My parents were furious when I made my intentions of getting married to Amaka known to them.

They called me all names unprintable. To them I was having a mental disorder and needed to see the psychiatrist.

The exacts words of my father were "Over my dead body will such a wedding take place".

I wasn't moved. Amaka was surely the one I would spend the rest of my life with.

Our love life started 5 years ago . Now we want to make it official .

I celebrated my 30th birthday that year and Amaka did her 25th. Age wasn't on our side.

We were both native of the same village.

Our blood groups matched . So medically we were fit to be couples.

Sorry I forgot to mention, Amaka's parents too were against the marriage. But the love we had for each other was stronger compared to their resentment.

Cropping out some part of the story to a way it will favour me, I sought advice from my close friends and colleagues.

They supported us and even gave suggestions we abscond to a faraway place and live our love life peacefully.

If only they knew Amaka was my cousin, they too would have spat on my face.

Fiction
© Ezewrites

Nwafor Collins Chibueze
Awka, Anambra state Nigeria
Friday 8th july 2022