CHAPTER 29

Bryton nodded his head in disbelief. He left the closed gates dissapointed. 

Ruth locked herself in the study since she wanted to soul search. She was tired by the fact that she had to dissapoint everyone close to her in order to make her marriage work. 

Shortly afterwards, she heard the door open and knew it was Martin.

She pretended not to see him in order for Martin to leave her alone but Martin did the opposite.

He instead closed the door and went close to her inorder to embrace her. He embraced her passionately till for once she was able to forget all of her worries. She stood and held Martin's hand leading him to their matrimonial room. 

She was already tired and needed to rest. She rested for a while as Martin kept watching her. He did not believe that Ruth took the initiative to defend her own marriage. 

Luckily, he had heard everything that they were saying. He was as happy as a lark when he heard Ruth defending their marriage. 

He assured himself from that point that he would do everything that pleased Ruth. He would find out what exactly happened to Magdalene.

He would go to the mall to buy her school uniforms. 

He would .......

Those kind of promises never ended. 

" Why aren't you asleep love? I can feel everything that you are thinking right now. If you are not ready, we will quit with the story of going to the mall. Tomorrow I would like to go on a journey to see my family. It has been long since I set my eyes on them" said Ruth smiling. 

" Do you miss them that much?" 

" Yes love! I terribly miss them and I know that they miss me too. I cannot really do without them. I would like to Purist to accompany me if you do not mind"

" Only when you do one thing"

" What is it?"

" Describe to me the world love" Martin said as Ruth looked at him astonished. 

 Describe the word love!

But she loved him. 

She wanted to dedicate everything to him. 

Why then did she need to describe the word love?

" Love is a genuine thing which I believe all of us should know. I do not really think that I have to answer this. I have lots of other things to do and think about. We all know what love is" said Ruth which astonished Martin. 

" What are you saying? Love is a genuine thing! Do you mean to say that anybody has the right to love you! It is a wrong thing to say that. Here I thought that my wife has become wise. Hoots! Those stupid blackouts are here again. I hate those silly black outs. Lady Akeshia....I know that this woman is already in servant quarters. Please help me fix the lights love, I hate darkness. I can die in darkness" said Martin which astonished Ruth. 

What was he even saying?

He can die in darkness?

Maybe he was a bit crazy. 

It was a narrow-minded way of putting things. 

" Why are you scared of blackouts love? Besides, it just looks like something that has just happened here at the closed gates mansion only. Look at me love. Ah! You cannot even look at me. Why are you afraid of darkness. I think this is a new theme that needs to be addressed" said Ruth as she switched on the light of her phone.

She was astonished by Martin's sudden behavior. 

She thought that men were only afraid of death. 

Such small things were for women. 

Only women..

MARRIED AT SIXTEEN.