Deaconness Grace 8

DEACONESS GRACE.

EPISODE 8

Written by   NNENNE UJU IZUANAGBARA.

Baba ifeoma heard a knock on his door. He answered, lo and behold Gbenga was standing before him.

-hmmm, Gbenga. Welcome. Please come inside.

-Good morning sir.

-Good morning. Please sit down

-thank you sir. Sir, i came in respect of what my wife did to your wife. I'm so sorry. Please how is she now?

-hmmm, Gbenga, it's because of the kind of person you are ,i am granting you this quiet audience o. You are such a quite, humble, gentleman. How you got yourself entangled to such a woman, i don't know. My wife is responding to treatments. I thank God. The money i have spent ehee, hmmmm but i just thank God she is alive.

-i thank God too. Sir , i will like to see her please.

-ok, i was preparing to go there before you came. Let's go. Bia ifeoma, (he called his daughter ) bia gbachie uzo a (come and lock the door)

---------AT THE HOSPITAL, THEY WALKED INTO THE WARD. IYA IFEOMA WAS LYING DOWN-----

-NNE, ke ka imere? (Dear how are you?) her husband asked.

-Adim mma. (I'm fine) good morning sir.

-Gbenga is here to see you.

-Good morning ma. Gbenga greeted.

-good morning Gbenga. How are you?

-fine ma. Ma I'm so sorry about what my wife did to you. Please forgive her. I'm sorry.

-it's ok. I'm getting better. Thank God I'm alive.

-Nne, kam bia. Kam fu doctor her husband cut in.(dear, I'm coming, want to see the doctor )

-ok. (She turned to Gbenga ) this is the moment to say what i have to say. Gbenga, i have really wronged you. I'm sorry please forgive me. (Crying)

-ma, please don't be hard on yourself Gbenga replied. Get well first.

-No, i have to say it now. I have always admired you before you married grace. I wanted you to marry my daughter Ifeoma. I kept pushing her to you. When it was about clicking, you said your sisters rejected her because she is igbo. I got angry. I tried posioning you but you didn't eat the food. The food didn't even get to you. Preye was the one i sent with the food. He came back to say dog chased him on his way, as he ran, the nylon fell from his hands and the food poured.
I did not rest. When your wife finally came, i made friends with her. My intention is to destroy her and make her see nothing good in you. I told her i will take her to babalawo, he will do charm for her so that you will do what ever she says. She refused. Then one day, she came to me that you refused to give her money for a certain aso-ebi and the wedding was very important because it's her family. That was where i convinced her and took her to iyaaladura. I told iyaaladura to tell her that you are gay. She once told me of the supplement you bought for her. I told iyaladura to tell her that medicine was for her not to be pregnant. I paid her 150 thousand. I saw the day you were leaving and i saw when you fainted and when the elderly woman took care of you. I saw when a lady came and took you in her car. That was when i decided to tell her. Please forgive me.(her husband walked in)

-Nne, afugom doctor, osi n'iga naa next week. (Dear, I've seen the doctor he said you will be discharged next week)

-ok. Thank God.

-Gbenga, doctor said she will be discharged next week.

-oh Praise God!!! Emm, sir, please the bills should be on me. Please. That's the only thing i know i can do. Please.

-don't worry Gbenga. I can take care of my wife. Thank you.

-ok sir. But i insist. Please which police station is having my wife?

-do you want to go there? Thought you broke up.

-(laughing) no we didn't. I need to see my wife please.

-ok, i will take you there.

---------GBENGA'S  SISTERS WERE BUSY BLAMING AUNTY REBBECA.-------

-DId he not sleep in your room? Aunty tolani asked Aunty Rebecca. How can you be sleeping wih your ears closed, eheee Rebecca.

-Aunty mi, I'm sorry ooooo. (Her hands on her head) yeeeeeeh olorun wa gba mi oooooo.

-this is not time for sorry o. Aunty muyi shouted. Go and look for him o and bring him here o. What kind of Nonsence is this. What kind of Gbenga is this?

----- BABA IFEOMA AND GBENGA  GOT TO THE  STATION. GRACE CAME OUT AND  SAW HER HUSBAND ?

-My love, he called out. (He tried to embrace her)

-oko jati jati. Fi mi le jare. (Nonsence husband, please leave me alone)

-i won't. I'm sorry for everything.

-please leave me in my cell and go back to that your elderly woman and angel o.

-it's ok. You are coming home today. You need help. I will help you pull through this. I promise you.

Deaconess grace started crying.

-i am labake, i am supposed to be wife to the wood spirit im my village.

-no, replied her husband, you are grace, Gbenga's wife. We will fight and rescue you. You are mine. Jesus will deliver you.

BABA IFEOMA DECIDED TO DROP THE CASE SINCE HIS WIFE IS NOW BETTER. THE POLICE REFUSED. THEY SAID ORDER FROM ABOVE. THEIR  OGA WARNED THAT SHE SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED.

One of the policemen reliably informed them that the oga traveled home to inform labake's mum that LABAKE has been found.

A huge amount is to be rewarded to anyone who brings useful information about her. He can't release her because his job will be at stake.

-Jesus, Gbenga shouted. How can a policeman  do such. This is conspiracy.

-please sir, the policeman continued. She has to go back to the cell. I don't want complications. I have told you what's on ground. If you have #500,000, i can help.

-500, what ? Shouted baba Ifeoma. Is that the dream you had last night? You have seen naijabet na.

-oya na, replied the policeman, she will be bundled back to her village very soon.

-she is not going anywhere. She is my wife .

-hmmm, oga, i advice you shouldn't be here when they arrive o. They hold very heavy case against you. If you say she's your wife, did you pay bride price to them? Her mother is very much alive. Her father's people too. They do not know you as their inlaw o. That girl brought them so much wealth by being the wife of EMI IGI O. Only the priest of EMI IGI is permitted to sleep with her and it is once every year o. Hmmm, i don't even know how youre still alive o. You will just see woman and be marrying. You don't know her background.

At this point, Gbenga was speechless. Baba Ifeoma too didnt know what to say.

-Gbenga, you didn't marry her legally ? Baba Ifeoma asked.

-i did (tears ran down his eyes) she was leaving with evangelist kayode and wife in our church. They were the ones i paid dowry to. Non of these was explained to me. They need alot of explaining to do.

-Nawa o. That's unfair na. How could they hide such from you. What is church turning into biko nu? Replied baba Ifeoma.

-i think i will pay the 500k to this policeman so he can release her .

-Hmmm, you have money o. Replied baba Ifeoma. But that's the safest option o. If these people come here, they have upper hand over her o. Pay him half first, then when she is out, you pay the remaining. Don't trust these people o.

-hmmm, thats true. (To the police) officer please come. (He came closer) I'm willing to pay but i will give you half, when she is out, i will pay up.

-Argh!! Nooo, full payment or no deal.

-which kain full payment be dah wan, if you no con bring am out nko? Besides that 500k is too much. Collect 150k na and we pay you full. Wetin dey there, no be to open cell?.

-oga shut-up o. Wetin dey worry you? Na your wife? Which one be 150k? You know how many people wey ah go settle? Which kain Nonsence be this one? Na because ah no call 1million?

-hahahahahahahaha, you sabi spell one million ? If you see one million,you no go faint. See as your mouth wan tear because you call one million.

-oya make una comot. (The policeman got angry) even with 5million, ah no do again. Comot.

-Argh nooo, officer, please naw, it hasn't gotten to that, please forgive him. Forgive us. Give me your account number.please  i beg you. I will transfer to you at once. Please.

Baba Ifeoma left angrily and was waiting outside. Transaction was successful. The policeman told Gbenga to be around the station by 11pm that night to pick her. As they deliberated on how to go about it, Baba Ifeoma ran into the station.

-Gbenga run, i said run o. Danger, are you looking at me,? Run o. They are here o. One full loaded bus.

-what !!! I have already paid the money.

-Gbenga run ooooo

Soon the bus approached, and everbody in it came down. Some with leaves, some with cutless.

Gbenga took off.

The men went into the cell, took DEACONESS GRACE. There was shout of victory. They drove off.

To be continued.