Woman Of Color ( on hold)

17: The Travail.

Quietly seated on a plastic chair at the edge to the doorway, Simone was in tears.
She had just been reminscing on her life so far.

" I never deserve all this, The rape, pain, injustice, She burst into intense tears.
I am nothing, worthless, just to be a slave all through my life.
Must I be subject to this suffering.

For days now, Simone has been in severe depression that she had almost claimed her own life.

Even Lara whom she has always confided in, had given her some ultimatum to leave the house,
Her fair and kinky woman of a friend, whom she perceive as a nice person was the opposite after all.

She had even squealed at her days back
"I am not responsible for your predicament, Lara said like someone been bitten by a dog.

" You should sit up and take responsibility for your life, I can't continue to feed you and your unborn child. So get ready to leave.

The source of controversy was the fact that Simone had not washed the dishes, they both used for some days back,

and that was because she was having some tummy cramps,
Even with her present condition, Simone had been left to cook, do the laundry and all the entire domestic chores you could think of.

She was about drinking off a sniper rat poison, before Lara stepped in.
" You should have drank it, She said to her as she hissed and walked pass her.

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"Alhaji, breakfast is ready, Susan screamed
I am coming Alhaji replied.

One wouldn't deny that they were meant for each other, infact she was the one he wooed first, before settling for Simone as a second choice.
And also the fact that Susan was more prettier than Simone. Her curvy hips, tall legs everything in her was enough to draw a man's attention.

But every man will go with Simone as a wife material that was an attribute that Susan doesn't have.

As Alhaji and Susan were spiking their forks to cut a chump of meat into their mouth.
Susan tossed a white envelope over to Alhaji's side.

"What's this?

Why don't you read it, Alhaji curiously tore off the envelope and brought out a paper piece and began to read it.

"Whaooo Alhaji yelled, " you are pregnant
Yes Susan said as she smiled.

Alhaji hurriedly stood up from his seat and lifted Susan up to the air, pushing hard her body to his huge potbelly.

Susan forced her way down as Alhaji continuosly teased her.
Alhaji leave me jare she repeatedly said to him as he pursued her through the staircase.

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Amira had left for the village, after patiently waiting for 3 years if Simone's relationship with Alhaji could rekindle.
But while she waited Alhaji wedded Susan instead

Flashback

🎶Kai kan kande yesu Kai ka kande ubangiji sai yesu....

A parade of women were dancing and singing behind Susan as her face was heavily covered by an hijab, and along wore a kaftan dress.

They escorted her to meet her husband.

Their both family came to observe the Daurin aure rites were the family of both couples pledged a vow to each other respectively.