Olamma

Episode 7

The seven days party continued in Olamma’s house.

The guest were giving a nice and warm place to stay on each night of the seven days.
Olamma was counting days to be over so that she can journey to Ozulu kingdom with her handsome husband, prince Onrah.
Her friends gathered around her, they all have different things to say about Olamma’s suitor.

Oby, Olamma’s friend couldn’t hide her excitement.
“Mma, you are so lucky. The gods has indeed favoured you. Nobody has seen or heard of prince Onrah. He is like a god. Wealthy and he has royal blood running through him. Very handsome too. Many of us wish to be you right now. You are so lucky. We pray the gods that gave you this numerous blessings will also bring a man like prince Onrah to the maiden of this village.”
“,Iseeee”…
The rest of the maidens present chorused “ise” repeatedly so that the gods will hear and visit them with a man like Prince Onrah.

Messengers were sent by Olamma’s father to inform Adaugo about Olamma’s seven days wedding ceremony.

They went twice before Adaugo decided to journey down with them on the fifth day.
When she arrived with her servants, she witnessed the great feasting and celebration going on.

She saw her younger sister and her friends dressed in a decorated bead and wrapper. Olamma was filled with smile as she sat like a queen.

Olamma saw Adaugo her elder sister but ignored her and did not bother to stand up and say hello to her.

Olamma wanted Adaugo to see that her level is far higher than her own.

Adaugo did not mind as she walks up to her younger sister and greeted her and her friends.

Adaugo was scanning the faces of the people so that she can spot the wealthy prince Onrah that everyone was talking about.
When she later saw him, sitting with some strange faces at a far end with palm wine, kolanut and other items on their large table she suddenly felt cold.

In truth prince Onrah was extremely handsome, and even the strange people around him looks good too.

Prince Onrah can pass for a man with great authority but there was something strange about him.

As Adaugo looked on, prince Onrah looked in her direction. she felt frozen at that spot.
All the hair on body stood. Her head felt heavier, a sudden cold held her immediately.
She couldn’t move her legs or speak out.
It was as if she has seen a ghost.
Fear gripped her.

Just then Olamma tapped her shoulder.
She quickly got herself from the sudden shock.
“,O bu maka gini ka I na e lee dim anya otu a. (Why are you looking at my husband like that) it was even Oby, my friend that draw my attention to you. I know you have not seen a handsome, wealthy, royal prince before in your entire life. Not the ugly, poor looking man who calls himself prince that you got married to. My prince Onrah is actually the most handsome, wealthy prince anybody has ever seen. Please, I’m guarding my husband jealously, don’t think he will even notice you with all those your look. Stick to your so called husband.

Adaugo knew what she just felt after prince Onrah looked in her direction. She knows there was something wrong.

She refused to be offended by Olamma’s insult but rather started warning her.
“,, Olamma, Biko…ari rio kam na ario nwanne m. (I’m begging you my sister) I don’t think this prince Onrah is ordinary man. Think before you leap my sister. I know he fit in perfectly well into the man you have always wanted but he is really strange…. totally strange. He made all the hair on my body to stand, my body is filled with goose bump. Please, don’t marry him. What if he is a ghost in human skin?…..

Adaugo was still talking when Olamma began to laugh. She laugh so hard at Adaugo before concluding that Adaugo is an enemy of progress and she was only being jealous of her.

Adaugo went to her father to also tell him about prince Onrah but her father shut her up.
“Adaugo, mechie onu gi. (Shut up your mouth) stop talking rubbish. You are sounding like a jealous and bitter woman who do not want the happiness of her younger sister. Not everybody should be called a prince, somebody like your husband is a common rat to where prince Onrah is. I wanted you to come and witness the difference between royalty and that common prince you got married to. Your younger sister has made me so proud. What you couldn’t do Olamma has done it in double fold. She is more of a daughter to me than you can ever be. I always know that a day like this will come, when Olamma will make me proud. Have you seen the grand celebration which is still going on for days… Your husband will be called a servant in prince Onrah’s presence….”