CHAPTER 44

They hugged each other passionately. Truly this was a definition of love or not a definition of love. Before the could do anything, they heard a knock at the door. It was Lady Akeshia indeed. She was carrying a letter in her hand and gave it to Martin claiming the letter was to be read by the both of them. On top of it was written" THE CELL OF HELL" . Martin was shocked to the extent that he threw the letter down and did not want to discuss anything about it. He knew that the letter meant conditions or else serious consequences would have to be followed. Ruth picked the letter instead and decided to read it louder .

FROM THE CELL OF HELL,

I am tremendously pleased to send this letter over to you. Since you sent me to the cell of hell nothing bad had ever happened to me. I just lived there like a poor woman from hand to mouth. But yesterday they produced the verdict that my green light would be out soon. This means that soon I will be free .I will be free of all this. I will be back to my own obligations. I will take care of our daughter like I used to do before. I will ensure that none of us ever lack . I will be the perfect wife that I never was before. I guess that is how life should be. 

YOUR BELOVED WIFE. 

Purist could not finish reading the letter. She sat on top of the bed crying. Ske wondered what was going to happen once Martin's wife had returned..

Could they live in peace? 

Would she mishandle her?

Would she hate her? 

Would she accept Ruth as her co-wife?

There were a lot of questions in her mind. It was something that she did not expect to happen. 

" Does this mean that I should leave Martin?.....I think I should do that. You never appreciated me in this marriage or even agreed with some of my opinions. I think it would be right for me to leave" said Ruth who kept looking at her closet. 

" To where? My wife Tere made her choice. I made my choice too and that is the main reason why I chose to marry you and take care of you as my one and only beloved wife. I will never accept Tere back. I hate her with a passion for commiting adultery. If she leaves the cell of hell then I will throw her outside the closer gates and will have nothing more to do with her" said Martin angrily. 

Tere was the main way how he used to call his wife. This made everyone to get used into always calling her that way. 

" No Martin. In the Laws of the closer gates she is still your wife. I will ou be considered as your concubine"

" I paid your bride price. Is that not the right procedure to follow when you want a wife? What then makes you think that you are not fit to be my wife? Away with those thoughts my love. I love you so much" said Martin shaking..

He seemed to have been horrified by the news. He sat silently on the bed. Ruth silently watched him for a while. She was shocked on how exactly she was indeed going to help . 

She remembered that Lady Akeshia had gave her instructions on how to make something Romantic Martin. Before Ruth could say anything, she changed her mind. 

" I was requesting to go and visit mama. It's been long since I set my eyes on them. Please allow me to do so"

" No! I know the main reason why you want to leave. You want to go and stay with your parents so that we can forget about you. There is no way that this is going to happen. No one will apsalutely leave this place. You can hate yourself but no one is living. This is your family and your house"

" It will be not anymore once your wife comes back. Let's see how everything will flourish" said Ruth .

MARRIED AT SIXTEEN.