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Olivia Maduka:


I got married at the age of 18,immediately i finished my secondary school,to a man i love so much,all he wanted den was to make me his wife as soon as possible,because he is an only son & his people wanted him to marry at the early age of 27 so as to be able to have children dat will bear the family name.at the initial stage he was the best man any lady could ever dream of,he pampered me like an egg.his mum was the best mother in law any lady could dream of,4 years after our wedding there was no child to show for it,not even a single miscarriage.my mother in law turned into something else,she made my day & night full of sorrow,at a time she asked me,"are you an ogbanje?

"i was shocked to hear such from her,i looked at her in tears and said no! She shouted dat i was sent by the ogbanje's to close her lineage,dat no wonder i am beautiful like them,she never allowed me to drink water & keep the cup,the Doc confirmed my hubby and i medically okay.my hubby stood solidly behind me,but still i became dull,slimed down on daily basis & a shadow of myself but i hoped in God,at a time my hubby got tired of drying my tears every night,he then bought jamb form for me,he did dat, thinking that socializing with other youths will put some life back in me & reduce the number of times his mum sees me & i got admission,by this time my marriage was already in the 5th yr,my husband rented an apartment for me,furnished it for me so as to make sure that i was comfortable,so when the new section resumed,i went to school,leaving my mother in law & hubby at home,since she had moved in to live with us,my hubby provided everything i needed & visited often,till my second yr,at a time i noticed he no longer visited as he used to,shouts on me over every little thing i said,no longer sent money as he used to,if i missed his call,it will be hell,i left school & went home because i sensed things were going wrong,when i got home things had changed,his mum was the chairlady of the house,giving orders here & there,i became a stranger in my own house,she had brain washed my husbby into believing dat i date other guys in school,that datz why i don't like coming home,my husband then decided to stop my schooling,dat was why he started behaving somehow,but the truth was dat she scared me away from my house,i preferred my hubby coming to visit me in school.


the situation worsened,my husband joined her,insulted me over every little thing,cared less,started coming home late,said my education was going to stop there dat i wasn't going back,stopped touching me for months,stopped eating my food & became a drunk overnight,at a time he left home & didn't come home for 2 wks,that 2 wks was when i got the worst heat from his mum,she beat me up,not less than 6 times within that 2 wks,i jumped from one prayer house & to another,one day as i was coming back,i heard my hubby's voice from outside,i was so excited dat i jumped into the house hugging him,but he pushed me out,i left & served his meal,later i asked for where he went to,he became furious & started shouting dat i should not try asking him dat question again,i shouted back dat i refuse to be treated like a rag in my own house,& for the first time in our 7 yrs of marriage my husband lifted his hands & tried to hit me,though he stopped when i shouted his name immediately,but his behaviour worsened as the day went by,in the 8th yr,one day i served lunch to my mother in law,she flew the plate of rice at me & pushed me to leave her sight,i hit my tummy on the dinning table & the pain was as sharp as though a razor was cutting me,i fell down & blood flew from my thighs,my sister inlaw who was there dat day pitied me & took me to the hospital,where the Doc confirmed &at i lost a few weeks old baby,i never knew i was pregnant,i was later discharged from the hospital,but joy came to me dat God has proved that i still had a womb.


my hubby's attitude changed for about 6 months,then went back to his former behaviour,i never got pregnant again till last year June 8th when my husbby woke me up dropped a cheque of 300,000 with me & said & i should use it & find something doing,i should go.dat it is better dat we go our separate ways than living in the same house like strangers,i left his house leaving the cheque on the bed for him.


2 wks after i left,i was very sick dat my mum feared i had cried my self into sickness my Dad & brother went to ask my hubby why he did what he did but he walked out on them,mean while my mum and i went to the hospital where the Doc confirmed dat i was a 6 wks preg.,my family decided to keep it a secret,until this yr January when i called him to tell him,he couldn't believe it so he came and saw with his eyes,i had my babies on feb 20th this yr(a boy and a girl).now he and his family,is coming back for me and the kids,but my family has refused,my Dad said it will never happen while he is still alive,but i have the final say,


pls brethren what should i do?