“The time my father was about to give up the ghost, he said some shocking revelation to me about my grandfather.” “I was at work place when I got a call that my father needed my attention urgently in the hospital.” “In the hospital?” “Yes In the hospital. Please start coming.” “Since when?” “Not too long ago. You need to be here as soon as possible.” “Alright. I'll be there. I said and hung up.” “My father had been down for a while now. He'd been sick for quite some time and I was trying to make out time to see him.” “But I had been tied up with too much schedule at work for the past few days and I wasn't able to find time to go see my father.” “When I was told my father needed my attention urgently. I've to cancel every schedule. I mean how can I not be there for my father.” “The one that sacrifice his all for me. The one that sacrifice to see that I am what I'm today.” “I am from a family of 7. We were all boys. I remember while growing I had a lot of challenges. My childhood was rough. But thanks to my father who stood by me and sacrifice his all for me.” Pause: Add me up Dampo Zughumnan Yohana to get quick notification whenever I posted “My father was from a polygamous family. His father that's my grandfather had two wife.” “Despite what my father passed through in the hand of his own father. My father was there for us when we needed him.” “Yes my father passed through a lot in the hand of his father. His biological father. He had disclose this to me one day when he had come to the city to spend some time with me.” “That day I was curious to know more about my grandfather and the past family history.” “My colleagues at work always brag about their families history. If one is not saying something then another colleague is saying another thing. “In fact one of my colleagues Ndubisi told me that their family holds the highest record of marriage in their village. Marring the highest number of women in a single day.” “That day he had told me that a man in their lineage once married 16 wife's in one day.” “I laughed.” “Am not Joking man. I'm serious. That's a fact.” My colleague Ndubisi said. “And he asked why I was laughing. I said that man must be extra ordinary if not how can he perform his duty and satisfy all these women.” “Women that are another extended type of further-maths on their own. You no fit calculate them finish.” “He later told me that the man was the king in their village. He went further to tell some outrigeous record about their family history that one will begin to think if those people were human beings from these our planet.” “Other of my colleagues had also said so many things to me about their own family history. “There was one Olayinka who told me that his grandfather while he was alive had a secret hut. That was back in their village. And every year he goes in to that hut thrice.” “Once he entered that hut you won't see him again till after a week.” Olayinka said. “During those week food will be served to him once in each day.” He added. “Olayinka told me he was a child then and each night he watch his own father going into that hut every night but he was not seeing any signs of his grandfather there.” “After seven days the grandfather will reappear in the hut. When he's back people will be gathering around him and he'll be telling people mysteries of the underworld.” “Many a times I didn't have much to say about my family history. Me that I don't even know our complete family tree.” “Due to the way my colleagues usually brag about their families history. I became curious to more about my family history. “So the day my father told me he'll be visiting me in the city I was very happy.” “According to my dad his father had two wife. But he chose the other wife over his mother. “It was not so from the beginning. But it all started when one day the two women querrell. That is my mother and my step mother. My dad started and I made sure I paid keen interest to what my daddy was saying “I was just a kid then. My dad continues. I watched as my mother and stepped mother exchanged words. “We shall see.” My step mother said to my mother in the hit of the argument. “I'll deal with you. I'll make sure you regret this marriage.” My step mother threw at my mother. “I was a child. But I've grown enough to know when two people are fighting. I beg my mother to stop but she's not ready to back down.” “Edubem go inside. Let me show this woman what I am made of. Let me talk some sense to this woman.” My mother said to me. “When I couldn't do anything I when inside and and lock myself up in my room. I didn't want to hear anymore of that. I was just hearing how the two women kept ranting till the whole neighborhood gather. It was the arrival of my father that later put an end to the querell. But before the whole thing was over. my step mother promise to deal with my mother.” “when I finish dealing with you . You'll regret ever being married.” My stepmother fired at my mom. “After some days my step mother travel. No one knew where she had traveled to. After a week when she returned. My father changed.” “My father began to give attention to my step mother more than my mother. All of a sudden my father changed. My father began to maltreat my mother. He would beat my mother in any small provoking.” “My step mother took joy in what my father was doing to my mom. Whenever my father beat my mother. My stepmother would mock and laughed at her” . “Shebi you said you are woman enough. Shebi you want to try me. Prove to me that you are woman enough.” My step mother had said to my mother one day when my father had just finished beating her up and left to God knows where. “When my mother notice that things were getting out of hand she went and complain to my father. “My husband for sometime now I've been noticing some change in you.” My mother said. She'd gone to complain to my father about his recent behavior. “Woman what are you talking about.” “Yes my husband for some time now things were not the way they use to be. Any small issue you pick offense on me. Any small thing you raise your hand again me. When I tell you I need this or that. Instead of you to respond and tell me something all you'll do is to ignore me. You don't give me time like before neither did you give me listening ear again.” “My husband is there something I've done which I'm not aware of. Please my husband I'm ready to take corrections and amend for any wrong doing.”
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