THE MAN SHE MARRIED

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I wish I could do something to save my mum from this abuse. I wish I could just do something to make her life a happy one than what she's experiencing now. Anytime I see my dad lay his hands on my mum, I feel sad. I wish I have a superpower to deliver her from the monster she married.

I keep wishing never to end up my life with a man just like my father. He is wicked, he is cruel. He is everything I could just use to name him but it's a pity to keep seeing my mom suffering everyday.

My name is Elizabeth and I'm just 12 years old. In fact, I celebrated my birthday last week in a little way and it was all because of my mum. She did her best to give me a good birthday because I have never celebrated one since I was born. I attend a public school. It is not that my parent can't afford a private one, but my father is just so concerned about his own life than my life or my mum who happens to be his wife.

The question here is "Why would my mum end up with such a man?" "Didn't she see the future?" Oh no! She can't because no one can predict what will happen because every human beings hide their true characters, their true behaviours just to have what they want and once they have it, they unleash out their real self. This is what happened to my mum.

According to her one day, she said to me "Eliza, I was blinded by love, he took care of me so much that I couldn't see this coming. He made me to believe the future with him but see where I am. See where I have ended my life. She sobbed

Eliza my dear, I know we'll be fine, surely we will be fine one day but I don't know when. I want you to promise me one thing that you will always be the good girl I have trained you to be. You will face your studies and succeed. I wish you the very best in life and one more thing, do not let love blind you. Use mine as an example. Always remember in the future when you grow up, when a man approach you, take your time to study him. You are not in a haste.

You will always meet different men on your way with deceptive lies but at the right time, your instinct will tell you the right one.

Again, do not forget the most important thing because if you do, that is the end. Perhaps that was my mistake because I didn't wait to listen to my parents' advice. I made them see the good side of your father and made them see that he is different from other men Little did I know I was only deceiving myself. Look at where it has landed me.

Pray to God asking Him to lead you to the right man. Tell him to choose for you. I learnt this when I went out with a friend to a service. The pastor was preaching about how important it is for God to choose for us. At that moment, I knew I have made the biggest mistake. I knew I married a monster but I don't have a choice because I made a vow that 'till death do us part'

I don't know when I will be free from him, only God knows. God will save me from this agony I have been experiencing since I gave birth to you".

I looked at my mum and felt pity for her and at that moment something was telling me in my mind to do something to save my mum but how do I do that? Nothing is coming into my brain.

After some days, things were going fine because my Dad travelled to another state for a business from his company. My mom was happy seeing me and she was free from him for a while.

Then one day something happened. Was this what my mind was telling me the other day to do to save my mum? I didn't see this coming at all. How could I possibly kill my father? No I never planned to be a murderer but the deed has been done. What next?

This was how it happened.......

My dad came home that day from his trip. He never told anyone he will be coming that day because he didn't inform my mum when he was going. Just because my mum didn't prepare dinner for him. He came home and was yelling, shouting and screaming at the top of his voice "Woman, where is my food?"

I didn't know you were coming today and you didn't let us know. I didn't prepare anything other than the meal I and your daughter ate.

And who is my stupid daughter? Didn't I drop down money when leaving? Didn't your skull tell you to prepare something down? He slapped my mom and that was how the beating started.

My mom kept shouting my name but I just stood there watching a scene. I find it hard to believe it was real. I was crying and trying to separate my Dad from my mom but he pushed me. As I sat on the floor crying, I saw the cutlass we used to cut the grass. I didn't know what came over me and I hit my dad on his head. He fell down while blood runs down through him. He gasped for a while and died.

I watched my Dad died in my hands. I killed him. My mom shouted "Elizabeth, why did you do it? You shouldn't have done this" She cried so hard. Later that night, we managed to dump his body in a river very far from the house and we kept it as a secret.

At last, my mom was free but I couldn't forget the incidence and that made me a murderer for life.

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