FATAL DEVOTION

Chapter 2: The mother's death

My mother, actually step mother was such a pain in the neck,that wanted me to marry a wealthy and well known, but I just couldn't. I couldn't just marry a person I didn't love, or couldn't go into a family I didn't know just because they were wealthy and well known just satisfy my mother's wants.

That snake didn't know that those days I used to date Jeff behind in secret. We kept it our relation secret for about seven years

But it couldn't be hidden forever ,we had to get married .A day came and we decided to do so. We decided to confront my mother no matter the consequences, because by then, Jeff had gotten a steady , earning job and a house of our own with which we could start a life and family. So, we went to my mother's house, to ask for permission.

" Mother ,this is Jeff my fiance we are planning to get married this very year .And no before you ask ,he is neither wealthy nor popular He just a man thriving and he has a steady job and house .We will work hard mother and become rich someday so please if u could just approve of us ",I muttered.

"No!"she shouted"you can forget about marrying this loser man here .Oh he ain't popular but famous .Wasn't he in jail seven years ago for attempted murder.Listen you will not marry him .You will marry the a wealthy man from a respectable family ,only who I'll introduce you to.This is over you may find your way back."she added as she existed the dining room

"Mother I assure you am marrying no one aside Jeff like it or not.Am marrying no one one you Bring forth me .Look at you ,you married father who was wealthy and how'd that turn out he has wives all over the universe mother.I will marry Jeff and I shall stand by my word "I shocked back.

Hours past ,hours became days,days became weeks and weeks became months without hearing from my family until suddenly I received a call from my mother telling me she approved of our wedding she even requested we had it in her back yard ,she also claimed to bring the priest so I didn't hesitate .I was overwhelmed and forgot about the true colors of my gold digging mother.

The day reached,we were all looking smart and happy until my mother came with a convoy of cars .I and Jeff glarred as a tall young man came out of it.Very young to be my mother's boyfriend .So I asked ,

"mother who is he ?"

" Your future husband daughter.When the priest gets here you will get married to him and that's final" she replied.

I looked at her with a lot of shame and finally dragged her to her bedroom.

" What is going on mother how can you do this .Why don't you like Jeff,is it because he is poor ?Mother you were also poor ,poorer than he is now if I can recall from your stories.Is it because he was in jail for attempted murder,mother you don't know the full story so please let me be .We will make a living and I'll not suffer if that is making you bothered ."I argued.

"Oh for God's sake I don't care if you suffer or not .I just don't want my family to be embarrassed by you marrying a poor man.Think Franncoise .Use your head for once"she added.

I felt very angry at that moment as her voice kept on echoing in my head urging me to use my head for once ,I looked at my right and I saw knife on the table .

"I'll use my head this once mother " I said as I moved towards the knife.I picked it up and stabbed her in her old heart as I said" mother if you don't die now what will happen to my siblings then ,my children .They will also suffer because of your greedy heart.Adiòs mother, rest in hell"

So then I changed into wedding gown and went on with marrying Jeff .

At first I thought I did wrong but then I remembered the torturing she put me through,making me sleep with grown men just for her to please them and get gold,making me quit school because she thought I spent much for tuition,she even made me and my siblings each sell one of our kidneys when her company was going bankrupt,after remembering all this I understood that I had done the right thing.What more now Mr lawyer. I'll tell you why and how all things the murders happened and clearly I didn't get married on her wake I got married the days he died. Am not that evil haha