Integritus Prime

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the riots and in Part 2, the divine masculine (Rick’s) story. In this post, we examine Mary’s perspective. She was an innocent, happy-go-lucky young lady and only daughter of her parents. Her father was a small shop owner in the little town. Before the riots, he got on well with all the other shop owners, clients and suppliers, regardless of ethnicity or religion. After the incident where someone from his ethnic group killed a national dignitary, the mood in his community shifted. Mary’s parents and all members of this ethnic group became targets for revenge. Suppliers started boycotting his shop and clients avoided making purchases. Mary could not go to college as she was being picked on. Since Rick was renting the flat upstairs and was educated, he offered to tutor her so she could take her exam.

Rick liked Mary already but was shy; Mary was bolder and soon they fell in love. Rick’s friend Matt was also interested in Mary but she never took any interest in his advances. Mary’s friend, Sue was helplessly in love with Rick but he only had eyes for Mary. Due to ethnic differences that would prevent them from marrying, Sue was supporting them to run away and get married in a neighboring town and return after some weeks when her parents would have no choice but to accept them. The plan was for them to elope on the day of the riot. However, when Mary and Rick saw how desperate Mary’s father was in trying to make ends meet, and how badly he was being persecuted, they decided to stay back and support him.

That evening, Rick hid the three of them in his flat upstairs to save them from being killed during the riots.  Rick’s friend Matt was secretly jealous of Rick and Mary’s love, so that night during the riots, he double-backed after the looting and burning spree up the street, broke into Rick’s flat and raped Mary. Mary fought hard to save herself as he had pushed her parents out and locked the door from inside. Matt knocked her hard on the head and overpowered her before raping her. She felt violated, devastated, sad and later unworthy of Rick’s love. When Rick returned, he saw her sitting dejectedly on the floor, he realized what had happened and in a fit of rage killed Matt by hitting him on the head with wooden plank.

The next morning, Mary and her parents managed to escape in a carriage to another town. Later, when Mary realized that she was pregnant, she told her parents, who provided support throughout her pregnancy and childbirth. However, they wanted her to marry so she could have support and baby Ann could have a father.  The parents did find an expatriate who agreed to marry her but he did not want the baby. So when Rick found them and agreed to adopt Ann, Mary married the expatriate and migrated to another country. Even though Mary abandoned Ann, she kept in touch with her friend Sue who in turn was in touch with Rick and updated Mary about Ann’s progress.

Thirty years later, when Mary found out through Ann’s boyfriend and the news about Rick’s trial and his sacrifice to take the blame for the riots to keep the secret about her rape and Ann’s birth, she decided to come back to her homeland to tell the truth. Her husband supported her and came with her to attend the trial. Mary’s husband sat through the trial while she told her story.

Rick was shocked and emotional, but very grateful to see Mary and for the truth to finally emerge. He had been carrying the sad truth for 30 years and was relieved that Ann was meeting her mother at last. Ann was shocked, confused but happy to meet her mum.

Mary also truly loved Rick and Ann, and found a divine masculine in her husband, who supported her to tell the truth. Mary then encouraged Rick to tell his truth so the real culprits could be brought to justice. Rick agreed and gave his testimony in court.

Mary’s perspective shows that even after 30 years, despite being severely violated, she still had true feelings for Rick and Ann. She loved them and sought to protect Rick from harm by preventing him from going to jail for a crime he didn’t commit. He husband respected that and supported her as a divine masculine to tell the truth. Rick could now name the perpetrators as the truth was out in the open.

It is usually said that truth must always come out, no matter how deeply it is buried. Accepting the truth and dealing with it helps us heal and free ourselves of fear and anguish. So, what truths about us are we hiding?  Share your thoughts with us and we will bring you Ann’s life story in Part 4.