Once Upon a Time in the village of umoi there was a woman so beautiful that men forgot their own names when they saw her her name was isime her skin was smooth like fresh palm oil her eyes sparkled like Morning Dew and her smile oh her smile could melt the heart of even The Angriest Man men whispered about her beauty women envied her charm whenever she walked through the market Traders forgot their prices men dropped whatever they were holding and even the birds in the trees seemed to pause and watch one old woman sighed and
shook her head this kind of beauty is dangerous she murmured but isime was not just beautiful she was wise she knew the power she had over men and she knew how to keep them at a distance no touching before marriage she always said every man isime met she always insisted that there would be no intimacy before marriage men saw this as a sign of dignity they respected her they praised her for her virtue but isim knew the truth this was not about dignity this was about her secret a secret she had carried all her life
if a man ever touched her if a man ever saw what was between her thighs he would never be the same again so she smiled she laughed she let them admire her from afar but she never let any man too close and that was how she lived until EMA a handsome young man came into her life EMA was a good man a man with a heart as pure as fresh Palm wine he was kind he was hardworking and he loved isimi like no man had Ever Loved Before from the first time he saw her at
the Village stream he was lost his heartbeat fast his legs felt weak this one he told himself this is the woman I will marry and so he chased after her he bought her gifts fine wrappers sweet Palm wine and fresh bush meat he sang her Praises he whispered sweet words isime you are the light of my world and isime she smiled she laughed but she did not let him get to close no touching before marriage she reminded him as she did all men emica did not mind you are a good woman he said his heart
swelling with love I will wait for months they courted The Village watched The Village gossiped finally our isime will marry and then one bright afternoon EMA went to her father's house with his people he knelt before her and said marry me isime be the mother of my children isime smiled she liked AA he was gentle and he made her laugh but deep inside fear gripped her heart still she said yes I will marry you the village rejoiced drummers played women danced children ran around shouting her name is seem the beautiful is getting married they sang
the wedding was Grand even the oldest men in the village said they had never seen such a feast but the real night had not yet come when the celebration ended and the last candle burned low isime and EMA were alone the room was quiet only the sound of crickets outside EMA held her hands and whispered my love don't be afraid you are mine now is's heart pounded she knew this moment would come her hands trembled as she stepped back emica maybe we should sleep first we are tired she said her voice shaking emica laughed sleep
my wife don't be shy I have waited for this night I will love you gently isime swallowed hard she knew there was no Escape hesitant and shaking she finally pulled off her clothes the moment EMA set his eyes on what lay between her thighs he let out a loud scream then in the blink of an eye he went blind ah my eyes my eyes ima's voice rang through the night he clutched his face and staggered back isime froze what is it what is wrong she cried but aica could not hear her his world had turned
black just like that his eyes had gone blind his screams woke the entire Village People ran into the house Elders women even the children what happened what is wrong with him they asked but EMA only wailed he pointed at isime shaking his mouth open in horror but he could not see her anymore the elders whispered among themselves the villagers looked at isime with suspicion but nobody could explain what had happened the next morning isime packed her things and left she did not cry she did not explain she just left EMA behind his eyes forever dark
his f future forever changed her secret was still safe but fate was not done with her yet not long after EMA's mysterious blindness whispers about isime filled the village like hamatan dust some said she was cursed others said EMA had fallen sick from an unknown disease but no one knew the truth and isime carried on with her life as if nothing had happened then a few months later isime met another man his name was e Eed was not like AA he was richer stronger and more powerful his father was a great Chief and his mother
came from a long line of wealthy Traders Ed himself had businesses in many towns he had horses farms and enough gold to make even the king jealous when he first saw isime his heart skipped a beat who is that woman he asked his friend at the market that is isime the friend replied the most beautiful woman in umoji but be careful my brother there is a mystery about her Ed laughed what mystery a woman this beautiful cannot be dangerous I will marry her and so e began to chase isime like a hunter after a deer
he sent gifts to her house cloths from far away lands beads that sparkled like the stars and bags of rice big enough to feed a whole family for a year but isime as always smiled sweetly and said no touching before marriage e loved this about her a woman of virtue a woman who respects herself this is the kind of wife I need before long he asked for her hand in marriage marriage the wedding was grander than EMA's drummers played until their hands achd dancers moved their bodies until sweat covered their skin people came from far
and wide to witness the marriage of Ed the rich and isime the Beautiful even the king sent his Messengers with gifts but when the sun went down and the guests went home the real night began e and isime sat in their new home a big house with high walls and Fine Furniture candles flickered in the room casting Long Shadows on the walls a pulled her clothes and whispered my wife My Love This Night Belongs to us don't be afraid is's hands grew cold her heart beat like the village drum she tried to move away but
Ed only laughed and kissed her forehead are you shy don't worry you are mine now isime took a deep breath there was no Escape slowly she removed her clothes at first Ed froze his eyes widened his chest Rose and fell as he took in the sight before him just as Ed's eyes fell upon her secret of what's between her thighs he opened his mouth to scream but no sound came out he lost his voice in instantly 's face Twisted in horror he clutched his throat his lips moved but nothing came he tried again nothing his
voice was gone Panic filled his eyes as he turned to isime pointing trying to speak but no words came his whole body shook as he grabbed his ears a ringing sound loud sharp endless then silence a could not hear he could not speak fear gripped his body like a spirit had entered him he stumbled backward hitting the wooden stool he ran to the door pushing it open rushing into the night outside some of his family members were still sitting around drinking Palm wine and laughing when they saw e they stood up in confusion Ed what
is wrong one of his uncles asked Ed pointed at his mouth then at his ears he tried to speak but no words came he shook his head slapped his own ears waved his hands frantically why is he acting like this someone whispered the people gathered the drummer stopped drumming even the wind seemed to pause waiting a k talk to us what happened a k opened his mouth again silence someone shouted he has lost his voice another said he cannnot hear us Mur almost filled the air Whispers suspicion fear isime stood at the door watching her
heart was racing the villagers were staring at her now this is not ordinary an elder finally said first EMA Lost His sight now a has lost his voice and hearing something is wrong something is very wrong A's mother fell to the ground wailing my son my son who did this to you the people turned to isime isime shook her head I don't know what happened I swear I don't know but nobody believed her that night 's family took him to many herbalist they made sacrifices they prayed They begged the gods but his voice never returned
his hearing never came back the next morning isime packed her things and left she she did not cry she did not explain she simply walked away her secret was still hidden but the villagers were talking now this was not a coincidence this was a curse and fate was not done with her yet by now is's name carried Whispers wherever she went people spoke in harush tones when they saw her pass two men one blind one mute and deaf yet no one could prove anything some said it was bad luck some said it was the work
of spirits but no one had the courage to speak to her directly then came obina obina was not just Rich he was the richest man in all of umoji his father owned lands his mother owned markets and Aina himself had enough money to buy anything or anyone he wanted women in the village dreamed of becoming his wife mothers prayed for him to choose their daughters but obina wanted only one woman isim when he saw her his heart jumped like a frog in hot water this is the woman I have been waiting for he declared to
his friends no one else Compares his friends hesitated one of them scratched his head and said obina have you not not heard EMA went blind a cannot speak or hear they both married isimi obina laughed a deep rich laugh that shook his belly so because two weak men lost their senses I should be afraid do you think I am like them I am obina I have money I have power nothing can happen to me and just like that he went after isime he showered her with gifts boxes of gold the finest clothes from across the
rivers slaves to serve her he built her a house before she even said yes and when he finally asked isime agreed the whole village gathered for the wedding it was bigger than any wedding before it goats were slaughtered Palm wine flowed like river water musicians played until their fingers bled this time it will be different the villagers whispered obina is not like the others but when the sun went down and the last drum beat faded the real night began the wedding night obina and isime stood inside the finest hotel in the town the bed was
covered in white sheets the air smelled of fresh flowers the candles flickered casting Long Shadows on the wall s obina smiled he was ready he held is's hands my love you are now my wife tonight nothing will come between us is's heart pounded her hands turned cold her legs felt weak she had seen this before the same night the same moment the same fear she tried to move away but obina only laughed don't be shy my wife You Belong to Me Now isia took a deep breath No Escape slowly and hesitant she removed her clothes
already high in the mood Aina reached for her but as he undressed her he felt something strange confused he turned on the main lights and the moment he saw what lay between her thighs he let out a loud terrifying scream his voice echoed through the entire Hotel there between is's thighs were two female private parts one in the usual place and a smaller one slightly below it it was an unnatural sight something Beyond human understanding Aina stumbled backward his face Twisted in horror what what is this he gasped his legs wobbled he stumbled back knocking
over a wooden chair his heart was racing like a drum in a war song then a knock at the door orina what is happening more knocks then the door burst open oba's Family his friends his servants they all rushed in the villagers rushed in and for the first time is's secret was no longer hers alone the bitter truth was revealed and the long-kept secret was exposed to the whole world isima was so ashamed of herself and people around her started calling her a witch and a bad luck human being someone made a remark who knows
maybe she wanted to kill obina the words were too harsh for her to bear as she began to tremble another person said we don't want to hear anything from you killer who sent you isime trembled in fear and shame as she began to speak obina still trembling and gasping for breath suddenly coughed blood trickled from his mouth his eyes bulged in horror and within moments he collapsed his body convulsed violently before he breathed his last the entire Village stood in shock the man who had just been celebrating his wedding hours ago was now dead isime
lay on the cold floor her hands shaking her face wet with tears the crowd roared above her their voices sharp like knives she is a witch she has deceived obina she killed him is see covered her ears the voices were too loud the words were too heavy she wanted to scream to disappear to wake up from this nightmare but she couldn't tears rolled down her cheeks as she lifted her head her lips trembled her voice was weak please let me speak we don't want to hear anything from you evil woman someone shouted she must have
used charms to trap obina iime shut her eyes took a deep breath and then she spoke I didn't ask for this she said her voice cracking the room fell silent I was born this way I never knew I swear I never knew the villagers stared their eyes filled with doubt and anger but isime continued I was just 5 years old when my mother died she whispered the crowd murmured then the truth began to unfold many years ago before isime knew the meaning of pain before she learned how to smile to hide her sorrow she was
just a little girl a baby her father was a rich man with Six Wives his house was full of children but only one daughter isimi her mother NECA was the youngest wife she was beautiful and kind but the other wives hated her not because she was the favorite not because she was younger they hated her because she gave birth to a girl in the household boys were Everything Boys carried the family name boys inherited the land boys were celebrating it but a girl a girl was nothing is's five stepmothers looked at her with jealousy and
hatred why must she be the only one with a daughter M and Ki the second wife hissed we have given birth to Sons but look how happy our husband is because of this girl Mama joa the third wife spat but the worst of them all was the first wife Mama Chidi she was the oldest the most powerful among the wives and the most dangerous her heart was blacker than the darkest night one evening as the sun set behind the hills Mama Chidi made a terrible decision this girl will never know happiness she whispered I will
make sure of it she swallowed hard one evening my mother drank Palm wine but she never woke up they said it was the Gods but I know the truth she was poisoned the people gasped some covered their mouths others shook their heads after she died my stepmothers turned me into a slave I woke up before the sun and slept long after the moon had risen I fetched water cooked cleaned washed their clothes and yet I was never allowed to eat enough food they made me sleep on the cold kitchen floor while the sons lay on
soft mats is's voice broke but she kept going I smiled I laughed I believed One day things would change she paused her chest rising and falling but I did not know she whispered that they had done something terrible to me when I was just a baby the crowd held their breath the elders leaned in closer is wiped her tears I never knew until tonight then the truth continues to surface a long time ago while isime was still a little girl deep in the heart of the forest there lived a wicked herbalist his heart was dark
his eyes red like burning coal and his voice was as dry as her Matan wind people feared him they said he could turn a man into a goat with just a whisle ER one night when the moon was hidden behind thick clouds mamidi crept into the forest carrying a black Clay Pot her wrapper was tied tight around her chest her feet bare her eyes full of wickedness she walked deep into the forest where the air smelled of rotten leaves and Spirits whispered through the trees when she reached the old herbalist Hut she knocked three times
Who Dares disturb me at this hour a voice growled from inside it is me great one mama chii said her voice shaking I need your help the door creaked open and the herbalist peered at her with his red shining eyes his teeth were yellow like old bones speak he said mamati stepped forward and whispered I want to ruin her life forever the herbalist lips curled into a wicked smile he laughed a sound like dry leaves crackling in fire a baby he asked tilting his head you wish to curse a child mamati nodded you are more
wicked than I thought the herbalist chuckled then he turned picked up a wooden bowl and began to mix he crushed dark leaves poured thick black oil and whispered strange words the room grew colder the air heavier then he dipped his fingers into the bowl and smeared a dark potion onto a small cloth he turned to mamii take this he said rub it on the baby every night slowly the curse will grow she will carry shame for the rest of her life M chidy grinned she took the cloth tied it inside her wrapper and hurried back
home before the first rooster crowed from that night when everyone was asleep she tiptoed into is's mother's room the baby lay peacefully her tiny chest rising and falling Mama unwrapped the cursed cloth and rubbed the dark potion on is's soft skin night after night she did the same Whispering rubbing cursing the Cur grew and by the time isime turned five it was complete but nobody knew not even isime herself now standing in the middle of the hotel room her face soaked with tears she whispered I didn't know I swear I never knew the villagers stared
at her their eyes wide with shock the elders shook their heads her curse had been given to her before she even had a choice but what could she do now the whole village knew and they were not ready to forgive the sky was dark but the village was awake torches burned bright casting Long Shadows on the ground the air was thick with anger voices Rising like thunder she is a witch she has brought death to our people someone shouted she is cursed she must leave this Village another voice cried the whole village gathered in the
Square their faces Twisted with fear and hatred children clung to their mothers Elders shook their heads and the Warriors stood ready holding sticks and stones in the middle of it all stood isime her body shook her eyes burned with unshed tears her feet felt heavy like stones were tied to them she turned to her father her own father the man she had called Papa since she was a child child he stood at the front his arms folded his face expressionless his eyes did not meet hers he did not say a word Papa please is's voice
cracked but he did not move he did nothing is's heart shattered the elders stepped forward their faces were Grim this girl has brought Misfortune to our village three men have suffered because of her one one is blind one is mute one is dead we cannot allow this evil to remain Among Us the people cheered in agreement One Elder raised his hand and the crowd fell silent isime is a disgrace she must be banished isime fell to her knees please I didn't do anything I didn't know she sobbed but no one listened a strongman grabbed her
arm another grabbed the other they dragged her forward isime screamed Papa help me but her father turned away her own blood had abandoned her tears blurred her vision the crowd spit at her threw sand at her the first stone hit her back then another then another she ran she ran as fast as her legs could carry her the village Gates opened and the moment she stepped past them they slammed shot she was no longer one of them she was an outcast the force she ran into was dark and cold the trees whispered secrets to the
wind the night creatures called to each other isime stumbled through the thick bushes her feet bleeding her arms covered in bruises the pain in her heart was worse than the pain in her body why why me she whispered to the wind she walked for hours not knowing where she was going she was tired hungry cold at last her legs gave out and she collapsed by the root of an old tree her stomach growled her lips were dry she had nothing no food no water no home tears slid down her face as she curled up on
the cold ground she had lost everything her home her family her name her world had ended but she did not know fate was not done with her yet isime walked and walked days passed her feet were swollen her lips were cracked her stomach cried for food the forest was endless tall trees blocked the sun Shadows danced on the ground strange sounds came from deep in the bushes Whispers rustling leaves the call of unseen creatures she drank from small streams she ate wild fruits but they were bitter and some made her stomach turn she had never
been this alone at night the coal wrapped around her like a wicked Spirit she shivered hugging herself Whispering why me what have I done but the forest did not answer one evening just as the sky turned red like fire isime saw it a small mud h hidden between two giant trees smoke curled from the thatched roof a sign of life with her last strength she dragged herself to the door and knocked there was a long silence then the door creaked open an old woman stood there her eyes were sharp her face wrinkled like old leather
her silver hair hung in long thin braids she held a wooden staff and around her neck were Corey shells that jingled softly she looked at isime once Just One Look and her eyes widened my child her voice was deep and slow you carry a curse is's heart stopped please help me Mama I have nowhere else to go the woman stepped aside come inside child inside the hut warmth wrapped around isime a small fire burned in the corner pots of herbs hung from the ceiling and the air smelled of smoke and ancient Secrets the woman handed
her a wooden bowl of hot soup eat you need strength isime ate quickly the hot liquid burning down her throat filling her empty belly when she was done the woman sat across from her her eyes never leaving ie's face tell me child how did you end up in this forest and so isime told told her everything she spoke of EMA's blindness Ed's silence and aina's death she told her of the anger of the villagers how they had cast her out how her own father had turned away from her and as she spoke tears ran down
her face the old woman nodded slowly then she placed her hands on isa's forehead and closed her eyes she whispered words too soft to hear the fire in the Hut flickered the air became still when she opened her eyes again they were filled with knowing it was your stepmothers they did this to you is's breath caught in her throat my stepmothers but why the woman sighed jealousy wickedness their hearts were black with Envy they did not want you to be happy so they cursed you before you even knew yourself isa's hands curled into fists she
remembered The Whispers behind her back as a child the way they made her suffer the way they treated her mother like nothing everything made sense now they took everything from me isime shouted my happiness my life they left me with nothing her body shook with rage then she stood up her voice was steady her heart was strong I must go back she said I must face them the old woman smiled yes child it is time for the truth to come out isime walked with purpose she was no longer the scared woman who had run into
the forest she was different now stronger wiser ready the old woman Aira walked beside her holding her wooden staff the forest had once swallowed emia but now it had given her back the village came into view the place that had cast her out now stood before her she took a deep breath no fear no turning back it was time for the truth the villagers saw her before she even reached the square she has returned someone shouted people ran out of their homes staring whispering didn't we banish her how is she still alive but isime did
not stop she walked straight to the Elder's Hut the oldest men in the village the ones who had banished her sat in a circle talking about Village matters when they saw her they froze the Chief Elder stood up isim what are you doing here you are no longer one of us is's voice was steady clear unshaken I have come for justice I have come for the truth the elders frowned the villagers gathered around curious confused then her stepmothers arrived mama in Mama eoma the others and at the front Mama Chidi the wicked one their faces
went pale when they saw isime she turned to them her eyes burned with anger you cursed me she said the crowd gasped the stepmothers looked at one another fear creeping into their eyes mamii forced a laugh what is this girl saying has she run mad in the forest isime did not blink she lifted her chin and said you went to a herbalist you used black powder on me when I was AIG maybe you turned me into this silence the people turned to the elders the elders turned to the stepmothers is this true One Elder asked
before they could deny it Aira stepped forward she reached into her bag and pulled out a small Leather Pouch she opened it and let the black powder spill into her Palm the same black powder that had cursed isime the evidence the proof the villagers gasped Mama's face turned white like ashes her hands trembled I I don't know what this is but Aira was not finished she raised her staff and spoke words of old words that only the wise knew the fire in the Elder's Hut flickered swayed then roared to life the villagers staggered back in
shock and in that moment Mama Chidi fell to the ground her body shook her mouth opened but no words came out the elders stepped forward their faces filled with horror you did this to a baby one of them whispered Mama Chidi began to cry she fell on her knees please forgive me but the villagers were not ready to forgive this woman has destroyed an innocent life she has brought a curse upon our village she must be punished then someone picked up a stone then another and another Mama chitty screamed the first stone hit her shoulder
the second one hit her back more Stones more anger more voices rising in Rage isime watched without blinking this was the woman who had cursed her the woman who had ruined her life and now she was paying for for it Mama's screams faded her body fell still the stone stopped She Was Dead the villagers turned to the other stepmothers their faces were full of fear they fell to their knees begging please we only followed her it was her idea but the elders shook their heads you watched it happen you let it happen you will not
live among us anymore and just like that they were banished just like isime had been only now they had nowhere to go the curse had been broken but isa's heart was still heavy would she ever be whole again would she ever be free only time would tell the village had spoken Justice had been served the women who had cursed her were gone their Whispers had turned into screams and their evil had led them to their fate but even though isime had found the truth even though the village now saw her as a victim not a
monster she knew one thing she could never stay this place was no longer her home the streets where she once laughed as a child were now filled with memories of pain the voices that once praised her beauty had cursed her name she had been banished once and though they had welcomed her back she knew she could never be truly free here so one early morning before the sun could rise before the village could see her leave isime walked away she traveled far through forests over rivers past Villages where no one knew her face and when
she found a place where the wind smelled different where the trees did not whisper her name where no one looked at her with fear or pity she stopped this would be her new home at first life was hard she had nothing but isime was not weak she had survived too much to give up now she worked she learned she built herself from nothing and as the months turned to years she grew strong her past no longer chained her her heart no longer achd with fear isim was free and then one day she met him a
man not like a maker not like a j not like obina he had gentle eyes and a quiet strength he did not chase her with gold and riches he did not praise her beauty alone he saw her scars and loved her anyway and for the first time in her life isime allowed herself to love this time her wedding was different no drum shaking the Sky no hundreds of eyes watching waiting for something to go wrong no Whispers it was small simple peaceful she wore a white cloth tied softly around her waist she held her husband's
hands and when he said I love you isime believed it and this time when she removed her clothes on the wedding night nothing happened no screams no blindness no death because For the first time in her life she was truly free the curse was gone months passed then came the day that changed everything isime cried and screamed as the Midwife surrounded her their hands warm their voices soothing push isime push she had never known pain like this but she had also never known Joy like this because when it was over when the cries filled the
room The Midwives gasped isime had given birth to four children quadruplets two boys two girls she held them close tears slipping down her face she had lost so much but now she had gained even more back in her Old Village the people still spoke of her the girl who was cursed the girl who lost everything the girl who disappeared but they never understood how she won because isime was no longer a girl to be pied she was a woman who had conquered fate she had survived and in the end she had won I hope you
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