Mabel Pov :
I woke to the sound of people crying it seems I had a bad dream . I was in a dark room with little source of light taking a look around the room , it has a small bed surrounded by female nurses and some of the family members, and it reeks with the smell of herbs and pills ,Am in the village care house, "why am I here" I asked and got no reply .
Soon ladies dressed in all white surrounded me the one that appeared as their leader said "take off her colours and jewellries ".
I started wailing as I begin to recall the events of yesterday , I my husband's work place as I always do and the reply I got was that my kendy is dead ,it was a case of manslaughter , his fellow push him down from two storey building .
My end is near I can't survive the torture widows go through here in the village , I wailed as they took all my jewellries, the beautiful red clothes that Kendrick bought for me was what I was wearing I watched as they tore it from my body mercilessly , I was to dress in plain white for the rest of my life now, except someone is going to free me from my dilemma now but how is that possible, Kendrick grandma has been living the ostracized life of a widow for about 20 years even as the village head mother .
How much more me a lowly orphan "cruel world take me now" , I screamed, "What did I do deserve this am a young girl of twenty three with no child yet a widow, I have never done any wrong ,been a good orphan lived in the shelter helped the needy with the meagre income I got then as a help girl" , I wailed but still got no attention form the ruthless women who scattered my clothes and shaved my hair .
Thought I was in heaven when I got married to my husband but no destiny has it different, my husband is dead my long hair is gone ,my pride gone as I have no say when other women are talking , what is left ??.
Patricia came to accompany me home we both left in tears , the mansion was filled with sympathizers, I saw Ma wailing uncontrollably and Felicia and her hand maid were trying to console her ,Immediately she saw me she rushed up to me and slapped me countless times "witch ,badluck my only son is dead because of you ,you are a bad omen my son " She went on and on calling me names as I killed my dear husband she was in pain and I understood but the insult was unbearable.
" they have been married for less than a year and her husband is dead is she not bad luck ,my son has been a soldier for years now" she rained abuses on me and intended on shooting me had Pa not intervened .
I ran inside and cried till the next day, if tears was measured in litres i would have filled gallons now, if my sorrows was a car i would have driven it down a cliff , if it was physical I would I have killed it , why did I even get married. I was so weak I fainted again.🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
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Weaker vessels
No FicciónA sad experience brings two women from different societies together, class and belief together. Mabel grew up in rural setting where women are seen as worthless in the presence especially the widowed and worse divorced, In contrast Sheila was bro...