Strange but true 7

Strange but True

Episode 7

I went straight to Kenneth's office to apologize to him. Getting there he was just focused on his laptop, I calmly knocked on his door before entering. 

"Hi", I said calmly. 

"Hey, what's up?", He asked cheerfully. 

"I came to apologize, am really sorry for the way I spoke to you earlier. Knowing you have done a lot for me and my father, I shouldn't have crossed that line", I pleaded. 

"Oh Benita, you don't have to be that way. I know you have been going through a lot so I don't see anything wrong with how you spoke to me", he said.

"Thank you", I said trying to leave the office but he stopped me. 

"Benita what's going on? You don't look happy", he asked. 

"Nothing much, I just thought I had someone really important in my life. It's funny because he has someone else now, such is life", I replied. 

"Now I know where that silly attitude came from", he said as he smiled.

"Hm, so why are you smiling?", I asked.

"I want you to know that everything will be fine and whoever or whatever is yours will come to you without stress I assure you that", he emphasized.

"Yeah your right, am happy for you. Jane is lucky to have you by her side", I said as a single tear dropped from my eyes. 

"Oh my God, Benita", he said bring a tissue paper to wipe my eyes. 

"It's fine, am okay", I said. 

I quickly changed the topic and we talked for a long time, I had dinner in his office before he closed for the day. 

By the time I went to my father's room his friends had already left. 

I shared the good news with him about my job offer and he was excited. 

Some days passed I haven't seen Kenneth at the hospital, I asked some nurses and they said he won't be resuming work till after some weeks. 

I asked why but they had no idea, funny me I didn't take his number for communication. I got carried away by his stories and fun conversation. 

Fee days later my father was discharged and we went home, his friends had already arrived home before us. 

When we got there we saw other men and women, and then I knew the matter was going to hotter than it was before. 

I greeted everyone and they welcomed I and my father, they praised me for taking care of my father singlehandedly. 

I got into the house and my mother and brother weren't around, seems they went out. 

We all sat outside the compound, and I served drink as we talked about all that happened. 

Fee minutes later, my mother and brother burst into the compound smiling and talking. They never noticed us till they got closer, my mother's eyes popped when she saw her husband healthy and strong. 

My brother almost fainted when he saw lots of elders seated, then he knew his days where numbered. 

"Linda, so this is true? You actually left out brother to the cold hands if death?", The first elder said. 

"How can a mother be this disgusting?", The second elder asked.

"Please father I can explain", my brother muttered. 

"What do you want to explain to us kunle?", The third elder asked curiously.

"It's not my fault, my mother pushed me into doing this. I don't even know how it started, she turned me into her puppet, please father forgive me", my brother pleaded. 

"Kunle ain't you ashamed of yourself? You where the one I begged for money for fathers surgery but you refused to help, mother you even told me to my face to leave the house and never come back. You called my father a vegetable, how could you?", I asked painfully. 

"Don't worry our daughter we will settle this matter the traditional way, don't bother yourself", the first elder said. 

"What will you all do? After all my husband has some explaining to do", my mother said. 

"Ah Linda so you have the mind to talk", my father echoed.

"Yes, infact I will expose you. You see my husband here was the one who picked kunle up from his dying place, kunle is not our son", she revealed. 

Everyone laughed at her, making her looked stupid. 

"Linda we know all of that, our brothers kind heart is what kept him alive till this day. He felt pity for this boy kunle and took him in as his son of which you know about and supported. Now you have turned this little boy into your lover boy, a child that suppose to call you mother", the second elder added. 

"Please all this one you people are saying is non of my business, I don't see anything wrong in what am doing", she replied. 

"Ah, abomination", people around shouted.

"Linda I can see you are really possessed, you will swear by the sliver stone, if truly the act you committed is right the gods will bless you and guard you all your days. 

But if it's wrong and abominable then a strong wrath will befall you", the third elder revealed. 

"I will not swear by anything, please you all should get out of my house. I will never swear to any stone, who do you people think you are? My God?", My mother echoed. 

"What?", I exclaimed. 

I couldn't believe my ears, it resulted to a very big fight that lasted for 3 hours. My mother refused to swear, my brother kept pleaded with my father to forgive him. 

I was dumbfounded, the worse part was the fact that she told us to pack our things and leave the house. 

My father refused and then she decided to deal with him drastically if he doesn't move out of the house. 

To be continued...