"nnena!" yildiz shook her but there was no response, she screamed for help, the maids tried to wake nnena but there was no response, they called Randy and Roman, when they got there, they also tried to shake her to wake but she's dead, they called the seer, she came and confirmed that she's dead, they then called her father before taking her to the morgue, he came very late at night, zamar went to fetch the kids from school so they could see theor mother for the last time.
the following day in the morning the harsse came to fetch her, then they started preparing for her funeral, Roman never thought he'd cry for nnena, but he did, he locked himself in his bedroom and cried so hard, yildiz j knocked, he went to open for her
"you're crying" she said to her father
"it hurts my love, I loved your mother, I still do" he said
"but daddy mom was evil, how do you cry for her?" she asked
"your mom wasn't always that evil, she got greedy, when things didn't go her way, she wanted to force them to, but she was once a beautiful person" he said
"do you forgive her?" she asked
"I always forgave her, she knew that, and she took advantage" he said
"then I guess I should forgive her too" she said
"you should, she's your mother, she gave birth to you, and she loved you more than anything in this world" he said
"that I know, well it hurts you're right, but I can't force tears, I haven't made peace with the fact that she was a witch, it still haunts me" she said
"it's okay, time will heal you, you know, when i met your mother, she was very ambitious, so stubborn and naughty, but she never really cared what other people said about her, or what other people did, I loved her more for that, even though her naughty side would hurt me sometimes, I still loved her for that, she was very young when I married her, she was only 18 years, I was 21, we fought a lot, but found each other again, the more we fought, the more I loved her, she was a hard core, goal driven, a go getter, smart, and loyal" Roman said
"dad, can I ask you something ?" she asked
"yes my love?" he allowed
"why did you then take a second wife?" she asked
"because she competes me, she fills all the missing puzzles your mother was never able to fill, would have never been able to fill, she's humble, just like you, and your grandmother, she's calm, she's loving, protective, understanding, considerate, the opposite of what your mother was, she's a true queen, a real woman, she's honest, trustworthy, very loyal, and respective, all these qualities, your mother lacked" he said
"I love mom zamar, more than my mother, is that a bad thing?" she asked
"no its not, but it's very important that you don't hate your birth mother babe, hold her dear in your heart" Roman said
"I get you, I can't believe you married her at that tender age though, would you allow me to get married next year?" yildiz asked running away
"hell will break loose" Roman threw a pillow at her
the proceedings were smooth, Friday night they buried her, then Saturday they held a memorial service, her colleagues came, a lot of people came, then after that it was back to reality, the house felt a little bit weird, the seer and the maids cleaned or cleansed the house, the seer said they wanted all her bad spirit to vacate the house, her clothes were burned, and everything else that belonged to her was either burned or given away, her father understood that they only give away the pisseion of the person who died instantly if the person is a witch, her brothers and their wives also knew that practice, they were very surprised that at her age she was a witch, nnena died at at the age of 34, leaving 5 kids the first born is 17, the second borns are 12 , and her husband who's now 37, her sister wife also 37, her mother in law is 67, and father in-law is 77, her father and brothers, and her nieces and nephews.
after three months, life had to move on, the kids aren't staying in school anymore, they travel to school, zamar drops them off, the guards pick them up in the afternoon, it became a routine for zamar, and the drives were always fun because they would sing along to the so gs they each picked, yildiz was starting to like boys, and damn she had hots for a boy that's a jerk, but zamar told her how to deal with him.
Roman was just so scared because he didn't know which day will be his parent's last day, but he tried so hard to be normal, though it was hard, he's sitting alone in his room going through his photo album, his wedding pictures with Nnena
"I should have known the moment I saw you that you are trouble, no I knew, you were not the kind of woman I'd go for, but your personality in disguise lured me in your trap, I fell for the person you made believe you were, but you were exactly the person I thought you were, even worse, but I loved you still after finding out who you really were, I forgave you, I still cared nnena, why would you do me like that? kill my kids? I haven't made peace and haven't let go, I'll forever and will always look at this pictures and wonder what I have done wrong, you know when you told me you're jealous of zamar, I thought because you didn't want to share me, and I felt very special, it was cute until I found out that you actually were jealous because that's your nature, you're pure evil, you hated seeing her succeed, you wanted her to always be beneath you, you thought you looked better than her because she was larger than you, then you gave up on your looks because you knew you weren't better, but I didn't compare nnena, I never did, I didn't care how who looked like, I still don't, all I wanted from the both of you was respect, love, care, affection, things I never got from you, no matter how much I've shown you that I loved you, you still found a way to hurt me, you broke me really, when I took you back In after you have let me rot in prison with your lies, I also was surprised that I'm that forgiving, and I thought I wasn't going to give you my time, but I did, I still fell for your puppy eyes, those cute eyes drove me crazy and I didn't want to you crying, that was my weakest point and you took advantage, you hurt me to a point that whenever they told me that you did something, I didn't get affected, it was as if I've heard about a frog that was hit by a car, that's just how much I didn't care. you pushed me to zamars hands, she was always around, before you, but I had no feelings for her, let alone marrying her, that was farfetched, you made me see the good in her, I then realized that you came to my life as a lesson, you tought me to cherish what I have around, no matter how damaged it could be, because searching for something out there might bring something worst in disguise, zamar appreciates me, she celebrates me, she loves me more than I love her, she knows I'm her husband, she respects me, it shows the kind of family she's coming from, she was raised well, she knows love, she was loved as a kid, you lacked nnena, but I tolerated you, I'm sure you can see that now, but it's late, very late, you left your kids with the woman you wanted to hurt, would she have taken your kids in if you succeeded in killing hers? have you thought about it this far?" Roman was crying talking to the photo
a knock came through
"come in" he said wiping his tears and hiding the album, zamar came in
"you're back early" he said hugging her
"yes, I didn't feel like being there today" she said
"pecks of being the boss hey" he said
"right?" she laughed softly, it became silent "Roman I know you're going through a hard time, and I understand believe me, but I don't think this will make things any better" zamar said after a long silence
"this? what?" Roman asked
"locking yourself in this room, crying, you're doing the same thing everyday, why don't you go counseling then, talk about it?" " she said
"no, I'll be fine, I'm fine, I spoke to nnena today, everything that I've been bottling up, I've said it so I'm fine" he said
"I hope so, I feel a bit neglected" she said
"I'm sorry, I'll make it up for you" he said
"you were supposed to take the kids out yesterday, you didn't pitch up, I had to fill you in" she said, Roman got pissed and he snapped
"are.you tired of taking care of Nnenas kids already zamar, it hasn't been a year" he said half shouting
"what? I wasn't talking about her kids only, you have ten kids, and you were supposed to take them all out yesterday, you promised them on Friday thay Sunday will be a daddy and kids day" she said
"whatever, I don't see why you're whining, you filled me I so what?" he still snapped
"fine, I'm sorry for trying to remind you of the important things that are still alive, go ahead with your ghosts" zamar was angry, Roman grabbed her as she was about to open the door
"what did you just say?" he asked squeezing his fingers together hurting her wrist
"you're hurting me" she hissed
"zamar you're my second wife, I married you because you were pregnant for my baby, I married nnena because I loved her, we were together for so many years that I can't just close that chapter because you're alive" he said
"okay, fine" she said
"I'm glad you get it" he let go
"I get it now, I'm sorry I love you so much that I can't bear seeing yoh ruin your relationship with your kids, from today onwards, I'll let you do mourn for as long as you want, lock yourself in here, forget about your kids, or maybe mine since now there's categories, cry for nnena, I'll stay put of your way" she said
"why are you so mean today?" he asked
"I've been very supportive of you, I was very understanding, because I loved you, but since you told me that you married me for the kids, I'll k on my place in your life" she said
"zamar you're taking this the wrong way" he said
"that's the only way, don't worry Roman, I'll also stay here for my kids, but thank you for bringing me into light, I'll stop putting myself last, from today, I'm going to be very selfish, I'll put me first, you hear me, I've always tried to make you happy, but I won't anymore" she said then walked out, Roman sat back on the bed and wondered what had gone wrong, he then went to the seer
"what's wrong with my wife?" he asked
"what's wrong with you?" the seer asked
"nothing, I'm mourning" he said
"it's been over 3 months my prince, you hav another wife that needs your attention, you are giving nnena what she always wanted when she was busy using black magic on you, to love her and forget about zamar, you are doing exactly that, by the time you wake up, you'll be as good as dead, because a man without a purpose is not man enough, what will you live for? what will motivate you to go on?" she said
"she needs to be understanding, she's complaining about me forgetting to take the kids out, it's not a big deal" Roman said
"it's a huge deal if you ask me, you are alive, nnena is dead, not you, so you need to show up for your kids, be there for them, show them love, you can't let zamar do all that by herself, she also needs to down what had happened, as much as you're hurt, she's also affected, she haven't had time to deal with it because you're absent, she's trying to fill you in but until when? shes putting putting your feelings first, until when?" the seer asked
"okay, fine" he said.
"my prince, don't let nnena ruin your marriage even on her death grave, don't let her win, let her go, it's time you live your life with zamar, love her because she's the only woman that will always be by your side, the other women will come and go, you'll hurt her, so love her enough so that she'll have something to hold on to when you start hurting her" the seer said
"I'll hurt her?" Roman asked.
"big time" the seer said
"how?" Roman asked
"you will know when the time is right" the seer said