Things began to worsen everyday as long as mama is still in that house, clara hardly rested without one complain or the other. It also came to a point that she now cooks her own food differently. One faithful saturday, Clara made breakfast and served dozie . Little did she knew that Mama had also made a different food for him. As clara served the food to dozie, suddenly mama came over to the dining table, carrying a tray of food. She gently served it on the table, adjusting the food clara served dozie. Mama signaled dozie to start eating, Clara was shocked, what was this woman trying to prove?
"Now listen to me dozie, from now on I don't want to ever see you eating this woman's food again! One day she will give you poison." She said harshly. First clara thought the whole drama was all jokes, but it wasn't as mama kept adjusting clara's food and pushing hers towards dozie.
"Mama what is the meaning of this?" Has it gotten to extant?"she asked.
"Yes it has gotten to this extent!"mama eyed her.
"A woman who cannot bear a child for her husband is a useless woman. You are like a lifeless tree that needs to be cut out so carry those plates of poison you call food and leave my son to eat better food and stay alive for me."She said. This woman is mad!clara thought.
"Mama stop this nonsense!stop this rubbish,how can you call my food poison?see mama, I have respected you enough!But you see this one? I won't take it!"clara yelled angrily. Dozie was quite and this made clara furious she felt like murdering him.
"Clara" Came dozie's voice."just take the food let me eat mama's own to avoid trouble."
"Clara was mad,she was stabbed to the heart the moment dozie said that.
"Dozie are you for real?"clara asked.
"Dozie you are not ok, yes! How can you say that?....
"Hey don't talk to my son like that you witch!mama yelled.
"I am not a witch........."
"You are are with!"
"A woman who eats her own children is a witch!" She said and clara was mad.
"Mama you are a devil!I can't believe you are in my house to destroy my marriage" mama frowned at clara's statement.
"Me devil? Dozie did you here that? She asked dozie who was tired but still defended mama.
"How dare you call my mother a devil? he asked standing up to face clara.
"She called me a witch" clara responded.
"Are you not a witch,or didn't your didn't your miserable mother tell you that?" She asked and clara was startled at the mention of her mother.
"Mama if you mention my mother again I swear I will do something you will never expect....
Before Clara could finish her sentence,a sound slap landed on her face. Clara tried to open her eyes, and recover from the pain of the slap but another one landed again. Dozie slapped her!
"Dozie!you slapped me?"Clara asked as tears made their way in her eyes.
"I will slap you again if you talk to my mother in that manner again!" He said angrily and clara fired.
"Dozie you are wicked!you are wicked dozie I hate you!"Clara was about to say one more word but dozie Drew her by the arm and landed a hot slap on her back.
"Beat her!yes beat her! She deserves it! Worthless woman!" Mama cursed be.
"Dozie leave me alone oh!"clara cried avoiding dozie who pushed her after landing few more slaps on her face making her to yell in pain.
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General FictionTwenty seven year old clara finds herself in a dungeon called marriage. Not able to conceive for her husband, life becomes hard for her. Having been barren seven years,clara is an enemy in her marriage. She suffers from domestic violence, hatred and...
