My Life

Chapter Fourteen

Ire’s POV

Two years later

As I sat on the sofa by the extreme corner of our vast sitting room, pondering upon the event that took place a day ago, am amazed at how quickly life can bring you down from the happy place where you’ve been, thinking you’re untouchable by the things happening around because you’ve got your prince charming by your side, with your own little adorable family, you feel you are in your own world but it can all just crumbling down, yes I am knowledgeable about a lot of things but I seems to be coming short when it comes to love and marriage in the past few days, it all started with whispers, voices here and there especially in the church, you would think the church should be a sanctuary but no, the devil goes to the church because some church folks don’t know how to let things be without making snappy comments. As I walk by I could hear them say, why is her stomach still flat, why isn’t she adding weight, what is going on in that marriage of hers, like it’s supposed to be a general affair, slowly the whispers became louder as months was going by and then I started getting calls from my husband’s mother and father asking me months after months if their grandchild was on the way yet, I figured they were concerned and so I kept taking all these even though I think it’s too early for all that but I choose to remain quiet and hoping that my husband will come to my aid and stop them from their constant monthly calls and question but he just kept quiet and that is the part that kills me the most, I remember our wedding day like it was yesterday, the church was decorated beautifully, red and white flowers were hanging down from the ceiling with golden shiny fabrics in-between the red and white flowers, the altars was oozing a mixture of red, white and gold as well, guest colourfully dressed and looking radiant while I walked the aisle mesmerised by all but could only see my Love waiting for me at the altar, everything seems to happen too fast but I can remember vividly the promises he made to stand by me always, and to never stop loving me, I had hope that meant shielding me from all hurts and pain but I guess even the best man sometimes can’t do it all, just yesterday my mother in law moved in with us, saying she was here to ensure we're doing things right so we can have kids as soon as possible, what can she do about that, is she here to teach us s****l techniques or what, but the fact that my husband waved it off saying she will be gone in a week or so and that I should endure is what got to me, what if she stays then what, already I can see she meant to displace me in the house as she is gradually taking over the house and just this morning she told me before heading out to the market, how a woman is supposed to take care of her man, well, I’ll keep observing for now, but right now my emotions are jumbled up so much so that I don’t know how to put it in words just then I realised how much time as gone by, so I quickly showered and went off to work, when I got back home from work I almost turned back out thinking I have entered into a wrong apartment, I went back out to check our flat number and sure enough I was in flat B17, the sofa at the right has been moved to the left and the one at the left to the right, things were pretty much not in the places we had kept them before, I went in to my room to change and to my surprise, the arrangement of the rooms as changed as well, I just ignored all that cause I had a long day at work and wanted to rest bit I wondered how this woman had so much strength to move all the furniture around on her own or did she have help d

from someone, I waved all these thoughts aside and went in to the kitchen to get something to eat, I felt like a stranger in my own house cause I couldn’t find anything and at the end of the day a meal I’ll prepare in thirty minute took me and hour and thirty minutes due to the misplaced items, soon after Dotun got back from work, he had the same reaction as mine when he felt he had stepped into the wrong house but on seeing me there he came in and asked why I rearranged the whole house I simply told him to ask his mum, cause he was asking the wrong person, he face palmed himself, went in to the room, changed into a causal in door outfit and came out to eat after which we sat down as our usual custom to gist and chat about our day but our relaxation was cut short by my mum, who choose to use that moment to hold a meeting with the both of us, at the end of the meeting, I was bored out of my mind and couldn’t even make heads or tails of the whole issue discussed, I didn’t understand what the meeting was about and judging by the look on Dotun’s face I could tell he didn’t get the essence of the meeting as well, well I hope she doesn’t make this a habit, Dotun and I went to our room and we discussed for a while before we finally drift off to sleep with my head resting on his chest and he wrapping his arms around me, we must have been asleep for three hours or so when we suddenly woke up from a sharp banging noise in the room, my mother in law was standing by the door telling us to get up and perform our duty, she insisted we get intimate or she'll keep making noise to disrupt our sleep, we were both tired from work and needed rest but this scene, no one can ignore this scene, with her rapper tied across her chest and eyes burning with determination, it was obvious we were in for it, we told her we will get right to it and as soon as she walked away I did the unthinkable, I laughed and laughed until tears dropped from my eyes, her presence hasn't made things easier for me but I knew the type of woman my mother in law was even before I married Dotun and I have come to accept her for who she is, so as hurt as I may be and as angry as I may get I chose to look at the humorous part of the whole thing and let go of the bad feeling, Dotun joined in the laughter but got up to lock the door immediately, we wouldn't want a repeat of that, after the laughter subsided we heard mum's voice saying she can hear us but we didn't respond instead we tried getting back to sleep but after fifteen minutes of tossing and turning I heard Dotun, he wiggled his brows and said, how about some action Mrs Dee as he fondly calls me, I just rolled my eyes but before I knew it my husband was kissing and touching me in ways that makes me scream ohh ohh ohh ahhh, give me some more baby, after the action we laugh about the whole thing and slept off once again but we were woken up once again by constant tapping of our room door but this time it was my mother in law waking us for morning prayers, morning prayer for mum was a big deal although sometimes I don’t believe in her prayers but have come to accept her for who she is and love her as she is, she may be rough around the edges but she cares and though she says things that she shouldn’t say at times, I know deep down she meant well, well at least to an extent she meant well but since she wouldn’t be here forever I have decided to take everything easy and focus on something else other than mum's new antics because she comes up with new plan every day, she stayed with us for a month before she started missing her husband and decided to head home but promised to be back if nothing happens within six months, no pressure huh!.