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Shades of Marriage 🥰😊😔🥺😊😛😊 Finale
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“You think you can get married just like that? I
will never allow you”. My Ex called me on phone
fuming.
“What else do you want from me? You were the
one who chased me out of our home. You took
over my shop. What else do you want from
me?”. I asked.
“I don’t want you to be happy. Yes! You don’t
deserve it”. He said.
“Well, you are not God to decide who should or
shouldn’t be happy. Just let me be. Allow me
live my life”. I said and ended the call.
I blocked his both lines immediately.
We started preparing for our traditional
marriage. It was scheduled to take place as
soon as possible.
Since the moment the preparations started, we
started having series of attacks. I got to
experience sleep paralysis for the first time
during this period. This made me so scared of
sleeping alone.
Austin on the other hand started experiencing
setbacks in his work place. A business contract
he has already bagged got cancelled without a
genuine reason. One of his staffs also got
electrocuted in the office. Thank God he didn’t
die.
At a point, I pleaded with Austin to halt the
marriage preparations but he didn’t oblige. He
said something that caught my attention;
“One with God, is one with majority. It is written
that he who finds a wife finds a good thing. You
are my “good thing” Elizabeth. They can only
try to take you away but they can never
succeed”.
We decided to lean on the creator of the
universe for strength. I was never a strong
christian but I had to run back to God for help.
I never missed any of our church programs.
Midnight prayers became our thing. There is no
night Austin and I won’t wake up to pray.It was
really strong spiritual warfare.
A week to the marriage, the attacks got
physical. We had to intensify our prayer life.
Austin woke up one morning with one of his
legs swollen. Someone that was fine just the
night before. I applied an anointing oil on the
leg and miraculously, he woke up okay the next
morning.
Three days to the marriage ceremony, we
decided to travel down to the village. We
couldn’t travel by air because we’d need
Austin’s car to move around in the village. On
our way, we almost killed someone. We almost
ran a blind man over. The brake failed but
miraculously, the car stopped on its own. I was
scared to my bones. That was how we crossed
that hurdle.
A day before the marriage ceremony, I woke up
with severe pain all over my abdomen. I couldn’t
stand. I was groaning in pains. Austin wasn’t in
the hotel room. I had to call him on phone. He
rushed down almost immediately.
“Baby you are bleeding”. Austin shouted.
I didn’t even know I was already in the pool of
my own blood.
“My baby! My baby! Don’t tell me I’ve lost the
baby”. I cried nonstop.
I was rushed to the hospital. I lost
consciousness on our way to the hospital.
Thank God the doctor was on seat.
Few hours later, I woke up. The first thing I
asked about was my baby.
“You got here right on time. You almost lost the
child. You have to remain in the hospital for
some days to be closely monitored”. The doctor
said.
I looked at Austin who was looking so confused
and devastated.
“I will be fine babe. You can go ahead with the
preparations, the marriage must hold”. I told
him.
“You heard the doctor. You life and that of our
child is more important than the marriage
ceremony”. Austin said.
“The devil can never win over us. Trust me,
everything will be fine. You have been holding
on well for the both of us up until now, it’s time
for me to be strong for us”. I said.
Austin had to leave me at the hospital to
continue with the preparations. His mom and
siblings joined him some hours later. They all
came to meet me at the hospital. We raised our
voices up in prayers that night.
On the day of the marriage, it started raining
heavily. The rain came as a shock to everyone
because it was only two weeks to Christmas.
The rain went on for hours. It was accompanied
by thunderstorm.
Austin was running up and down in the rain
trying to make sure everything was set. I felt
bad for him. It stopped raining around 3pm.
The rain had already damaged some of the
canopies. Everywhere was flooded. There was
no time to even start doing decorations. We
didn’t mind. We were determined to get married
like that.
I left the hospital and joined them at my father’s
compound.
The marriage ceremony started at about 4pm.
That was how I got married to the love of my
life. I got married with no make up on and didn’t
even wear the clothes I planned to wear.
The food didn’t even get cooked till the end of
the end of the marriage rite 😂. Guests had to
wait for the rice sha 🤣.
That day was a rollercoaster of activities but it
ended in praise.
I officially became Mrs Austin Okonkwo.
“You are finally mine baby”. My husband said
beaming with smiles on our way back to Abuja.
We were so happy to be finally yoked together
forever. My husband suggested that we should
have our honeymoon after our church wedding
which will hold after I’ve delivered our baby. I
accepted joyfully.
I fell into labor some months after. Austin was
out of town for a business trip. It was a one day
trip.
I called on our neighbor who rushed me to the
hospital. After about two hours of labour, my
baby finally came out. It was a baby boy.
I called my husband and broke the news to him.
“I won baby. It’s a boy”. I said triumphantly.
While Austin wanted a girl who looks just like
me, I wanted a boy who looks like him. We had
bet to see who would win. At last, I emerged as
the victor. I was so happy.
“You did well baby. I am already on my way to
Abuja. I can’t wait to see the magic we created. I
love you baby”. Austin said with so much
excitement.
“I love you more. Hurry home. We are waiting
for you”. I said.
“I love you most. I will vanish to you “. He said
smiling.
That was the last thing he said to me. I wish I
knew that would be our last conversation, I
wouldn’t have asked him to hurry. I would have
told him to take his time 😭😭😭.
Austin was involved in a ghastly motor accident
on his way to Abuja. He died on the spot.
When I heard the news, I fainted. My enemies
finally had the last laugh.
I feel I am cursed or I don’t deserve happiness in
my life. I always lose wh@tëver makes me
happy. I attempted suicide twice but failed.
It’s been five years already. I vowed to remain
unmarried for the rest of my life.
I look at our son who looks exactly like him and
I can’t help but cry.
“Austin, thank you for coming into my life and
showed me what love is. I miss you terribly. I
can’t wait to be united with you again in a place
where neither death nor pain exist. You told me I
was your good thing. I am confused, am I still
your good thing? If I was that good, why did you
leave me? You came into my life and gave me
hope and then left me stranded. It’s not fair
baby 😭. I am only holding onto life because of
our son. I know life would have been different if
you were here with us. I will forever love you my
king”.
THE END 😭😭
