Marital Chains and Liberation

inced I had done nothing wrong, so there w

t apologize, I did reflect on

ing for t

en come h

en to have this kin

nline for answers, only to find

my friend

rious about w

as she gave Walter a piece of her mind and t

, knowing she

ing myself or unwilling to ad

l had hopes for a f

and took the initia

you comi

miling broadly, claiming he missed

....

ing of his independent decision,

not happen again!

ny small episodes in a

abit of coming home late. Fed up with the repeated disappointment, I gave up on

or remaine

hen I was upset but never tr

seemed like a

ted to his new role, the role

lder and once the baby was

t Walter cared

grew, he spent l

came from the countryside when I

eir interactions awkward, which seemed to g

at his parents' hou

to greet my parents, take a showe

e stopped being

he was worried abou

hs passed, he showed

was being considerate

ad found someone younge

ve any interest in me, with my pregnan

moment was when the bab

ose to my

ld me to be admitted immediately

who accompan

me to get my things, ca

side and barely literate, needed m

admission process, heavily pregnan

es were bloodshot-clearly, he

t more than that, I was

id for the baby's safety

hat the baby could arrive the next day, Walter

see me. I'll try t

ospital bed, uncertain of wh

born, and he didn't want t

his family's, he insiste

ip and sai

without a se

ning, I went

was something no one would willi

relief, only the knowledge that more

ing almost two hours in labor before wel

rk myself, as my parents

rough the pain to fin

aby was born, and my last hope f