My Eternity

Episode 2

After Mr Pete was arrested for crime he knows nothing about, two weeks later, chief ojo took the case to court,..Mr Pete and his friend he bought the car from was later seen at the bar, Mr Pete family was seen sitting at the congregations seat, Mr Pete friend confessed how he sent boys to steal the car from Mr ojo’s son while mr Pete said how he bought the car from his friend’s hand without knowing it was a stolen car, after everything, the judge sentence Mr Pete friend 15yrs imprisonment, while Mr Pete was sentence 4yrs imprisonment for buying a stolen car, Mr Pete family on hearing that cried because Mr Pete was the bread winner of the family.

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One months later, things changed from bad to worst for Mr Pete family, they hardly can afford two square meal a day talk more of three square meal, this began to bother Mrs patient, whenever she thinks about her husband hot tears will start falling off her eyes because her husband was their hope ”mama that’s enough na, u have been crying since afternoon do u want to finish the whole tears on ur eyes? nana said to her mother and sat beside her on the couch ”my daughter u will not understand! eversince ur father got arrested,things has never been easy for us! I hardly can’t afford money for food in this house, u know ur father is the bread winner of the family, and am just a house wife who has nothing doing, even our rent has expired and very soon the landlord will start disturbing us for rent! so my daughter all this has been bothering me whenever I thinks about ur father! how will I be paying u people fees now? and I don’t have anyone to run to”, Mrs patient complained ”mama I understand and I feel ur pain! don’t worry everything will be ok soon by God grace! there is nothing too difficult for God to do”, nana consoled ”but mama! I thought u have a wealthy brother?why not seek for his help? perhaps he may help us”, Sandra chipped in ”hmmmm!! that one with his jezebel wife? will he ever dream of helping? I advise we just let him be”, nana suggested ”nana stop calling people names”, Mrs patient cautioned ”am sorry mama! so wat are we going to do now? nana asked ”i will go and borrow money from my friend mama p”, Mrs patient said ”will she give u? that woman that love complaining too much! even if she gives u,how do u intends to pay her back? oh my poor mother I really feel ur pain”, nana said and hugged her mother with tears dropping down her eyes.

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Two weeks later, the landlord was seen throwing their things out ”pay me my money una no fit pay so make una leave my house make I rent ham out for another person, this is my investment, na were person dey work him dey chop”, the landlord said sweating real hard and still throwing their things out, Mrs patient was seen sitting on the ground pleading to the landlord who payed deaf ears to her ”oga landlord it not fair o! u know when my father was still around we hardly owe u!! it not fair o”, nana said almost in tears ”na my fault say ur papa go thief motor way make police arrest ham? abeg make una comot for my compound joor”, the landlord persist ”dont u dare talk about my father that way! my father is not a thief”, nana fired back ”see this stupid girl way dey talk back at me? shame no dey catch u! no be ur mates dey husband house? no be ur mates dey help their parents, u dey here dey follow ur mama and papa up and down for yanch like fly! come on make una get out from my compound joor”, the landlord shouted ”u that is talking, wat about ur own daughter? haven’t she come of age? wat is still delaying her from getting married? are u not the one sponsoring her education? mtcheeew”, nana fired back, as the landlord made to slap her, her mother interrupted and stood up ”dont u dare lay ur hand on my daughter because u have been the one insulting her since! so don’t try it”, Mrs patient angrily said ”shameless people, make una leave my house joor”, the landlord said pushing them out ”wicked landlord”, Sandra said immediately they got out of the compound ”na ur thief papa na him be wicked man”, the landlord fired back throwing their belongings outside the gate.