*Quarantine Diaries*

*Day 1*

Wife: Tilly come take ur breakfast it's getting cold.

Tilly: I wanna take it with dad together on the dinning table.

Dad: Tilly baby, I'll soon join u dear, go start it.

Tilly: okay daddy.

Dad joins Tilly no sooner after she got to the table.

Tilly: Dad, my tea is too hot.

Dad: Sorry dear, let me cool it down a little for u.

Wife joins from the kitchen.

Tilly: Mum are we going to school tomorrow?

Wife: No baby, u will go to school soon but not now OK.

Tilly: Okay mum.

Wife goes to the kitchen to pick something.

Tilly: I love u dad, u are not like the uncle who comes here when u go to work. He does not eat on the dinning table, he eats with mum in your room.

Dad in shock, stops taking the breakfast and sighs.

Wife: Honey u ain't eating your food, are u OK?
Why the sudden mood swing?

Dad: I'm good dear I just lost appetite.

Wife: should I make something else for u?

Dad: not really babe, I think I'll eat later. (He leaves the table)

Tilly: Mum, why did daddy stop eating? Is he sick?

Wife: Daddy is fine, he needs to do something inside.

Later that evening, Dad was watching TV in the hall.
Tilly runs to him.

Dad: Tilly baby, have u taken your bath already.

Tilly : Yes daddy.

Dad: good girl. So tell me, do u know the uncle who comes where any time I go to work?

Tilly: Yes daddy, one day he left something on the table so I took it and use it to play, it's in my school bag.

Dad: Go and bring it.
( Tilly brings a voters � that fell from the said Uncle's wallet)

Tilly: This is it dad.

Dad: Good girl, is that the only thing he left here?

Tilly: yes dad

Mum walks in from the bedroom.

Mum: Daddy and daughter, what are u guys discussing.

Dad: Quickly he replied, we are watching movie and discussing it.

Mum: Smiles and asked Tilly to come for her medicine.

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*Quarantine Diaries*

*Day 2*

Dad woke up from bed but didn't give wife the usual good morning peck on her forehead.

Wife: honey, my good morning kiss�

Dad: stares at her for a while and walks away in silence.

Wife : Honey are u okay?

Dad: I'm fine!

Wife prepares breakfast but Dad refused to eat.

Tilly: Mum it's like daddy is sick, call the Doctor.

Mum: Smiles, Dad is fine my dear don't worry.

Dad: Tilly baby! Tilly baby!! he called out.

Tilly: Yes daddyyyy.

Dad: how are u

Tilly: I'm fine daddy but I know u are sick. U are not happy, I told mum to call the doctor for u ok�

Dad: smiles, picks up Tilly and taps her at the back, saying I'm fine my dear. I don't need a doctor OK.

Tilly : OK daddy then smile for me�

Dad: ���.

Wife gets closer and joins the conversation.

Wife: Tilly, how come u and dad are both smiling �, what are u talking about.

Dad: We are talking about my health.

Wife: that reminds me, honey we need to talk.

Dad: About what?

Wife: I think we should go inside.

Dad: Alright then. (Tilly, go watch TV in the hall I'll be with u soon OK.)

Tilly: OK daddy

Wife and Dad begins conversation.

Wife: Honey, I've realised uv Bern behaving weird since yesterday after u abandoned my food on the dining table.
What's the problem?
Have I done anything wrong.

Dad: Hmmmm, I'm sorry dear. It's just about the lockdown and how I've been idle doing nothing. It's getting me boring.

Wife : Is that enough reason to abandon my food? Honey the lock down is affecting us all but u shouldn't make me feel I caused it by abandoning my food and acting weird towards me.
U refused me of the usual good morning peck on bed this morning, what about that?

Dad: I'm sorry love. It won't happen again.

Wife: Honey, Thia is the time u got to spend with your family, I've always been all alone with Tilly whenever u leave this house for work.
I've missed u and this is the time I have u, old make this moment lovely for me.

Dad: I understand babe, sorry for my actions �.

Wife's phone rings.

Wife picks.
Wife: can I call u back pls?
On phone : I miss u dear pls do call me when u are done with whatever you doing kk.

Wife: OK bye.

Dad: who was that?

Wife: Colleague from work.

Dad : Alright. So as I was saying, I'm sorry for everything OK.

Wife : OK dear. U still owe me that peck�

Dad: smiles and pecks her on the forehead as he whisper I love u to his wife.

Later that day, mum was in the kitchen, her phone was on charge in the hall then a text came in.

It reads *" hello baby, I know he was around that's why u couldn't speak to me, I'm sure he has always been around u that's why we can't talk, but I still think about u all night. Our last meeting was a blast. How I wish this pandemic is over so u ride me again like a polo horse��. Take care baby, and don't let him enjoy it all alone it's mine too bye'*

Dad: takes a shot of it with phone and sits to watch TV.

Tilly goes to the kitchen.

Wife: where is dad

Tilly: He is watching TV in the hall.

Wife: Go get me my phone dear, it's on charge in the hall.

Tilly brought the phone and mum saw the text.

After meals.

Dad: Honey, have I done anything wrong that u didn't tell me?

Wife: No honey.

Dad: Are u sure? I wanna apologize if I have.

Wife: Come on honey, u have done nothing against me, what I wasn't happy about, we resolved that in the morning. I'm cool now.

Dad: Okay babe. But don't forget I love u.

Wife: I love u too.

Moments later dad went out to have some fresh air outside.

Wife makes call with the number that texted her in the noon. Tilly hears part of it and goes out to ask the meaning of statement from dad.

Tilly: Dad, what is the meaning of banging, and I lost my period?

Dad: Shocked, where did u hear those words?

Tilly: Mum was telling someone on her phone so I want to know the meaning.

Dad: They mean nothing my dear, they are words u will understand when u grow okay??

Tilly: Okay daddy.

*Quarantine Diaries*

*Day 3*

Dad calls a friend at work and tells him about what is going on in his house, making the lockdown a hell for him.

Later in the day

Dad: Babe, about Tilly, I'll be going to get some foodstuffs for the remaining days of our stay at home so I'll take her along to the mall kk.

Wife: okay babe, u should be cautious about the security personnel.

Dad: Okay baby.

At the mall Tilly saw a young boy of her age and they run to each other.

Dad: Tilly! Don't touch him!

Tilly: I know him dad.

Dad: where do u know him from, your class mate?

Tilly: No dad, he has been coming with the uncle to the house sometimes when u go to work so we have been playing together.

Dad: Hello madam, is that ur son?

Woman: Yes pls, how come ur daughter knows him??

Dad: I think u should ask your son.

Woman: Mike, where do u know the girl.

Mike: Dad said I shouldn't say it.

Woman: Dad said u shouldn't say what? Tell me dear I'll buy you ice cream and anything you want at the mall today.

Dad: Yes, I'll buy you a nice parcel if u tell mum what dad said you shouldn't say OK. ( Dad orders a container of ice cream for the kids)

Woman: Now tell me Mike, what did dad say you shouldn't say.

Mike: Mum, promise me u won't tell daddy about it.

Woman: I promise u dear. Dad will never hear this.

Mike: When dad takes me that we should go to the mall, we go to Tilly's house to visit her mother before we come home.

Woman: Is that all?

Mike: And he said if I don't tell u he will always buy me chocolate when I am going to school. And he promised to buy me a bicycle. That's why he bought me the bicycle we brought the other day.

Woman: Do u know Tilly's mother's name?

Mike: No mum.

Woman : (Angrily asks) Mr. is that ur wife my son is talking about??!!

Dad: Hmmm, madam, calm down OK. We are not at a conducive place to have this conversation, if u don't mind let's exchange contacts and talk about this proper since we can't meet anywhere because of the lock down OK. Pls calm down. I understand how u feel, I'm going through same thing.

Woman: This is why my husband has taken his attention off me all this while and he refused me having any kind of conversation with my own son. We had to leave the house without his notice while he was asleep to come to the mall.

Dad: don't worry let's exchange contacts and deal with this I'm a more appropriate manner madam.
(Dad and Woman exchange contacts)
One more thing, promise me you won't ask your husband anything about it till we get to the bottom of it.

Woman: sighs.... U have my word. Anyway I don't know ur name ,sorry for my actions I was tempered, I'm Mina what about u. I'm Bill, says Dad.

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Bella calls her dad for the first time after what happened.
After 30 minutes on the call with her dad, Bella begun to shed tears. She was quiet for the rest of the period till her dad hung up the call.

Since then, Bella had been cold, speechless, so confused and depressed.

Bill had tried asking Bella what the problem was but she wouldn't speak.

Later that day, Mr. Kim called Bill and gave him strong caution not to touch Bella and make sure she sleeps alone. He said there's a a ritual to be performed before he can do that. He even cautioned Bill cook his own forbid and eat alone and he meant it.

Bill calls Mina

Bill: How are u Mina? Hope u are fine?

Mina: I'm managing, yourself?

Bill: I'm good but seriously confused right now. Bella's dad called me and gave me a strong warning not to get closer to Bella I'm anyway, he claims there's a ritual to be performed. I don't know if if will affect you and Louis too. But I didn't ask about that anyway. Bella herself had been acting strange for some time now. She hasn't picked any call for hours now and she has refused to eat, talk or even take her bath. She has been sitting in the porch for the past 4hrs.

Mina: Maybe she is now regretting her actions. But come to think of it, what taboo deserves the ritual her dad is talking about. Because what I know is, if a ritual will be performed, it should be for the culprits, but he didn't make mention of adding Louis to the ritual. It's quite confusing.

Bill: That was exactly what I was thinking. But the man spoke with some kind of authority and he sounded so serious and disturbed.

Mina: Did u ask him what he did with the name he requested for?

Bill: No I couldn't ask him anything. Myself I'm confused at the moment.

Mina: Takes a deep breath. Well let's wait for what happens next. Louis has also been trying to convince me with lies but I kept ignoring him.

Bill: It's same thing Bella tried doing, but I barely have her a fair hearing.

Mina: Well I'm in the kitchen now, let's talk later. Bye.

Back to Ningo where Bella's parents reside.

Mr. Kim goes to the chief palace to summon one Mad. Akorkor who hails from Prampram but lives in Ningo with her family.
The summon was about a case that was settled in the palace barely 30 years ago.

*The Case*
Mr. Kim refused to take responsibility of a pregnancy carried by the said Mad. Akorkor. But after the verdict of the chief, Mr. Kim was made to take responsibility and cater for the pregnant woman and the pregnancy till she delivers.
Mr. Kim did as said by the chief for some months before he was called to go for military training after his medicals. It was impromptu so he left without informing anyone. The lady gave birth to a baby boy in his absence and everything was done by the woman's family in the absence of Mr. Kim.
After training he came to take his child but the amount the family requested was so huge so he couldn't pay until he was transferred to his station.

Both parties got married and lived their separate lives for the past 30years. During this period Mr. Kim tried to know the whereabouts of his child and the mother. He found out where they lived and once again confronted the family for his son, the lady refused giving the son back to him and refused showing him whom he is even.

That was the last time Mr. Kim made an attempt getting his son.

With the situation at hand, Mr. Kim's investigations proved that, the man in question (Louis) is the son he has been chasing all this while.

He has therefore summoned Mad. Akorkor to tell him why she refused giving his son to him and now his children have caused an unknown taboo.

Bill called his brother and told him about all that happened and what Mr. Kim told him to do.
His brother then advised him to go to Mr. Kim and enquire what the taboo is about and why it needs to be performed since they are Christians. Or better still send Bella to go stay with her family till the lockdown is over.

Bill then decided to rather go see Mr.Kim to seek clarification on the taboo.

Louis on the other hand didn't grow in the midst any brothers and sisters, all he had was childhood friends he had while he stayed with his granny. So he called on of his trusted friends and told him about everything that had happened and how hia home is disorganized at the moment.
His friend advised he doesn't allow his wife go anywhere and she should not be left alone, she might figure something out or perhaps take advise from a friend and do something silly.
Louis understood and accepted to do so.

Bella had since remained cold and depressed.

Mad. Akorkor was informed of the summons and was given the date to report at the palace for the issue to be solved.

Bill informed Bella of his intentions of going to see her dad to discuss something. She initially didn't like the idea but had no choice but give in.

Bill drives off to Prampram the following morning.

*Authored by: Raynolds Agbenyenu*

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