“Can you imagine? Mom, I am so shocked. After all the stress we went through to go to the market and cook, she is telling me to serve the food to her guests and make another one. She has a lot of audacity.”
“Mom, I’m glad you are seeing this for yourself. She is a very tough nut to crack. There is nothing I do that pleases her. She will always find something to complain about. If it’s not the food, it’s the cleaning. And Henry is not helping matters.”
“My daughter, your husband needs a push. You have tried talking. Now we need to give him a reason to be bold and speak up to his mother. She wants to scatter his family. You’ve not even been married for up to one year, and she is already causing problems.”
“So, Mom, what are we going to do? I really love Henry, and I don’t want to lose him. His mother is making me feel like I’m not the best decision for him.”
“You will always be the best decision any man could ever make, my princess. We will find a solution soon.”
“Judith, I left my catfish pepper soup that I prepared this afternoon. Were you the one who ate it?”
“No, Mama, I didn’t eat your pepper soup. I ate the fried rice I prepared this morning.”
“You are lying. Who else would have eaten the pepper soup I carefully prepared and kept for later?”
“Mama, I didn’t eat your pepper soup.”
“Mom, she said she didn’t. And why would she eat your pepper soup?”
“You will ask her for me. Because all these days she has refused to cook what I want to eat. Now I prepared a delicious catfish pepper soup, and she went ahead and ate it.”
“Why would I do that? I didn’t prepare pepper soup, and neither did my mom. So why would I see pepper soup in the pot and just eat it?”
“Keep asking me stupid questions. You’re trying to make me look crazy in front of my son, right? I will find out who ate my pepper soup.”
“I heard you screaming. You couldn’t even knock before entering the couple’s room. Do you have no manners?”
“Manners in my own son’s house? You must be joking.”
“Do people come to your husband’s house and disturb your peace? Are you the only woman who has a son? Leave their marriage for them, Madam, and go back to your husband.”
“You woman, what exactly is your problem? And yes, I was the one who ate your pepper soup. If you want your food to be safe and don’t want anyone to eat it, go back to your own house and no one will touch it. As long as you are here, I myself will eat your food.”
“I have respected you a lot because you are my son’s mother-in-law. But now I see you are a very classless woman.”
“It’s you and me in this house.”
“Not really. I can’t be fighting with a grown woman whose mission is to destroy her son’s marriage.”
“So you are finally giving up and leaving?”
“She’s not the only one leaving. We are both leaving this house. I am tired and exhausted from all this.”
“Mama, you are the only one who understands Henry. I think you should marry him because I don’t think I am good enough for you and your son.”
“That’s right. You are not good enough. Pack your things and go.”
“Babe, where are you going with all these bags? What is going on?”
“Henry, I’m leaving. I’ll be staying at my mom’s place. I’m tired of all this back and forth. It’s better I leave.”
“Babe, it’s not that serious. Please don’t go.”
“Don’t beg her. Let her go. She is a lazy and disrespectful girl. She is not good for you, my son.”
“Mama, are you serious right now? Judith, wait. Don’t go.”
“Henry, my eyes are finally open. I can’t believe you have really been trying to ruin my marriage. So all that ‘training’ you said you were giving my wife was just wickedness. And now you are telling her to leave?”
“I want the best for you, Henry. You are my only son, and I don’t want you married to a woman who cannot build a family.”
“Mom, did I ever complain to you? I have never complained about my wife to you. You asked to come and stay here for a while, and I agreed, not knowing you had been maltreating my wife under my own roof. This ends today. All this ends today.”
“What do you mean?”
“Mom, your stay—your vacation—in my house ends today. You have done enough. Let me live my life and build my family the way that pleases me. You have trained me enough. Mama, I’ll call an Uber for you now. I just want peace to reign.”
“Fine, I’ll leave. I can’t believe my own son would betray me like this.”
“Babe, I’m sorry. Please forgive me. I know I have wronged you. I let my mother treat you like trash, and I did nothing about it. Please forgive me.”
“Babe, it’s fine. I forgive you.”
“I promise to make things right. You are my first priority. I will never let my mom ruin me and my family again. I’m really sorry, babe.”
“Mama, I’m sorry for any inconvenience my mother caused.”
“It’s fine. I told you it would work, and I’m glad it did. Did she really think you would leave your husband’s house because of her? She fell for it. I’m glad Henry has now seen everything for himself. I really hope he never allows her to come here again.”
“My daughter, now you can enjoy your marriage. Make sure you don’t let that woman come and visit him again. Talk sense into your husband’s head. I’ll be leaving tomorrow. My work here is done.”
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