a deal. He thought that since she was now
single, they could get back together again and
have children together. Nina couldn’t believe
what she was hearing.
“Listen, Chris, if you had come to me with this
proposal when your first marriage ended,
perhaps I would have considered it, but now,
there is nothing to consider; you have a wife!”
He went on and on talking a lot of nonsense as
far as Nina was concerned and she had stopped
listening. But what she deduced was that he
wanted her only so she could give him children.
He would send her to live in America while he
lived in Nigeria with his wife, and he would visit
her regularly. Try as she may to let him know
that this was madness, he persisted. Finally, Nina
snapped.
“Listen, Chris, this proposal of yours to make
me a concubine and baby-making machine
might be acceptable for some women but
not for me. You need to look elsewhere. You
see, there are many women out there with
no purpose for their lives who will jump at a
chance to be your concubine and baby-mama
in exchange for living in America, or even in
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exchange for some rented flat and a second-
hand car but it’s not for me. I have a purpose,
I know my purpose, and it does not include
being a woman on the side, a second wife or
a concubine or baby producing machine. I
will not allow you to destroy my life and my
future. I have dreams, and there is no material
comfort that you are offering me now that I
can’t give myself, if not today then someday
soon. I am a hard-working woman, and I will
be able to have the life I want eventually.
Besides, have you considered that you might
be the one with a problem? Your first wife
had two children when she married you,
but at the time she was married to you, she
had several miscarriages and never kept any
pregnancy to full term. Then, you got four
women pregnant, and you had no baby to
show for it. Now you are remarried, and your
wife has complications making it impossible
for her to have children. Think about it; you
don’t need a second wife or concubine; you
need deliverance. And I need to get out of here
before you pass on your demons.”
She got up, grabbed her purse and stormed
out of the restaurant.
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