BEHIND THE CLOSE DOOR

BEHIND THE CLOSED DOOR ? Mas Pen ✍️. Episode One . ? "Let's break up " I declare to Iremide who has existed as my boyfriend for five years. He look at me unsurprised about the news, instead, he chuckle and said " Like I was predicting already, it is already feed wide that you are getting married to the Olarewaju's only heir, I'm expecting the break up already so don't bother to announce anything to me. " Iremide said glancing sober " I'm sorry for weakening your feeling Ire ". " Sorry for what, but why Keji I Love you with my sincere heart, and I show you love and care for you why do you choose that Rich kid over me, is it because I'm not driving the latest car, is it because my parents are not traveling over the world or maybe my parent don't have many corporations and business that is why you have to stab me by getting married to that jerk " Iremide angrily said to me " It's not my fascinating to also, you know that I can't trade your love for anything but my parent are already ahead of me, I don't know have been betrothed to him when am in University, I merely come to know that his parents are the one sponsoring my education till I bagged my Ph.D., they are now at my parent doorstep to take what they have been rasing for years, now tell me Ire is it still my fault, will I know about it and still say yes to you five years ago " I tried explaining to him Iremide grab my hand and said " Let go and meet them now, this marriage can't work out, I can't imagine my life without you please stay with me, I might lose my life because of you please Keji stay with me, " Iremide said in tears I release my hand from him and said " This is beyond my control, Ire please understand that it is also difficult for me but I had to save my family from dept, if I tried anything stupid my parents might drown in the ocean of debt forever please understand me, stay alive you have many things you can achieve with your precious life instead of wasting it on uncompleted love, I won't forget you for all what you have done for me, " I said to him calmly He hugged me tightly, I also burst into tears it hurt me that I had to sacrifice my love for the happiness of my parents, I and Iremide parted painfully. I get home sadly, but nothing can estimate the length and width of my parent's satisfaction of giving their only daughter's hand in marriage to The great Olarewaju heir. Everyone know how significantly rich they are, Alhaji Olarewaju has three petroleum station, two supermarkets, and two boutiques. It is every lady's dream to get married to a rich home. My parent was old friends of Alhaji Olarewaju and his second wife Alhaja Fatima, they both attended the same secondary school and university together but all hand is not equal, my parent was not rich like them but their companionship was so tight the extent intended there child to each other. I enter my small room, and lie down on the bed weeping bitterly I don't want this marriage to happen, how can I get married to someone I don't fall in love with, I don't care whether they are rich or not all that I want is getting married to someone I love even if he is a fisherman. My mum enters my room with the bridal cloth happily, I clean my tears and pretend that am sleeping " Ramsiyyah morenikeji Mii your cloth have landed from Dubai," my mum said loudly I give no reply to her so she can leave me alone, if anything is not about Iremide I don't want to hear anything " I know absolutely that you are not sleeping, so gently stand up and check the dress if there's going to be any mistake in it we can send it back, this dress is excessively expensive, " My mum said again Upon hearing that huge amount, I jumped from the bed and angrily said " Mum where do you get that huge amount from, you are taking this thing far, it's annoying me I can't wear this expensive dress Never " I yelled at her " Well, Ramsiyyah your mother in law order this dress for you from Dubai she wants you to look dazzling on that day, who will I sell to cover up the amount dress, just don't disgrace me morenikeji, your child will also listen to you " My mum replied " Mum I'm not happy, I'm shattered, you know I don't like a whimsy thing I want meager life please mum I don't want to get married," I said pleading " It always seems like that in the beginning, you will get used to each other very soon, my daughter just believe that we always want the best for you, we are despair and we won't want you to marry any misery man, you deserve to be happy my darling and the man you are getting married to is a gentleman we choose the best for each one of you, " my mum said to me " But still Mum, you don't even bother to ask if I had someone in my heart," I said " I don't need to know that, because it is all the same but if you know you can't marry Jamal we have to cover up all the expenses they spent on your studies, all the handouts and school fees they are the ones that paid for it that will be the maximum of 1million naira you can sell your father to pay for it, " My mum said " No problem, I accept my fate I just prayed that you don't later regret what you are intending for me," I said " You will also realize one day that we choose the best for you, what I want you to have in mind now is that, you are leaving this place next week Saturday am closing the door of your room don't even think of coming back here as a divorcee, what am I even saying your father in law has alreacompletedete the new apartment we are leaving here on Tuesday to our new apartment, if you like when you get to your husband house behave as you like, you will get the results of it but I believe that the Keji I trained is full of virtue and Hardworking may Allah be with you, my creator will stay with you in your new home, don't disgrace me when you get there, be an obedient wife " my mom said and prayed . Such an elaborated wedding. After the reception , my father's in-law handover to me and Jamal a ticket to have our honeymoon in Dubai. Jamal and I get to the airport , without saying a word to each other, we both acted like a stranger to each other and I don't even care about it. When the plane was about to take off into the air , I was so scared due to my first time being inside an airplane and, I don't even know when I uttered " I'm dead ". " You are embarrassing me, behave like a graduate " Jamal whispered to me. " This might be your foremost time taking a flight right" he said smiling at me I gave him a grim stare with no reply, I started missing my ex Iremide, I was worried about how he will be fairing. " Jamal don't worry I will show you hell in this marriage, because of you my parents force me to marry you , because of you I broke the heart of my first love, I will also make you feel the pain of losing someone close to you. We spent a week in Dubai but there is nothing like couple intimacy between us , we keep our distance and we hardly interact together, have been dreaming of visiting this country with my Love ones but with Jamal here with me I feel empty and also lost the interest in it, a day to travel back to Nigeria, my mother in law visit us in Dubai, honored her visit and show her much respect. " Ramsiyyah we both have something urgent to discuss about "mother-in-law's law said and we both enter the room. " Okay ma I'm listening," I said " Humm, Ramsiyyah you will be wondering why we choose you to be my son wife despite all those ladies out there, Ramsiyyah death might visit us anytime, what am scared of is who am going to leave Jamal behind for, this world is cruel and everyone is been selfish they could do all it takes to get what they are desperate for, Jamal is my only child and also the heir of his father business, he need a prayerful woman to be his wife, it is important for all man to have a praying mother and a praying wife ,this two warrior can help him to fight any solve and problem he might encounter through their prayers, we can't just choose any woman for him ,unless we choose someone that we can entrust his affairs to her , Keji please be my Jamal Keji ,help him out stay with him he is in the midst of enemy, Ramsiyyah I know you don't love my son but I believe my son is a lovable person and will treat you with kindness, be prepared that you are going on a mission called Survival of the Fittest in the mansion of Olarewaju where alot happened behind the close door , don't be deceived by the fancy thing your role as a wife is what you should focus on, protect your husband ,I leave him in your care because he is nobody until someone love him ,you are the only one that can love him truly and care for him without deception. When you backed to Nigeria you will understand me better I was only equipping you ahead of what is happening behind the door of Olarewaju where there is race call of survival of the fittest , Jamal has no one except Allah, and you " she said to me pitiful I become scared already how can a weakling person like me protect another person, who are those I want to protect Jamal from , what is happening behind the door , how will I even fight is it with weapon or prayers, were my parents even aware of this before selling me out , I prayed I don't die in a battle that doesn't concern me , haaa maami baamii and you hand me over to death " I thought to myself " Don't be scared Ramsiyyah your prayer, love , trust , and care are all what i request from you to Jamal will you promise me to do that for my? son " she said " I promise ma to adore and protect my husband and help him out in any difficulties, no matter what happened I will dwell beside him and work hard on my, ask, " I said bravely to her . She heaved a relief and said " Am glad I have someone taking over my duty, my mission there is about to collapse there is nothing left to protect again, the main pillar there will fall down very soon am taking on another mission to fulfill my promise to the main pillar " she said and I couldn't understand what her words mean. She prayed for me and told me she is proceeding with her journey as a faithful wife.