Love with Bitter tears batch 6

LOVE WITH BITTER TEARS
EPISODE 15
Paul: “No way! We cannot keep
her. Where will we find the
time to
stay with her from? She has
not
even started sitting up yet.
Seriously guy, use your head
now” d-ckson: “I strongly agree
with
Paul. We are bachelors and
none
of my girlfriends will want to
help
out. We will be on our own”
Ralph: “So which orphanage do
we take her to?” he asked
resigning to fate. Paul: “we will
ask around for any
orphanage in town. Then we
will
drop her with a matron there.
Very simple” Ralph: “Okay then.
Let’s do that” They bought new
cloths for her,
bathed her and dressed her up
in
a pink gown with head band to
match. Ralph could not help
but
fall in love with that little cutie.
Her
smile could lit up a wh0le dark
room and he wondered who
could be the parent of such a
lovely baby and how much
they
must be searching for her at
the
moment. He shook his head as
he
watched Paul take snapshots
with her, throwing her in the
air
and hugging her tightly. They
all took it in turn to take
snapshots with her and finally
set
out in their car. They went
from
one orphanage to another but
none of them accepted her.
Each
time they heard police was
involved, they become
uncomfortable and start
cooking
up excuses. By the time they
got
back home, they had visited all
the orphanages google had to
offer within the vicinity and yet
they still went back home with
Annie. Ralph: “Imagine how
much fuel
we have wasted today?” Paul:
“What do we do now? Look
at the way she is sleeping,
even
she is tired. But to think of it,
she
is really gentle or she is trying
to
bribe us into letting her stay
here?” Ralph: “Seriously, I am
in love
with this baby. Can’t we just let
her stay with us? When we are
going to work in the morning,
we
will take her to the day-care
centre down the road and
besides we do night
sometimes
too so we can still have time to
take care of her. Imagine
having
a baby girl in this house? Its
intriguing friends” the
excitement
on his face could not be
mistaken. d-ckson: “Well, what
can I say?
The orphanage rejected her
and
we cannot throw her away like
that. Let’s just keep her till her
parents come for her” Paul:
“Okay. Then we have to give
her a name? What should we
call
her?” he said looking from one
to
the other. d-ckson: “Kemi”
Ralph: “Kemi ko, komi ni, let’s
give her a nice English name
jare” d-ckson: “Uhnnnnn! What
of
Nikita? I love that movie ehn?”
Paul: “I am really shaking my
head for you. That’s why you
want to name her Nikita? I
don’t
want Nikita. Think before you
suggest again o” Ralph: “What
of Annabelle?” Paul: “What
does it mean?” Ralph: “It
means ‘beautiful’” he
said pleased with himself.
d-ckson: “Well I like it. We can
call
her Anna or Annie for short”
Paul: “Yeah! It is Lovely. Where
is
Annie baby? Annie” he
mimicked
calling out her name. Ralph:
“Wake her up you hear?
Annie…” he jeered at him. ===
Weeks passed into months and
all
of their efforts to find Annie
proved abortive. They had
gone
from one police station to
another, even Radio and
Television stations yet there
was nothing from anyone. No
one
called to say they had seen a
baby looking like her, people
only called to sympathize and
pray for them. Richærd started
having a phobia of losing
people he loved. He was more
afraid of
losing Sam and Ophelia who
became the centre of his world.
He was sacked at the firm he
worked at with his wife but
then
got another job at bank as an
accountant. It took him months
to
land himself that job and it
was
thanks to his colleagues who
had
friends in that bank. He and
Ophelia sat at home that
Saturday afternoon, talking…
Ophelia: “Haven’t you noticed
how Sammy behaves ever
since
Annie’s disappearance?”
Richærd: “I did! Losing a sibling
whom you love so much is not
that easy. I know how much he
loved her. He basically lived for
her and now she was snatched
right from his hands. Who
would be able to live with such
guilt?” Ophelia: “I just hope he
wouldn’t
do anything silly to himself. I
think you need another nanny
Richie. I am afraid I will have to
get a job soon and that might
limit
my coming here a lot” she said
remorsefully. Richærd: “Or you
are looking for
an excuse to stop coming
here?” Ophelia: “well you read
me quite
well. I think I have done my
part
now, I have been waiting for
you
to make a move but seems you
are waiting for me to go on my
knees and propose to you
again which I am not going to
do” Richærd: “Please don’t
leave dear.
We still need you here…”he
rose
up, dipped his hands into his
pocket, brought out a small
box
tied with a pink ribbon, went
on
his knees, opened the box and
said “Will you marry me?”
Ophelia: “Oh my God! Yes I will
marry you” she said with relief
sweeping over her. “What took
you so long Richie?” she asked
as
he slipped the ring into her
fourth
finger. Richærd: “Was waiting
for the
right moment” he said smiling,
he
rose up and swept her off her
feet
in a tight embrace. “Thanks for
being here baby” he said and
k-ssed her and she k-ssed him
back. He led her by the hand
into
the bedroom and locked the
door. Richærd: “I have waited
for this
day since I was given birth to”
he
said moving closer to her with
the
aggression of all the pent up
desires he had had for her since
they met. His manh-od
protested in,side his boxers as
its length
kept increasing. Ophelia looked
at
it in awe and quivered
frightfully.
“Don’t worry babe, remember I
promised to help you through
it?” Ophelia: “Yeah yeah sure!
“She
said as his mouth went down
on
hers as he licked and savoured
the taste of her mouth. He
pulled
her top over her head and bent
down to s-ck her b—-t but to
his consternation, it wasn’t
hærd
like it should but he s—-d it
anyway and she mo-ned
sweetly.
He turned her around so she
backed the bed and laid her
down gently, removed the
shorts she had on, looked
down at her
and said “you are beautiful” his
voice sounded so husky she
could hærdly hear him. He
quickly
removed the barrier between
him
and her and bent down over
her again. He k-ssed her h-rder
and
faster, she arched her back
towards him asking for more.
He
k-ssed her neck down to her
b-obs again and this time, her
n—–s were so hærd they
intrigued him. She reached out
and grabbed hold of his
er-ction
and flinched at how hærd and
huge it was. She started
teasing
its tip and he quivered and
mo-ned with his eyes shut
tightly. He slide away from her
hands
gently and bent to the centre
of
her hotness, blowing a gentle
breeze into it. He dipped out
his
tongue and teased her cl*ts
with
it. “Do you like that?” he asked
with his tongue still teasing
and
s-cking. Ophelia: “Yeeeeeah!”
but she
closed her eyes pretending it
was
Gloria doing the s-cking, she
mo-ned when she saw Gloria’s
Immaculate body in her mind’s
eye. He felt her c-m into his
face as she quivered and
gro-ned
loudly muttering “oh Glo! Glo!!
Yeeeah!!!” he was confused as
to
what that meant but he was
too
busy to give it much thought.
He
turned to her side and slide
into her from the back using
the
spoonful style. He noticed how
tight she was and went gentle,
he
timed his thr-sting until she
was
no longer as tight then
intensified
it. She clung unto his neck
gro-ning painfully, she felt him
going faster and faster until he
stiffened and became gentler
again. He slide out of her
gently
and embraced her so tightly.
Richærd: “Thank you honey. I
enjoyed every bits of it. Thank
you” he said again and placed
a
lingering k-ss on her forehead
as
she smiled weakly. === Two
months later, they got
married at the Lagos Mainland
Marriage Registry and their
marital journey began in
earnest.
She missed Gloria whom she
hadn’t seen for months. She
started cooking up every form
of
excuses in order to avoid
having
s€× with Richærd, at first he
thought she was just not used
to
having s€× and would get used
to it with time but as days
went by, her dislike for it kept
growing
to the extent that he found
himself nursing the thoughts of
forcing her. Sammy noticed his
dad was
becoming unhappier every
passing day. He disliked
Ophelia
with Passion, the way she
looked
at him made him uneasy. She
seemed to be nursing a bad
thought in her mind. He tried
as
much as possible to avoid her
anytime they were at home
alone. That evening when he
came back from school, as soon
as he had stepped in, he heard
voices emanating from the
bedroom and paused to listen.
He
could not hear any words in
particular so he decided to
check.
He opened the door slightly
and
his step mum and another lady
k-ssing passionately and
car-ssing each other’s b-obs,
he
quickly closed the door but
that
made them aware that
someone
had seen them. She quickly
dressed up and went to check
who it was. When she found
out
that it was only Sam at home,
she
heaved a sigh of relief and
went
over to him. Ophelia: “How are
you Sammy?”
she said forcing a smile but he
said nothing. “Aren’t you the
one
I am  talking to?” Sammy: “I
saw what you and that
pregnant woman were doing
and
I am only waiting for my dad
so I
can tell him. Don’t talking to
me
because no matter what you
say I
will still tell him” he said
folding his arms across his
chest
contumaciously. Ophelia: “You
will not dare it!” she
started yelling but checked
herself. “But what exactly do
you
think you saw?..
 
What do u think he saw?
 
EPISODE 16
Sammy: “Ehn? So you think I
am
dumb? I know what it is of
course: you were doing with a
lady what you are supposed to
be doing with my dad. What
did
my social studies teacher call it
again o…”he put his second
finger on his l-ips trying to
recollect what he learnt in a
social
studies class. “Choi! I can’t
remember now, but she said
it’s
an abomination and infact it
has been banned in Nigeria,
any lady
caught doing it will be sent to
kirikiri prison. Sebi you came to
replace my mum! Sebi all you
do
is shout at me in this house.
You
will be going to prison very
soon” he said giving her a
tongue out. She thought for
some time and
remembered how he had used
his sister’s disappearance
against
him several times and decided
to
see if it will work again.
Ophelia: “Have you forgotten
so
soon?” she said in a whisper,
sitting down gently beside
him. Sammy: “Forgotten
what?” Ophelia: “Have you
forgotten that
Annie’s disappearance was
your
fault? I am going to your
school
tomorrow, I will tell everyone
in
your class what a terrible
brother
you are. How you could not
even take care of one tiny
baby. I will
also tell your dad about it so
he
can start blaming you too just
the
same way everyone in school
will
blame you. You will no longer
have any friend and people will
start running away from you.
You
know I can do it right?”
Sammy: “Aunty I am sorry, I
will
not tell dad what I saw so
don’t
tell anyone this please?”
Ophelia: “Then from now on
you
will start doing everything I
ask
you to do without complaining
to
anyone? Just imagine how
much
Annie must be suffering now
because of how terrible a
brother you are? She might
even be dead.
God I pity poor Annie” she said
pretending to be very sad.
Sammy: “Don’t ever say she is
dead again!” he yelled on top
of
his voice. Ophelia: “Hey! No
scre-ming at
me from now on no matter
what I
say to you otherwise the
wh0le
world will hear about how
cowardly you are. Do you get
me?” Sammy: “Yes but please
don’t say
she might be dead, I know she
is
not dead, I am praying very
hærd
for her” his voice quivered with
sadness. Ophelia: “I guess we
have a deal
now. That’s my boy!” she said
patting his head. “Gloria you
can
now come out, we are good
now” she called out to her
friend
who remained in the room so
she could take care of the
situation.
She came out clutching her bag
in
front of her. Gloria: “I have to
go now. I have
something I need to tell you so
come by the house whenever
you are free okay?” Ophelia:
“Okay! Take care of
yourself for me” she said
winking
at her embarrassed friend as
Sammy scrutinized her from
head
to toe. Sammy: “I can’t believe
she is
pregnant and still doing that
abominable thing. As far as my
teacher taught me, women
cannot get women pregnant.
Hmmmm! My dad is in trouble”
he thought to himself and
shook his
head in disgust. === The next
day, she prepared and
went to Gloria’s place. She met
her
husband who was preparing to
go out. He eyed her
suspiciously
when he saw her, the memory
and doubts of that day still
lingered on in his mind. He was
never comfortable with her, he
thought it was because she
was
too beautiful but now he
wasn’t
so sure anymore. Gloria made
signs to her to wait
for her husband to leave so she
sat down quietly watching
music
videos on h¡ptv. She sprang up
as
soon as Johnson had left and
went to meet her friend,
hugged her at arm’s length
because of her
pregnancy and place a light
k-ss
on her l-ips. Ophelia: “So you
said you wanted
to see me? Here I am” she said
spreading her arms. Gloria:
“Yes I said I wanted to see
you. I don’t know how you will
take it but I still have to let it
out”
she said looking downcast.
OphelIa: “Hmmmmm! What is
it?” Gloria: “Please don’t take it
the
wrong way. I want you to
know
this is breaking my heart too
but I
don’t know how to keep it up. I
want us to stop what we are
doing right away. I want to be
a good mum to my child and a
good wife to my husband”
Ophelia: “What are we doing
that
needs to be stopped? What are
you talking about? It’s not like
I
am stopping you from being a
good mum and wife to
whoever
you want so what are you
talking about?” Gloria: “I want
us to put an end to
this relationsh¡p” Ophelia:
“What? What are you
talking about? If it’s a joke
please
stop it cos it’s not funny” she
sobered up immediately.
Gloria: “I am serious dear. I
really
am. I can’t do this anymore.
Let’s
break up, you should face your
new home too and find a way
to
start loving your husband too. I
know how much I made mine
suffer, Richærd is a nice guy,
and
so please be a good wife to
him” Ophelia: “Breaking up
with me is
one thing but don’t ever
lecture
me about how to run my own
marriage. How can you break
up
with me now that I need you
the
most? How can you?” Gloria: “I
am sorry dear” Ophelia: “you
promised me your
husband will not get in the
way of
our love, have you forgotten so
soon? Have you forgotten all
the
moments we share? I don’t
think
I can live a sane life without
you. Please reconsider your
decision?
If you want me to wait till you
give birth, I will but don’t tell
me
we are breaking up okay?”
Gloria: “Well I mean it. We are
over
from now on. We can be
friends
but nothing more. If that is not
okay by you then I will have no
other option but to cut all
relations with you” Ophelia: “I
swear you will regret
this. You will regret this” she
said,
picked up her bag and dashed
out of the house blindly. ===
Richærd noticed that his wife
was
even more withdrawn than
ever.
She acted like someone who
was
heartbroken and he could not
remember ever doing anything
wrong to her. Each time he
tried talking to her about it
she’d shun
him down but one thing he
could
not still fathom was why she
was
so rigid on bed. All she did was
lie
down while he worked his guts
out, he could not remember
the last time he enjoyed
making love
to her. That night after a bout
of
boring and unsatisfying love
making, he rolled to his side of
the bed, looked at her and
realised she had turned her
back to him… Richærd: “Honey!
What exactly is
happening between us? I can’t
seem to remember ever doing
anything to warrant this kind
of
treatment from you. What is
going
on? Please talk to me, your
silence is killing” Ophelia: “You
don’t know what
you did? Your offence is not
letting me be, I hate having s€×
with you, I hate your stupid
hærd
body, I miss Gloria” she
thought
to herself as tears flowed down
her face. “Aren’t you satisfied
with the one you just did now?
Should we go again?” she
asked
unemotionally. Richærd: “You
are getting me
wrong baby. The s€× is one of
it
but what I am mostly alarmed
at
is your attitude towards me.
Did I
unknowingly do something
wrong to you?” Ophelia: “Yes
you did! I lost my
heart because of you and that
Johnson, I hate you two with
passion” she thought but
ignored
his question. He was becoming
more annoying with each
passing minute. Richærd:
“Aren’t you the one I am
talking to madam?” Ophelia:
“Richie you did nothing
wrong to me. Can we just sleep
now?” Richærd: “Fine then! Just
know
that this is really frustrating,
put
yourself in my shoes and you
will
know how terrible I feel these
days” he said feeling so
disappointed and forlorn. She
said nothing even though in
her
mind, she felt sorry for him but
she just was too heartbroken
herself to meet anybody’s
expectation of her at that
moment. === Some weeks
later, she sat in front
of the mirror in her room,
thinking of how to get another
lover to satisfy her s€×ual
needs
since no matter how hærd she
tried, or how hærd Richærd
tried, he just wasn’t getting her
there.
The wh0le thing disgusted her
especially since he could not
give
her orals the way Gloria used
to.
She heard the door open and
heard footsteps approaching
the corridor which led to
Sammy’s
room and knew he was back.
She
went and stood by the door
waiting for him to show up.
Ophelia: “Hey Sammy Come
here!”
she ordered as soon as she
sighted him. Sammy: “Good
afternoon aunty”
he said wearily. Ophelia:
“Nothing good about
this afternoon, just come here
now” she said, turned and
walked back to the bed while
he
followed her. “How old did you
say you are again?” Sammy: “I
am seven year plus.
Hope there is no problem?”
Ophelia: “Not at all but I want
you
to do something for me. Come
closer…”
 
EPISODE 17
confused as to what she
wanted
him to do. Ophelia: “Remove
your school
uniform” Sammy: “But why?”
he asked
looking even more confused.
Ophelia: “I am asking you to
remove it cos I want you to
something for me and I don’t
want your uniform getting
stained or do you want it
stained?” Sammy: “No aunty!”
he concurred
and removed his shirt except
his
singlet and shorts. Ophelia:
“Remove everything
okay? Don’t forget you are
supposed to be doing
everything
I ask of you cos of Annie?” she
said moving to the edge of the
bed. She unbuckled his belt
then removed his shorts and
boxer.
She saw his little p*n*s and
could
not believe it turned her on
unlike
his father’s. She took hold of it
and car-ssed it but Sammy
jerked
out of her reach. Sammy:
“Aunty what are you
doing?” he was filled with
sudden
fright and horror. Ophelia: “I
am only measuring it
for an experiment my new
employer asked me to conduct.
You know I’ve been searching
for
a job right? Well I got one
already.
Come here so I can do what I
ought to do fast” she said with
a
desire-laden voice, reached out
and drew him closer again. She
removed the very skimpy
gown
she had on revealing her ripe
and
hærd n—–s to his
consternation. He made to turn
away but she
used her two legs to pin him
closer to her from behind and
drew his head into her b—m
before whispering into his ears
“Put your mouth on my b—-t
and s-ck it the way you used
to
s-ck your mother’s when you
were smaller. We are just
doing
experiment for my work and
don’t forget how I can make all
your friends abandon you,
even your dad. So behave
yourself and
do as I say. Tears dripped from
his eyes as he did as he was
bid.
He started s-cking her left
b—-t
as she held his head tight
willing
him to pull away. She mo-ned
so loudly he was
confused. She climbed fully
onto
the bed pulling him along with
her, opened her leg wide to
reveal her already w-t honey-
pot
and asked him to put his
mouth there too. He hesitated
and she
pulled his head down
forcefully.
“Use your tongue” she ordered
between clenched teeth. He
stuck
out his tongue, tasted her and
struggled to pull away from
her hold. Sammy: “Aunty
please, I don’t
want to do it anymore. Let me
go
to my room please!” he said
still
struggling but she turned him
over and climbed onto of him.
Grinding against his little p*n*s
as a wave of pleasure swept
over
her. She tilted her head back as
she felt herself climbing and
climbing then came crashing
down in torrents of spasms.
She
sat still for some time then
climbed off him. Ophelia: “Oh I
loved that
experiment!” she said as he
jerked up and jumped off the
bed
in a flash. “Hey! This is part of
how little secret, if you dare
say a
word of this to your dad, I will
send you to an early grave by
telling your dad I was asleep
when you sneaked into my
room
and started touching my body.
I
will tell him it’s the effect too
much
movies are having on you. He
will surely believe me because
he
loves me more than he loves
you.
No one loves you and that’s
why
even your mum abandoned
you.
But don’t worry, I will love you
very much from now on” she
threatened then cajoled as
tears
drizzled down the poor boy’s
face. She had broken him into
tiny
bits. He picked up his school
bag
and uniform and scurried out
of
the room. === Richærd got back
home that day
and noticed his wife was in a
very
good mood. She even hugged
and k-ssed him welcome. She
hummed a song as she
prepared
dinner. He could not believe his
eyes, he was curious to know
what caused her perky
countenance, he went to the
kitchen and pretended to be
picking something from the
fridge. Ophelia: “I know you
are not
looking for anything in that
fridge. So spill it out” she said
smiling brightly revealing the
two
dimples adorning her soft
cheeks. Richærd: “How much I
missed
seeing those two ladies on
your
cheeks” Ophelia: “What
ladies?” Richærd: “Your dimples,
your
smile. So what happened?” he
went closer to her and leaned
on
the zinc. Ophelia: “Nothing
happened, you
mean I can’t be happy except
when something happens?”
Richærd: “You can be just that
you’ve been really cold lately
and
I really missed you. I am glad
to
have you back” he said and
k-ssed her mildly on the l-ips.
Ophelia: “Well I am glad to be
back” she said stirring the
afang
soup she was preparing.
Richærd: “Where is Sammy?”
Ophelia: “He must be in his
room,
I have not seen him since he
came back from school”
Richærd: “Oh really? I will go
check on him” he said and
walked out of the kitchen
down
to the corridor adjoining to the
rooms. He met Sammy’s door
locked. He knocked and
knocked but no reply came
from the room.
He tried again and this time
the
door knob turned and h door
flung open. “Sammy…What
happened to you?” he asked as
soon as he entered in,side the
room and saw how bloodshot
his
son’s eyes were. Sammy:
“Nothing dad, I am fine”
he said unable to look his dad
in
the eye. Richærd: “Then why
does it look
like you’ve been crying all
day?” Sammy: “I miss my mum
daddy. I
really really do miss my mum”
he
said bursting into fresh sobs.
Richærd: “Your mum is gone
son!” Sammy: “Gone to where?
Isn’t it
high time she came back?”
Richærd: “She is never coming
back again because she is dead.
She died that day in our
presence
but we thought she was
asleep” Sammy: “Well I know
she is dead.
I know she is never coming
back
but in order to be able to live, I
am telling myself she went on
a
long journey and would be
back
someday. I am not daft not to
know dad but I just miss my
mum…why did she have to die,
why?” he struggled to dab off
the
tears that were cascading
down
his cheeks unto his chest, he
felt
like his heart was on fire. He
could not hold back all the
emotions
raging in,side of him, the
hatred,
hurt and disgust he felt at the
moment was more than he
could
bear. Richærd: “I miss her too
son but
what can we do? We have to
let
her go so she can rest in peace”
Sammy: “That is easy for you
to
say cos you have what you
always wanted right? I
remember
when mum was alive and
begging you for forgiveness,
you
kept doing things to hurt her.
You even brought your
abomination
home. I just hate you dad,
please
don’t talk to me” Richærd:
“How can you talk to me
like that? I and your mum had
our issues which you wouldn’t
understand just yet but I am
sorry
though. I regret my action
even
today” Sammy: “If you really
do regret
your actions, then why did you
marry her?” Richærd was
speechless and just
stood there looking at his son.
=== Annie kept growing
beautifully
well among her three daddies.
She called the three of them
daddy. She was a blessing to
them because with her there
was
no dull moments in their lives
anymore. They became better
people, even Paul who was a
Casanova changed overnight
just
so he could have more time to
spend with her. Every
weekend,
they would take her out, have
fun around the city and get
back
home early enough to prepare
dinner. They stopped eating
out
in order for her not to grow up
getting used to it. They even
bought and read books on how
to cope with single parenthood
for men. She was their little
angel. That Sunday, they sat
around
Annie playing with her while
she
giggled and muttered
unintelligibly to them. Paul: “I
cannot understand your
language baby. Oya say
daddy!”
she just looked at him and
removed her eyes while the
other
two laughed. Ralph: “See elaa
part one” d-ckson: “This girl
ehn? She is
going to use guys’ eyes to see
shege. Imagine how haughty
she
is becoming?” Paul: “Well you
would have been
worst if you were in her shoes.
Imagine having three daddies
doting on you? Kai when she
grows ehn? If any guy messes
with her I will kill him. I swear
I will maim him first, then later
bury
him alive” Ralph: “Take it easy
na. Do you
know how many girl you
messed
with? Paul: “Well that is why I
am saying
this because I know as e dey
go.
If anyone messes with my
daughter…” d-ckson: “Point of
correction, our
daughter not your…” he said
tilting his head to one side and
even Annie started laughing.
Ralph: “Oh baby!” he said,
scooped her up and threw her
to
the air while she giggled and
jiggled happily. But all of a
sudden, her face became pale
and she went stiff for a minute
and then started convulsing
violently. Paul: “Oh my God!
What is
happening to her?” he said
looking bewildered as Ralph
tried
containing her convulsion.
d-ckson: “Annie! Baby what’s
going on?” he said quivering
frightfully. Ralph: “Someone
should get the
car ready, we are going to the
hospital now!” he ordered
impatiently as her convulsion
intensified. On their way to the
hospital, the
convulsion stopped but she
started running a temperature.
Paul: “d-ckson aren’t we there
yet? Her temperature is
running
wild” he said touching her
forehead as she laid on Ralph’s
laps. On getting to Balm of
Gilead
Hospital, they were directed to
a
paediatrician who conducted
some test on her as they
waited at
the reception. Some minutes
later,
a nurse came to call one of
them to the doctor’s office…
Nurse: “Please who among you
is
the father of the girl?” she
asked
looking from one to another.
They all chorused “I am”.
Nurse: “I meant who among
you
gave birth to her? The doctor
wants to talk to her dad” she
said,
looking confused. == Richærd
noticed that Sammy was
not improving, months had
gone
by, and years yet he withdrew
further into himself. He
stopped
doing the things he loved
doing.
He stopped talking to people
much including he his father.
He
had tried several times to talk
him
out of his bitterness but it had
all
proved abortive. It broke his
heart to see his only son like
that.
And to crown it all, Ophelia was
yet to take in after five years of
marriage. He had covered up
for
her with his mum when she
complained about it to him. He
had told her they didn’t want
any
more children so they did
family planning and that was
just a lie.
She remained as youthful and
beautiful as she was the first
time
she met him. Meanwhile
Ophelia was radiating
with health and happiness. She
continued her s€×capade with
Sammy who was too scared to
open up to anyone because of
her threats. Even when he slept
at night, she would sneak into
his
room and have her way with
him.
The more energy and
youthfulness she got the more
drained Sammy became. His
dad
bought him different kind of
drugs just to make gain little
weight but none of it seemed
to
work. Ophelia seemed to be
the
only one enjoying herself in
the
house. To the other two, going
back home every day after
school or work was like a
nightmare
they wanted to wake up from.
 
EPISODE 18
Paul: “Ralph, you should go
with
her. There is no time to waste”
he
nudged him forward and he
followed the nurse. On getting
in,side the doctor’s
office, he saw Annie sleeping
soundly on the only bed in,side
the office and heaved a sigh of
relief. Ralph: “Good afternoon
doctor” Doctor: “Good noon to
you too,
please have your seat” he said
looking at him from the rim of
his
glasses. Ralph: “So what did
the test result
indicate?” Doctor: “Nothing
serious. It’s just
febrile convulsion which
happened because of her high
fever. Her temperature was
39°C.
I will prescribe some drugs for
you, make sure you administer
them on her till she is stable
again” he scribbled something
in
a jotter and passed it to him.
Ralph: “But hope it’s not
epilepsy?” Doctor: “Not at all. It
is a different
kind of convulsion and less
harmful than epilepsy though
it
can still give rise to epilepsy if
care
is not taken. Among the drug I
prescribed, there is anti-
convulsant among them
though it
might not be necessary she
takes
it. Just make sure you get all
the
drugs and administer them on
her like I instructed on the
paper.
Good luck and for the record,
your daughter is a very strong
and lovely girl” Ralph: “Thank
you doctor” he
said, smiling. He stood up, took
the doctor’s outstretched hand
in
a handshake, went over to
Annie
and scooped her up from the
bed
into his arms. Her temperature
had gone considerably down
but
he noticed she was weaker
than
usual. “Sorry baby!” he
whispered into her hears and
walked out of the doctor’s
office.
As soon as his friends saw hi,
they both surrounded him
asking
one question after the other.
They
touched Annie gently and were
relieved to know she was no
longer running temperature as
much as she was earlier. ===
Soon enough, Sammy stopped
going home from school
because
he knew she would be waiting
for him. He dreaded that
moment
when she would climb him and
do the stuffs she did or the
moments she made him do
those
stuffs he did. He would linger
around the school, cook up
every
possible excuse just to stay
longer outside. On that
particular day when he
got back from school at past
7pm.
He might his dad in the sitting
room, angry while his step
mum
was sitting with him. They
were
waiting for him. Richærd:
“Where are you coming
from Mr Man? He queried him
as
soon as she entered the sitting
room. Sammy: “I am coming
from
school” he said looking down.
Richærd: “You are just coming
back from school by this time
Sammy? At this age? You are
just
twelve years for crying out
loud
and you are already keeping
late
nights?” Sammy: “I had extra
assignment
so I decided to do it in school”
Richærd: “So you are always
having a surprise outing? I
have
been getting complaints about
you since this started but I
thought it will stop with time
but
you are getting worst by the
day. Why are you doing this
Sammy?
Am I not a good father to
you?” Ophelia: “Honey take it
easy with
him please. He is still young, he
is
just showing signs of puberty;
you know adolescence is
setting
in so this is just normal” She
looked at Sam who gave her a
look of disgust and she winked
at
him, sticking out her tongue
sed-ctively, he looked away as
his dad’s gaze was riveted on
him. Richærd: “What nonsense
adolescence at the age of
twelve?
He is just being rebellious and
nothing more. Why are you
trying
to kill me? Was I the one who
killed your mum?” he regretted
that statement as soon as they
left
his mouth. Sammy: “Don’t ever
talk about my
mum again. What do you
know?
There is nothing you are good
at?
You are neither good at being
a
husband nor a father. If you
were
you wouldn’t have given up so
easily on finding Annie. You are
a
coward da…” before he could
finish saying dad, his dad stuck
out his hand in a bidding flash
of
lightening and struck him in
the
cheek, blood few out from his
mouth. Ophelia: “Richaarrrd!
Why did you
do that? How could you strike
him like that?” she flared up
unexpectedly. Sammy was
dazed for a moment,
even the tears refused to flow.
That was the first time any of
his
parents will ever raise their
hands
at him. He looked at his dad
who
stood in front of him defiantly
and just turned back and
walked out
on him. Richærd: “Come back
here right
away you insolent fool. You
dare
call me a coward? The next
time
you do that, its belt I’d use on
you” he raved and slumped
down heavily onto the settee
behind him. “I can’t believe this
is
happening” he lamented sadly.
Ophelia: “You shouldn’t have
done that honey, now you just
made issues worst. How do we
go about this now?” Richærd:
“Weren’t you there when
he was heaping abusive words
at
me? So you expect me to just
keep mum?” Ophelia: “I am not
justifying his
actions but you as an adult
should know better than
hitting a
child like that. Please go and
talk
to him” she said pleadingly.
Richærd: “No way! Just stay out
of
this okay?” he warned and
walked out on her. She couldn’t
think of what to do. “Now i
know
where Sammy got his
stubbornness from. they are
both the same”she said to
herself. === He walked in,side
his room grief
stricken and emotionally
bruised.
He sat on the bed and looked
around, saw the picture of
Annie
hung on the wall and walked
over to it. Sammy:” “Baby
sister, hope you
are living a good life? Where
are
you now? I know you must b
looking quite beautiful now.
Your
birthday is tomorrow and also
the
day mum died. I feel so alone,
my life is ruined. I don’t know
what
to do anymore” the tears
flowed
freely now. “I am not even
really
sure if you are alive and it’s all
my
fault. I was not a good brother,
I
did not protect you enough. I
should have ran after those
men
faster than I did. Mum must
really
be mad at me now, I am a
useless
son. Annie and mum, I miss
you
two so much” he started
looking
frantically around. “I don’t
think it’s okay for me to keep
living
right? All I have to do is push
something sharp in,side my
stomach and I will be able to
see You two again right? What use
is
living this kind of life? See
what that woman has turned
me to?”
just then he remembered the
compass in his bag and went
for
it. He brought it out, held it
tightly
in his hands and closed his
eyes..…
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