Oxymoronically.

That evening was bitter-sweet.

Indeed the emotion was.

intertwined.

We sat on the bench.

Five of us.

One among us lounge on a yellow plastic chair.

Amidst our witty discussion.

We erupted into laughing.

Emphatically.

Abruptly.

Two hefty man was toting a woman to our direction.

Rather, clinic direction.

She had fainted.

And drenched in water.

A man among the couple of people that followed them.

He had gone completely bald.

I guess not more than 60years of age.

His curvy mustache like that of old Indian people.

Raised alarm.

His voice was sonorous.

"She hit her in the head with a bucket, she didn't expect it, hmmm, this woman must not die oooo."

The nurses among us ran to them.

Open the door for the carrier.

They entered.

And the woman was laid on the bed.

People entered in droves.

The old Man pointed to a man.

He was shivered. Extremely.

His darkish hands were on his head.

The guilty husband.

"See what you wife has done, if this woman die of that, you have done your last rite, (iku ni ere ese) because of what, your wife's chorus was that she is dating my husband. Are you dating her?"

The guilty husband stuttered.

"No, sir I did not have anything with this woman, she is just our customer, he sell ponmo and meet while we buy it from her. That's the only relationship we share"

He continued.

"My wife is just a jealous and crazy element, and as you are seeing her, I know she is indulging in prostitution"

The balded man slammed him.

"I have nothing to do with all canto you're reading for me, all I know is you and your wife are killer"

Amidst the people that came to see the new patient was an old woman.

Attempting to see the woman.

And amidst.

Indistinct voice that had erupted.

She spoke loudly.

"Imagine, I don't know what life is turning into, you're fighting and hitting others because of one filthy penis"

Another woman said.

Affirmatively.

"Abi oooo mama, what did you want us that our intimate friend snatched our husband from us to do. How much are they selling husband in life" she hissed.

In a spurt of time.

The clinic has became discussion locale.

After a troop of injection being inserted in patient body.

The nurse came out.

people bombarded him with questions.

"Has she open his eyes"
"Is she awake"
"Hope she is breathing"

And bunches of such.

He remains silent.

then asked about the patient's relatives and husband of the guilty.

Meanwhile the guilty has disappeared.

He asked for amount of money for card.

The old man asked for the doctor.

For the expedite of the treatment.

"He is not around", He answer.

The nurse was directed to the husband.

While he said.

"I swear to God, I don't have a dime with me we have used all the money for bears and ponmo, had it be my phone is with me, I would have call some people for money but she had disappeared with my phone"

'Do you realize what you saying, it seems you want to die"
The old man was on this when the patient junior brother's and relatives arrived.

"Who is the man?"
"Who is the man"

Their eyes are gushing blood.
Furiously.

Indeed are smokers.

One among them instructed.

"What are you standing for, let's beat her husband and leave him as well fainted, then laid him Besides her, I don't have anybody to discuss hogwash with"

They walked briskly to him, but the multitude begs the them....it took some time before they left him but staring furiously at him.

That made the noice to increases to its unbearable peak.

That one of the patient in the ward.

He had an accident,

His leg were broadly stitched.

That was not comfortable with the ado.

screamed out.

"Please your noice are entering into my leg"

Tranquility prevailed partially.

Then the guilty husband began murmuring.

"I'm not the father of her children, when last have I see her, uncontrollable, smoker, and irresponsible woman. See how she implicate my life now. Dear God please let the woman wake up in good health oooooo, abeg, I promise I will look for my mate"

The old bald man, that was always by his side him.

The watchman.

Said.

"All of that is story, arrange for the bill and be ready for the punishment, Alakori"


Ogbomoso

Minkail Olaitan.
November 20, 2019