CHAPTER 145

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Both Ruth and Ryan slept that night facing different sides of the bed. This truly proved to them that even if they managed to get married, then marriage was not a bed of roses. Sometimes they both had to agree to disagree and to disagree to agree.

The following morning, they both woke up and were atonished to find themselves sleeping beside each other on top of the bed. Ryan was holding Ruth on his arms. Ruth immediately took Ryan's arms and threw them away from her. This made Ryan to wake up filled with lots of anger. 

" Why are you looking at me like that? We were to sleep separately on this bed but you came close to me and wanted to have it your way right" shouted Ruth at Ryan angrily. 

" What are you saying woman? I never told you to sleep on my bed. You could have slept on your room but you chose to follow me here. Now tell me how I am to be blamed for that" shouted Ryan at Ruth. 

Ruth angrily woke up and went towards the door and tried to open the door but was astonished to find out that the door was locked. 

" You even locked the door. What were you planning to do to me? Give me the keys Ryan" shouted Ruth who streched out her arms towards Ryan but Ryan did not bother to agree to her quest. 

" If you want the keys then you can get them where I kept them last night. Don't lie to me that you have no any idea. I know that you have an idea about it's whereabouts" said Ryan who took out his clothes from the closet and went to the washrooms. 

Ruth angrily tried to look for the keys but was astonished as soon as she did not find the keys at any place in the room. She was filled with lots of fear since Nelly and Faith were knocking on the room door. 

Ruth decided to hide under the bed. As soon as Ryan came out from the washrooms, he was fully dressed. Ryan was astonished to find out that Ruth was not around the room and the room was not yet opened. He picked the keys from the window of the room and opened the door. 

He was astonished when he found out that it was Faith and Nelly knocking on the door.

" Good morning dear sisters" said Ryan smiling. 

" Good morning Ryan. We are looking for Ruth and have not seen her anywhere in the mansion. We thought that she might had been here at your room but I am surprised to find out that she is not here as well. What if Martin has managed to kidnap her once again?" Asked Faith filled with lots of worry. 

" How can Martin kidnap Ruth and yet I slept with her in my room? She will be at the dining table in a short while. She has just gone to take a shower" said Ryan who suddenly locked the door of his room. 

This made Ruth to get out of the bed. She went towards Ryan and slapped Ryan. 

" Why are you so much willing to destroy my dignity? I told that it was not good if anybody knew that I slept in your room but you have gone ahead and told Faith exactly what I have told you not to say. Faith is a woman who respects cultures and because of this, I have no idea of I will get the same respect that I used to get from her" said Ruth who left room angrily. 

She went to the dining room and found that everybody was seated there except for Ryan whom she left in the room.  Everybody were all seated taking their meal. 

She went and tried to peck Naomi as a sign of the morning greetings but Naomi refused to accept Ruth's greetings. She immediately stood and slapped Ruth which astonished Ryan who was coming towards the dining room and saw what had happened. 

" What do you think you did last night? Why didn't you atleast come and sleep in my room? This is what happens when parents and children sleep under the same roof with the children's lovers. This is a disrespect to me as a woman and as your mother. How long did I have to sit here to wait for you to get out of that room? Now I have understood that the only respect you had was for your grandma Magdalene and now that she is no more, you don't see any need to respect me at all" shouted Naomi at Ruth angrily. 

" Mama! I am begging you to forgive me. I did not really mean to decrease your dingnity and my dignity as well. I understand very well what our cultures say and I hsbe never been willing to against them" said Ruth as tears welled down her eyes. 

" No! I don't really want to listen to you because I am leaving this house and I am leaving Mambo town as well. I am going back to my mama's house at Olam town. I will stay there for now till I think of something else that I will do with my life. I neither want to see you during that period nor be invited in your wedding" Said Naomi who left the dining room angrily and went to her room. 

Ruth was silent since she did not want to quarrel with Naomi. Ryan looked at Ruth filled with lots of sadness. It was his fault that Ruth's relationship with Naomi was at a verge of collapsing. He could stop blaming himself and therefore decided to go to Naomi's room before she made a mistake of leaving. 

As soon as Ryan arrived at Naomi's room, he found that Naomi had already started removing her clothes from the closet. 

" Mama! Ruth is not to be blamed for everything that happened. I actually saw her lying unconscious on the living room when I arrived at the mansion. It was almost midnight and I knew that she was waiting for me to arrive. I decided to carry her to her room but her room was full of clothes so I took her to mine and therefore wet to sleep at the couch in the living room. Please don't make this mistake that will separate your daughter from you for good" said Ryan in a pellucid voice. 

" For a while I thought that she had defied our cultures. How could I be so selfish and come up with my own conclusions regarding this matter? I must try and seek forgiveness from my daughter" said Naomi who went to the dining room and found Ruth seated on the floor as tears welled down her eyes.

Naomi immediately went towards Ruth and wiped her tears which astonished Ruth. Ruth knew Naomi too well and the fact that she always made hasty decisions whenever she was angry. She therefore knew that Naomi was going to leave and the only way to maintain the relationship was for her to accompany Naomi back to Olam town as prove that she still respected her. 

" You are still my Ruth that I know. Ryan has been able to make me understand I was doing wrong by judging you regarding the matter. Please slap me back if that is the only way that you will be able to forgive me. I was too hasty to make my decision this time as well. How would I even bring myself to live without you? I would just die in the process" said Naomi who felt ashamed of the situation. 

Apologizing to Ruth proved to everyone that Naomi was not the kind of woman who would let her ego control her. She was the kind of woman who would humble herself and did not care about the person she was humbling herself towards; be it young or old. This was the kind of behaviour that every woman in Olam town had except for the few who always had the behaviour of letting their anger control them. 

" How can I be angry at you mama? I know that I loved grandma Magdalene too much but that does not mean that I loved you any less. You are my mama and you are the woman who gave birth to me. It's really alright not to feel good about a certain matter but I am glad that I was raised by you with good moral values" said Ruth as she hugged her mother tightly. 

Everybody in the dining room felt emotional as they began to cry although it felt amazing to watch the mother daughter bond. 

MARRIED AT SIXTEEN.