It was the perfect wedding. The sun had shone just at the right proportion. The storybook garden where they shared their vows was dreamy. Everything was as it should be. Sublime.
Yet Cecilia felt some restlessness in her spirit. Helmut is a perfect match. Mother loved him very much and approved of him. Even her picky friends liked him well enough. They considered him the dashing, wealthy European.
Their marital vows felt like a constriction to her vocal chords. She shook off the inner voice and focused on the sizzle. She loves Helmut, he’s a passionate lover and even as every cell in her body screamed ‘don’t‘ she said I do.
It didn’t take a long time for her to realize that the marriage was a huge mistake.
Helmut’s perceived candour turned to blunt cruelty. His passion became an obsession. He smothered her to death.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Image credit..pixabay
a cooking pot and twisted tales 
Well, that went south in a hurry.
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It’s sad that some unions end up that way pretty fast.
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You just never know.
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Reblogged this on femininematerz and commented:
Never ignore that uneasy feeling or doubt you have about anything…it might be a life saver. A powerful short story from Jackie.
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Always listen to your inner voices for they always have something to say.
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True indeed. We listen silently. Always better. Thank you.
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Shoulda listened !
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She really should have listened.
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I learnt this too in a very practical way.
I loved him, he was my charming prince not listening to that nagging feeling that says NO, I went on to date him. What did I get for it, a man who crushed my spirit, destroyed my self esteem, controlled my decisions, made me cry often… So glad I left him before it would be worse.
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Ouch! That didn’t sound like a good experience. You are better off without him.
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”I love a happy ending” said Jimmy when I read this to him…little Fecker!!
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I like Jimmy’s sense of humour. Ha, ha!
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Oh wow. That escalated quickly! God forgive me if I find this to be dark humour!
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🙂 Life can be funny like that.
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Sounds like too many of my friends!
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What a sad position to be in!
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Oops!! That was a sad one…so one should always follow the sixth sense I guess !!
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It does help to follow it!
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Oh dear! One of those “stifling” marriages!
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Not a good place to be at all!
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No, not at all!! I hope you are having a fantastic day!
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Boom!!! Happy ending just went out of the window.
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Totally flew out of the window.
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How awful. We need to listen to our instincts and our brains when they tell us something isn’t right. Sad this girl was smothered to death by a cruel man. Well done Jacqueline.
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She failed to listen to her inner heart. Some men are not good to be with. Thank you Mandi
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Oh wow! Didn’t see that coming! Great post and another reminder to trust our instincts.
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Thank you Kay. Most times our subconscious knows better than we do.
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Absolutely ☺
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ouch! the poor dear, she should have listened to her intuition
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She should have, but I guess we fail in some things in life.
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too True 🙂 I know plenty of women who wish they had said no instead of yes at that altar.
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So good. Dang – married and then smothered?
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Some men are tiresome! Thank you for reading it 🙂
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