*Episode five*
Mustapha couldn't get the emotions of his father getting one other spouse out of his head. Up to he attempted to get details about her from his father, his father refused to inform him something in regards to the woman as opposed to she changed into from Kaduna state.
“if solely I knew the girl’s circle of relatives home, I'd have despatched boys to scare her and her domestic faraway from my father” he suggestion.
His spouse who turned into closely pregnant noticed the restlessness in her husband and made a decision to invite him approximately it that morning after the motive force had pushed their adolescents to high school.
Amina: “maigida, you've been stressed for a few days now. I'm hoping there isn't any problem” she requested.
Mustapha: “is it no longer this moment marriage component that's using me loopy?” he acknowledged absentmindedly.
Amina without notice allow down the nude colored mug she was once ingesting tea with. The cup fell at the tiled flooring and shattered into items, startling Mustapha whose consciousness changed into far-off.
Amina: “I pointed out it that once a guy starts off to act in an odd method, he's making plans on taking a different spouse. Mustapha, why are you this depraved? You notice my condition” she pointed at her colossal child bum, “you see how seriously pregnant I'm and also you say you would like marry yet one more spouse? Is that honest? And also you didn’t actually have the courtesy to inform me till I requested you approximately it, is that the way it is meant to be? Allah will choose you Mustapha, the unborn newborn I'm sporting will…”
Mustapha: “hey…hey…he acknowledged interrupting her. What's the which means of a lot of these? Who spoke of I'm marrying a 2d spouse?” he requested with surprise.
Amina: “you simply referred to it. Oh, you permit the cat out of the bag unconsciously appropriate? So that you didn’t even wish me to understand approximately it till you carry your bride domestic for me to welcome her with all smiles although I'm death interior like your mom perpetually does suitable? Neatly, It's not that i am stunned, what does one be expecting while one marries right into a polygamous domestic? Your father has a couple of spouse however then he has the courtesy to notify your mom and step moms months beforehand marriage in contrast to you” she spewed.
Mustapha: “what gibberish are you vomiting out of your mouth? I will not ever have in mind women folk. Besides, I'm really not getting married, I don’t plan to. Your situation is satisfactory for me, I can't chance another” he observed sipping his tea.
Amina: “then what do you imply via the wedding talk” she noted, her adrenaline without notice taking place.
Mustapha: “it is my father, are you able to imagine he desires to take some other spouse?”
Amina: “are you extreme? I didn’t listen this one o? While is the wedding rite and has the relatives added out any anko? I have to commute to Dubai to get my components for the development o, you already know that I need to be expensively dressed because the spouse of the primary and basically baby of this family” she bragged.
Mustapha: “are you for truly? So all you worry approximately is what you'll be able to put on on the experience?”
Amina: “what else would you like me to mention? Your father can manage to pay for to marry yet one more spouse, so why don’t we celebrate with him?” she requested.
“So why are you in opposition to me taking every other spouse? Why don’t you celebrate with me finally I will be able to additionally manage to pay for it” he fired again.
Amina: “you and your father will not be an identical, Mustapha” she suggested getting as much as flip off the air con on the eating space.
Mustapha: “I am my father’s first son, we're the same”
“you aren't the identical. For years now, your father has now not been in a position to have every other boy or girl once you. I'm bound that's the reason why he takes a different spouse. That isn't the case with you whose youngster range 3 is at the manner. But even so, your mom who's the primary spouse doesn’t thoughts him marrying different better halves at the back of her, I do” the pregnant female noted.
Mustapha: “As a long way as I'm involved, that marriage can not dangle. My father has sufficient other halves already” he pronounced getting up.
Amina: “what is your personal during this remember? What are you fearful of? That your father will marry off your entire younger women on the town in the past you choose one to marry? Neatly, for those who imagine you can turn out marrying a couple of spouse like your father you then can have me to take care of seeing that I can't sit the following and watch you marry a 2d woman” she blabbed.
“I don’t even comprehend why I'm having this dialogue with you inside the first place”, he stated and stormed out of the room.
Amina: “don’t are trying it o, don’t even give some thought to getting an alternative spouse, I'm telling you my very own now” she mentioned dragging her large abdomen after him.
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Alhaji Abdul despatched his driving force to Zaria with food and provision for his in rules and in addition to deliver Fatimah dwelling for her to satisfy his son and other halves for the 1st time.
Whilst Alhaji Abdul referred to as the motive force and verified that they had been little while force clear of the home, he generally known as all his other halves into the sitting room downstairs and intimated them concerning the explanation why they had been all which is called down. Mustapha become additionally invited, and his spouse tagged alongside, like his Siamese dual.
The driving force drove in and a few maid ushered in Fatimah who turned into wearing a mint themed First-rate wax that was once designed in Dubai. she had gold jewelries on her ears, neck and wrist and he or she had a silver colored veil with stones scattered on it. She was once of typical top, narrow and the color of her outfit complimented her caramel dermis. She carried herself gracefully, accepted of the arrogance that got here together with her age. She greeted anyone inside the room respectfully, flashing them her captivating smile, accentuated via her glowing white the teeth and dimples. Mustapha couldn't assistance however receive that she become amazing while he noticed her going to sit inside the chair as regards to his father after the vintage guy had motioned to her to sit down there. gold mother of the bride dresses
Alhaji Abdul: “I invited Fatimah the following so you all gets aware of her because it is not any longer information that i'm taking any other spouse quickly. Smartly, here is the spouse. I enjoin you all within the title of Allah SWT to provide her each of the indispensable cooperation for the period of and after the marriage ceremony”
His first spouse who hid her pity for the younger lady who become jogging into the den of lions together with her eyes opened welcome Fatimah inside the such a lot soothing phrases that a co-spouse might provide.
Hajiya: “you are welcome to our dwelling. We are hoping that we experience peace and togetherness and are living until eventually historical age with you. Welcome as soon as again” she talked about smiling.
Alhaji’s 1/3 spouse who have been itching to speak received up.
Jemila: “alhaji, how will you convey this younger lady to the home and let us know that she is the individual the need arises marry? This small element that's not even the right age to be my young sister” she spewed.
“Yes, she is ideal alhaji” Shafa, his 2nd spouse mentioned. “in assertion, what do you want a spouse for? Are you announcing that we won't fulfill you or what?” she requested rhetorically.
Alhaji Abdul stored calm with out announcing a be aware.
Jemila: “there isn't any manner you would marry just a little woman like this in the back of me, kole work” she mentioned in her thick Yoruba accessory.
Hajiya: “and why can’t it paintings? Maigida right here says it is the man he loves, is that now not the way you all have been married? How comes you don’t wish another individual to return and revel in what you might be having fun with? Who is aware, Allah may also bless her womb and she or he might deliver alhaji children” the 1st spouse pointed out thoughtfully.
Jemila: “Hajiya, I didn't refer to you o, alhaji that I spoke to is right here hence I see no the reason for this is that it's good to interrupt you witch!”
Hajiya: “what! You name me that during the presence of a visitor?”
Shafa: “and so what? Who's the visitor incidentally? This affordable prostitute that alhaji picked from the gutters and wiped clean up? You're the witch who has closed our womb together with your witchcraft since you don't want your son to produce other siblings to proportion his father’s homes with”
“I don’t even realize why alhaji has now not divorced this witch. I'm positive that all of us can have adolescents once you allow this apartment. Witch, depart our husband on my own, you've gotten had him all to your self for lots of years” she pronounced and your complete spouse and children used to be changed into commotion with insults and accusations and counter accusations flying from one quit to the alternative.
Fatimah appeared on, extraordinarily afraid of the long run that awaits her after marriage.
*Query: This one na fuji apartment of commotion…lmao. Do you watched Fatimah will switch her brain approximately marriage after this bump into? Will Alhaji enable her pass?*