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CHAPTER 0NE
I looked at the golden ring on my finger and the fine golden linen that I had been instructed to put on. Everything about my life was what I was instructed to do. Therefore, it was hard for me to determine between wrong and right. Although my beauty was not something to be contemplated about, they always told me I was beautiful despite the thousands of men who had rejected me on my wedding day or before the due date of my wedding. I became useless in my parents eyes in such a way they felt regretful that I was their only child; maybe they should have given birth to two, three or four or even knowing that one would make them proud. Yes it wasn't possible. Although they were powerful, their bodies were a bit weak to perform some mutual acts. I was forced to make up my mind. Not that I was forced, I wanted to, seeing many girls making decisions on their own really motivated me. I went pout of my way and decided to search for the one who would steal my heart with his melodies. The one who would gladen my heart without a taste of how the sun rises from his side. Then I saw that man in the midst of men. The one who won the voucher to call me by my name. The one who I felt I wanted to breathe the air of his garden everyday of my lifetime. I dreamt about him every single night from the instant I saw him. Hoe hw pampered my finger and removed my golden ring and p[laced his since he wasn't royalty. Not up until today when I gathered the courage and decided that I was finally going to wash my hands off this love and make him mine forever by making his introduction and paving his way into my home.
I quickly got away form the mirror as I heard the alarming sound of my clock ticking. It was time. My mind told me that the crowd who had gathered there to see this strange man were happy but my heart was about to skip out of my body when I imagined what would happen into the introductory part. I put my golden heels on my feet and slowly walked out of my room into the parlor where everybody was already waiting for me. As soon as I arrived, I didn't have the courage to greet anyone including my parents and relatives who had come from other towns to see this amazing man. I went and sat in between my father and mother after I had bowed down before them and received my endless blessings. It was then that he arrived, sadly alone, in a horse which signified that he was a farmer yet it was a taboo on my land for a daughter of a master to get married to a farmer's son. I closed my eyes in fear but graced my heart with happiness that he at least showed up. He slowly got up from his horse and tied it up in one on one of the mansion walls. He therefore made hi way into the parlor after proper guidance by the mansion guards.
I looked at him lustfully as he majestically walked towards my father who was well known and the most richest master in our town which made everybody bow before him. His sexy eyes, soft skin, tall height and masculine body made me feel that I wanted him to grab me in front of everyone and announce that I am officially hi wife.
'You don't touch a gold if you don't own gold' my father's words drafted my mind away from my prince charming towards him.
It's then that I realized I had been dreaming about him all this while and hadn't realized that he was already beside me bowing before my father wanting to get his blessings. I quickly stood from my chair and held his arm as a way of comforting and assuring that everything was going to be fine with me beside him.
' Who are you?' my father asked again in a harsh tone.
' I am Orisa Khambe. I am a farmer in the western town. I am an orphan as my parents died when I was still young but I am dedicated to marry your daughter. I am one of the richest farmers in my town' Orisa said after a moment of silence. I could feel his voice echoing in my ear again and again. This man had really drummed the beats in my heart and every rhythm felt like wanting him to touch every flesh of me.
' Rich or not, no one cares about it. Master's don't get married to farmer's. Can't you see how my daughter is? She is golden, she is super rich. She is beautiful, learned and an engineer. How can she get married to a farmer? Get out and go back to your Western town. We people of eastern cannot take our daughter far away from where she belongs' I looked at Orisa as tears welled down my eyes.
' I am going nowhere without my bride' Orisa said as he grabbed me tightly on his arms and kissed my forehead.
I felt a strong wave of hatred in my mansion parlor. My father's eyes had suddenly turned to red and my mother was to no aid. All the visitors who had come to witness my joy were already in awe. My father stood from his chair and went towards Orisa. He looked at him and immediately slapped him and pushed him away yet Orisa still grabbed my arm tightly.
' I love your daughter. I love Bridgette Aura. She will be my bride' Orisa said again with lots of confidence with a wink on his eyes.
My father went back to his chair and removed his spear. He held it high and came towards Orisa pointing at his chest. I knew he would do it. My father wouldn't aim without completing his action. His anger was his passion. He did thing he regretted later but still felt that he was right. I knew I had to do something. I quickly removed Orisa's arm from my arm.
' Get out of this house Orisa. I don't want to see you again. How can you disrespect my father like this? In fact! I have never loved you. From the first moment I saw you, I knew I could use you. I knew I just wanted to get married and move away from this house but I guess you were blind to see. Blinded by the love of a woman who does not even care about you' I shouted at Orisa.
My father slowly put down his spear. He looked at me angrily and went back to his chair. Orisa looked at me with spiteful eyes as tears welled down his eyes. He looked at the crowd and I could feel in my heart that they felt his pain and wanted to weep with him too. His life was too important than him fighting for me. Orisa dropped down on the floor and wept like a baby. I wanted to cry beside him but I couldn't.
' Stand and get out Orisa' I said as I pushed him away.
It made him to weep more yet he stood and suddenly left as all the visitors followed him closely. It was then that I realized I couldn't hide my tears. I went and knelt beside my father and cried at his feet but he turned towards the other side of his chair and did not want to look at me.
I knew I had disappointed him. I knew that a worst punishment was about to dawn on me. Yet there was no way I could bring my father to love me and call me his daughter once again.
' Go to your room' my mother suddenly ordered.
' She ain't going anywhere. She better explain the shame that has just happened here' my father said as he suddenly turned towards me and held my arm tightly.
' Father....I....' I said in a pellucid voice but my father suddenly interrupted me.
'Why did you save him from my spear? Don't you think it was better if he could have died earlier than dying with the pain that he loves you but he cannot marry you?' said my father.
My father's choice of words made me hate him for no reason since he was my blood. He had no sense of humor. This made me to quickly stand and wipe my tears. I felt it wasn't worth it to cry for something that I could get if I wanted.
' Listen father. For eight years I have been at your claws. It isn't my fault that I am not yet married. You told every man that you didn't like that I was ugly and made me feel that no man would want to get married to me. If I don't get married, then I must get a child and this is the end of this discussion' I said as I ran out of the parlor and went to my room.
Still I couldn't hide my tears. I had just chased away the man that I loved. Stopped the music of my voice from ringing in his heart. I bet it was a loss; not a business loss but a life loss. I quickly closed the windows and curtains of my room then lay on top of the bed. I really wanted to be in the dark. To know what it felt to be called a child of dark because I was one of them. I was a dark master's daughter. I was a lioness by blood but weak by heart. It's the only thing I could hide from the town people but now they had seen everything.
How I was weak, how I was heartless, how I could ruin a man's heart. They were left with nothing but rumor around how they hated and how I was like my heartless father. Nevertheless, I knew that I would go back to Orisa's town someday later and seek for his forgiveness but what I didn't know was if I could find him as he was just passing from town to town searching for something he refused to tell me about. I was hopeless but I was afraid to search for any of my friends as I knew that they couldn't even be in a position to welcome me in their lives. At that point, I felt that I was lonely and maybe the humming that I loved doing was my only comfort. In that moment, I closed my eyes and it made me feel that I had closed the chapter of my life for a while. Maybe I was about to be dead but my ancestors wouldn't allow me to join them as it's not yet my time. All this hallucination stopped when I felt someone tap me on my shoulder.
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