
02/02/2025
MERMAID'S LOVE.
Episode one.
'Ojone, come and wash this plates! Ojone make sure that, that food doesn't burn. Why haven't you bathed my children? Why are those clothes still soaked in water? Are you m@d? Mrs Enejo asked Ojone.
Ojone was pacing around confused. She didn't know what to do. How can a young girl of twelve work like a man, in his thirties. Isn't it child ?
Ojone was a young girl of twelve. Her dad was an Igala man and her mum was an Igbo. Ezinma, for that was her mother's name. Ezinma was a true definition of beauty. At age 16, she was fully matured and men were asking for her hand in marriage.
Ojima, for that was Ojone's father's name had gone on a business trip when he met Ezinma. It was love at first sight. They fell in love and soon, they became husband and wife.
Their endless love ended soon when, Ezinma di*d during child birth. She couldn't make it. She gave birth to Ojone and kicked the bucket. It was a sad moment for Ojima. Everyone thought he won't survive it because, they husband and wife shared a tight bond.
Ojima remarried after four years, his kindred told and supported him to marry again.
He then married Enejo, Enejo loved and cared for Ojone like her own. The love soon faded away when she child lot of misc@rriages, she blamed and called Ojone a w!tch.
She started m@ltreating the girl, it seemed it worked.She has just given birth to her third child, few months ago.
'Why haven't you washed those pots? She asked hitting her from the back.
'Mummy, I'm so so...
She couldn't complete the statement, when Enejo cuts it.
'Did you just call me mummy? Do I look like the b@stard that gave birth to you?
'I'm sorry, ma.'
'Sorry, for yourself.' Enejo said hitting her hard.
IN THE MERMAID WORLD.
The princess 'Dora' and her best friend 'Milicent', are in a room discussing.
'Do you mean it? Princess Dora asked.
'Yes, I do. Human beings are so beautiful.' Millicent replied.
'Wow! Can you take me to see them? Dora asked.
'I can't.'
'Why?'
'Your mother may find out and she will punish me.'
'She won't. I'll tell her that I was at your house. We won't spend time, please.'
'Okay, let's go.'
Ojone was tired. This was her sixth trip to the village stream. Borehole made it easier, for people go have water in their houses. Only the poor fetches water from the stream.
Perhaps, that was the reason why Ojone was the only one there, today.
She heard some noises in the water. She looked and she saw a merm...
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Divinemercy Ufedojo Abutu
Divinemercy Ufedojo Abutu