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**** Pierre Sonon ****

I'm tired of her standing up to me, I hope this time she'll sign them, and her bullshit conditions don't interest me. All I want is for me to be free, so as soon as I'm done in the field I'm going to stop by her house to get her to agree to a divorce. I see my heart coming to me tired, this woman I love her with all my heart, for Solange it was love at first sight but after her childbirth problems each time we argued I still have feelings for her but not like I love Therese. As soon as Thérèse came into my life, my love for her had dropped, now frankly I don't know if I still love her but I love Thérèse more, it's with her that I want to die.

Thérèse: What are you thinking baby?

Me: I'll go to the annex before going home.

Thérèse (front attached): Why do it? I hope you're not going over there to spread her ass huh? Kabii!!!

Me: Honey you know I haven't touched her for a very long time, I'm going over there to convince her to sign the divorce papers.

Thérèse: How to convince her? You send him the village chief and the police. Afterwards, she signs without saying a word.

Me: I don't want people to know about my life, I want to do it without involving people.

Thérèse: I hope for you. After that, you won't see her anymore, huh? Because I'm tired of waiting for a long time.

Me: Don't worry honey. As soon as it's good, you won't see him or his daughter anymore.

I arrive, I find the door open, I come in, I find her eating the vegetables.

Me (closed forehead): This is the last time I came to see you Solange, I want you to sign these papers.

Solange:...

Me (furious): But I'm talking to you, isn't it? If until tomorrow you don't sign them, the village chief or not, I'm going to drive you out of my house.

Solange: You know my position my dear, as long as you don't put that in black and white I'm not signing anything. Everything you and I have worked for is my daughter, what we wrote from the start that everything we will have in life will be for our children, as we have them one only everything belongs to my child unless you make the concessions, otherwise don't count on me. If I die today, my daughter will inherit everything and vice versa.

Me (calm): I don't love you anymore, I want to marry the woman of my life so don't push me to the limit, if you're doing all this cinema thinking that I'm going to take you back, don't count on it on it because you're wasting your time.

Solange (bursts out laughing): There you make me laugh. Do you think that I, the child of Djissou, can still come back with you? Don't worry my dear, but I'm not going to leave everything I've worked on to profiteers and don't even think I haven't checked at the notary that everything is in place. As soon as you give my daughter what is rightfully hers, I release you my dear. One more thing, the child you rejected today, you will regret it one day.

Me (black with anger): It's you who wants me to mistreat you, that's the last time I'm warning you, I tried the soft way, as you don't want to free me, we'll see.

I come out of there frustrated, it hurt me a little bit, when she said she could never come back with me again. But hey, that's what I've wanted for years, right? For Judith, I don't have any problems with her but my wife and my family don't want her so I can't force things. Anyway, Thérèse gave me beautiful children and I'm not complaining. I spend a good evening with the family as I like them, I go back to my room and I find my wife surely sending the messages to my sisters.

Me: Honey, I want you, please baby, why are you doing this to me?

Thérèse: There is a padlock, you have the key but you don't know which one. As soon as you find it, you open it.

Me (annoyed): Why don't you understand me? She will sign them but it will take a little time.

Thérèse: So you'll have to wait as long as it takes to see my honeyed vagina again.

I sleep frustrated. It became a song here pfff, I fell asleep when suddenly I hear people screaming.

Me: But what else is happening in this village in the middle of the night? I wear pants and t-shirts.

Thérèse: Where are you going?

Me: Can't you hear what's going on?

Therese: Hey? What are you interested in, huh, neighborhood chief? We are in the middle of the night and if it is the bandits?

I don't answer her, I go out, I can already see the flames, I run and I find Judith being shot so that she doesn't come into the burning house.

Me: But what's going on here?

Judith (shouting): Assassin, I curse you, you and all those who are guilty from near or far, I curse you assassinnnnnnnnnn.

I'm shocked but who did this?

Judith (crying): Because of you, my mother is dead, I curse you and your whole generation.

BAM, I see that Therese is starting to kick her while people are separating them, I'm stunned, I just watch them.

Thérèse (shouting): Curse yourself, who are you to come and curse him and my children, fool, bastard girl.

Judith (crying): May all the curses fall on everyone who is affected by the death of my mother from near or far, be cursssssssssssssssssssss.

Oh lord I only wanted the divorce not his death.

**** Judith Sena Sonon ****

I'm broken it's been a week since mom died, I can't sleep, I only have nightmares. He had been buried the same day. All these hypocrites came to give their condolences. Since that day, I don't speak anymore, my mouth is closed, I wasn't even interested in the results of my exam, but I got my bepc, Crédo too, but mom's princess no, but it didn't no longer important. The person I was supposed to make proud is no longer there, I'm waiting for my uncle who will pick me up today. He was there the first few days and left for an emergency. I will live with him in Cotonou. I had recovered the 100,000 FCFA that mum had hidden in the field, I kept that well. Crédo had gone to the town hall to get me a new birth certificate and the list of admissions for my high school registration. I don't even have any memories of my mother, not even a photo, nothing, everything's gone up in smoke, the clothes I'm wearing are from Crédo. Speaking of her, her trip is tomorrow. She had pushed back to support me. His sister had scolded, shouted. Even her parents, she stood up to them so....

Credo: Hi, isn't he here yet?

Me: ...

Credo: You're leaving today at least tell me something my friend.

Me: ...

Ava: It doesn't matter, here's the number of my shrew of a sister, call me as soon as you get settled. I'll be waiting for your call sister. There are a lot of phone booths in town so you'll get by easily, I love you. You and I are like ears never without each other my darling.

Me: ...

Credo: I'll stay here with you waiting for your uncle.

I spent the week with the village chief because I no longer wanted to see these assassins. Anyway, those murderers didn't want me, I hope God will make them pay for everything they did to my mom.

*** Emy Sonon ***

I'm angry, almost everyone went to town except me because I didn't pass my exam. Even that idiot moved to town and yet I'm still here. I had made preparations for the party. I was sure that I was going to be admitted but nothing. I hate life in the village, despite my 15 years, I am ambitious, I know how to manipulate my world except now mom, she was firm with me, no bepc, no Cotonou. I see mom's best friend's husband.

Me: What are you doing here?

Hugo: I missed you yesterday, I waited for you at the corner of the street.

Me: You even know that since I didn't have my exam my mother has become very strict.

Yes you understood correctly I sleep with him, he is the good fucker that I have ever known, I started fucking at the age of 13. Hugo is my 4th boyfriend, he is 38 years old, nobody even knows it, my friends. Anyway, two left, we stayed three who didn't pass the exam.

Hugo: I'll be waiting for you at our usual corner at 11 p.m. my darling.

Me: Tchuuuuuut ékanwé.

I see my mother coming towards us.

Mom (smiling): Hello Hugo, how are you?

Hugo: Hello Thérèse, I'm fine and you?

Mum: I'm fine thank you and my darling? The children?

Hugo: They are fine, I encourage Emy to work a lot next year for her exam, I know this year has been difficult, but next year she will have it.

Mom: You have to advise her, huh, you're like a father to her, your advice will help her a lot.

She went on with all her talks.

Me: I'm hungry mom.

Mom: So even serving you has to be me who will do it again? Emy you are 15 years old so you have to take care of yourself.

Gabin didn't come for the holidays, he stayed in Congo and I'm happy because when he's there, there's really no more freedom, and I don't want people watching my business. I wash my hands and help myself, I turn on the TV. In our village, there is electricity but it is by sector. So today it's our turn, I see my father come home and give me a kiss on the forehead.

Me: Good evening dad, how was your day?

Dad: Yes my princess.

Ever since that witch died, Dad hasn't been calm anymore, I don't know why, but I feel he's not like he used to be.

Me: And suddenly it's for when marriage like the other is dead?

Dad: Shut up. You closed it quickly.

Me (amused): Well I only asked because I heard mom say it's in 3 months.

Dad (shocked): What?

Me: Sorry I thought you knew dad.

Dad: It doesn't matter.

I see mom come in, and pull her husband into their room. I look at the time, it's still 6 p.m. I'll wait until 11 p.m. to go find Hugo. Yéguéé Aklounon I'm already wet. We spend the evening together as we do as usual and at 9 p.m., everyone is in bed, that's life in the village, people go to bed early. Before pretending to go to bed, I take a shower. At 11 p.m., I watch a little, everyone is knocked out, I open the door slowly, I slip behind the house and I trace in the direction of our usual place. I find him leaning against a tree.

Hugo: Finally you're here, come on, let's go a bit into the forest, I heard people talking.

Me: It turns me on when people see me getting laid.

Hugo: You really are a slut, everyone thinks you're a princess or a real slut at your age. Tchrrrr vi gbigblé.

Me: The slut who makes you cry with pleasure every day. Hahaha meho agbaya.

He pulls me towards him.

Hugo: Don't think that because I fuck you you have to disrespect me you're only 15 I remind you of the minor?

Me: Anyway, I do what I want. If you didn't want a 15-year-old girl, you shouldn't come chasing me like a dog in heat, sir.

He kills my lips, I'm in great pain but I'm not crying, I stare at him, he kisses me passionately, I push him, he falls on the grass, I lower his tracksuit. What I like about him is that he has a big bangala (penis) so it makes me dream and he knows how to fuck well. I lift my dress, I have no panties, I ride on him, no time for foreplay, I take it in my mouth and it's off for a high quality blowjob time to lubricate. I lift my booty and begin to descend. He holds me by the waist until I go to the bottom, I have a little pain but I like it, I start to ride him like a beautiful Amazon. We give ourselves to our heart's content for at least 30 minutes. We enjoy, I take a pocket we arrange, he accompanies me halfway, I go into the house nobody saw me, so neither seen nor known. I sleep like a baby with a smile on my face tomorrow is another day and life is good.

**** Therese Tchedji ****

It's been two months since this one died and this cursed one left our house now I'm in the middle of preparing for my wedding. Despite my happiness, I keep remembering what Judith had said. The curses she put on her father and her generation, I know she's a child but when she said that, I had chills. And since then, I'm uncomfortable, I hope it was just words. Pierre went to see his lawyer. I don't know why, I hope he won't make me sign a prenup. That, never. Everything that belongs to him will be my children's at the slightest misfortune, I didn't do everything I did to end up with zero. Oh no all his land will be for my 4 piannnnn children. Even my aunt won't say anything. Speaking of her, since the other's death she's become a little distant. So obliged I buy him a loincloth. Now I'm going over there to hand her over, I find her on the veranda.

Me: Hello aunt.

Mother-in-law: I am no longer your aunt but your mother-in-law.

Me: Ahan dévo die min, where is the problem usually it doesn't bother you?

Mother-in-law: Now it bothers me.

Me: Ok no problem, here it is for you.

Mother-in-law: In what honor? As far as I know, it's not my birthday, or the holiday season, or even Mother's Day.

Me: It's for you to wear to the wedding mom.

Mother-in-law: Ok thanks anyway.

Me: From there like you're mad at me.

Mother-in-law (angry): I told you not to touch my granddaughter.

Me (trembling): But I didn't do anything, what are you accusing me of?

Mother-in-law: I know it was you who set Solange's house on fire, and if I remember correctly I told you not to involve my granddaughter in it.

Me (shocked): Me? But I didn't do anything. Ask your son I slept with him during the fire. He was the one who woke me up.

Mother-in-law: Do you take me for an idiot? You and I know each other mystically and physically so I know you are capable of anything, luckily she wasn't there and be happy because if she had perished with her mother I would forget that you are my niece.

Me: Mom I swear to you that I am for nothing. Did you ask Sidonie and Eudoxie (sisters-in-law)?

Mother-in-law: My children can't do anything without asking my opinion, but you can, I hope for you that you won't bewitch it. You left him alone now. You got what you wanted now that we're rid of the mom, the daughter is no threat.

But this woman is crazy she thinks I'm going to follow what she tells me? This insolent threatened my children and my home, I will not leave her alone until I achieve my goal.

Me: I understood mum, but I have nothing to do with Solange's death, it makes me happy but I didn't do anything.

Mother-in-law: Hmm.

Me: I'm going to Cotonou for my wedding dress. I'm going to leave with the children for the weekend, you yourself know that Pierre doesn't like me to go to the capital without him, so I'm taking your grandchildren.

Mother-in-law: It's good, we have a meeting next Sunday, you even know what you have to do.

Me: Well I'm going to go back to Bety's to let him know about the meeting.

Mother-in-law: She already knows yesterday was the visit to her house. We didn't want you to come because you're planning your wedding.

Me: I ask for directions.

Yes, you understood correctly, we are azétor minonnan (witches), we are only women. That's why my aunt and my cousins love me because we do the same practices. And if beautiful mom thinks I'm going to leave her little girl alone, she puts her finger in her eye. To have peace, this girl must join her mother. I arrive at Bety, she is my best friend, we say everything but nothing.

Bety (joyful): Hello Mrs. Sonon.

Me: Yorrrr girlfriend not yet, within a month.

Bety: So Pierre is happy?

Me: I don't care about him. Whether he is or not, all I want is marriage. His moods there do not interest me. He also wanted this marriage but since the death of the bitch there, he has changed a little.

Bety: So you have the news of the little one?

Me: No, but soon, I want to end it once and for all, I want to do it, without anyone suspecting that it's mystical, my aunt warned me again.

Bety: In that case, temper yourself a bit more. His mother has just died and if she also dies now, we will really find it mystical.

Me: I'm going to get married first. The other problems I will see later. But I have to. This girl had the audacity to put the curse on my children.

Bety: She's not initiated my darling, she's not going to do anything, and Emy?

Me (fear in my stomach): Emy what?

Bety: His initiation you thought?

Me: I don't want my daughter in it.

Bety: You know you don't have much choice.

Me: Good my darling I leave you, I spend my weekend in the capital with the children.

Bety: And the meeting?

Me: I'll do it from there.

I come home and I find my daughter who is throwing up, all tired, I touch her she is hot I start to panic.

Me (distraught): What's going on Emy?

Emy (crying): I don't know mum, I have a stomach ache and a headache. Surely it's malaria.

I'm taking my daughter to the hospital, I haven't told anyone.

Me: I hope for you that my daughter has nothing Judith, otherwise I will come and kill you like I did with your mother ooh. My daughter ooh.

Nurse: Madam, did you take Miss Sonon with you?

Me: Yes how is my daughter?

Nurse: Please follow me. The doctor wants to see you in his office.

I come in and I see the doctor looking at me impassively.

Doctor: Take a seat ma'am.

Me (distraught): Tell me that my princess is fine doctor, she is only 15 years old doctor.

Doctor (calm): Your daughter is pregnant.

Me (shouting): What hokolohoooo do tror bi? No no, you are surely making a mistake, doctor. My daughter can't be. She's only 15 and she's still a virgin. But doctor are you sick or what!