Purple love

My traditional marriage ceremony was halted and cancelled, because the wine I was asked to present to my husband mistakenly fell of my hand. Since that very day, I haven't set my eyes on my man, he blocked my lines, on all social media platform and relocated from the city he resided. Emaka and I have been lover, we couldn't do without each other. Emaka and I had been lover since Secondary School, he was in grade 12 then while I was in grade 10, he was the man that disvirgined me, and he has been the only man I had slept with.

After I graduate from the university, Emaka had by then graduated and secured a job in his father company.

"Yes he came from a wealthy family, my dad wasn't that rich, we were basically the middle class set of family."

My mom had come from a wealthy family, my uncle's wife had pleaded with my mom to take me along with her to the city, one time when they came back home during the Christmas holidays, so I could look after her two younger children. since she was basically the working class type, a bank manager to be precise. Since she didn't want to trust her kids to a total stranger. At that time, I had just written my junior secondary examination. Few weeks, after school resumed my uncle enrolled me into one of the most popular and wealthy school in the city.

I was wowed, the very first day I arrived at the school, it was classy and had everything I had already wanted in school. Since my uncle was rich and had an excellent relationship with the rich people living in the estate, and my aunt too was not a low class woman.

Life was nearly perfect for me, since my aunt never maltreated me and even took me as her own sister, since she had none , she was an only child to her late parents. The next Monday, I dressed neatly cause, have been dreaming about my new school. at first I was lost , the school was so big I didn't even know my class room. After the assembly ended , all the students matched towards their various class room. I was trying to ask some students but they all snubbed me , giving me a foreign look. One thing, I already notice was that, on like my former school, this new school was totally different. I was trying to allocated my class by myself but I knew it wasn't going to be easy, when I sighted some set of three girls, wearing mini skirt and were neatly dressed. They walked pass me, they seems engrossed on their conversation, but I summon the courage to asked them.

"Excuse me please, I need help in allocating my class " I asked the girls

"Excuse you ?" the fair girl among them asked with her brow raised in mockery

"Can you help me allocated my class room"

"Is there something wrong with your dumb brain?

"Why?, is this thing, talking to us?" the other girl asked rolling their eyes at me.

"Will you, get out of here. Pig" the fair one, who seems to be their leader said while brushing pass me.

I turned around to leave but someone held her legs across my way but immediately I realized it, I had already fallen down on my butt. Their laugher echos on the hallway, I knew she had set her leg out , but why would she even do that. I was still puzzled at why she would have done that when I heard someone spoke.

"Hey miss " I gaze up and my eyes met with his.

His voice was the most audible voice, I had ever heard. with his masculine feature and his well build body structures. No girl in her right senses, would say no to this guy. He held me up. and helped me allocate my class room.

"Your new here?" he asked as he held me up

"Yeah "

"Seems like "

"What your name?

"Sofia"

"Such a nice name "

"Thanks " I said. Smiling speechlessly.

" I think you need help, in allocating your class room?" he asked

"Yes , thank you "

I couldn't get him off my mind for that whole day. For the whole week I didn't see him, and I didn't know what class he was so I could appreciate him.

The following Monday, I saw him but this time with two other set of handsome looking boys. Which I later realized they were his best friends, pater and Dante .

I was astonished, at how he spoke to me , on like his usual self, he was some how unnecessary rude to me, as his friends tease him about running after a junior student. He dismissed me and even punished me for not adding senior to his name. I felt embarrassed and vowed not to ever speak with him. But the following week he came over to our class during lunch time. And asked the rest of my classmates to leave the class, which they did to avoid punishment; I acted as if I didn't know him, he asked me how my day was going, but I totally ignored him.

When he realized I won't talk to him, he sighed and drop the chocolate cake and mineral he bought for me. I wanted to be mad at him but I later forgave him.

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Second term,

During Valentine's day, he asked me out, even though we decide to keep our relationship in secret and act as strangers in school to avoid unnecessary suspicion. Even when we finish secondary school, since we attended same church. Saint pet church, we tried as much as possible to communicate. Our love wasn't affect by the long distance, we felt contended. Though while in the university, I go, visit him since he lived alone. caused he was the son of a rich man and he had almost everything that made a student life comfortable. During the Christmas period, I and emaka decided to make it official, we didn't want to hid our relationship we were now old enough.

Emaka knew from the onset that the people I was living with were not my biological parents but uncle and his wife.

Emaka invited me over to his parents house, I dressed properly and even read some tips on 001 self help book written by De Lyon, on how to behave when you first visit your in-law to be. Even though emaka assured me that his parents were calm and nice people, that I would love to meet them especially his mom.

Well no son would say bad things about his mom. But I was prepared, at least I thought.but when I reached Emaka father house. I realized emaka mom wasn't an easy going person as Emaka had describe her. Well I knew she was doing, all this for her only child.

Yes emaka was the only child of his parents and they loved and cherish him.

I knew she was just been protective of him, like any other mother would do. Yes she made me feel uncomfortable. And I knew she was crossing all boundaries. But I couldn't hold it anymore, when she make full mockery of my family during dinner.

"Do you even think with your poor background, that you are fit for my son?" she suddenly asked with hatred laced on her tone.

"Ma , that doesn't matter, as far as he loves me and I love him too" I said trying to focus more on the food on my plate.

"Girls like you of low standard, always look for guys they could dig gold from "

Her last statement made me paused, was it now a crime to come from a poor background.

"How was it my fault."

"Can't I, just at least love a man who's standard are above mine."

"Was it wrong for me, to desire a man who come from a wealthy background."

Normally, I knew it was better to just ignored her endless rant but I knew I should at least let her know that her daughter in law to be, doesn't accept nonsense.

"Ma, I respect you but, I had enough of you " I spoke at the top of my voice

"Are you more better than I am , because you think you have some little money, you think everyone else, marry rich guys because of their money, and I won't watch you insult me or my family" I barked dropping my cutlery and stood up from the dinning table.

I walked out with my full chest, I wasn't going to watch her insult the hell out of my family. No one, not even emaka had the right to call me low class or be little me.

Am human you know , I have a feeling as well.

I don't know how some women tolerate such mother inlaw in Nigeria movie. I just wondered how people cope with such a lazy woman, with all her characters. I couldn't even imagine, how she would treat the numerous workers who worked for her. I stood at the gate of their estate, as I ordered for an Uber driver.

"Babe, babe " I heard emaka; calling from behind me as he rushed towards me, as he breath heavily.

"Babe , am so sorry for what happened, up there" he pleaded taking my arm in his.

"Babe I don't get it , is it a crime to come from a poor background

"Babe, I can explain, my mom just had a bad day at the office today, she is totally sorry for that "

"Babe, I would not tolerate your mom, having a bad day or not.

"Babe trust me , my mom is not like this

"Then, how is she like?" I questioned.

"Babe, you have to calm down, am the one marrying you not my Mom"

"I know, but still she is making mockery of me and my family and I can't take that"

"Am sorry about that"

"Babe, I don't like this"

"Babe, listen to me , we would work this out , shouting won't solve this okay?

"Babe, do you think your mom is going to ever approve us?" I asked already worked up . I knew deep down that his mom would never love me or accept me. Haven heard and read countless of stories from De Lyon World about how mothers inlaw can frustrate you , if they doesn't like you. I was worried, I couldn't let her insult my family though.

"Babe, she is going to approve us regardless, cause she isn't the one marrying you" he said and I hugged him .

"Thanks babe " I smiled as he hugged me back

"No need to thank me, I would talk to my mom. okay, don't worry about anything" he said kissing my forehead.

"Yeah, I would try not to think much about it" I replied as he ' hmmm' in response.

He spoke up again immediately we disengage from the hugged

"Babe , so let me drop you off"

"No babe, I already called an Uber driver"

"Babe are you mad at me?" he asked staring at me

"Nope"

"Then why won't you let me drop you off " he asked as his voice tighten

"Babe, cause I just called an Uber driver"

I said more confused, as he let go of my arms

"Then just cancel it " he spoke briefly.

"No I won't"

"That it, am I my mom , I thought you said you love me " he said as he shook his head

I knew if I didn't go along with him, we would end up quarreling and that I didn't have strength for.

"Okay fine, am cancelling the Uber drive okay?" I asked

"It fine by me , just wait here, let me get the car keys"

Few minutes later he came back and I entered the car, we drove in silence, no one spoke to each other. But I knew, even though I had enough on my mind, but I decided to swallow it and deal with it.

Immediately, we reached my apartment, I dropped down from the car.

I was so tried and immediately freshen up , I was still thinking about what I could prepare instantly and eat; cause I didn't eat anything.

My phone range shifty, normally I thought it was my boss, that man, can call his employees on holidays. I didn't want to pick his calls but I knew, I needed to check the caller before I decide, if or not, I want to take the call.

I unplugged my phone from the wall socket, and checked the caller but it was an unknown caller.

I had a policies, not to take unknown calls, but I knew I had to take this call

"Hello , who am I speaking with?" I asked the caller

"Are you Sofia" the caller asked, with a femme voice.

"Is there a problem?"

I asked the caller but instead for her to answer, she laughed

"Excuse you?" I asked the caller.

What did I say that was funny?

She stopped laughing, immediately she realized that I wasn't playing.

"Sofia, or what ever you call your self, stay away from my man, else "

She threathen, who was her man by the way?

"Else what?" I questioned, with more frim resolution laced perfectly on my tone.

"I see" she paused as she growled "little brat, you dare response back? Do you know who I am? She asked and I was frustrated, who the hell was she?

"Are you out of your mind " I asked getting annoyed

How mannerless she was?

"I see, the battle line had been drawn" she spoke with bitterness in her voice

I was puzzled which battle line? Who did I offend

"Hello? " I called, but she had already disconnected the call