BXBX NOVEL Chapter 189: Absurd Proclamation
"But after we joined university, both me and Olivia constantly got targeted by the other boys in college who constantly pestered us, asking for a date or wanting to be our boyfriends...Some even went as far as to ask our hand in marriage and propose to us in public, which was always a nightmare to deal with."
My mother shook her head, like she didn\'t want to bring up those torturous memories.
"Wait, the nuisance you were talking about was a bunch of dudes asking you out?...Couldn\'t you have just said that you weren\'t interested and moved on? I mean, you don\'t exactly seem like the type of woman who would give in to that type of nonsense and would do your best to move past it."
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I said, not understanding why this was such a life-altering deal when it was something that all women went through in their lives, no matter how annoying it was.
"How could we do that in this patriarchal world, Kafi, that thinks that an adult woman should never be independent and alone and should always be partnered up with someone else and kept under their control so that they would be subservient to them and lose their chance to show their true potential in this world?"
My mother said with a look of deep disdain in her eyes, just like how Camila looked when she mentioned the men of this world, unravelling the deep misogyny in this world.
"They think that a woman who\'s single and alone, who\'s much more focused on her dreams and goals, has a better chance of succeeding because of our natural talent, and think that the best way to combat that is pairing them with someone else who they had to be under the disguise of calling them their loving \'boyfriend\' or \'husband\' when there actually is a whole web of prejudice and misogyny behind it to tame the women of this world so that they didn\'t take over their position."
"And if the girl didn\'t comply with getting a partner at a young age, she would be peer pressured by her surroundings to get one and would be looked at differently as if they were trying to ostrasize her, which would actually work in the end, as seen by the many girls marrying out of sheer pressure from society, since solitude was a scary thing that frightened those poor women into getting into a relationship that they never wanted..."
My mother said in a sad tone, feeling sorry for all the girls who gave up their dreams and passions only to start a relationship and family that they never desired where there was absolutely no love, which resembled how the world worked in the past on Earth where girls were married off against their will.
"...And of course, the guys in college who were looking for trophy girlfriends that they could show to their friends targeted both me and Olivia persistently, since we were quite the lookers when we were young." My mother shamelessly said while looking down at the men from the past, which I didn\'t doubt for a second because of how beautiful she was, that she could bring ruin to an entire nation with a single glance that could melt a billion hearts.
"We were fine with it at first and tried our best to ignore all the ragging and useless pestering and teasing wherever we went..." My mother said begrudgingly, looking like she wanted to punch every man that bothered in the face so bad.
"...But one day I just couldn\'t handle their annoying presence anymore and ended up shouting something that changed our lives forever, which was, \'Me and Olivia are already a couple and love each other so much, so stop bothering us already!\' while pointing at Olivia, who spat out her coffee all over the table when she heard what I said."
My mother looked excited at the moment and seemed like she was reliving that epic day where she broke every single boy\'s heart by shouting out that statement and giving them a shock of their lifetime.
"I only said that out of a whim and anger so that I could make the crowd of boys around us shut up for a second, so that we could enjoy our lunch together in peace...But who would\'ve thought that very absurd statement of mine that I thought of in the moment would start to spread around in the university to the extent that by the end of the of the week everyone on campus knew what happened in the cafeteria that day and thought that me and Olivia were actually dating..."
My mother shook her head like she had no idea how it spread so fast when she basically broadcasted her dating status to all the hundreds of people in the cafeteria who all knew about her since she was so popular.
"Me and Olivia thought that it was going to be a pain to dispel all those rumours and make everyone understand that I was simply joking around when I said that...But the thing was, the rumour didn\'t turn out to be a hindrance like we thought and actually helped us in so many ways and actually changed our lives for the better."
My mother gave a bright smile like she saw sunshine on a rainy day, thinking of how all those things she thought would be a hindrance coincidentally turned her life around for the better.
"In fact, without that rumour spreading, me and your mother would never have decided to spend our lives together as a couple of very close friends who could even be considered sisters, and it more importantly was the biggest factor that led us to meeting you as a baby in your cute little basket that fated day..." My mother said as she looked at me with a loving gaze, like she could still see the baby she picked up years ago, and stroked my cheek in a tender manner, which made me blush and feel all warm and cosy inside.
"Cough~ Cough...So you met baby me because of that rumour...How did that come out to be?"
I coughed to hide my embarrassment and asked with an avid look on my face to see how this story goes...