UNDER HER ROOF,UNDER HER RULES
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Each phrase fell into me like small stones, piling in a basket I would be forced to carry.
Later that evening, after the last guest had left and the compound smelled of spilled beer and fried oil, Mama called me aside. Her wrapper was loosened at the waist, but her voice remained sharp.
"You did well today, she said. You smiled even when you did not want to. That is the first rule."
I looked at her, waiting for more.
"A woman’s endurance is her crown, she continued. If you want this marriage to last, you must understand that your place is here. Under this roof. And under my rules."
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