Shades Of Marriage episode 15

Shades of Marriage 🥰😊😔🥺😭 Finale

“You think you can get married just like that? I will never allow you”. My Ex called me on phone fuming.

“What else do you want from me? You were the one who chased me out of our home. You took over my shop. What else do you want from me?”. I asked.

“I don’t want you to be happy. Yes! You don’t deserve it”. He said.

“Well, you are not God to decide who should or shouldn’t be happy. Just let me be. Allow me live my life”. I said and ended the call.

I blocked his both lines immediately.

We started preparing for our traditional marriage. It was scheduled to take place as soon as possible.

Since the moment the preparations started, we started having series of attacks. I got to experience sleep paralysis for the first time during this period. This made me so scared of sleeping alone.

Austin on the other hand started experiencing setbacks in his work place. A business contract he has already bagged got cancelled without a genuine reason. One of his staffs also got electrocuted in the office. Thank God he didn’t die.

At a point, I pleaded with Austin to halt the marriage preparations but he didn’t oblige. He said something that caught my attention;

“One with God, is one with majority. It is written that he who finds a wife finds a good thing. You are my “good thing” Elizabeth. They can only try to take you away but they can never succeed”.

We decided to lean on the creator of the universe for strength. I was never a strong christian but I had to run back to God for help.

I never missed any of our church programs. Midnight prayers became our thing. There is no night Austin and I won’t wake up to pray.It was really strong spiritual warfare.

A week to the marriage, the attacks got physical. We had to intensify our prayer life.
Austin woke up one morning with one of his legs swollen. Someone that was fine just the night before. I applied an anointing oil on the leg and miraculously, he woke up okay the next morning.

Three days to the marriage ceremony, we decided to travel down to the village. We couldn’t travel by air because we’d need Austin’s car to move around in the village. On our way, we almost killed someone. We almost ran a blind man over. The brake failed but miraculously, the car stopped on its own. I was scared to my bones. That was how we crossed that hurdle.

A day before the marriage ceremony, I woke up with severe pain all over my abdomen. I couldn’t stand. I was groaning in pains. Austin wasn’t in the hotel room. I had to call him on phone. He rushed down almost immediately.

“Baby you are bleeding”. Austin shouted.

I didn’t even know I was already in the pool of my own blood.

“My baby! My baby! Don’t tell me I’ve lost the baby”. I cried nonstop.

I was rushed to the hospital. I lost consciousness on our way to the hospital. Thank God the doctor was on seat.

Few hours later, I woke up. The first thing I asked about was my baby.

“You got here right on time. You almost lost the child. You have to remain in the hospital for some days to be closely monitored”. The doctor said.

I looked at Austin who was looking so confused and devastated.

“I will be fine babe. You can go ahead with the preparations, the marriage must hold”. I told him.

“You heard the doctor. You life and that of our child is more important than the marriage ceremony”. Austin said.

“The devil can never win over us. Trust me, everything will be fine. You have been holding on well for the both of us up until now, it’s time for me to be strong for us”. I said.

Austin had to leave me at the hospital to continue with the preparations. His mom and siblings joined him some hours later. They all came to meet me at the hospital. We raised our voices up in prayers that night.

On the day of the marriage, it started raining heavily. The rain came as a shock to everyone because it was only two weeks to Christmas. The rain went on for hours. It was accompanied by thunderstorm.

Austin was running up and down in the rain trying to make sure everything was set. I felt bad for him. It stopped raining around 3pm.

The rain had already damaged some of the canopies. Everywhere was flooded. There was no time to even start doing decorations. We didn’t mind. We were determined to get married like that.

I left the hospital and joined them at my father’s compound.

The marriage ceremony started at about 4pm.

That was how I got married to the love of my life. I got married with no make up on and didn’t even wear the clothes I planned to wear.

The food didn’t even get cooked till the end of the end of the marriage rite 😂. Guests had to wait for the rice sha 🤣.

That day was a rollercoaster of activities but it ended in praise.

I officially became Mrs Austin Okonkwo.

“You are finally mine baby”. My husband said beaming with smiles on our way back to Abuja.

We were so happy to be finally yoked together forever. My husband suggested that we should have our honeymoon after our church wedding which will hold after I’ve delivered our baby. I accepted joyfully.

I fell into labor some months after. Austin was out of town for a business trip. It was a one day trip.

I called on our neighbor who rushed me to the hospital. After about two hours of labour, my baby finally came out. It was a baby boy.

I called my husband and broke the news to him.

“I won baby. It’s a boy”. I said triumphantly.

While Austin wanted a girl who looks just like me, I wanted a boy who looks like him. We had bet to see who would win. At last, I emerged as the victor. I was so happy.

“You did well baby. I am already on my way to Abuja. I can’t wait to see the magic we created. I love you baby”. Austin said with so much excitement.

“I love you more. Hurry home. We are waiting for you”. I said.

“I love you most. I will vanish to you “. He said smiling.

That was the last thing he said to me. I wish I knew that would be our last conversation, I wouldn’t have asked him to hurry. I would have told him to take his time 😭😭😭.

Austin was involved in a ghastly motor accident on his way to Abuja. He died on the spot.

When I heard the news, I fainted. My enemies finally had the last laugh.

I feel I am cursed or I don’t deserve happiness in my life. I always lose whatever makes me happy. I attempted suicide twice but failed.

It’s been five years already. I vowed to remain unmarried for the rest of my life.

I look at our son who looks exactly like him and I can’t help but cry.

“Austin, thank you for coming into my life and showed me what love is. I miss you terribly. I can’t wait to be united with you again in a place where neither death nor pain exist. You told me I was your good thing. I am confused, am I still your good thing? If I was that good, why did you leave me? You came into my life and gave me hope and then left me stranded. It’s not fair baby 😭. I am only holding onto life because of our son. I know life would have been different if you were here with us. I will forever love you my king”.

THE END 😭😭

I pray we don’t lose any of our loved ones to untimely death. Amen

To women who lost their husbands to untimely death, I pray you find love and consolation in Christ. All will be well.

Thank you all for reading shades of Marriages.

Judith Onyoyibo

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