Ruth and Naomi were busy making breakfast in the kitchen when they heard the ringing of the door bell. They were both shock at the ringing of the four bell at such an early hour in the morning. Ruth after washing her hands made her way to the door only to come face to face with the barrack Provost.
"oh my sir, good morning and welcome please do come in" she greeted a pretty smile gracing her chubby face.
"morning to you too" Mr Cameron responses as he walk into the living room and took a seat on the plush sofa.
"how may I help you sir?" Ruth demanded when she saw the man relaxed and comfortable on the seat.
"am here to see Mr Rodriquez" Cameron responded.
"okay,I will inform him of your presence" she responded and stalk towards the stairs.
Few minutes later the two men where seated relaxed with a jug of orange juice set on the table for them.
"sir am still curious about your appearance in my house this morning" Chris uttered.
Cameron coughed before responding.
"do you have a young lad of about 19,20 living with you?" he demanded.
Chris eyebrows were raised in confusion.
"no" he responded.
"anything the matter?" Chris added.
"Actually my nephew was hospitalized yesterday,reason he was beaten up and I learnt that someone from your house did the job of braking his bones and bruising his body" Cameron explained as he took a sip of his juice.
"am still confuse sir, I don't have any guy in this house apart from myself" Chris responded.
"hold on he exclaimed" not able to believe his own thought as the knowledge dawn on him on who the culprit could be.
"I just can't believe this" he exclaimed once again remembering how ragged,dirty and sweaty Zara was looking when she came one yesterday.
"you're are keeping me in the dark, what do you have to say that you're not saying?" Cameron demanded feeling impatient with the delay.
"you said the person who injured your nephew is between the age range 19-20?"Chris asked unable to believe himself.
"yes,actually his friends told me that" Cameron answered as he leaned forward.
"wow I can't believe she did that" Christian said under his breathe which Cameron heard as whispers.
"actually his friends told me that a girl literally beat him up,but I can't believe that,because it sounds stupid,a girl beating up a boy in this generation,tell me that and I did say my grandma can lift an elephant" Cameron said laughing off the statement but quickly shut up when he saw the lack of amusement on Chris face.
"you ....you ... you believe the line don't you?" he demanded unsure of himself and Chris nodded affirmatively.
"who is she?" he asked leaning forward.
"my wife" Chris responded feeling a little embarrassed.
"your wife...?" Cameron asked doubtfully.
"yes my wife" Chris repeated.
"you can't be serious Mr Rodriquez,is your wife some spy or secret agent to have the skill to beat someone like my nephew?" Cameron demanded unbelievingly.
"she went through a military school for her junior and high school" Chris responded though he should be proud but he felt ashamed for her actions.
"now I get it,but my nephew is in a critical condition now and I will be late for work,so come with her to my office latter in the day I want to know the reason for her actions" he responded as he took a last sip of his drink and walk out the door.
"thank you sir" Chris said from behind him as he exhaled deeply the breathe he didn't know he was holding.
"Chris quickly ran up the stairs straight to Zara's room without knocking he quickly pushed the door open only to be confronted with a half naked form of his wife.
"shit,fuck you" she cursed as she quickly pull her towel over her body while he was left mesmerized by her shiny flawless skin except for a round mark on her left breast which looks like a burn.
"what is it?,yesterday you were on my neck telling that I couldn't knock and today you can't like a proper gentle man" she said turning her whole body towards him.
"am sorry" he said feeling guilty.
"why are you here?" she demanded folding her arms under her bust.
"well..."he began scratching the back of his head.
"and he calls himself a man,when he can't make a proper sentence without being confused" she huffed.
"why did you beat up the provost nephew you know you really bartered the young guy and is now lying in the hospital?" Chris said.
"none of your business" she responded as she began searching for something in the drawer.
"it's my business Zara because you're my wife" he responded.
"I know you're angry but you didn't have to go around using peoples body as a punching back to relieve your pain Zara" Chris added when she didn't responded.
Zara refuse to say word instead she concentrated on her search not giving him a glance.
He walked forward and pull her by the arm forcing her to face him .
"at least you should answer when I ask and not pretend that you didn't hear me"
"am not under your oath and I don't think responding to you is part of my obligation" she responded coldly.
"Zara I just need to know why you did it and nothing more" he said.
"and I refuse to say" she said firmly.
"why are you so bitter Zara?" he asked calmly though feeling frustrated.
"why won't I be,all this while I thought your mom was harboring at her house because she had my interest at heart and my aunt for once I was happy that after neglecting me she was finding and interest me and the things I do,little did I know that I was sold off and being groomed for you,everyone is benefitting from our marriage except me,my aunt had finally found a suitable bin for me,your mother got a daughter in-law and you got a wife and I....(she turned around to hide her tears) I thought I was breaking free from a prison little did I know that I was going into life imprisonment" she said and gasped as her body shook as she wept silently.
"so to you marriage is imprisonment Zara?" he demanded.
"you were never sold off,you were aware and you gave your consent before this took place and all this wouldn't have happened if you never said yes" Christian said.
"so what if I say I said yes because I felt I was obligated to your mother and needed to break free from my aunt,will you divorce me and set me free from this bondage?" she demanded turning around to face him her eyes red with tears.
"divorce Zara..?,we just got married barely a week now and though you might not believe me and anything I say but I care for you more than you could ever imagine and this marriage wouldn't have happened if you said no,I can still remember vividly that I asked you not to go into this for any reason but yourself and remember you said you weren't being forced to,so why do you blame me now?" he said and she exhaled feeling defeated and short of words.
"why did you hurt him because I don't believe that you saw him and just felt like beating the hell out of him without a push?" Chris demanded as he gently wile the tears off her face.
"he insulted me" she responded with a pout.
"what did he say to you?"
"he insulted me and that's it" she said firmly.
"you're are not telling me?" he asked as he ran his thump against the small slit and bruise on the right side of her lip.
"no am not" he said firmly and turned away.
"come sit " he said and pull her towards the bed. He got the first aid kit and made her sit on the bed.
"after dipping a swap in the hydrogen peroxide he began cleaning the site but she pulled away few seconds later.
"I can't take the pain" she hissed.
"it's for your own good,if you have the strength to beat up a guy you can handle something worse than this" he joked with a sly smile playing on his lip.
"don't use that against me " she foamed.
" am sorry" he responded as he pull her jaw and began cleaning the wound again.
"the provost want us to meet him in his office later in the day,so you have to stay in today"
"what for?"
"his nephew of course" he responded.
"am not going" she said flatly.
"it's and order from a higher officer,you can't say no" he said as he began packing up the instrument he use.
"no" she said stubbornly.
"you can't be serious" he giggle.
"do I look like am not?" she fired.
"you are aren't joking are you?" he asked.
"what do you think" she said without a hint of playfulness as she stood up and walked into the bathroom.
"please Zara let's not argue over this" Christian pleaded.
"who is arguing with you?" she said from the other side with a smile on her face.
"come down for breakfast and we will talk about it" he said.
silence.
He shook his head and walked out of the room.
******
"you can't possibly be thinking of wearing that to see the provost?" Chris demanded as he ran his eyes over his wife feeling irritated by her oversize three quarter pants and big black timberland boots.
"am not thinking Chris,in case you haven't seen am wearing it" she responded as she pulled a baggy white shirt over her body and began folding the sleeve.
"you're a married woman,behave and dress like one" Christian stated.
"married,married, married woman....,always reminding me of that fact like it some award winning tittle and not some imprisonment that women consciously go into feeling as if that just gotten a lifetime achievement" Zara spat.
"huhgh....." Chris sigh feeling frustrated.
"at least change the pants" he said.
"nothing is wrong with it"
"please for me" he pleaded.
"oh gush" she laughed.
"you're are not worth it, I can't be a prisoner in my body in the name of dressing feminine, but if you're are embarrassed by looks you could just sit this out,I can handle it" Zara said.
"you don't embarrass me,your dressing does" Christian admitted.
Zara ogled at him before taking long strides towards the door.
"coming or not,waste another second and I will be forced to change my mind" Zara threatened before pushing the door open when he started towards her.
They walked through the streets of the barracks taking bends and cutting corners with Christian leading the way. Curious eyes could be seen shamelessly staring without a blink. Zara made sure to walk metres away because compare to her husband she was lacking in height and walking side by side with him made her feel small and inferior outlining the difference between them.
Zara was deep in thought, while walking she tried to make a plan on in her mind.
"Zara are you okay?" Christian demanded as he halted waiting for her to catch up.
"people will think am not being a protective husband by having you walk behind me" Christian said (when she had reached him and was standing in front of him) as he scratch his behind his head shyly unable to meet her eyes. His face showcasing a smile that highlighted his dimples causing a glint in his eyes.
"let's go" he said showing her a hand to walk in front of him.
"what are you,my body guard?" she said suddenly feeling irritated. She hate it when someone purposefully walk behind her because it makes her conscious of her step and to her it's means the individual is watching her rare end.
"fine" he said and grip her hand in his but she jerked it immediately.
"am not a toddler" she sputter.
She left him frozen for a while.
"I just don't know, I don't understand you most time" he void out.
"that's more reason you should have married someone you are accustomed to" she spat and without a word he continue walking while she trailed behind. Never once did he even glance her way again ,he kept his head straight and focused before him while she on the other hand followed quietly ignoring her subconscious nag to apologize or say something.
They walked into the administrative building and Zara was taking aback by the number of officers that kept on saluting her husband and paving way for them to pass. she tempted to ask him his rank in the military but she refused to speak and instead followed quietly until they came into an alley with rays of doors with each having plaque denoting the post of the occupant.
"Hey sir Christian " someone called from behind them causing the couple to turn around toward the direction of the voice.
"morning sir" the man saluted standing on attention before he concluded the walk towards them.
"morning to you too" Christian responded.
"I guess this is the new Mrs in the barracks" he said pointing towards Zara.
"yes my wife" Christian said as he eyed Zara up and down feeling embarrassed by her choice of clothes.
"I wouldn't have known if I hadn't seen the wedding photos from Andre, do you intend to hide her from the world?,well I wouldn't blame you since she's one of the pretty one's" the guy responded running his eyes over Zara which left her irritated.
"am Leonard a friend to your husband friend and yes I know your name is Zara,pretty name for a pretty lady" Leo pointed outrightly as he flash her a pair of milk teeth.
His words caused Zara to huffed inwardly folding her hands beneath her bust.
"Leo am here to see the provost,so we will catch up later" Christian said and turned around and Zara followed suit.
"yes sir" Leo responded from behind them.
"don't take his words to heart that's the way he is" Christian said breaking his wife's chain if thoughts.
"huh...?" she exclaimed looking confuse.
"Leo" he said simply.
"what does he mean I shouldn't take his words to heart,does he mean am not pretty,huuff who cares" her subconscious said.
They came to a halt in front of a door and went in when a male voice from inside ushered them in.
"ooh Christian you both are here,please have a seat" Cameron said and the couple Sat on the seats opposite him.
"is she the one?" he demanded and Christian nodded.
"she looks like it"
Christian didn't know whether to take that as a complement or insult but what he knew was that at that moment he felt very embarrass of his wife and chided himself for it while his wife felt her shoulders rise to the roof top in pride.
"you won't introduce us?" Cameron demanded.
"aghh...sorry,Sir this is my wife Zara" Chris responded.
"Zara,the iron lady, well am Cameron as you can see from my name tag and plate" the man said flashing her a smile which she couldn't denote whether it was a friendly or threatening smile.
"I just want to know what transpire between you and my nephew that led to such damage on his body"
"we were on the field playing soccer and he insulted me" Zara responded her words causing Chris to crane his head towards expression but ck.
"his wife playing soccer with boys,this was new"
Chris tightened his lips and kept his head straight to control displeasure.
"so you were playing soccer ?" Cameron asked( he took a glance at Chris to see his expression but his face show off nothing) to be sure he had heard correctly.
"so what words did he use?"
"am so embarrass to even say such words in front of you,so it's better you don't hear them" Zara said with a wave of her hands in the air and a shaking of her head.
"I get it,I will let this slid because it's your first since you're not yet accustomed to the rules of this barrack, but I must say am very disappointed in you Mrs Rodriguez and I guess this act of yours is a shame also to your husband, if you don't know this is a military barrack and we have certain rules and regulations and if someone disrespect a married woman we have a penalty for that.
To avoid such disrespect you need to hold yourself in high regard ant not go about embarrassing your husband, I can't even imagine what got so hot to make you loose your self control as a woman and am not saying this to support my nephew am so against his actions but as a woman do not overstep your boundary" Mr Cameron shaking his head disapprovingly continuously.
All the while he said those words Chris kept his head hanging low while Zara was infuriated to the extreme.
"with all due respect Mr Cameron I live my life the way it pleases me,so fuck those boundaries you are blabbering about" Zara said in anger standing to her feet.
"Zara " Chris called standing also standing his feet. She need nor to be told because she could hear the magnitude of his confined anger in that word though his face gives out nothing.
"am so sorry sir" Chris apologized in a sour tone.
"it's okay,the kind of women that come with this generation,you may leave" Cameron said pointing towards the door. He couldn't hide the surprise in his voice or face.
"am so sorry sir" Chris apologise once again, grab Zara tightly by the wrist and literally pulled her out of the office, whatever effort she put trying to free her wrist prove futile.
They went through the building passing a number of soldiers which Chris only nodded to their greeting while Zara pretend like his tight grip wasn't hurting her.
Chris finally released her when they came out of the building into the quarters.
"let's go home" he ordered.
"am going no where with you" she said rubbing her hurt wrist with the opposing hand in other to ease the pain.
"Zara am sorry" Chris apologized (feeling guilty for his actions)as he took a step towards her.
"don't even dare" she said as she turned around and left him standing shock.
"I can't believe this woman" he said as he turned the opposite direction.
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