Chapter 9

I thought of ways I could make Kelvin pay for ruining my life as days go by.

I couldnt stop crying.

I couldnt eat.

I kept wondering why he did all that to me.

'Was it on purpose'? 'How could that young boy who saved me from being raped became the man that ruined my whole life'

I stayed on my bed crying as I remembered everything.

On the wedding day which was also my birthday.

January 5th 2022.

The day I became 30years old.

I woke up with somuch anger and pain in my heart.

As I looked at my phone, it was already 9am.

I dressed up, picked up my knife and put it inside my bag and left for St Glory's church.

The wedding had started.

As I walked in and looked at the altar. It was just the pastor standing there.

I stepped out and looked around then I saw Kelvin standing outside beside a car.

He was wearing a black suit and making a call.

I quietly walk behind him till I got to where he was.

'Kelvin' I said

As he turned around and saw he he trembled.

'Ufuoma!' he screamed.

'You are alive Kelvin' I said as tears began to drop from my eyes.

'I can explain, please I will call you, lets talk later, I am getting married please, see ehn, I am willing to pay you any amount you want, please leave' He pleaded.

'How much can you pay me for using me and ruining my life' I shouted at him

'Just say any amount you want' He begged

'Are you using her too? Maybe for more opportunities or she is just the ladder to climb higher' I asked.

But he said nothing.

'Just leave please' He said.

As I saw a guy walking to his direction, whom I assumed must be his best man, I walked closer to Kelvin and before he could say another word I stabbed his stomach.

As he screamed and fell down, I drag the knife out then he tried to held the knife and struggle with me but he was too weak and I stabbed his thighs and this time his scream became louder and the best man has gotten to where we was.

He immediately held Kelvin and shouted and before I could run away crowd had gathered and people held me and started shouting at me

'Why did you kill him'

'Call the police'

'Who are you'

They carried Kelvin into a car and drove away.

People had rushed outside to see what was happening.

Gift on her wedding gown had began crying too.

Few minutes later the police van drove in.

They put handcuffs on me and dragged me into the van.

As I sat in the middle of two policemen, I could see Everyone on top of their voices, shouting and clapping their hands.

Yet I felt no remorse, I just hope Kelvin doesnt survive it.

He deserve to die!!!!

As the van stopped at the police station.

I was dragged out and taken to a cell.

'You go rotten inside this cell' The policeman said to me.

'Abeg make I call my friend' I pleaded. 'Money dey my bag' I added.

The policeman agreed.

He removed my handcuffs, gave me my bag and I quickly called Blessing

'I don dey call you since you no pick' she said.

'I killed him. Blessing' I said.

As she shouted the policeman just collected the phone from me and ended the call.

'Oya enter cell' He shouted as he pushed me inside the cell and locked the gate.

As I entered and fell to the ground, I saw other females and they all stared at me.

My heart became heavy as I wondered what would become of me.

The following day.

Blessing came to the station.

'They rushed him to Oghara Teaching hospital, them sey you stab him for belle and him lap' she said to me. 'Sheybi I warned you to take things easy' she added.

I couldnt even say anything.

'They wan charge you for murder if he dies or attempted murder if he survive' She said again

'Shey you have family members? we need to call them o' she ended.

'You know I dont have anybody' I said

'I will try to reach your sister' she murmured.

Just then A girl and an elderly woman rushed in.

'Why did you stab him' the girl held my uniform and burst into tears.

It was Gift, Kelvins supposed bride.

As I looked closely at her. I recognised her.

She was the girl that insulted me years back when Kelvin was in school. the final year law student.

'So it was you he later married' I said to her

Then she took her hands off me.

She stared at me for a while and said

'Are you not Kelvins cousin?' 'The girl from the village'

'I am not his cousin, I was his wife to be, I was his gf' I cried.

She trembled and the elderly woman whom I assume must be her mother held her.

A policeman came in and asked all of them to leave.