MARRIED TO HIS MOTHER . . CHAPTER ONE .

In a very large apartment well furnished and

arranged with a background sound, three ladies

could be seen discussing and laughing out loud.

They were so engrossed in their talk as they

munched popcorns as they were gisting.

“Babe, you see, I can’t wait for the day of my

wedding o, I have been having dreams about it

already, let me say am even married” Kemisola

said to her friends.

“Hmm, bride to be, that’s how it looks like until

you finally gets into his house before you know

that marriage is not a bed of roses” Clara said to

her as she took a mouthful of the popcorn and

muched it.

“But my own can never be like that, you see,

Olamilekan is a nice guy, he is my heart desire,

the perfect match for me, do you know how

many days I used on mountain praying for his

type of man. Now, that God has helped me find

him, nothing of such can happen in my

marriage.” Kemisola replied her while she sip her

wine.

“You never can tell, you know men of nowadays,

they behave like things would be alright but that

was before you said Yes, but after you enter their

home, they now unleash the beast inside of

them” Kate supported Clara.

“Not my own Olamilekan, I have studied him a

lot, he is God fearing and I know he would not

do anything to hurt me. For you to know, he

bought me the latest designer bag when he came

back from Paris last week, he showered me with

love and care, is it attention, he is the best, you

can’t just imagine how he treats me like a baby”

Kemisola said to her friends who had stopped

eating and eyeing her.

“Yeye dey smell, is that not how Folorunsho

treated me before I got into his house, now see

what he did to me, he beats me and finally sent

me packing from the house” Clara said to her

friends while she displayed a sad look.

“Ehn, so are you now comparing my own

Olamilekan with your own Folorunsho, lest I

forgot, have you forgotten that both of you saw

yourself in a night party and both of you were

drunk, one thing led to another and you were

pregnant, so he had to marry you to cover the

shame because he was an Usher in his church”

Kemisola reminded Clara who was surprised at

what she revealed.

“But if you know that that’s the reason you called

me into your house is to mock me, you should

have told me earlier”Clara said to her in

annoyance.

” Babe, she does not mean to insult you, how

can she, I think she was only trying to prove a

point that her husband to be would be better than

yours and I think it is everyone’s prayer” Kate

tried to calm the atmosphere so as to prevent

the two from conflicting.

“Oh, I see, so she is the one that should be

reminding me where I met Folorunsho, if not for

the fact that he turned out to be another thing,

will you be saying this trash to me. Anyways, it

is not your fault, it is because I can’t stay in my

house that is why am here hearing the history of

my life” Clara said and stood up trying to carry

her bag.

“Where are you now going to, we are friends and

had been doing things in common, why is it now

that we would be fighting each other, hun. Babes,

I think you should be calming down o because

you might end up destroying this friendship of

ours” Kate stood up and tries to hold Clara from

going while Kemisola was looking at her less

concerned.

“Ask her to apologise before I can sit down here”

Clara said still annoyed.

“For what reasons should I apologise to her, we

were only arguing on whose spouse was the best

and she took it to her head like a mad woman,

am I the one that asked her husband to send her

away from his house, abeg if she can not stay

here, please that is the door, let her make use of

it” Kemisola pointed at the door.

“You see her now, she is not ready to apologise,

you are such an ingrate, you know that this same

Olamilekan you are now using to shame me, I

was the one that introduced you to him. Do you

think he would look at you twice if I had not talk

to him about you, do you think if I want to

destroy your relationship, I can’t do that, do you

know that all your dirty secrets while we were in

the university is still with me and it does not take

me anything to reveal all, you this prostitute

turned Christian, Serious after Useless. If only

Olamilekan could know what he is buying do you

think he will allow you into his life.”

As Clara was talking, Kate and Kemisola were

starring at her in surprise.

“You this public toilet, every guy that comes your

way would have his own share and later dump

you, do you know why, the reason is because

you are no longer useful. When they finished

tasting you ehn, of what use is buying an

icecream when you already lick the best part of

it…You thought you are the only one that can tell

story, hun” Clara shouted at them and dashed out

of the room.

After she had left, Kate stylishly carried her bag

and bade Kemisola who was almost sobbing

good bye.

“I think I have a place to go from here, sorry

babe, I would not be able to stay for long, enjoy

your time. Don’t take Clara’s word to heart o,

that’s how she does you know now, I will call her

to apologise also, take care.” Kate said those

words and moved out leaving only Kemisola in

her apartment sobbing.

“So Clara could say those words to me, ahhh, if

not that I revealed my past to her, that foolish

girl, how can she open her mouth and be saying

jargons. I know what to do” she started weeping

and poured the popcorn away with her legs.

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“That girl, she is now using my failure in

marriage to disgrace me, it is not her fault, I

caused it. Had it been I sat down in my house,

can she be insulting me, anyways I gave her the

best insult of life and I know she will understand

that I have her secrets in my hands and could

destroy her so called marriage” Clara soliloquies

biting her nails and moving about in her room.

“Ahh, this girl hurts me a lot and I must show

her the hard part of me. Did she think she will

enjoy that marriage, never, I will make her pass

through fire. I will show her that I be confirm Edo

girl…that her head wey no correct will reset by

the time I finish dealing with her.” Clara swore

and banged her hand on her bed, holding her

head and wept.

*************

Some weeks later, Kemisola and her Olamilekan

visited his mother in the city of Lagos. She

welcomed them as she was happy to see them.

They had come to plan their marriage and formal

introduction of Kemisola to her.

” So, my wife you will be marrying my son, I am

in full support of it and I pray you both would

last together by the grace of God.” Iya Labake

prayed for them. Folorunsho mother’s was

always called by the name of her second child,

Labake which makes every one in the

environment decided to call her that.

“Amen mama” Kemisola said kneeling down.

” But my wife, you see since Olamilekan was a

small boy, like when he started s*****g from this

two old b****t of mine, he has never done

anything outside my wish o and I have been

telling him that any lady he wants to marry he

should let her know that she is marrying both of

us. That is, you will marry me and my son or are

you among the ladies that does not like to have

mother-in-Law, like praying for your mother -in-

law to have died before you meet the man, hun”

iya Labake asked Kemisola looking at her face.

“Ah, No, ma. I pray you will live long for us o, I

too want to enjoy the fruit of my labours now, so

why will I be praying for you to die ma, never,

you will eat the fruits of your labour mama”

Kemisola said kneeling down again.

“Oshey, Omo daadaa (good child) you have

become his wife, I give you my full support and

since you have agreed to abide by my words.

You see this Olamilekan here, he is like my baby

o, I still dictates for him and tell him what to do,

you see the bag he bought for you while coming,

he asked me if he should buy it for you and I

said he should go ahead and buy. So you can

see that he does nothing without my approval”

Iya Labake said to her while Olamilekan was

smiling like someone who had inhaled a laughing

gas.

Kemisola squeezed her face a bit when she

heard what her mother-in-Law said to her but she

had to pretend as if all is well.

“I can’t afford to lose this one again o, after the

several break up from different relationship, I will

clinch to this one o, he is super rich so there is

nothing I want that he would not give to me. With

time his mother will change and when we

relocate, she will not be able to control

Olamilekan again as I would have him to myself

alone.” Kemisola Soliloquy to herself and forced

a smile.

They ate the food prepare by Iya Labake and she

packaged some food into the cooler for the both

of them.

“Ahh, mummy ema wori (don’t worry), I have

already prepared food that we would eat at

home.” Kemisola said to her.

“No, Olamilekan can not do without my food o,

ahh..I specially made the food for him o, he

loved to eat Amala and Ewedu , so you have to

take it along with you”. Iya Labake said to her

and kemisola had to accept the food.

******************

After some months, the wedding date was fixed

and all went well, Clara and Kate were among the

bridal train even though Clara still harbour bad

feelings towards Kemisola she had to pretend as

if all was fine. She was the one that did most of

the work on the wedding day that those present

were praising her for all she was doing while

Kemisola was busy enjoying herself with her

husband. After the wedding the couples retired

into their room but followed by the mother -in-

law who said she wanted to spend some

time.before she return back to her house.

Although, Kemisola was not happy with it but she

would not allow anything to ruin her day as she

has long dream to see the day she would be

called a married woman.

The night of the wedding, Olamilekan and

Kemisola were about having their marital rights

with both of them n@ked, staring at one another.

Kemisola in her head has been thinking of how to

satisfy her husband by applying all the bedroom

skills she had learnt. She was waiting for him to

take the first step when they heard a knock on

the door.

In shock the two quickly tried to dress but the

voice told them not to bother covering

themselves that they should just let her in.

” But mama, what are you looking for in our

room”Kemisola protested.

” I want to watch you two having sexx in my

face, that is how it should be done” Iya Labake

said to her with a stern face.

“Ahh, mama, you can’t watch us while I and my

husband are making love, who does that”

Kemisola said to her mother-in-law.

“You better shut up, I told you earlier that you are

married to myself and my son. I am the first wife

and you are the second wife, get that to your

skull” Iya labake said to her.

“Emmm, yes, I think you should let us obey

mother, am sorry dear, I can’t help the situation”

Olamilekan said to Kemisola who was looking at

him in surprise.

“God forbid, abomination!!!” Kemisola shouted

and stormed out of the room with only her

undies.

“My son, leave her, she will come to understand

later, come and join me on the bed, am missing

you a lot” Iya Labake said to her son who also

moved to her mother side and slept beside her.

Kemisola thought Olamilekan would come

running after her and begging but she was wrong,

after waiting for some minutes she went back

into the room only to find Iya Labake on her

matrimonial bed.

“Ahh, mama kile leyi (what is this) ” she shouted

while she looked on in shock..

Iya Labake hissed and walked away from the

room leaving the two of them.

“Ahh, Ahh, this is an abomination!!!” Kemisola

shouted.

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