Debby, a 49 year old woman sat in the inner room, she could hear clearly what the other women were saying about her.
"It's been 19 years since she got married, there's no baby to show off her fruitfulness," Mrs. Ajayi said.
"I only hope she hasn't sold her womb out" the other woman answered as they both burst into laughter. Debby was tired of crying, she had been married for 19 years without a child, all the women who had married in the same period as her now have 3 children and those who married some years after had either a child or were pregnant. The doctor had confirmed her fit and advised her to remain calm and that everything will be fine, but it's 19 years and still no child. She was afraid of walking in the street because both older and younger women mocked her openly. Giving birth was a woman's way of gaining honor in the Afata tribe.
Her husband Mustafa was understanding, he had gone to school and understood some factors could delay pregnancy.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine, if it's not the will of God for us to bear a child we could as well adopt one". He said
"God forbid" she retorted " what do you want the women of this town to call me?A barren woman? I'll bear my own child" she replied. Mustafa never failed to encourage her each time she was depressed from the thoughts of not having a child.
"Don't worry yourself, God will bless us with a child at the appointed time" he'll say even though the thought of it was heavy in his heart.
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A story that had this reader worried :). Debby's husband is so reasonable, that he earns our respect. In this story, the antagonists are the women of the village. A good job in showing conflict and resolving it.
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Debby suffered, but she was patient. She proved those women wrong by giving birth to triplets. Nice story.