THE AGONY OF A WOMAN

Born at a time, when parents impose marriage on their children irrespective of their age.
This girl, was married off against her wish at eleven years. To a man old enough to be her father.
The girl was given out to early marriage because the father felt that the place of a woman should be in her husband kitchen. This notion will only save the selfish interest of the father, in a bid to avoid shouldering the God given responsibility of taking care of the girl education.
This man was forced into this ugly situation because he had more children than he can train.
The society made it impossible for the girl to have any say to whom she married. Infant! it was considered a taboo to objects to a “Chosen” suitor. The husband who was considered rich enough to carter for  the girl and her parents, later could  not live up to the reason the marriage was contracted.
When the father realized that the man was not bringing money to them, he instigated his daughter into walking out of the marriage with a son who was barely two years.
While in her fathers house, she became a financial burden and was quickly married off again. WHAT A LIFE!!  TWO HUSBANDS AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE.
She had two  children for the new husband .The presence of the first son became a challenge to the husband who finally instigated his one children against the first child of the lady. The children grow up to see themselves as enemy and not siblings OH!THE  PAIN OF A WOMAN.
Both the children and husband talk down on  the woman calling her all manner of names.
 THE PAIN OF A WOMAN.
The woman just died as a result of health attack .ALL BECAUSE SHE HAD NO VOICE TO SPEAK
I MUST SPEAK FOR MYSELF NO BODY SPEAKS FOR ME.

STORY BY;
JANE KALU O.
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