Riches or life episode 3 – 4

RICHES OR LIFE; 7DAYS

Subtitle; Merry Christmas.

Episode 3

Early the next morning before cock crow Jethro was standing outside his house in his compound, he faced east with his both hands up imagining the befitting buildings he is going to er×¢t.

After cock crow the sky gave little light, his wife emerged from the room standing in the frontage looking at her husband demonstrating buildings that he wanted to build.

Jethro’s wife: Jethro! hope you have not run mad?

Jethro ignored her and continued demonstrating what he was doing, she came down from the verandah and walked close to her husband and tapped him.

Jethro’s wife: should I call our Umunna and tell them my husband have run mad?

Jethro: woman, let me be. I will send you to your father’s house when the millions am expecting comes.

Jethro’s wife: [claps her hands] eehhhhheemm! Jethro, is that what you dreamt last night? [touch his body] do you have fever and malaria?

Jethro: just wait and see.

Jethro left his wife and went in,side the house.

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Emeka was walking on a muddy road while whistling, he wanted to turn back when he sighted a man paddling on a bicycle towards him.

John: Emeka! I have seen you, don’t run.

He stood and waited for him, John dropped his bicycle and grabbed Emeka’s collar.

Emeka: what is the meaning of this? Johnbull.

John; you are still asking me meaning of this after owing me for two years three months and three hours forty two minutes and five seconds, if you don’t know the meaning let me tell you Emeka pay me my money am begging you.

Emeka: because of coming three thousand naira you are holding my throat, Nigeria that is owing trillion of dollars how many countries have you seen holding Nigeria throat?

John; Emeka, all I want is my money am not concerned about trillion of dollars Nigeria is owing, Emeka pay me!!

Emeka: stop that! I don’t like it!! remove your hand from my collar so that I can give you back your chicken change.

Immediately John removed his hands from his collars, Emeka started the charade of bringing out money from his pockets and immediately took to his heels. John ran after him but his left leg wasn’t helping matter because he had an internal injury when he was young.

John: ewooooh! ewooohh! [wincing in pains] ooohh! Emeka thunder will injure Igod

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A girl carry can on her head coming from the stream through the footpath that leads to Ogbomini the hamlet closed to the stream, Igodomigodo ran after her calling her name but she refused to answer, he got close to her and tapped her buttocks.

Ifeoma: oohh! Igodo, what did I do to you? am I the only beautiful girl in this village ehnn Igodo?

Igodo: I have been calling you Ify!

Ifeoma: yes I heard you but I don’t want to talk to you, aahh! let me be.

Igodo: you know I can’t let you be am deeply in love with you.

Ifeoma: Igodo, please don’t love me. I don’t need your love, just let me be in this village aahh!

Igodo: I will soon come to pay your dowry and take you home.

Ifeoma: [laughing] who will borrow you money to come and pay for my dowry? and who will marry a poor man like you? you better kill that dream of yours.

Igodo: Ify, don’t worry after today you will see that Igodo is no longer the one you use to know, I will break your father’s block house he built in 80s and built befitting house that suit my in law.

Ifeoma: are you insulting my father?

Igodo: no na, Ify my love, omalicha.

She hissed and walked away ignoring Igodo who was pestering her, he followed her down to her house gate.
The old gate gave way and an aged man stepped out from the gate on sighting Igodo with his daughter.

Ifeoma’s father; you again?

The man went in,side back while Igodo took to his heels, left Ifeoma laughing at him.

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Day 3

The son’s of late Mr. Okafor gathered in their usual meeting style to discuss the way forward to escape poverty.
Okafor stood up after his first son entertained everyone of them with palm win.

Okafor: my brothers, you all know I wanted to sacrifice myself for the well being of this family.

His brothers: we all know, we should be heading to the shrine.

Okafor; but my wife and children refused and I think I agree to what they are saying that I shouldn’t sacrifice myself.

Jethro: Okafor you lie! you are the first son and you must sacrifice yourself.

LIFE OR RICHES : 7Days

Subtitle: Happy Christmas

Episode 4

Okafor: Jethro sit down, who are you to tell me what to do?

Emeka: *get up in midst of words exchange* why are we quarreling ourselves brothers? if Okafor doesn’t want to sacrifice himself let him be.

Igodo: Emeka what do you mean? Okafor should keep to his word let him don’t be a coward our father wasn’t known as such.

Okafor: Igodo of yesterday have find his voice to talk when married men are talking, do you think is easy to die?

Jethro: am out of this meeting.

Emeka: Jethro, you don’t have to go yet because we are not done with our discussions.

Igodo: what is there to discuss Okafor have already said he isn’t going to sacrifice himself.

Emeka: are you not going to join him Igodo?

Igodo: my grandfather will not forgive me if I leave these drinks and food untouched, breakfast.

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Jethro was seen talking to himself on the road by Mazi Idaye.

Mazi: this one you are talking to yourself Jethro, I hope all is well?

Jethro: how can all be well when my brothers and I are poor?

Mazi: but that is a common knowledge, you know am a good friend to your father who was a famous antelope hunter. So you can talk to me what the problem is.

Jethro: ehhnn… No wonder my father is very poor because he has people like you as friend Mazi Nduka.

Mazi: don’t insult me Jethro, what is wrong being in a famous hunter? tell me the problem I know your dead father can not be the problem.

Jethro: chief problem solver, so that you will have something to broadcast round the village radio without battery.

Jethro looked him up and hissed then walked away, Mazi called him back but he waved his hand and walked on. Mazi shook his head and kept his hands akimbo.

Mazi: nikpanimo, is that not Jethro of yesterday? he has now grown wings to challenge me Mazi.

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Emeka and Igodo were heading homes from Okafor’s compound.

Emeka: have you heard that Obinna is back from London?

Igodo: ofcourse, I have heard oh! the first graduate of this village. He had married a white woman and brought so many cars with his children.

Emeka: I wonder why papa didn’t train us in school.

Igodo: me too.. Ewooohh!

Emeka: what is the matter?

Igodo; I will come to your house and sew you later.

Igodo started running towards the stream, Emeka looked towards him and asked what he is going to do in the stream but he gave no response.

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Igodo thanked his stars on sighting Ifeoma leaving the stream, he ran and met her on seeing Igodo Ifeoma frown.

Ifeoma; what is it again Igodo? what did I do that you won’t allow me rest in this village?

Igodo: you stole my heart away, I love you with my body and soul Ify.

Ifeoma: you love me shey?

Igodo: yes, with my body and soul.

Ifeoma: being your people to my house and come n’ marry me.

Igodo: Ify, are you serious?

Ifeoma: Igodomigodo Ifeoma is serious.

She carried her bucket and walked away while Igodo tried waking himself from illusion but realized it is real, he punched the sky and celebrated.
Ifeoma has gone sone distance away from him.

Igodo: I will come with my family and aeroplane, rang-rovers, Benz, six trucks of cows.

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Later in the noon Jethro was sitting on a chair positioned before him is a tray with plates covered, he sat thinking without moving his muscles to eat.
His wife came in,side the sitting-room and saw him in that mood.

His wife; my husband you have not touched your food.

Jethro: I don’t think am hungry.

His wife remained silent looking at him, she came closer carried the tray and walked away.

Jethro: Adanne, hope you have not run mad? bring back the food or I will send you to your father’s house.

His wife ignored him while Jethro went after her exiting the sitting-room together.

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Day 4

TBC..