CHAPTER 1.
MARRIED TO THE DEVILINSERT : 01
ONELA .
I was outside washing my clothes while humming my favorite song imithandazo by
kabza the small...
" Onela !" My mom yelled my name.
Me : Ma !
I said that leaving the clothes and ran back inside the house, I found her seating on the
couch with a cup of tea on the table.
Me : Ma .
Mom : Seat down my child .
I sat next to her and she smiled at me before she held both my hands, weird right? Ofc
it's weird , me and my are not that close like I used to be with my father.
Mom : I have good news for you .
Me : Mmmh...what is it did you get a new job .
MOM : Nop , but the is someone who is willing to pay for your school fees .
Me : Ohh who is it .
I said that smiling people can be kind sometimes.
Mom : The Cawe family.
Me : Ohh...
I don't know much about them but dad used to give an example of them when he used
to talk about successful families.
Mom : But under one condition .
Me : What is that condition.
Mom : Marrying one of their sons .
Me : What ??
Mom : Calm down Onela I know they will treat you right .
Me : No Ma even if dad was alive he wouldn't approve.
Mom : He would because he already made the deal with the Cawes you just need to
accept the proposal
.
I felt tears making their way out.
Me : I'm still young to get married .
Mom : I know baby but I can't take care of you at this age I'm getting old , I'm sorry.
Me :I'm only 16 soon to be 17 Ma .
Mom : I know but what more can we do you want to drop out of school and work as a
stripper?
I released my hands from her and wiped my tears away.
Me : Don't compare me with zano .
Mom : Yoh are my only daughter left zano went out to live her life and what did she gets
in return ?.
I kept quiet playing with my fingers.
Mom : ofc she got sick and died and she's the only one to get blamed for her death, this
is what's best for you baby .
Me : You don't know what's best for me ma .
Mom : It's already January and it has been two months since your father died so do you
see any changes huh ? It's only getting worse.
I kept quiet with my head bowed a bit mom held my chin making me face her...
Mom : They are going to treat you right...
Me : Are you coming with me...
She held both of my hands in her warm palms .
Mom : You are the one who is going to get married not me...
Me : Mmh I will think about it..
Mom : The is nothing to think about they are coming tomorrow...
Me : Ma..
Mom : Fine you can think a lil about it...
I side smiled before I Stood up going to my room and shut the door while throwing
myself on bed and wept , I never thought my life can take this huge U turn yes I live at
the village and my family is , actually it was one of those families that were not poor or
rich...well here the are no free schools you have to pay to get education and that is the
painful part...
Well my name is Onela Puleng Msila a 16 years old girl soon to be 17 on the 4th of April ,
I'm going to start my grade 12 journey but I'm not sure about that and it will only happen
if I accept the proposal and if the so called husband will let me finish my studies .
I live with my mother ( Nora ) my older sister died eight months ago from AIDS and my
father died in a terrible accident two months ago it has been hard since he died
because both me and mom dependent on him but since he is no more I'm not even sure
if I want to continue with this life anymore....
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