CHAPTER 190

" Do you see? There is no challenge that none of us can do. I am speaking about the men and women from Olam town. Let's go" said Ruth who wanted to leave but Vivian immediately stopped her by holding her arms.

" Not yet Ruth. Didn't you just say all women in Olam town can take up any challenge and win? Well! There is only one person remaining. That person is Faith Tupfer; raised by the Tupfer's but the biological daughter of the One's" said Vivian. 

This made Ruth to be filled with lots of worries as Faith was not experienced in such kinds of tests. She therefore knew that she needed to help Faith in performing the challenge. She really knew what she should really do. 

" Very well Vivian. My sister Faith is going to take up this challenge. She will be the one to prove if what I have said about the people of Olam town is right or wrong" said Ruth smiling.

" But Ruth...." Said Faith but Ruth suddenly interrupted her.

" I know what you want to say dear sister but I do trust you so much to take up this challenge. I do believe that you will not let me down. Will you?" Asked Ruth smiling.

" Yes I won't let you down" said Faith who went and stood beside Ruth and Vivian.

Four buckets of water were brought and placed on top of the bench. Faith looked at the four buckets of water filled with lots of worries. She felt bad that Ruth chose knowing very well that she was not experienced in such things but on the other hand she felt a certain confidence within her.

Faith placed her face inside the bucket and was astonished to see tears coming out from her eyes. She wondered how such a thing could happen yet she had not performed any spell yet. Anyway, she still continued with the spell till she found out that she had filled all the four buckets of water with her tears. 

As soon as she finished, everybody at the case square clapped for her too which made Vivian to be filled with lots of worry. She was extremely embarrassed in such a way that she left the case square filled with lots of anger. 

Faith immediately went towards Ruth and Purist and hugged them. She knew that they were the ones who had helped her to shed tears of no emotions. 

The crowd at the case square immediately came towards them at that instant and carried them as the crowd sang song of joy. They took them back at Mariana mansion in the same motion till they caught the attention of Naomi, Lawrence and Ryan who got out of the house to see what was happening. Vivian who felt frustruated was watching from the balcony of the house as tears welled down her eyes.

" Your wife to be , her sister and her daughter have today proved to us that they are magicians. They have filled ten buckets of water using their own tears. Something which nobody at mambo town could have done after so many years. Such a thing only happened once at mambo town. It was done by a woman from the Mariana mansion who was later on killed by some unknown gang claiming they were taking revenge using her since she was considered as a witch. They only wanted to prove that witches were powerless" said one of the women from the crowd .

" What was the name of that woman who was killed many years back?" Asked Ruth filled with lots of worries.

" Her name was Magdalene Mariana. It is not really known whether she died because she dissapeared on her burial day and was never seen again. Some said she died while others said she dissapeared without a trace" said another woman woman from the crowd.

" If you find the picture of that woman later on , please give it to me. I might know alit about that woman but maybe if I have the link then I will know something. Maybe she is residing at the closer gates if indeed she is a alive" said Ruth.

" Please find out Ruth. We have full trust in you that you will bring that woman back home" said a woman from the crowd. 

" Alright! play time is over. Go back to your respective homes. I am glad that the community is learning to appreciate my wife and loves my wife a lot. That is the only gift I would ever wish for" said Ryan who signalled to everybody to leave as they left. 

Ryan therefore signalled everyone to enter the mansion as all lockers at the gate were thoroughly closed. Ryan therefore went towards Ruth and held her arm tightly forcing her to enter the house which made Naomi to be filled with lots of anger. She hated seeing her own daughter being mistreated. This always made her to often feel helpless. 

" Why have you done that? Why have you proved to everyone that you are a witch today?" Ryan asked Ruth filled with lots of anger.

" Is there any problem with that? After all, this not my fault. Why don't you ask your sister-in-law about what she made us do today before drawing any conclusions? You know very well that Vivian has always hated me" said Ruth.

" I know but yet I know that she knows the rules of our land. The people of my land do not really like witches. They hate witches with a passion and have often burnt witches to death in the recent years" said Ryan a bit worried but was astonished to see that Ruth was not worried at all. 

" There is nothing wrong that will happen to me and my family and I am apsalutely sure that nothing wrong happened to Magdalene Mariana. She might be somewhere touring around the world and trying to understand why she should come back to her own home where she was rejected" said Ruth.

Ryan immediately raised his hand at Ruth threatening to beat up Ruth but Ruth held his hand tightly and pushed him to the wall. She therefore went towards him and began throttling him.

" listen to me Ryan! I think that I have tolerated you enough and it has all been only for the sake of my mother. She has always trusted you above everything else in this world. In our community, we treasure relationships that is why we just don't leave from relationships without a fight. That is why Faith and I might be sister-in-laws but our bond is more than friendship. That is how it should be when two people love each other unconditionally" said Ruth.

" I am only giving you a few days. I am sure that you will run towards me seeking for some help from me but I want to promise you that I will not help you since you have never seen any worth in me as the love of your life that you claim I am" said Ryan.

" Yes I have not and I will never see you as the love of my life. You are the main reason why my grandma is dead. You are the main reason why her body was not accepted in any morgues in this town. Why couldn't just shout it right infront of my face that you were taking revenge on me? You instead toyed with people's lives as if you didn't care at all. Let me promise you that within those fee days that you are saying I will run towards you seeking for help, you will be the one who will be begging at my Mercy for help but I will have no mercy. I will have no mercy for a criminal like you" said Ruth who left to her room accompanied by Faith, Purist and Naomi.

This made Ryan to be filled with lots of guilt as he looked at his sister Nelly who could not stop smiling. 

This made Lawrence think of a way out. He promised himself a hard task of finding Ruth's weaknesses and using them to make sure that she humbled herself towards Ryan together with every of his decision. 

This made him to follow Ruth and her family to Ruth's room whom had already arrived and were seated on top of the bed.

" Mama! It's been long since we visited grandma. I think we should visit her before those days that I have given to Ryan as a challenge. We can also inform Martin to come over there. I am sure that she would want to have a conversation with his own grandma" said Ruth smiling.

" Why so you smile at the mention of his name. I thought that you used to dislike him. What changed now?" Asked Naomi filled with lots of curiosity.

" When I realized that Martin was not always at fault mother. It was then that I decided that his hapiness would still remain as my first priority" said Ruth.

Naomi, Faith and Purist immediately went towards Ruth and hugged her. That was the day they were waiting for. The day which Ruth would finally forgive Martin and make him her priority.

MARRIED AY SIXTEEN