The Virgin

Part 1

I was so happy, my joy knew no bounds. I was getting married to the man of my dreams Eric. Finally, being chaste all my life had paid off. I was ecstatic. We were especially celebrated in our church, Miracles of God Church because we were both fervent in the church and we were thought by all to be virgins.
Virginity....... Really I had given no thought to the fact that there was a new scientific invention in town. We now had a virginity test for men. I didn't know the science of it but I was sure that it wouldn't be a problem. Eric would go for the test wouldn't he? Afterall I had known him all my life and he was too shy and spirit filled to talk to ladies not to talk of actually....you know what I mean.
Eric and I had chosen tomorrow to go for my virginity test. I wonder why he said "yours". They ran the tests for both male and female in the same clinic didn't they? Was Eric evading the test? I hoped not. Was it too much to ask that just as I had stayed chaste, my husband to be should have too?
I didn't say a word to Eric on the way to the hospital. We got there and we're directed to the doctors office by a nurse who was scoping my man by the way. We entered the office and sat down. The bald headed doctor asked if we both wanted to run the virginity tests with a sneer on his face. I didn't quite get the meaning of that sneer. I answered yes hoping that Eric would too but he said "no only her doc". Did I hear Eric right? What was he running away from? Could I have been fooled all along. No way he was my Eric, my one and only or wasn't he?
I need not waste your time with details here but as I insisted that we both run the tests, Eric got up angrily and walked out. I burst into tears expecting some sympathy from the doctor but he laughed till tears came out from his eyes and said "a male Virgin?, seriously? does that even exist?" I took what was left of my dignity and walked out but not before praying that the doctor would be choked to death with his laughter.
I knew what I was going to do next, I would report him to the pastor and his wife immediately but it was already late that day so I decided to wait till the next day. The next day I got summoned to the pastors office before I could even call him. As expected Eric was sitting down in the office with the pastor and his wife. Eric!!! I fumed, I felt like killing him after leaving me stranded at the hospital with that nasty doctor.
The pastor asked for my side of the story which I calmly explained. Afterall I was right. Eric had told me he was a virgin or did I just assume so? You need to hear what came out of the pastors mouth which was supported by his fat wife. He told me that virginity was more sacred to the female and even God knew that that was why it was women that were referred to as virgins. He also said that people like David were pardoned for sleeping with several women because it was in the nature of men though it was still a sin. I stared at the pastor dumbfounded, I couldn't even hear what he was saying anymore. It was preposterous. Then he went on to say that he blames Dr Seronovo Anthonia for inventing the virginity test for men in the first place. It was unnecessary he said.
I was still staring into space when the pastor walked out with Eric leaving me and his wife in the office. I burst into tears. She comforted me and said she understood. She said to me " that is how the world is especially in Africa, more is always expected of the woman though the men refuse to admit it. Think of it this way God imposed virginity more on us because he believes that we are more capable of handling it. He entrusts more into our hands which shows we are special. Don't cry dear, go on with your own virginity test and mind you, that Eric is not a Virgin doesn't mean he's not a good man besides virginity is more on the inside than on the outside" I thanked her and walked out. More on the inside my foot, how would they feel if I told them that I was no longer a Virgin? Wouldn't Eric demand his bride price back? I felt so stupid.
Apparently all this talk about equal rights between male and female is rubbish. I just couldn't understand why men were allowed to have fun and come back to the fold but women couldn't. It's an unfair world. However it is said that everything God does is perfect. On our wedding night after discovering that I was really a Virgin, Eric kissed me and bought me a brand new car. I know what you are thinking, why did I marry him right? Well what can I say? That's the way the world is, but I'm sure of one thing though, that every man will pay for his sins one day.