Must Read: The Cartel (18+)

Episode 7 years ago

Must Read: The Cartel (18+)

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For Mrs. Akpan, her prayers are finally being answered. At least Mma is no more and no one else would always look at Micheal with scorn the way she did or remind her husband he has a hoe for a wife. That little witch and her bastard child is next up she rejoiced silently after her husband drove off with the messenger that morning.


The pregnancy aside, she never saw herself liking Ima genuinely as a mom because whenever she saw the girl, she’s always reminded of the fact that a boring fvck with Akpan resulted in her, which ultimately led to her marrying him as against Edet who she truly loved. Then there was also the fact that Jama (who was finally fvcking her right after she had sampled so many d!cks) had ended the relationship between them because of her was just spiteful to say the least.


Though she had now added much weight, the girl (Ima) reminded her of how beautiful she was when she was younger and that Jama preferred Ima to her was a fact she couldn’t live with.


Having arrived the village for the Mma’s funeral with her husband, the first thing she noticed amongst almost all the women was the fact that she was being ostracized. Only her husband’s uncle’s wife (the lady nursing Ima) had walked up to her washing her down and raining curses on her for her role in the whole Ima’s pregnancy saga. At the end, the lady had actually spat on the floor as she walked away after reminding her how she had become pregnant with Ima. In clear terms, the lady had told her to return Michael to his real dad.


After that incident, she finally came to terms with the fact that everyone including her husband knew Micheal wasn’t his and that he had actually being saving face by avoiding a divorce with her. She couldn’t find the courage to go and see Ima or her grandchild.


Finally at the wake, she saw her daughter approaching from the other compound and for the first time since she gave birth to her, she felt a mother’s compassion for her child.



Something she never felt even the day Ima was born. She watched and saw how over a year of neglect and life in the village had transformed her daughter from the once stunning beauty she was envious of, to something she could barely recognize. Was it the girls fault she was born?


How come she never asked if the girl had a liking for s*x just like her the mom. On a very good day, they could both pass for elder and younger sisters because of their striking resemblance.



Also was she actually expecting 22 years old Jama to stick with her while a girl as beautiful as Ima and from his generation was available? She had watched as her husband rained abuses on the girl afraid to stop him because it’s now obvious he all along knew Micheal wasn’t his.



She didn’t want to interfere as she hoped and prayed he never brought the topic up.


Just when she was thinking about how to make her own peace move towards her daughter was she mortified when she watched her daughter pull out a knife and attempted to kill her husband, her own father. Then to have heard the girl saying she had disowned him the day he threw her out. Since it was both of them that threw her out, she knew she was included also.


Right then she knew how worthless she was.