My story is about an African girl who was forced into marriage at the age of 17 with a man who was 30years older than she was
Chapter 1 The Wedding
It was in the 90's when beautiful Kayla was just 17 years of age. She was dark skin, tall, with long locks around her shoulder level. Kayla was very hard working and loving young girl and her father loved her very much. She was the 2nd child in the family of 7, she had 2 brothers and 3 sisters who don't value her that much. Her mum would send her on errands even though her little sisters were around. Kayla would sell orange in front of the house just to gather some money for her upbringing, her mum doesn't give her any allowance.
One day when she went outside so sell her orange, a fair and well built man approach her stand and greeted her. "Good Afternoon young woman" she replied "good afternoon how May I help you sir". He showed interest in her because, he was way older than her, old enough to be her dad. He would come to buy from her everyday. The man told her he had feelings for her but she refused his love and he felt disappointed, but that did not stop him. He was so persuasive that he went to her home and met her mum. Let's call the man Annan, so Mr. Annan spoke to her mum and the mum agreed.
Mr. Annan spoke to Kayla's mother about his feelings for her daughter and she accepted his proposal because, they were from the same tribe. Kayla's father wasn't in support at first but the mother convinced him later on and he accepted beside in the 90's she was already too old to marry. Kayla cried and begged her parents but their mind was made up already. Mr. Annan worked as a security guard for a company in the city. He wasn't rich enough to take care of her or provide all the rich things she might need in future but he fell in love with her and wanted to marry her. As time goes by, he was given the opportunity to talk to her in person again and with the pressure her mum has been giving her, she accepted his proposal and they got married few weeks later.