Chapter 1
Written by authoress Imah
Everything good they say doesn’t last i thought it’s just a fallacy but alas I turned to be true. The real truth.
I’m just 12yrs old, a little girl with great ambition but how can it be achieved when the traditions seems not to be In my favour hmm but why am i surprised? Oh i thought mine will be a miracle and transformation. All my sisters got married at the age of 12 too so mine shouldn’t be an exception. But how can i just go for who i don’t know? I have never seen him nor his photograph who does that? All i know about this my so call husband is his name and the rumors that he has the heart of the devil arrrgghhh but because of wealth and position my family decided to trade me, gift me to the devil himself really? Or Should i just run away? But to where? My opinion doesn’t matter in this i would have tell my parent about my decisions but here girl child doesn’t have a life of her own. She live for the family.
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Knock!!!knock!!!!knock!!!!! The banging on my door brought me out from my thoughts.
I went to open the door.
Jasmine how many times have I warned you to stop locking the door? My mother scolded me.
Since the day you agreed to dash my soul to the devil i rolled my eyes and sit on the bed.
Come on I told you this man is not a devil it’s just a rumor.
Really?? And it has to be a bad rumor. Well people dont say what they don’t see.
And I am very sure he has horns and he’s hideous just like a devil.
Well I can’t say too. Maybe he has because i haven’t seen him myself. Only your father knows
But mother why all this useless traditions that we don’t have any say?
I’m glad you understood me now. Even though i want to be against it i can’t. Who am I? See it’s not that i am also happy with how all this is going after all, all your sisters choose whom they want but I don’t know why yours is different.
It’s because I’m not ready to get married now mother pls talk to father. I have planned my future.
And which stupid future do you have? The one you will ended in the kitchen and nursing of children? Pls put yourself together and feature your future in your marriage. And don’t let your father hear this. You don’t have an option.
Mother I called sobbing.. Is this how my ambition will flush down the drain? I am not ready for this.
You don’t have an option. It’s happening in a month time so before then you will be ready for it.
She went out.
I don’t really have an option or do I?
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