An Unfavorable Circumstance

Breakups, Suicide, Divorce and the likes, there are always an heart breaking stories behind these scenario. It has gotten to the point where there seems to be no other way, like the whole world is totally against oneself, the decision is a big one to make. It's always a big risk to take.

Olivia was just an ordinary girl born into a noble family, she likes hunting, and at a very young age of 14, her shooting skills is a very perfect one, she goes hunting everyday and comes back with different kinds of animals, birds, antelope and the likes. She made friends with a lot of people especially a particular family who saved her from a snake bite some years back. Since then, she had been indebted to the family.

Olivia met another guy of her age, who also likes hunting games in the forest, their first meeting was an unpleasant one as they both seems incompatible. Olivia saved him from snake bite the next time they met, she took him to the family that saved her earlier. Since then, they had been best friends and they get along easily.

After few years of friendship it's time for both of them to get married. At that time, parents give their child for marriage at a very young age. Olivia's father informed her daughter that it's time for her to get married that she should prepare herself in the next few days, whereas Olivia likes George her friend, so she disagreed with her father to get married to someone she does not know. After many hours of anxiety she decided to go see for herself the so called husband she's to marry. Lo and Behold, it's George, she was very happy that the arranged marriage worked for her favour. And they got married. For the next 20 years of her marriage, these couple remained devoted to themselves, George's mother hated her so much because she has refused to give her a grandchild. She had planned to marry another lady for her son severally but George would always turn down her request. He likes his wife and does not need another one.

An unfortunate incidence occured on a broad daylight in their village, Olivia's husband who was a warrior had gone with his army to fight on behalf to their village. Before his arrival, troops of army invaded their village taking many in captive and killing many. Those that were captured were ladies and Olivia was among them, she was caught while trying to save her maid. George came back home only to discover to unfortunate incidence, and the fact that his wife was among those that were captured broke his heart. He immediately climes his horse and leaves to rescue his wife.

Olivia, among those that were captured were bonded with ropes on their necks. However, she sighted a plant closer to where they were, she had recognized this plant to be poisonous since she was young. They all planned among themselves to to put these in their meal. Since that's the only way for them to escape. And they succeded. They all died after taken the meal and the women successfully escaped back to their village. When George got to where they were taken captive, he only met the warriors dead body.

However, when these women came back home, they were never accepted, different rumours about them spread like a wildfire. It was believed then that ladies who were captured can only return after satisfying those who captured them sexually. Nobody believed them, people throw stones at them anytime there were sighted outside including Olivia. Only her husband believed in her. Everybody else including her mother in law frustrated her. They called her different names, 'a whore' 'harlot' 'shameless' yet she endured everything. Her husband had killed three men who were gossiping about her, they called her a shameless woman who was pregnant for an unknown man. She couldn't bear these any longer. The rumours will continue and her husband will continue killing everyone caught gossiping about her. One night, her mother gave her a knife, she told Olivia if she would rather die and keep her dignity or continue living shamelessly and tarnishing her husband's image.

Olivia killed herself by slashing her wrist with the knife her mother in law gave her. Everyone was responsible for her death, the unfortunate incidence that occurred in her village, the gossips by the people, and her mother in law.

At that point she had no other choice than to save herself and her husband, even though she shouldn't have done that because her husband loved her in the midst of those groundless rumours.

That will be all for today.

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