accept responsibility

Mum: Eyin na ko lojo..i remember back then, ojo na re bi ano, only difference was that yours was not at the pregnancy stage

Dad: gerrara here jhoor…were you not the one dying on top fine boy then…omo to handsome

Mum: how you take see me sef, I never commot for market now

Dad: Shioor..e dey your body. Snakie pls, relax your mind, I know your concern and everytyn will be fine with you. It’s a matter of time omo mi.

Me: Mummy please can I see you in private?

Mum: Sure..lets go inside

Me and my mum went inside and relay my concern to her, I pour all my mind for her and explain how I feel, my plan and the way I want to live my future with the one I love but she still try as much as possible to convince me but she succumb when she realized I was adamant and will never listen to her.

At the end of it, we concluded that I should at least safe the family face and not take a harsh decision right now..she said I should play along with Mary pending when the atmosphere will come down and she will be able to discuss it with my dad.

I left home with Mary and we never utter a single word to each other until we got home, one week gone, two and still counting down to the introduction without hearing from my parent, This was just 3 days to the introduction date. My mood towards Mary never changed all through this time…

I was at home on Sunday evening when Biola called me and asked if we can see, she said I should meet her somewhere, she gave me the description around Ajao Estate and I quickly drove down there. I met her at the tetrazini at 7 & 8 junction. She was sitting by a corner all alone

Me: What happened baby? What are you doing here? You sounded somehow on phone

Biola: Am just coming from your house…I met your parent and they explain everytyn to me

Me: What did they explain to you

Biola: Everytyn baby…and you cant because of me not listen to your parent

Me: Please stop that baby..its my life and I have to live it the way I want

Biola: But their opinion count so much too and you cant because of me turn your back on them

Me: Am not turning my back on them, its just my future

Biola: Well have given them my word that I will talk to you and back down baby

Me: back down from what baby..please don’t ruin my life baby, pls don’t let us ruin this chance again baby

Biola: I couldn’t withstand the cry of your mum…I couldn’t, I put myself I her shoes and how I will feel if my son disobey me…moreover what is the tendency that I will be accepted by them knowing fully well that they will have it in mind that you disobeyed them cos of me.

Please lets put a stop to all this baby, have accepted defeat already and even though have not come to terms with it but I have no option but am very sure I will survive this.

Please am very sorry baby, we can still be friend and will forever be the best of friend…you know I always want the best for you and your happiness..

Dont worry baby, am not angry with you, I believe it’s the will of God that things happened this way between us, I will take you as my brother and friend going forwards snakie, pls take good care of yourself for me baby, I will forever love you

“she stood up and went out of the restaurant and I was dumbfounded, she left with a swollen face crying”

Me: wait…Biola, please wait now Biola….please wait baby…baby..baby…

She was already on bike by the time I stepped out of the door as if the bike was already waiting for her, I quickly located my car but one idiot guy already park behind me and before he could remove his car and entered mine to follow her, I couldn’t locate her again..i tried her number but it was switched off already…

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COMPULSORY MARRIAGE – SEASON 1
Episode 15…

I later drove mummy back home and went back to my house. As much as i tried to forget about what happened, the thought of Biola will never let me….all my thought and mind was seriously with her.

When i couldn’t take it again, i had to find my way to her office the following Tuesday. As i don’t want to cause scene at her office, i went there around closing hour and stayed somewhere close to her office until around past six when she came out with one of her colleague…..

That one left her just as they were on the road and she was standing all alone apparently looking for a bike to the bus stop. I walked up straight to her

Me: Good Evening Biola.

Biola: Eh…eh..eh..see who we have here, oko iyawo elepon blue, eku ipalemo oooo

Me: Ipalemo kiniyen

Biola: Ipalemo Kinla…….haven’t you gone to see your in-law? And your wedding date is 23rd of November.

Me: (Confused)…who told you all this Biola?

Biola: Who will tell me if not your wife…congratulations in advance but i know God will judge both of us

Me: Please am very sorry Biola…can you please give me just 10mins of your time for us to talk things through

Biola: Whats it for us to talk about again? That your wife to be is pregnant? That your wedding is coming up in six weeks time?

That you were bleeping two ladies at the same time,in the same house, under the same roof and deceiving one of them? Please i don’t have time for your talk again as their is nothing to talk about again…

Me: Please Biola, just gimme 10mins baby…even if you wont give me another one again in life…just lets sit somewhere to talk through this and i will never disturb u again…

Biola: I don’t have the time again….that belongs to the past..i don’t even know why am standing here talking to you…..

“she decided to walk away and i knelt down on the road holding her leg”

Me: Please Biola…just this last request…am very sorry

Biola: You are embarrassing me Ola…this is a busy main road for crying out loud
“Sister please tell him yes now”……….said a passer by who didn’t even know what was happening but apparently saw my face…

Biola: you are embarrassing me..please lemme go and stand up abeg…

Me: Until u decide to follow me Biola.

Biola: i will shout thief on you oooo and you know the implication of mob around here

Me: And i will be happy dying knowing fully well that i died seeking for your forgiveness

Biola: I said you are forgiven already, so stand up

Me: Until you follow me to our usual relaxation pub and give me just 10mins of your time….

Biola: Please now Ola….Please stand up..stop embarrassing me, this is my office environment, my colleague will be passing tru here

Me: I don’t Care…please

Biola: Ohk..what do u want

Me: Just 10mins of your time Biola.

Biola: And after that?

Me: You can decide and i will never disturb u again………..

Biola: Ohk…lets go

I was a bit happy that at least i was able to convince her to follow me and she entered my car for the first time ever since the incident happened.

We got to our usual spot and located a silent area around the place to settle in

Me: What do you care for Biola.

Biola: Nothing…your 10mins start now and i will leave this place at exactly 10mins from now and dont think you can do any stunt to hold me down

Me: ohk…….Please Biola, am very sorry for all i made u went tru…it wasn’t intentional and i never believe things will come out this way. I know i fumbled, i tried to play game which boomerang but i never plan it this way….

Biola: same old story…7mins more

Me: I know i played on your intelligence but have you ever thought of the fact that Mary played the fast one on both of us….

She played on our intelligence just to achieve her aim, she sees a comfortable place and wanted to reap from where she did not sow….

Both of us have been together since i was nothing..we build our lives together up to this stage of our comfortability and a lady is coming from nowhere just to reap from where she didn’t sow.

You want to let go all wat you have laboured for? Just like that? I know i fumbled but i still love you and i will always do…

If there is one thing i learnt about life from you is to always fight for what i believe in, is to always fight for what i want in life….you have always told me am the best thing that ever happened to you in life…

So, you want to let it go like that? For me you are my happiness and am ready to fight for you..you are the one i truly love, you are the one i truly want to spend the rest of my life with..you are my everytyn Biola, i cant let you go just like that, i cant baby, please forgive me baby.

Fine, initially all i wanted to do with Mary was just to hit her and run away but how do i explain that you showed up in my house and she played along telling you she was my cousin?

Remember i tried all i could to chase her out but u always defended her? How do u explain her playing on our intelligence in the house?

How do you explain her working on your weakness in other to separate us?

How do you explain that she was the first to tell you all the stories immediately you caught us?

How do we explain the fact that she was the person texting you of my visit to their house for the first time?

How come she was the one that told you of the wedding date?

The bottom line is that she want our separation, she wants you out of my life..all she wanted from the first day she entered my life was to push away whoever she met there knowing fully that i might not love her…

I know i fumbled by bringing her to the house but you are also helping her to achieve her aim.

Baby, Mary is a devil that i cant fight alone, this is our trying time and i want us to fight this battle together.

Am very sorry for everytyn but i believe we can sort things out, i believe we can be happy again, i believe we are mearnt to be together for life..don’t let us allow this devil to destroy us.

I accept the fact that i brought home the devil but i need you to believe in me to fight this devil and together we can achieve our dream

Biola: uhmmmmm……….so, what do you want me to do? What do u want from me

Me: I want you by my side to fight this battle
Biola: Its your problem and you have to face it yourself….its non of my business Ola.

Me: I know its my mess and I will be ready to clean it up and everytyn will return back to normal

Biola: Everything return back to normal like how? To be your second wife or what?

Me: No baby, my plan is that am not doing any wedding with her..am not disputing the fact that the pregnancy might be mine but its not compulsory I marry her…she should have the baby and I will accept then she can go her own way afterwards

Biola: Then what will happen to me?

Me: We continue from where we stopped before I started this mess
“total silence from Biola”.

Me: Pls baby..just try and trust me on this one..things will surely be better and we will return back to our normal happy life baby

Biola: When will that be?

Me: Its start from now baby and I promise never to disappoint you again baby

Biola: And you think this will work out

Me: Yes baby…all I needed is your trust baby…please am begging you baby

Biola: Sincerely I don’t know how this will work out

Me: Please I don’t want you to get involve….its my s–t so pls I will clean it up baby

Biola: Ohk ooooo

Me: Thank so much baby…Life has not been the same thing ever since this s–t started

Biola: And how do u think have been coping

Me: You mean the world to me baby…I feel so empty ever since, I had to put in for my annual leave prematurely

Biola: I never stop thinking about what happened too…I nearly run mad for the early days it happened

Me: It will be over soon baby I promise

Biola: I hope so

Me: I love you so much baby

Biola: I never stop loving you too Ola.

Me: Thanks so much for giving me this chance baby

Biola: You welcome

Me: How has life been generally

Biola: You know how it has been so don’t ask me jare…..Ajala talo na

Me: I no baby..am very sorry dear

I was so happy that at least Biola was able to give me second chance..our 10mins lasted for more than 3 hours and I had to go drop her at home around 10pm.

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COMPULSORY MARRIAGE – SEASON 1

Episode 14

The next five days was the fastest i ever witnessed in my life, days were as fast as something else.
Events affected my work life as i couldn’t concentrate at work. I was forced to put in for part of my annual leave just to get myself together and never let people be aware of my predicament.

I never stopped calling Biola for a moment to see again but she wasn’t ready for me at all, i so much believe she would have changed her number if not that so many people knows her with the number.
Mary left my place on Friday to go tell her parent of our intending visit and prepare ground for us.
Sunday was here already, initially i declined going but i was forced to follow mum after call from popsy. Mary already sent description and her home address to my phone early that morning and that was without me asking. First time i knew she was staying in Surulere.
We stepped out of the house in my car straight down to Surulere. Her house is one of the flat on the estate around Folawiyo mosque in Surulere. That was around shitta roundabout.

She came out to pick us at the junction on arriving there and led us straight to their flat on the second floor.
She offered us a seat on entering the house and went inside to call her mum, It was a surprise when her mum came out of the room
My Mum: Mrs Adebanjo…………….or is this not you?
Mrs Adebanjo: Mummy Ola………………….
My Mum: Yes of course………………Lord is wonderful, good afternoon ma, eku ojo meta….Ahh, eku atijo
Mrs Adebanjo: awa niyen ooo……Ojo meta Niyen, how have you been ma, awon daddy nko?
“i was confuse already so as Mary”
My Mum: He is doing good ooo..we were to come here together but he is out of town
Mrs Adebanjo: This is serious…so, you are my inlaw that have been waiting for
My Mum: You can see the wonders of God…………..
Mrs Adebanjo: Ka sha ma se dada (Lets be doing good)
My Mum: awon Daddy nko? (What of Mary’s Daddy)
Mrs Adebanjo: Ahhh….Daddy ke, won ti salaisi like 7 years ago (He died 7yrs Ago)
My Mum: Olorun a tewon safefe rere………………What of Peter and whats that his brothers name then
Mrs Adebanjo: Mathew…they are both doing good…….and this is Mary, the pregnancy i had then before we left our area

My Mum: Dont tell me its the same pregnancy we use to joke about then that it should be a lady so that my Ola will marry her
Mrs Adebanjo: Its the same pregnancy oooooo……abi e ma rise olorun (That is God’s work for u)..He works in a miraculous way.
My Mum: (facing me)..i know u guys are wondering on what’s happening…………Ola, do u remember Mathew that you guys used to play together then in our former house when you were young?
Me: Am still trying to figure that out…………….Mathew? younger brother of peter
Mum: Yes of course now…………..Is this not their mum or you cant pick the face again
Me: i remember them very well ma
Mrs Adebanjo: so, this is Ola? The small Ola then………..ki olorun ma pa omo folomo

My Mum: amin ooooo…………No much introduction again now abi what else? Both families are not new to each other ….lemme even call your dad right away to inform him (Pick up her phone to call my dad)
They discussed about meeting the Adebanjo’s again and also spoke with Mary’s mum during the phone conversation.

They served us food, was surprised when Mathew walked in and the face ring bell immediately as he didn’t even change much.
I was able to recognised him instantly. Peter is married and i learnt he was staying in Abuja.
Their father’s uncle met us at the meeting and both family agreed that there is no reason for delaying again and the best thing was to do the necessary thing before the pregnancy will be so obvious so that people wont make jest at us.

My mum suggested that we should do a low key introduction of both family and it would be best even if it can be a parlour introduction.
They were okay with the idea as that was what they also have in mind. Introduction date was fixed for 6 weeks time and they promised to get back to us with the list of items they will require for bride price.
I was so moody all through my stay in their house, Mrs Adebanjo even noticed but couldn’t ask me what was wrong.

The relationship between me and Mary says it all but my mum was just there to cover everytyn up like all was well. On our way home, had series of conversation with my mum
Mum: My son…….you need to let go of how you and Mary met and all what happened. You need to forge ahead in life…The mistake has happened already and the only option now is to look towards the future with your wife.

Thank God she came from a good home and am sure she will be of good character just like her mom. Please am begging you oko mi..i believe Biola too will get over it overtime.
Me: okay Ma…e seun Ma
Mum: I will discuss with your dad to know how to go about the introduction stuff. Let us know as soon as they bring the list to you. Its like your dad will be coming back tomorrow though he said he was not sure yet.

Me: okay Ma.
My Mum: You will go and drop me at home……….
Me: are you going back today?
Mum: Yes of course…or have not tried enough? Let me go and prepare the house, my husband might show up tomorrow abeg
Me: Ohk….

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COMPULSORY MARRIAGE
Season 1 = Episode 12 & 13

Episode 12

I woke her up around after seven in the morning to go dress up for hospital for a test….i don’t have a personal physician so I had to settle down for a private hospital in my area but not too close to my house..

We got to the hospital, met the Dr on duty and explained why we were in the hospital to him…he said they will need to carry out a blood test as that’s always more accurate than urine test…there’s another small compartment like a room in the Dr’s office and I guess that was for emergency cases cos that was where he took her to…they didn’t spend up to 10mins there and came back…he called a nurse and directed us to go to the lab…the nurse collected her blood sample and asked us to wait outside at the reception…..

The Dr called us in after more than an hour, gave us the result and I was so surprised when he congratulated us that my fiancée is almost more than three weeks gone..i was devastated.

I stormed out of the office and she ran to meet me inside the car..i drove home and went straight to the bedroom…..My mum came to meet me immediately.

Mum: Kaabo oko mi…how was it?
Me: Still the same thing mum…she’s truly pregnant mum
Mum: uhmmmmm (Deep Sigh)…………what do we do now..am now confuse
Me: Am completely finish mum
Mum: olorun o ni je ka ri..why will u utter such words………God will lead us through, my major concern now is Biola cos u have offended that lady
Me: she’s not even ready to talk to me..since on Saturday
Mum: she called me this morning when u left..
Me: u don’t mean it mum..did u beg her for me? What did she say?
Mum: she said she was already asleep when I called yester nyt…I pleaded for her to see me at home tomorrow after close of work even though I didn’t let her know abt my knowledge of whats happening
Me: so, what do we do mum? I just want an opportunity to talk to her even if it will be for the last time mum…
Mum: don’t worry..we will go to the house together tomorrow but you wont park your car in the compound..u stay inside the room while I talk to her in the sitting room then you can later have opportunity to talk to her
Me: ohk mum…you are the best mum……
Mum: The best indeed…igba to npa eku o nda je..o ti pa arogidigba bayi, o ti gbe wale fun wa (when you were doing it, u were enjoying it alone but know you have brought the trouble to us).
We were still inside when mary walked in crying, she went on her kneels holding my leg..my mum excused us
Mary: please am very sorry snakie……please, i dont want you to see me as an intruder or someone that came to shatter your sweet life….
“cut in…..in loud voice”

Me: stop this nonsense abeg, you are not an intruder then what did u do eventually? Atleast you have achieved your aim, u can now leave me with your stupid pregnancy….i accepted the fact that the pregnancy might be mine but get it to your head, i can never marry u cos i know thats your plan…if you av been dreaming about it, you better wake up
Mary: please find a way to forgive me……am not looking for forceful marriage either…..i never think things will come out this way between us, i believe it was fate that brought us together….ever since in my life, you are the first guy i ever truly fall in love with…i have never been pregnant before in my life need to talk of going under the knife and my mum already warned me not to try it..if not i would have love to get rid of it immediately but please pity my condition…see me as your sister snakie…i truly love you from the depth of my heart…all i was thinking over the past one month was that we are playing games and enjoying ourselves, i never knew things will come out this way and if there’s anytyn have learnt in life is that the best thing in life are worth fighting for and you know the yoruba adage that says its whatever you fight for that stays longer in your hand…..

“felt a little bit touched as i couldnt withstand her tears but i still frown my face”
Me: fight for who? U know from the begining that you can never fight for me as i already belong to someone and thank God u admitted we were only playing games
Mary: yes i know but all that changed the moment i confirmed that i was pregnant…..i have never been in love like this before snakie……ever since d first night i spend here, i always wish you coukd be mine but i knew as at then that its a very impossible task not knowing that things will come out this way…please forgive me snakie, am very sorry for all have made you gone through..pkease put me in place of your junior sister…please i can face the shame of a single mother…i dont want to embarrass my parent, they will be ashamed of me…please dont put me to shame snakie, i beg u with everything that is dear to u….please, am very sorry for everytyn, please lets accept everytyn as act of God as i believe he knows the beginning and the end……i know it will be very hard 4u to accept me but am ready to bear any decision you make but please don’t put me to shame, i beg u in the name of God and your parent……”crying seriously”
I was dump founded and didnt know what to say until my mum walked in again.

Episode 13

I was dump founded and didnt know what to say until my mum walks in again
Mum: its ohkay mary
Mary:am very sorry mummy…it wasnt intentional….am not a devil nor trying to force myself to marry him
Mum:its ohkay….please stop crying….you children of nowadays you always think everytyn u do its about enjoying life and not thinking of the consequence…now it has happened and you guys scattered everywhere..if it was pregnancy alone it would av been better but the innocent girl you people take for a fool..put ursef in biola’s shoe, how will u feel? Or if biola is your sister snakie, how will u feel if a guy treated her this way? All in all, we thank God its not beyond this situation and i believe Gox will lead us through…i believe this will be a lesson for both of you to always think of the consequences of your actions before taking them cos there are some actions that are always beyond remedy but we still thank God for where we are and pray for his guidance to lead us through. Me and your husband will be going out tomorrow Mary…..stand up and lets go prepare what we will eat….God is in control

For me and Mary, we were like rat and mouse in the house, I couldn’t wait for the following morning to arrive as it was like the longest and most important 24 hours of my life…We left for my parent house around 2pm…
Don’t know why she closed late but Biola came as early as 4pm and I was surprised…I ran inside the room to hide myself and immediately she sat down and my mum mentioned

my name, she burst into tears..i couldn’t take it either and I was crying myself inside. My mum pleaded on my behalf on what she witnessed and assured her she has her utmost respect as she never expected that kind of behaviour from me but in Biola’s word
“mummy, snakie took me for a fool…she took me for a nonentity..initially I was devastated that why will he be sleeping with his cousin not until his girlfriend sent me series on messages on facebook of how they are not related and they have been fooling me all this while…..Snakie was sleeping with both of us under the same roof..who does that mummy? Even if you want to do side runs, it shouldn’t be to my nose under the same roof..it was just too much for me to take and its still like a dream…….she told me so many things that I believed was a secret between me and snakie that I never believed someone else will know about it….Snakie was more of the devil mummy and I regretted the day I met him…..but have left him for God to judge us..he has done his worst but I believe God in his infinite mercy will shower me with his blessings sooner than later..have accepted my fate and God will judge us if I ever use two mind with him…am not angry with you mum and I know the kind of parent you are that you can never be in his support that’s why I have to give you the honour of coming over to this house..even my mum must not know that I visited you, it will be
disastrous for me”

I had to come out when I couldn’t take it again, prostrated on the floor and held her leg…
“Baby please, just gimme five minutes to explain myself”
“what do you have to explain snakie? What?…your wife has already explained everytyn to me, atleast she’s already carrying your baby and am not…….so, you could impregnated another lady after you always maintain that we should use condom as you don’t want me to be pregnant outside wedlock? am satisfied with all her explanation abi watz d difference in your stories?” she inquired….

I explained how it all happened to her…why I kept it secret in other not to hurt her and my expectation of her leaving my house..i made her understand why I always frown on her stay in the house and how she always convinced me to let her stay against my wish..”I never meant to hurt you baby”am very sorry……its you that I love and I want to marry you baby..i cant do without you baby…please forgive me baby”……………..
“That’s by gone, have forgiven you…..u didn’t offend me snakie, u only did your worst….Mummy, thank you very much..i want to take my leave…….Goodbye ma”
I was devastated and was just crying…mum came over to console me….”what happened as happened..you have made this mistake already and you have to learn from it….We have to forge ahead and always seek for forgiveness from Biola..imagine

someone doing what you did to biola and what you are having in mind to do to mary to your sister,how will u feel?”
We went back to my house, Mary has was preparing our food when we got to the house…mum lock my bedroom saying she wont allow me go in until its time for us to sleep…..Dad called later in the day and he had a lengthy discussion with mum..didnt even know what they discussed as she went to the visitors room to receive the call while me and Mary were in the sitting room staring at each other without any conversationShe came back later to the dining table when food was already served and asked me to come and eat..we finished eating when she broke the news to me “Your dad called and he instructed us to visit Mary’s parent on Sunday…………Mary, tell your parent we are coming on Sunday”…..

“Ohk ma”…she responded
“Mum, while will dad said something like that..didnt u explain everytyn to him?”…..i asked
“ I explained all what happened to him…..You know your dad very well….you know I can never say NO to him once his mind is made up…and we will never want to spoil our reputable name because of your mess….its a hard decision we have to make….we are meeting your inlaw on Sunday Okomi”

[valentine]

COMPULSORY MARRIAGE – SEASON 1

Episode 11

My dad left later in the day, I locked myself inside my room and didn’t even bother to check on my mum…all I could utter during when I was in the room was “am completely finish”.

I stayed in the room all through till evening thinking about the beginning and how the end will be…..i couldn’t stop but continue to call Biola, I sent series of text messages but she never responded, I solicited for just 5mins to explain myself but all fell on her deaf ears……she later switched off her phone later in the night.

Around 9pm, I heard a knock on my door but I didn’t answer until I heard my mum’s voice instructing me to open the door..i opened the door to her and she sat on my bed while I close the door
Mum: Oko mi (My husband)…watz the problem……..why did u lock yourself in? u are even crying..
Me: nothing Mummy…………….
Mum: You cant tell me nothing…am your mother and I know you very well..you can confide in me oko mi
Me: Sincerely there’s nothing…is not beyond what I can handle mum

Mum: I know it all boils down to the issue of this pregnancy but you don’t need to worry yourself..you have to be a man for once..even though am a bit disappointed as we shouldn’t encourage pregnancy before tying the knot but it has happened already..we have to forge ahead.
But am surprise am meeting her for the first time and when did you start the relationship with her? What of Biola.

Me: That’s the problem mummy….
Mum: You mean Biola…………….
Me: No…this devil call Mary.
Mum: How Oko mi…please talk to me dear
Me: Our relationship is not more than a month…..Biola caught us red handed and coming in this afternoon was the 1st time she told me she was pregnant………………
Mum: One month? You mean you guys knew each other not more than a month ago and she’s pregnant for you already? How come?

Me: The thing is this Ma…u know I told you I was going to my school to process my certificate sometimes ago
Mum: Yes I remembered, that I even ask you to find out about admission for your sister.
Me: I met her at our faculty that very day and one thing led to the other we started talking..i gave her a lift that day and without hesitation, we ended in my house…..she has been there ever since that day and have not gone back to her own house for more than a month now
Mum: Ahn…ahn…..how is that possible, didn’t Biola come to visit you during this period

Me: She came…that’s why I said she is a devil…is like the devil deliberately planted her into my life..initially, what I wanted to do was a one off thing and let her go cos I made her realized from inception that I have a girlfriend and I love her so much……am not ready to compromise my love for her
Mum: You are not ready to compromise but you can have s-x with another lady abi? Am listening…what now happened

Me: She perfected her plan so well and convinced Biola that we are cousin staying in Ibadan and that she only came to do something in Lagos as she will be spending just some few days but this coincided with Biola’s leave which she decided to spend her two weeks leave here..so she convinced Biola to the core that both were staying under this roof
Mum: and you accepted by sleeping with both of them under your roof without Biola’s knowledge

Me: uhmmmmmm
Mum: uhmmmmm wat? Yes or No
Me: Yes but it wasn’t my fault as I don’t want Biola to know the truth and was expecting she will leave once Biola will be through with her own leave too…I want to keep it a secret, I don’t want to lose Biola but she kept blackmailing me into sleeping with her too
Mum: and did u protect yourself during this time…..
Me: Sometimes…not all the time
Mum: Now am getting it…so, what now happened to Biola.

Me: both of them were supposed to leave this house this week but Biola caught us red handed yesterday making love to each other in the sitting room
Mum: Mogbe…….iwo omo de yi ti baye je
Me: I came in from their house this morning and she was not even ready to listen to me….she chased me out of their house

Mum: Nope…..she wont chase you…she will serve you drink and a plate of pepper soup……….you see, ejo o kin se teni ka ma mo da (A case will never be yours and you wont know how to judge it)…there’s no devil anywhere…iwo gang an lesu (You are the real devil)…….so, you can do all these…..talo fi ti e jo?…
Mary was right there on her own before you talk to her or was she the 1st to approach you? I doubt when she’s not a s–t…you approached her and decided to allow her stay in your house under the same roof with your fiancée and fooled the poor girl together abi……………….she’s pregnant now, so what do you want to do? Nkan to mo je lo yo e..have u ever met her parent or spoken to them?…what am I even saying self, how would you have met her parent
Me: have not met them……..Told her that I will be taking her to hospital tomorrow to confirm her pregnancy claim
Mum: and what if the result is positive what will u do? Am sure abortion is not an option so don’t even think of it
Me: No…just to ascertain that she’s saying the truth…moreover I cant marry her…I don’t even know anything about her or her family
Mum: so u didn’t think of that before sleeping with her……….don’t worry but if I may ask, in the last one month that you have been together, do u notice any bad character about her
Me: Sincerely none..she’s good on her own part but I cant just leave Biola for her…Biola is who I love
Mum: since Biola is the one you truly love, you shouldn’t have venture into this in the 1st place..you shouldn’t have allow the thing under ur trouser control your brain…..
Me: “Crying”………….
No need to cry oko mi, I understand how you feel..this is all your mistake and I believe God will guide us through….I will take her to the hospital tomorrow while you go to work but lemme call biola to talk her…o ku ti sowa deyan buruku lodo omo yen ati awon ebi e bayi……..
“Dialing Biola’s number”
Me: Don’t worry yourself mum, I will take her there myself..have called in sick already at work for 3days and my Boss consented..so I have enough time
Mum: Ohk oko mi….Biola is not picking my calls..just don’t worry yourself..i know your concern and I can assure you everytyn will be settled…..God will guide us tru. Please come and eat, your food is on the table
Me: Am not eating mum……

Mum: Please now oko mi…..lemme go and bring it for you if you don’t want to come to the dinning.
“she stepped out, I was a bit relieved pouring my mind out atleast to someone who was ready to listen to me…she came back with the food, I eat and find my way to the bed, didn’t know when sleep took over me.
All I noticed when I woke up around 5am was a lady sleeping beside me on the bed…I look at her as if I should strangle her to death”.

[valentine]

COMPULSORY MARRIAGE – SEASON 1

Episode 10

I looked at my phone and it was my old man calling
Me: Hello Daddy…………….
Pman: Ekun, where are you……….
Me: Am at home daddy
Pman: Which home………………..
Me: My house sir….
Pman: You are not serious..me and your mother are in your house
Me: I will join you soon…

Pman: Ma pe oooo (don’t stay long oo)
I dropped the call, in my mind I started thinking “I hope dey didn’t meet this devil at home”…..”now have fumbled totally, they only know Biola with me but which kind wahala be this”.

I started heading back home..i got to my house, entered my flat and met my parent on the dinning table eating..on my mind I was like “Gosh….this devil is still around”…I greeted them and they responded..my old man and mum instantly noticed that I was not in a happy mood as I just sat down on my 2 sitter after greeting them……..After a while, Mary walked out of the kitchen to pack the plate they eat in….
Pman: Snakie…..lets see, lets have a man to man talk
Me: Ohk Sir…..

“I led him to my room leaving my mum and Mary in the sitting room”
Pman: whats wrong with you my boy? I hope all is well
Me: All is well Sir
Pman: But your face and body language says otherwise
Me: Everytyn is fine and under control Sir….
Pman: You see my son, I know how it feel like being in this kind of your situation…..have been there before and I know how it feels..you no some of the best tyn that happens to most of us in life are things we never prepared for and to you it shouldn’t be an issue cos we your parent know you are capable and you are matured enough to handle the situation..

“for my mind, whats this man talking about?”
Me: All is well Sir, but I don’t understand what you are talking about
Pman: What is it you don’t understand? U know my boy…there comes a time in life when we make our decisions and whichever decision we make we pray God guide us through..and you know sometimes in life, we have our own plan but God has another plan for us but whatever God has in plan for us I believe is always the best.

Moreover this is what me and your mum has been praying for as the only man and last born of the family…and thank God u eventually gave us even though we know its not from where we expected.
“Now totally confused..cut in”
Me: …..what are you talking about dad?
Pman: You see my boy, the next thing for us should be how we will put our house together and see Mary’s parent before people started noticing her so that we can do what we want to do on time
Me: Visit Mary’s parent for what? What did she tell you?

Pman: He tell us everytyn……Her 3 weeks pregnancy for you, Biola and the way you have been cold to her
Me: Pregnancy? For who? How? When?…i don’t understand, who impregnated her
Pman: Are you asking me? Am the one that impregnated her now….was it not sweet when you were doing it? You are now asking silly question………..I believe it your responsibility and you cant run away from it, we your parent are happy with what happened even though we never expected that you had any other girl aside Biola but what do we do in this situation….
If Mary is your junior sister and a guy put her in the family way will u be happy if the guy rejected him or will it be good for her to terminate it? See my friend, nothing must happen to the pregnancy and have instructed your mother to put up necessary things in place for us to visit your inlaw..

Me: Which inlaw dad….but
Pman: But what? You have a good Job, you are good looking, Mary is not looking bad and she’s a beautiful girl so, watz delaying you…Fine maybe Biola was your choice but I believe you know what you were doing before you started affairs with her…its your responsibility and you have to accept it or you want it to show before we go do the necessary things?
I will be traveling to Abuja tomorrow..am going for a two weeks business trip and your mum will be here with you for these period as she said she wanted to spend some time with you not knowing that we will meet this issue on ground.

Have also instructed your mum to make necessary arrangement for our meeting with your inlaw so that we can visit immediately am back………….Be a man for once my boy
Me: hmmmmmm
That was the last statement my old man made on his way out of my room..i started soliloquizing “Pregnancy? When? How?………..i don buy market wey pass my own, now its all over”………

[valentine]

COMPULSORY MARRIAGE – SEASON 1

Episode 9…

I jumped up instantly……quickly looked for my cloth, put them on and dashed out..i looked everywhere, Biola was nowhere to be found..went to the bus stop, she was not there..also went to her friends place close to my house and she waz not there either….i tried her number ..initially she was rejecting but later switched off…

I came back home late in the night and realized everywhere was open except the visitors room which habour Mary that was locked…apparently she locked herself inside and I didn’t know if she was feeling guilty herself..i went straight into the bedroom, sleep wasn’t coming..i tried Biola’s number more than 100 tyms, but her number wasn’t going……I sent series of text message but none delivered..i was on it b4 sleep finally came..

I woke up around 7am in the morning with the intention of chasing Mary away out of my house..i knocked at her door, she answered but didn’t open the door for me after I bragged that she must get out of my house..
I even teased her after a while but she didn’t open the door either but left a word for her that I must not meet her at home by the time am back as am already on my way out..

I later step out of the house around 8am going to look for Biola in her parents house..i arrived there around past 9..her little brother was the one that opened the door for me, he never wanted to allow me in but I begged him to just give me a chance to see her sister, every other person has gone to church as at then….
I walked in to her room, there lie my beautiful fiancée with a swollen face and red eye ball….i guess she has been crying since yesterday..i knelt down in front of her.

Me: Please am very sorry, its not what you think baby
(She first ignored me and after saying those statement for like five minute and profuse crying, she turn back to me)
Biola: What do u mean its not what i think? U think am a fool
Me:Am very sorry baby
Biola: Keep your sorry to yourself, Its all over
Me: ‘’’’crying’’’’’’Ahhh…..please don’t do like that baby, don’t let it be over..i never meant to hurt u baby..remember we have come a long way to let it be over right now

Biola: u never meant to hurt me? Did i just hear u say that after you take me for a fool? U didn’t think about all the sacrifices we have made, u never thought of our plans….u never thought of what we have built together……Never thought you will do this again but i think its better it happened this way and i can easily say good bye right now before things get out of hand
Me: I understand how u feel baby
Biola: u don’t understand anytyn dear…u don’t..if u did, u wouldn’t have tried it in the first place……My dear, u can never be sorry for what you did intentionally……….
Me: believe me it wasn’t intentional baby…am very sorry, without you my life is nothing baby

Biola: Did u just say that? Please you need to take your leave right now or else i will embarrass you here now
Me: Please don’t do that baby..we can talk this over dear…please don’t throw all we built away
Biola: Whats it we built? The one u already threw away ursef….mr man, please leave my house right now or i embarrass you which i know you wont like……’’shouting’’….snakie leave, i said you should leave right now….

Me: its okay…..am very sorry baby, please find a place in ur heart to forgive me baby
“Pushed me out and door slammed” ………………………Waoh, is this the end after 3 years? I cant believe am losing everything within a month.
I walked out of their compound thinking about how I got to this stage or what even led me to it in the first place “apparently its devil’s work” but come to think of it, I didn’t think about devil when I was doing it with the thought of enjoying myself to the fullest……………..
Now everything is over, where do I go from here…I was driving when my phone started ringing………….

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