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Episode 24
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Queen: “mama, please talk to me, I need to know
everything that is happening” she said suddenly
sweating.
Mama Kelvin: “the truth is that we have not seen
nor heard from Kelvin for months now but I know
that he is fine, my heart tells me so. If something
terrible had happened to him, I would have felt it
in my spirit”
Queen: “I don’t understand you. If this is true,
why did you ask me to keep the pregnancy when I
told you about it some months ago? Why did you
come and marry me for a son whose whereabouts
you do not even know?”
Mama Kelvin: “because the child you are carrying
is my grandchild and I will not allow you abort
him or her just like that. My son left without
telling me anything. I came here and the domestic
staff told me that he travelled the next day after
you had a quarrel with him. He left without
leaving any money behind. I had to pay the
salaries of the domestic staff and other bills with
my money. When I couldn’t pay after two months,
they all resigned to go in search of greener
pastures. My business which has been my source
of livelihood is suffering, the past few months
have been the toughest months of my life, I
cannot explain how I have lost all that I have,
and it is mysterious. In fact, I used the last
money I have in my account to do your traditional
wedding; I didn’t want to give you or your people
the impression that anything had gone wrong.
Few weeks ago, a bank came here and took away
all my son’s cars because he used his exotic cars
as collateral to get loan for a business that I am
sure crashed. Even this house we live in, we have
been issued a letter that it will be confiscated in a
few months time if he doesn’t pay up the loan he
got from another bank”
Queen: “what!” she screamed in disbelief.
Mama Kelvin: “you are a part of this family now
and there is no need hiding anything from you. All
the cars my people and I drove to your village for
your traditional wedding were borrowed. Even this
one that I drove her was borrowed; I have to
return it back in a few hour’s time”
Queen: “no, this is not happening to me. No I
must ne dreaming” she said slapping herself.
Mama Kelvin: “it is a trying time for all of us but
then you have calm down and to be strong” she
consoled her bewildered daughter in law.
Queen: “don’t tell me to calm down”, she said
suddenly losing her cool.” How can you be this
wicked to another person’s child? How dare you
deceive me into marriage with your son?” she
asked anger building up in her throat.
Mama Kelvin: “because you were already
pregnant. I know how you young women of
nowadays behave. If I had not begged you to
keep the pregnancy, the next thing I would hear is
that you have aborted it” she defended herself.
Queen: “don’t give me that crap, woman. You
were the one who told me to get pregnant for your
son. As a matter of fact, you begged me to get
pregnant for him. This was never my idea. You
said you will get your son to marry me once I take
in for him”
Mama Kelvin: “haven’t I done that? Have you not
done your traditional marriage” she asked trying
to control her anger.
Queen: “this was not the life I was promised. The
man I got pregnant for is very rich not this Kelvin
that has disappeared into thin air with all his
properties getting confiscated” she said.
Mama Kelvin: “all I know is that I have done my
part by marrying you as promised. You have to
stay in this house and manage till your husband
returns. My prayer is that he returns before the
bank comes back here. This N5, 000, that is all I
can afford for now. Use it to feed until I return. I
guess we have to sell off the electronics to raise
money for your antenatal and other expenses.
PHCN has disconnected the electricity here
because we have been owing for months so
electronics have no use here”
Queen: “Oh my God. N5, 000 mama. What do I do
with N5, 000?” she asked rhetorically.
The woman excused herself and left the house
which reminded her so much of her son and how
things have fallen apart in few months.
Queen picked her phone and sent Asha a message
which read.
“Asha, I don enter one chance” she sent the
message and began to weep aloud, not minding
that her voice was echoing in the room.
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Queen’s pregnancy continued to grow with her
looking like a shadow of herself. She barely had
enough to eat and drink and the strain from the
pregnancy was already telling on her. She had
gone to live with Asha in their house but the
agency that managed the property had kicked
them out for failure to pay their fees. Queen
couldn’t go back to her parents’ house for shame
and Asha, used to her extravagant lifestyle took
to prostituting with different men every night. She
lived in a cheap hotel in town and walked the
streets of Abuja half naked and waiting for men to
pick her. Seeing that Queen was nothing but a
burden to her, she had abandoned her and told
her never to call her for anything again. Queen felt
alone and deserted. Even her mother in law could
not help much for the woman was struggling to
feed herself.
Queen was in the house thinking of how she had
fallen from grace to grass when she heard
someone banging on the main gate. She was
surprised, because she had no friends or relations
who visited her. The only person that would visit
her was her mother in law and the woman never
banged on the door that violently. Suddenly, she
thought of the bank that had said they will come
and confiscate the property if Kelvin didn’t pay up
the loan he took from them and her heart flew to
her mouth. She got up and went to the door and
almost screamed when she saw an unkempt man
with beards and tattered clothes standing before
her.
Queen: “yes, how can I help you” she asked since
she could not recognize him.
“It is me, Kelvin” he said.
As soon as Queen heard his voice, her head
began to spin and she had to hold on to the gate
for support. Kelvin entered the compound and
walked past her into the room without saying a
word.
Queen: “my God what happened to you, Kelvin?
Why are you looking this unkept, are you sick”
she asked all at once.
Kelvin: “don’t you dare come close to me, you
daughter of Eve. How dare you talk to me when
you were the one who got me into this mess? I
hate you and I will forever hate you” he cursed.
Queen: “look at me, Kelvin. I am carrying your
child and I have suffered so much ever since you
went away” she said but Kelvin got up and
grabbed her by the neck and began to choke her.
“cursed be you and the cursed thing you have in
your womb. I was enjoying my life until you came
and ruined everything. I hate you so much” he
barked. She tried to ease out of his hold as she
was struggling for air but he held on to her tightly.
She began to scream when she felt she was
running out of air for his tight grip was choking
her wind pipe. Just then, his mother who was
coming to check on her entered the room.
Mama Kelvin: “who is this mad man that wants to
kill the mother of my unborn grandchild?” she
said and rushed at him. She stopped in her track
when Kelvin released Queen and turned around.
“my..my son?” she asked, unable to believe her
eyes.
Kelvin: “yes, it is me mum. Are you happy with the
way you have made me now? I was on my own
and you came around asking that I get married. I
tried to explain to you that marriage is not for me
but you wouldn’t listen, now see where it has
landed me” he said tears streaming down his
eyes.
Mama Kelvin: “I don’t understand what you mean
by I am the cause of all that has happened to
you. What is wrong with a woman advising her
son to get married and have children? Is it not
someone that gave birth to you?”
She was still speaking when Kelvin began to
display elements of madness. He tore his shirt
and began to tear at his beard. Then he removed
his trousers and was about to remove his boxers
when his mother held his tight he began to laugh
hysterically and soon he was running round the
sitting room with mother and wife trying to control
him to no avail. His mother went close to him and
when she tried to touch him, he dodged her and
ran out of the house in a frantic lunatic display.
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Watch out for the final saga
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ONITIJU1:
Insightful, encouraging, encompassing the social ills we find ourselves in. Using all sorts mediocre way in order to get wealthy at all cost.