CHAPTER 223

Evelyn immediately accepted Ruth's help and stood then pushed Ruth closer to her then held her arms tightly. 

" Do you know why you always loose in all your battles? Because a young girl like you is weak when it comes to the people you love. You still see me as your grandma's bestfriend and like your grandma which I am already not. You forget faster that I am your mortal enemy" said Evelyn as she removed fire from her mouth once more and burnt Ruth's left arm which made Ruth to yell in pain since she hadn't prepared for that. 

With that , Evelyn pushed Ruth till she fell on the floor. Fortunately, Rith felt a warm touch in her left arm which helped her to ease the pain of the burnt. Ruth immediately turned towards the person and was astonished to find out that it was her mama Naomi. Ruth quickly stood and hugged her mother enduring the pain on her left arm. 

" You are right Evelyn. My daughter Ruth always loose since she does not hesitate when it comes to the people she loves. Yet she always win since when those same people she loves still comes to her and helps her to fight all of her battles" said Naomi a bit angry but calm. 

" You? I thought that I ........." Said Evelyn but Naomi suddenly interrupted.

" Took us and locked us up at the cell of hell. Did you think that I would happily stay there as Nelly was dying on my watch? No, I had to rush her to the hospital so that she could get a faster treatment. Unmature deaths are painful than deaths which one causes harm to himself or herself intentionally. You have underestimated my family too much. You have our strengths die and our weakling spots strong and alive. You have used me and Nelly to get to this spot. You have looked down at my people, the people of the closer gates that you and grandma created. How could you do that? How could you render them useless? I am so ashamed in you" shouted Naomi at Evelyn. 

Faith and Purist who had recently arrived at the balcony were shocked to see Naomi. They had seen her injured and locked at the cell of hell but now they were seeing her standing in front of Evelyn and spiring hurtful words at her. This caused them to leave the balcony and come to fhe meeting square for really witness what was going on. 

" This is not the time to be ashamed with each other. This is the time to fight battles. A time to forget all the ties that we have and stand by our own families just like my family has stood by me" said Evelyn like a proud woman who seemed to be proud of the support that she was getting from her own family. 

" No Evelyn. You only have the support of Martin and my mama Akeshia but not of me and Purist. We stand by the right and the truth side. And that side is with Aunt Naomi. I am deepky sorry but we will battle from Ruth's side" said Faith who had just arrived at the meeting square accompanied by Purist. 

This simple statement from Faith made Evelyn to be filled with lots of anger. This made Evelyn to hold Faith's arm tightly and take her to the closer gates mansion as Martin held Purist's arm tightly and took her to the mansion. 

They were both made to sit in their respective paces at the garden chair. 

" What have you just said out there Faith? Do you realize the kind of shame that you are bringing to me? What sort of a granddaughter are you? Asked Evelyn filled with lots of anger. 

" Ruth is my sister and Purist is her daughter. They are like family. You all can go ahead and betray them the way you want but I cannot betray them. Ruth is the one who assisted me when I was intoxicated with drugs and had no idea about it. You on the other hand ahead and assisted Haggai and Tere to get out of jail, the people who helped me to be addicted to those drugs by putting them in my tea and food" said Faith in a pellucid voice.

" And what is the problem with taking drugs?" Asked Evelyn.

" There was always a problem. I stabbed Ruth and I was supposed to go to jail but she defended Mr and prevented me from going to jail. She therefore hid me from the rest of the world till she made sure that I stopped being addicted to those drugs anymore. That same lady saved your own son Martin by preventing him from spending the rest of his life from jail and the cell of hell" shouted Faith.

Martin who was listening to Faith's conversation all this while suddenly went towards Faith and slapped her. This made Faith to look at Martin as tears welled down her eyes. She found it hard to believe that Martin had just slapped her. 

" You are so silly with those silly things that you are telling grandma. Stop fighting for the tights of a girl who divorced me even without my consent. Since then, I have always spent my whole life wanting to revenge by that fact. She brought me alot of shame at the closer gates and outside the closer gates when she decided to do so" shouted Martin at Faith. 

" Then I think you deserved it. You and Purist chose Tere over her. Tere , the woman you chose killed her father and siblings and threatened to kill her mother and grandmother at that time if she never left and divorced you. Do you still have to tell me that Ruth made you suffer shame? What about her life? What about what she felt Martin?" Asked Faith. 

" Wait! How did I not know about this?" Asked Martin who was a bit sad. 

" Because you could have believed her the same way that I didn't " said Purist who seemed regretful.

" Did you know about it?" Martin asked Purist a bit astonished. 

" Yes! I knew about it but I didn't believe her. I only came to know that what she said was the truth when Tere framed you and took you to the cell of then to jail. She therefore made me get married at the age of sixteen because I tried to defend you and Ruth as well. Papa! I cannot bring myself to fight against my mama Ruth. Her own grandma died just because she came to save me from my marriage" said Purist as she wiped her tears. 

" Then you both have to choose. Is it Ruth or your nuclear family?" Asked Evelyn who folded her arms ready to hear their choice. 

" I am sorry Papa but I choose my mama Ruth. I will keep choosing her till you understand why she has to be your wife and love her. Till you understand that she is not the enemy here. Til you know how to keep good relations,maintain them and respect them" said Purist who did not dare to look at Martin even for a little while. 

" You and Papa always choose fame power over me. You threw out of the closer gates and I managed to come back all thanks to Tere who also managed to make my life miserable. I grew up to hate you but all this changed when Ruth came into my life. She became my family. I am sorry grandma and I am sorry Martinbut I choose Ruth and I will help her fight all her battles. People like you grandma deserve to rot in your graves" said Faith without looking at both Evelyn and Martin. 

Faith and Purist therefore held each other's arm. They were ready to leave if that decision was really going to take place.  

" Fine! Then what are you waiting for. Leave this mansion and tell your friends that the war has been postponed till in ten days time " said Evelyn.

" Alright grandma. Let me go and park my clothes" said Faith.

" Both of you do not need to park anything. All you need is to leave because of things here belong to you now that you have choose to leave with Ruth and Naomi" said Evelyn who signalled to both Faith and Purist to leave.

Faith and Purist immediately left the mansion. They went to the meeting square and stood beside Ruth and Naomi holding their arms.

" Our humble viewers. The loyal closer gates slaves. You won't be witnessing the whole fight this time. I have postponed it to ten days time. As you can see , my two granddaughters have choose our enemies over us. And now they have to leave and bear the consequences with our enemies" said Evelyn laughing annoyingly who signalled to them to leave. 

Ruth looked at Faith filled with lots of doubts. All the trust she had in Faith faded away the moment she knew the fact that Faith was the one who had ressurected Evelyn. 

MARRIED AT SIXTEEN.