Marie’s POV cont’d
We finally stopped kissing as I turned to look at the direction of the sound. I didn’t even think that someone else would be in this room.
Oh my God! It’s Glory standing there with a big smile plastered on her face.
I hugged her tightly whilst muttering things like ‘ive missed you’ or ‘how have you been’.
I took a look around the room and realized that we were in a small storage space where unused equipment were dumped.
Francis locked the door as Glory explained everything to me about how my father had actually hired her and some others to look after me and how she and Francis as well as Sam and others are working hard to get me out of the current situation. They knew all about the evidence and stuff.
I also took out time to narrate my own ordeal over there.
I didn’t know the location of the house I was staying at but I knew it was in a GRA kind of area. All they needed to know was my exact location so they could keep an eye on me directly.
I told them about Jude’s sister who happens to be the only one with a little bit of sympathy for me.
‘I think she might know something that could help pin my mum since she was also her mother’s friend.’ I opined.
They knew about her already. Truth is, Jude’s father is a corrupt politician, all we had to do was dig up dirt on him and by extension, my mum.
Francis brought out a beaded belly chain made of pearls. It was beautiful but I wasn’t a fan of waistbeads.
‘Whats this for?’ I asked surprised as he passed it on to Glory.
‘It will help us track you at all times’ he says as he turns his face to the wall.
Glory helped me unzip the tight dress and put the jewelry on my little waist.
I wished Francis was looking at me right now to tell me if it looked good on me but he was too much of a gentleman to look at the naked me, I thought to myself with an eye roll.
He only turned round when he was sure that I had fully dressed up again.
He cupped my cheeks assuring me that things are going to be alright. But all I saw was pain in those beautiful eyes even though he was taking it so well. He appeared to be hurting even more than I was.
I drew him closer and kissed him again not minding the fact that Glory was in the room.
I lifted myself off the ground as I wrapped my legs around his waist and deepened the kiss.
He had to stop the kiss so I could return to the reception since I’ve been gone for a while. That was when reality struck me.
I was gonna leave him again and return to that Godforsaken arranged marriage. Tears streamed down my face as I held Francis’ hand in mine squeezing it slightly as he opened the door for me to go out.
I said my goodbyes as I stepped back into the hallway to find Diamond coming towards me. Turns out that the reception was already over and she has been sent to come and find me.
We linked arms together as we walked back into the Hall where people were busy taking photos, exchanging goodbyes and packing up stuff.
We walked outside and got into one of the waiting vehicles and the convoy immediately started driving out fighting it’s way through the crowd of people outside the event center.
As soon as we got into the house, my period started. I didn’t have any tampons. Thank God for Diamond as I got into her room where she gave me some pads and aspirin.
I thanked her as I got into the bathroom to freshen up and put it on.
Some minutes after we had gotten into bed, a knock sounded on the door. I turned to look at Dismissed and found her sleeping peacefully beside me and I didn’t bother to even answer the door.
After two more violent knocks, the door creaked open and Jude walked in. He turned on the light and walked towards the bed.
‘What do you want?’ I asked angrily
‘I want you b**h. It’s our freaking wedding night’ he spat out angrily.
‘Point of correction loser, it is your wedding night. You are married to whoever signed that old signature on your wedding certificate.’ I half yelled in a single breathe.
He scoffed and gave me a slap in the face. By now Diamond was already awake as I squeaked when he hit me.
‘Enough of it now, you crazy wife beater’ She yelled as he raised his hand to hit me again.
‘The next time those filthy hands touch me, that will be the last time you have hands! No get out’ I yelled at him as my voice crashed into weeping.
He stormed out of the room angrily as I sobbed while Diamond drew me into a hug patting my back consolingly for a second before also storming out of the room probably going after her idiot of a brother. She seemed really upset.
I sat up in bed wiping off my tears continuously with the back of my palm. Diamond has been gone for a long while now and curiosity was eating me up. I wonder where she went to as I stood up from the bed and walked quietly out of the room to find out what is going on.
As I got down from the last the last stair, I overheard them arguing heatedly. Diamond sounded so angry as she yelled as if she was going to bring the roof down.
How dare you Jude? She yelled at the top of her voice.
Diamond-You wanted to rape her? You wanted to rape your own wife?
Jude-They forced me into this D!!
Diamond-She was also forced into this too dammit!! Do you remember who her father is?
Jude- Her mother should have thought about that before forging her signature on that marriage certificate.
Diamond- Remember Viv!!
Jude- Don’t you dare bring her up!!
That was the last sentence I was able to understand as the started to yell in what sounded like Yoruba.
( I don’t understand Yoruba even though I’m a Yoruba girl. My mum never allowed me to learn)
It sounded so strange to me. Whatever they were saying, I’m sure it was very serious but there was no way to find out. I turned back disappointedly and headed back to Diamond’s room.
Who was Viv? I thought to myself as I got into the room and lay down on the bed. I didn’t even realize when I dozed off. I was so tired anyway.
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