*Chapter 2: What's Up with Wifey*
It was getting dark, and fishermen were sailing on the river. All the canoes were full of fish, except for Moon's. He was one of Muna's husbands, a black panther with pointy ears and ash-colored hair. He looked frustrated and disappointed.
Moon thought to himself, "I married a princess to escape poverty, but I'm still unlucky. Muna's been gone for a month, and I worry she's with other men." Suddenly, he saw a body floating in the water. He jumped in and swam to her.
When he pulled her out, he saw it was Muna. She was hurt and unconscious.
His heart started beating rapidly, his hands were shaking and all of a sudden nervous—sweat 😅 was streaming down his gentle soft silky smooth hair.
Moon cried, "Muna, please don't die! You're all I have!" He tried to wake her up and even gave her CPR.
But all his attempts of waking her up was hopeless. His face looked pale and he swallowed hard, remembering his terrible past how he lost his ex wife. How people insulted him calling him a curse male, he has married over twenty women and all of them died a tragic death. He could hear the hunting laughs of people who wished him ill and voices of people who criticized him ,and bullied him.
Just as Moon was about to give up hope, Muna opened her eyes. She saw Moon crying and reached out to touch his cheek. "Where am I?" she whispered. Moon's face lit up with joy, but Muna's eyes glazed over, and she fainted again.Moon held her close, relieved she was alive . "Muna please wake up," he whispered , holding her tight.
*Muna's hut*
It was dusk and the hooting sound of the owls could be heard 🦉, the moon 🌝was full and its radiant light shone across an old broken down Hut🛖 that has cracks all over it walls.
The Hut was owned by Muna, she would have gotten a better Hut but she squandered all her money on palm wine and men.
Inside the old Hut Muna's husbands watched Muna's unconscious body helplessly.
"This wench! Who knows who she has offended, we have no money to call a doctor plus there is no food and water " Sango one of Muna's husband said out of anger.
Sango is Muna's first husband and also a dragon , he has always liked Muna's elder sister chizzy but Muna being a shrewd girl trapped him into this relationship.
"princess has always been a careless fool. But anyways just incase She does not wake up am taking her properties" said Zuri.
Muna's second husband who is a fox, and let me just say a gold digger 🪙.He married Muna to escape his life in a brothel were he was harrassed by elites old women. And he has been trying to get Muna's attention in order to be treated nicely, because Muna is a living hell. She beats her husbands and starve them too as punishment for disobeying her.
"Does this wench even have a property ?" Sango asked .
Zuri replied with a smirk on his face," Yes, a lot of properties which am not telling you all . As her favorite husband she promised me once she dies she would give me all her belongings although even though she said that in a drunkard state it still counts as a promise ."
"Like we care " , Zephyr scoffed in annoyance.
Zephyr along with Moon are both widowers, although zephyr has only lost one wife due to a fire outbreak. Both are single fathers , Zephyr is a lion taking care of his two cubs while Moon is taking care of his six little panthers. Life is not easy for the both of them due to Muna being a wicked wife and step mother who finds every opportunity to beat the kids.
A handsome figure walked in dressed in a fancy male igbo attire that is all white. He is sadly Muna's concubine Razak a serpent who despises Muna he walked in with a mocking smile.
" Oh no our princess is dead oh well let's hurry up and Barry her before she wakes up. I will miss her a lot but she will always stay in my heart —the back side of my heart " he said in a dramatic way.
"Stop it you all! Wifey is injured and you all are wishing her death. Is not funny okay even though she is mean to us she is still a human and the Gods will be disappointed at us. " Quincy The youngest husband of muna said with a sad tone.
Quincy is just a sixteen years old rabbit who is optimistic, timid , shy and cheerful . He is Muna's childhood friend although he seniors Muna with one year –which makes her (15) fifteen .
He begun to sob uncontrollably and sango felt annoyed,
"Quincy stop crying for this wench! Is better for all of us that she is dead " sango said.
Zephyr rolled his eyes and said, "Quincy don't worry the princess will be fine, ok"
Just as the were quiet thinking what to do, Muna's eye lids flinched and she groaned in annoyance.
" Why is this body weak?"
"Wifey " Quincy shouted in joy.
"Wifey? "
She was confused for a moment and then Sge realized this must be Muna's husbands.
She said to herself, "Those spirits must be looking for me but with this new body it would be hard to find me , but the might call higher spirits so it is best to adapt with this new body and get stronger that way no one will dare to bully me "
She smiled in satification.
"What are you smiling about wench? " Sango asked.
Muna said to herself, "Look at all these handsome men but this one seems disrespectful"
"princess are you okay " Moon asked with a concerned look.
She looked at moon beautiful amazing set of green eyes, Sge admired his handsome look despite the fact he is looking like a mess —a hot mess. But she was snapped back to reality when the vicious husband sango shouted,
"Wench! Wench! Shrewd wench! Are you okay? You better be because tomorrow you are going to work. You are the head of the family so it's your duty to provide for this family "
Muna got furious and shouted, "You are really driving me crazy, don't you have legs to work. Is not my responsibility to cater for you able bodied men, you guys are so local at the spirit realm men and females are equals. I am starting to miss my hometown."
"You do know the spirit realm is were dead people resides, but if you want to die then fine I will strangle you " Razak said with a smirk.
Zephyr said with a concerned look.
"I think Princess is not in her right sense so I suggest she rest first. Tomorrow we will settle things "
The went to another room which was divided by a wrapper . There Hut was so small that there is no space. So the use wrapper to divide the room , Muna has her own space all to herself while her husbands had to manage a tight corner.
To be continued..