The Truly Married Woman by Abioseh Nicol - A SILENT SONG AND OTHER STORIES
The Plot Summary Abioseh Nical’s story, ‘The Truly Married Woman,’ follows Ajayi, a civil servant, and his relationship with Ayo, a woman he eventually marries. In the beginning, Ajayi and Ayo live together (Co-habitate) but aren't married despite the fact that Ayo had always wanted to be married properly. While Ayo tries to coarse Ajayi to marry her, Ajayi is hesitant as he feels that marriage involves some wild spending and the ceremony is unnecessarily costly. Ajayi's view on marriage frustrates Ayo until she accepts that it will never happen; thus, she stops trying to talk Ajati into marrying her. Basically, she gives up on the issue. despite not being officially married, the couples time together appears relatively amicable as Ayo performs her 'wifely' duties faithfully. They enjoy an everyday family life punctuated with minor conflicts such as the one that arises over Ajayi’s beating of their son Oju. This conflict surprises Ajayi as Ayo rarely ...