Bondage

⚜️YVONNE⚜️

Vee opened her eyes slowly after I had given her my breath and some sprinkled water on her face.

"Vee! Are you okay? It's me, your mother, can you see me?" I kept on questioning Vee that just regained her consciousness.

I was beyond shocked to see her in that state.

"Mo... Mother.... Wh.... What happened to me?" Vee asked trying to sit upright.

"You fainted! Your father pushed you against the floor and you fainted. Are you hurt anywhere?" I asked with concern helping her up.

"No mother..." She tried saying something else but I immediately cut her off, lifted her from the ground and carried her into her room.

I laid her down on her bed covering her body with the bed spread and said, "Let me get you some painkillers, I will be right back."

I got back into the living room still wondering where I would get the money for the painkillers, I saw Andrew back in the living room puffing his cigar like a god.

I couldn't control the instant rage, anger and hatred I felt towards him as I walked over to him and asked, "Andrew, where is my money?"

He ignored me and kept on puffing his cigar.

"Why the hell did you steal my money again Andrew? My hard earned money! Did you know for how long I had to work my bone out to save that money?

"The money was supposed to be for our daughter's tuition and she wanted new shoes too, you won't give her these things and so I am working my ass off to be there for her only for you to steal the money?

"Even after stealing the money that is supposed to belong to your daughter, you still hit her till she fainted? What kind of a father are you Andrew?"

Andrew still choose to be puffing his cigar than to reply me, he gave me a killer look and resorted back to his cigar.

His attitude was irritating me, did I really agree to marry this irresponsible? I'm done for!

"Andrew, don't I deserve a response? Are you ig....."

He didn't give me the chance to further the statement when he yelled at me, "Are you okay!? Are you sane at all!?"

"Of course I am sane Andrew, you are the one who needs to be checked!" I blurted out angrily.

Andrew was surprised to hear me yell at him, he raise one of his brows and asked, "You wanna get beaten up again right?"

"I don't wanna fight you, I just need you to give me back my money, that's all I demand." I said calmly.

Andrew gave me a sarcastic laugh and said, "Oh! I am sorry, I spent it all."

"Andrew, please, I had been saving that money for our daughter's tuition, can't you be a little understanding?" I asked sitting opposite him.

Andrew looked up at me like I had just given him poison, he asked "You mean your own daughter right?"

What was he talking about again I wondered, I looked up at him for clues and he immediately added, "But if you are talking about that rude girl, she's not mine."

At that moment, I wanted to laugh but I just couldn't, imagine what the idiot is telling me again, Vee is not his? Then who could she be for?

I haven't forgotten how he had handled me roughly thrusting in and out of me as hard as he could go on the night of our wedding.

I couldn't stop tears from rolling down my cheeks that night, he treated me like I was a kind of lowly whore, even the night Donald took my virginity, it wasn't that painful.

Just few weeks after the show of our wedding night, I began feeling morning sickness and I would throw up anything I put in my mouth.

And few weeks after, I got tested and was confirmed to be pregnant.

Though, I had sex with Donald few weeks before I married Andrew, I still think Andrew is responsible for the pregnancy.

Do you think it could be Donald instead? It can't be. Donald and I had sex just once, the first and the last!

Plus the fact that it was my first time, It couldn't have been that sex that got me pregnant could it?

I really doubt that and that's why I believed that it was for Andrew and not Donald.

Even though the hatred I feel for Andrew right from the moment I knew him was raw and deep, eight months and some days after, I had Vivian.

I regret ever meeting Andrew, the only thing I was happy to have from him was my darling Vee, she brought so much joy into my life.

She isn't his even after all these? How could this insolent man deny Vee? Maybe the puff had started getting into his brain and he is out of his mind.

"Who is she for then?" I asked eyeing him down but Andrew began ignoring me again concentrating on his cigar.

I looked at myself remembering my past life with Donald, why did I end up with a nutjob?

Donald must be somewhere now living his life with his family while I am here trying to understand this crazy human.

I was so deep in thought, "I will eventually file for divorce." I thought I said in my mind without knowing that I had actually said it out straight and clear to Andrew.

I came to realize what I have done when I heard him blurted out, "You don't dare do that! I am your husband, you won't dare leave me."

"But, Andrew, you obviously don't love Vee and I, I also don't have a bit of feelings for you, since this is mutual, why don't you let us go on our separate ways?" I asked with my eyes full of hope that this time, he might understand me and we would come to agree for the first time.

My hope was soon shattered when I heard him said, "Thank God you I know I don't love neither you nor Vee but you know what wifey?

"You can't leave me, I mean, you won't dare do that except when you want to put yourself in a serious trouble."

Listening to him talk with full confidence, I was forced to ask, "Why can't I leave? I'm tired and I want to leave you Andrew."

"Whose money should start stealing if you leave?" came the sharp question from him.

I was beyond surprised, and I asked him showing my utmost surprise, "You mean you are keeping me in this marriage only to continue stealing my money?"

Taking the last puff of his cigar, he said looking up at me, "What other reason would make me keep you in this marriage when your useless father died just like that?

"I married you because of your father's wealth without knowing that he would die useless. I can't believe he even went bankrupt before he died.

"What am I supposed to live my life with when you went broke and became a poor woman?

What do you expect me to do? Laugh at you or go into the streets to make money for you?

"For your special announcement, I thought you and your rich father would be the ones I would depend on for my entire life and I won't ever have to work.

"What do I do when your father died with his wealth? How do I survive if not to steal the god-damned pennies you call money!"

Tears began to flow freely from my eyes, so Andrew came to me to pursue my father's wealth? That must be true though, it's obvious enough that he doesn't care a tiny bit about I or Vee.

With my eyes full of tears and sympathy for myself, I asked Andrew, "Is this marriage or bondage?"

"Call it whatever you deem fit, what I know certainly is that you won't dare try to file a divorce. I will pursue you and make sure to end everything that makes you happy." He said.

"Even if it's our child Vee?" I asked feeling dejected.

"I don't care whatever or whoever it is, and mind you, that brat is not my child." Andrew said as he stood up and walked out of the room.

After crying a great deal, I stood up in attempt to go check on Vee only to find Vee behind me in tears.

"Oh! My darling, you should be resting, what are you doing here?" I asked in a concerned tune walking up to her.

The only word I heard Vee stuttered was "Sorry!"

Vee must have overheard this conversation again. "How long have you been here?" I asked.

"I am sorry mother, it was all because I wanted lunch and ice cream, I will watch out from now on." Vee said to me giving me a face to pity.

"What are you talking about Vee?" I asked pretending not to know she must have overheard my conversation with Andrew.

Instead of her answering my question, she wrapped her small arms around my waist, she must be trying to hug me.

I bet my little girl had been forced to mature quickly because of our situation.

I bent over quickly giving her the access the hug my shoulders and hugged her back before I said, "Don't grow up so fast Vee, you haven't enjoy your childhood at all.

"Just wait a little longer, I will still give you the best childhood you deserve honey."

"Even if father doesn't love you, I love you mother." She said to me preventing the tears that was about to fall down my face with her tiny fingers.

"You know what Vee? You are the best thing that happened to me, I love you my girl." I said blowing kisses all over her face.

"I love you too mother." She answered giving me a peck.

"Now let me hurry back to ma'am Elena's place to re-wash her clothes so you can have your lunch and ice cream." I said to Vee releasing her from the hug.

Vee said smiling widely at me, "I will come with you mother, I will rinse the clothes while the wash them."

I laughed and answered, "With those tiny hands?"

"My tiny hands can do a lot mother." She answered me again with a smile.

"Let's go." I said taking her hand as we begin to walk out of the house.