# 7 five cows , ten goats and half a million shillings thats what he used to lure the elders with to let her get into his bed in the name of animals and paper , he now owns her its because of those stunted cows that she now has to wake up early in the morning go look for firewood , warm his water , prepare his breakfast , iron his clothes , polish his shoes and guess what ; he opts not to shower hes too late so hell have breakfast in the office he picks a different suit , pair of shoes-and doesnt even say goodbye the skinny goats and cows they slaughter every christmas are responsible for her having to cook for him , clean after him , wash for him-and , look good for him despite all that , he never fails to find a fault if the food isnt too salty , then it has to be burnt or theres a crease here , a stain there but , youve got to hear about the paper that paper comes up everytime they have an argument , a conversation , or even a joke when she thinks of that paper , she remembers that she is someones property , not a woman thats why she never answers back , fights back or even talks back and now , he says that he wants a refund-says that shes depreciating her flat tummy is long gone , her weight has tripled , her sex appeal vanished her friends say hes messing around and last night , for the first time , she saw her you 're the past , me ; the future , she brags but shes glad for she no longer has to continue pretending to be his perfect half he used to be , and somehow still is one of my favourite lecturers .