ONE MAN’S FOOD BY TREASURE EZURUIKE PT. 3

ONE MAN’S FOOD BY TREASURE EZURUIKE PT. 3

Our son is a Christian, he can’t marry two wives.

Fine, dad said, let your Christian son forget these children because they are not his.

He is a Christian yet he kidnapped my daughter and got her pregnant 3 times.

He didn’t pay a dime. Is that how you behave where you come from?

Did he hold your daughter against her wish? 

Whatever the case may be, your son has no right to these children, they belong to my family.

Matt’s family left angrily.

Just stop, I yelled. I’m not 18 anymore. I’m 28. I’m wiser now. It’s a little too late for all these things you are doing. I was under your roof and at your mercy for years yet you didn’t do any of this. Please just stop. “See finish” didn’t let you regard me now you are suddenly so loving. I’m not interested.

READ-: LOVE VS OBLIGATION

Suddenly Matt became nice to me.

Calling me often by video, telling me how much he loved me.

Something he had not told me since I got pregnant with our first child.

He suddenly started talking about marriage.

Unfortunately, it was too late. I was no longer interested in anything he had to say.

I had made mistakes and had three children before marriage but I mustn’t marry their father.

If he wanted to marry me he should have done it on his own after our first child was born, not now I had left.

He was doing it because I had what he wanted, the children.

He didn’t think I had it in me to leave because according to him no man would marry me with my baggage.

I left for my dignity if I still had any left.

READ-: THE IGNORE BUTTON

He kept pestering me for marriage. I told him I didn’t want to marry out of pity.

I wondered what became of the woman he was going to marry. Was there even any woman? Well, I didn’t care.

I didn’t hear from Matt after a year of leaving for good.

I had healed from my hurts and regained my self-confidence with my family’s support.

Mum took care of the children with Dad. They asked me to move on with life and forgot about the past.

I ran into Matt 1 year later at a friend’s wedding.

He was the best man to the groom, while I was on the bridal train. The couple didn’t know we knew each other.

Which made me realize so many people didn’t know who I was.

I never put the children on social media, I was embarrassed by the fact I wasn’t legally married.

Matt never did too and many women had no idea he had children with anyone.

He tried to relate to me but I rebuffed him. I didn’t want history to repeat itself.

If I knew he was the best man I wouldn’t have agreed to be part of the bride’s train.

After the reception, he came over to me and said I cleaned up nicely and offered to take me out so we could spend the night.

Just stop, I yelled. I’m not 18 anymore. I’m 28. I’m wiser now. It’s a little too late for all these things you are doing. 

I was under your roof and at your mercy for years yet you didn’t do any of this.

READ-: EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY

Please just stop. “See finish” didn’t let you regard me now you are suddenly so loving. I’m not interested.

What happened to the woman you were getting married to?

It didn’t work out, he said. What a pity I said.

I realized it’s you I want. Indeed I responded after I had left. Well, it’s too late. It’s nice talking to you but I have to leave now. 

How are the children he asked? They are fine. I miss them. No one is stopping you from seeing them. 

This is not what I want, shared custody. What I want is for us to be together.

You had your chance but you didn’t take it. For years I begged you to see my family but you didn’t regard me.

I left and suddenly you want us to be together. The best we can be is co-parents.

Despite what society would say about having children for different men?

It’s listening to what the useless society would say that has left me with 3 children, It would just have been one.

I don’t care anymore. I’ll take my leave now. You could approach any of the bridal train ladies they may want to spend the night with you.

Besides, there’s nothing special about my genitals anymore. 

You know all the corners as you said. It’s no longer new and tight, remember?

You said that to me while I was still living under your roof. What makes it special now?

You want to get me pregnant again right? No, I don’t want to do that, I just miss you. 

I want you. I’m sorry for hurting your feelings. Please let’s rekindle our old love.

To be continued.

READ-: FAMILY FINANCE

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