CHAPTER 9
The ceiling fan rotated slowly. It let out a shriek of creak every time it completed an oscillation. The window, opened in half, let in a gentle breeze with a low whistling sound. Everything else in the room stood still- including Blessing, Ade and Bukky. One could almost conclude that they were mourning.
Bukky cuddled up to Ade, who, seeing this as a life time opportunity, wrapped her up in his arms like his breath.
“You know,” Bukky turned to Ade, “I still couldn’t believe he slapped her.” She whispered.
Ade sighed, “You were there, right? So was I. The sooner you believe, the better you help her stop this madness.” Ade whispered back.
“She is beyond help.” Bukky said. “She still insists on keeping the pregnancy.” Bukky said with worry.
“Maybe, it’s what you girls know as love.”
“Why am I not been affected by that disease?” Bukky asked Ade.
“What disease?” Ade asked.
“Love! Why am I not been enveloped in the madness?”
“Maybe you lack affection.”
“No, try ‘wise’. I am not a fool. I have a reason for living and I have priorities. That is what differentiates me from idiots like her.”
Ade rolled his eyes. She is truly wise, he knew this. “See, enough of us. How do we help Blessing?”
“Even with a black eye, she still professes her love for him. This all strange to me. Is she crazy or what? Maybe Uncle James already bewitched her.”
Ade asked Bukky to forget about Uncle James. “He is not that type of person.” He argued.
In all, Blessing sat, dead silent, lost in thoughts, sad without tears. In her hand, she held the picture of Emeka, even with her swollen face. Right within the whispers and the silence, she reminisced about the event of two days ago…
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They had arrived at Uncle James’s place to know about Blessing’s fate, since he already promised to talk to his nephew. But on arriving at his place, Monica, his first daughter, told them that her father traveled for an emergency event. It was a meeting of the herbalists and being the general secretary, he had no choice but to be there. Even though it was impromptu.
“I overheard him talking to Emeka though- he said they will talk when he is back from the meeting.” Monica told Blessing, whom she was worried and concerned about.
“So, when will he be back?” Bukky had asked.
Monica said she couldn’t say, but assured them that Uncle will never support Emeka’s decision to let Blessing abort the pregnancy. She asked Blessing to be patient.
“Talking of Emeka, where is he?” Ade just realized they haven’t asked the question.
“He’s not available.” Monica said.
“I thought you said he came home some days after we left? Blessing asked.
“Yes, he did. He said he had an accident.” Monica replied.
Blessing had sprung from her feet in fear. She asked many questions at once. Monica assured her that he is now fine. He just went to see some friends. Blessing was relieved, Bukky was angry at her friend.
Few minutes later, as they were about leaving, Emeka had showed up. Blessing rushed to her feet to meet with him after seeing him in a bad shape. Plastered forehead and a sling to the neck. But it was a surprise to everyone when Emeka met her goodwill with a wild slap across her face. This sent her flying to the left. She banged herself against the wall with a scream and fell with a thud- silent.
Everyone had frozen in horror- everyone except Emeka who churned out threats and warnings to Blessing who lay still on the floor.
“I have told you and I will keep repeating this, stay away from me! I don’t want you or the bastard inside of you!”
He had walked inside and ignored them all.
End of 9 (just two more chapters to go!)
The ceiling fan rotated slowly. It let out a shriek of creak every time it completed an oscillation. The window, opened in half, let in a gentle breeze with a low whistling sound. Everything else in the room stood still- including Blessing, Ade and Bukky. One could almost conclude that they were mourning.
Bukky cuddled up to Ade, who, seeing this as a life time opportunity, wrapped her up in his arms like his breath.
“You know,” Bukky turned to Ade, “I still couldn’t believe he slapped her.” She whispered.
Ade sighed, “You were there, right? So was I. The sooner you believe, the better you help her stop this madness.” Ade whispered back.
“She is beyond help.” Bukky said. “She still insists on keeping the pregnancy.” Bukky said with worry.
“Maybe, it’s what you girls know as love.”
“Why am I not been affected by that disease?” Bukky asked Ade.
“What disease?” Ade asked.
“Love! Why am I not been enveloped in the madness?”
“Maybe you lack affection.”
“No, try ‘wise’. I am not a fool. I have a reason for living and I have priorities. That is what differentiates me from idiots like her.”
Ade rolled his eyes. She is truly wise, he knew this. “See, enough of us. How do we help Blessing?”
“Even with a black eye, she still professes her love for him. This all strange to me. Is she crazy or what? Maybe Uncle James already bewitched her.”
Ade asked Bukky to forget about Uncle James. “He is not that type of person.” He argued.
In all, Blessing sat, dead silent, lost in thoughts, sad without tears. In her hand, she held the picture of Emeka, even with her swollen face. Right within the whispers and the silence, she reminisced about the event of two days ago…
************************************
They had arrived at Uncle James’s place to know about Blessing’s fate, since he already promised to talk to his nephew. But on arriving at his place, Monica, his first daughter, told them that her father traveled for an emergency event. It was a meeting of the herbalists and being the general secretary, he had no choice but to be there. Even though it was impromptu.
“I overheard him talking to Emeka though- he said they will talk when he is back from the meeting.” Monica told Blessing, whom she was worried and concerned about.
“So, when will he be back?” Bukky had asked.
Monica said she couldn’t say, but assured them that Uncle will never support Emeka’s decision to let Blessing abort the pregnancy. She asked Blessing to be patient.
“Talking of Emeka, where is he?” Ade just realized they haven’t asked the question.
“He’s not available.” Monica said.
“I thought you said he came home some days after we left? Blessing asked.
“Yes, he did. He said he had an accident.” Monica replied.
Blessing had sprung from her feet in fear. She asked many questions at once. Monica assured her that he is now fine. He just went to see some friends. Blessing was relieved, Bukky was angry at her friend.
Few minutes later, as they were about leaving, Emeka had showed up. Blessing rushed to her feet to meet with him after seeing him in a bad shape. Plastered forehead and a sling to the neck. But it was a surprise to everyone when Emeka met her goodwill with a wild slap across her face. This sent her flying to the left. She banged herself against the wall with a scream and fell with a thud- silent.
Everyone had frozen in horror- everyone except Emeka who churned out threats and warnings to Blessing who lay still on the floor.
“I have told you and I will keep repeating this, stay away from me! I don’t want you or the bastard inside of you!”
He had walked inside and ignored them all.
End of 9 (just two more chapters to go!)
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