DESTINY AT WAR FROM BIRTH.

The great day for the arrival of the last baby sent great shiver down the veins of all the family . The was no particular reason given for such horrible behaviour. ' But behind every closed doors there is a deep secret' , thought by the neighbours. Her birth was so insignificant and so nobody thought of even recording her date of birth. She was a disgrace to the family and an abomination. Diana, ' a slim girl, chocolate in complexion with a bronze plaited her which falls below her shoulders. Diana, now married to a well known wealthy family is faced with unexpected predicaments. She was childless. She has no idea that her problems are as a result of her birth. ' happiness and joy has become my greatest enemies' she said to herself as she looked through the window. Every member of her husband's family was a thorn in her flesh. To her matrimonial home, she was described as a curse that has been evoked on their happiness. ' You've been married for fifteen good years and all you do is look good and eat and sleep . You are childless and shameless woman. Be like your mates!!'. uttered the mother-in-law with great rage. Tears strolled down her eyes and cheeks. To her immediate family she was a 'misfortune and and curse'. And to prove her new family right of all the accusations and allegations, she was 'barren.' Henceforth she was given the name " Queen of Misfortune." Diana slept each day and night of her life in cold memories while she sunk her head in her palm and awaits the day the the stars will intervene on her behave. This heavy thoughts made her wept her soul out. Growing up Diana saw the unjust treatment her mother succumbed to from her cruel father. The injuries her mother got as a result of the beatings her mother received form her father caused a very big scar in her heart. " You caused your mother's untimely death. You are a prostitute and ungrateful." These were her father's words which was leached on her mother when she was young. so for little Diana, she spent her happy days in school and saved the dark gloomy moments for her bed. suicidal thoughts didn't get a chance in her thoughts as she secretly vowed to herself to make her mother proud. So to her suicide was never an option. But what she didn't know was that her own life and future was already in 'darkness and doomed '. After tertiary education she gained employment at "THE VOGUE "- a Non-Governmental Organisation aimed at helping women. Especially widows and women who are subjected to abuse. Thus, the slogan " Women supporting Women"......... This acceptance by the NGO gave her assurance the she will be a game changer. But none of those happiness came to reality because " destiny has frowned upon her life from birth". Diana was at WAR with her own destiny. The eagerness in her arose to find solutions to her problems when her sister-in-law called her names and told her she had been born cursed from birth. And accused her of being a bad luck to their home. She went quietly into her room and wept and whispered to herself " perhaps mama will be here to understand my feelings since no one else do understand me. She is such a darling with good heart like mine but what can I say or do now, she would have been the only one I could cry on. Your baby is". She went into her wardrobe packed a few belongings and took her car keys and left the house. She drove to her parents house in demise spirit only to be jotted back to reality as she saw her mother's lifeless body swimming in her own cold blood. Their house was surrounded by police men, ambulance and the crowd that shouted " justice for Aunty Marry". She swayed her way through the crowd and entered the house. But what she saw was enough to send her to her Maker. Her father was in handcuffs surrounded by Police officers. She was informed that her beloved mother was murdered by her own husband. Her father upon feeling her presence called he all kinds of names. He referred to her as am abomination. Was she supposed to wipe in front of this heartless and cold bloody murderer she acknowledged as a father? "Hell no" her inner self replied. There was no time for weeping. She hurriedly runs to her mother's secret room and found that old dairy she had seen her clutching on to some years ago. She was relieved because she is a step ahead of solving her problems. Then she said to herself " at last I can end my troubles in peace". In that small dairy she found the mystery surrounding her birth. What she saw sent great sadness to her heart and wept bitterly. That small dairy told her that she was . Nobody knew he was such a cruel man at heart until that fateful day that he r***d mum who was just three months pregnant. Mother had miscarriage and lost that pregnancy. Grandfather was sent to jail for this bad deed only to return with the heart of the devil. This time around he slept with mum with the slightest chance he gets. Mum became his s*x toy for he and my supposed wicked father. They both molested mother and locked her up like a slave. This went on for several months then mum became pregnant again but knowing nothing of who the biological father could be. They tried to get rid of it but all attempts failed. Hence the outcome of the r**e was her " unwelcome and insignificant birth". She was indeed a cursed one. She drove far away in bitterness. Her decayed body was found by dogs and the unpleasant smell caught the attention of people. The unbearable pain and sorrows out weighs her body and commits suicide.