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Episode 22

See Isabella.you are a beautifull.you are every guy dream.but not guys like us.your class.we arenā€™t in the same class.but i wish i was born in a silver spoon like you.

ISABELLA.stop saying that.we are all equal in the eyes of God.forget about my class or whatever.and stop saying we arenā€™t in the same class.please always feel free to tell me whatever you wanna tell me okay.

ME.i have heard you.thank you.

ISABELLA.you are welcome. Please lets go home.itā€™s getting late.

We stood and left the restaurant together silently.we got home and she bade me good bye and left for her apartment.i went inside my room and immediately my phone started ringing.i check the phone and it was an unknown number calling.i picked the call.

ME.hello.who is this?.

CALLER.hello am i speaking with tobechukwu? (the fermine voice said)

ME.yes this is tobechukwu.

CALLER.i am OLA from umuagu village.iā€™m calling to inform you that your grand mother just collapse this morning.and she has been taking to the hospital.and the doctor said he need to see you before he starts any treatment.

ME.what happened to her.were is she.which hospital?please tell me?.tears had started dropping from my eyes already

OLA.calm down tobe.she was taking to the village center hospital.so we are expecting you.

ME.okay thank you.i will be there before dawn.(i hung the call and started sheading tears like a baby).

Not now please God.donā€™t allow anything bad to happen to her.she is the only one i have now.she must not die o.

I started arranging some of my clothe inside my small bag.atleast i have 30k with me.that will be fine. Chief simon granted my request to go.but asked me to come back soon.i thank him and left.i went to Isabellaā€™s room and knocked.she came and open the door for me.

ISABELLA.tobe.iā€™m suprised to see you.you are looking worried.what happened.is everything alright?.

ME.iā€™m travling to village.

ISABELLA.why.what happened?.

ME.i just got a call some minutes ago that my grand mama just collapse.and she has been taking to the hospital.i have to go and see her.

ISABELLA.iā€™m sorry for that.hope nothing bad happened to her.

ME.i pray so o.i canā€™t afford to loss her.i said with tears.

ISABELLA.tobe please wipe your tears.you are hurting me with it.nothing will happen to her.i strongly believe okay.

ME.okay.thanks for your words.

ISABELLA.you are welcome.please manage this.(she handed me a brown envelope).

ME.suprised what is inside the envelope?.

Donā€™t worry.you will know when you open it.(she smiled).when are you coming back?.

ME.this weekend.thank you.

I left her room.took my bag and left to the village.inside the bus.i wanted to open the envelope.but i decided to go home first. As usuall the journey lasted for some hours before i got to the village.i went inside our house and met only the house help.chinaza by name. Some minutes later i got to the hospital.and one of the nurse directed me to were my G.mama was. I went inside the ward and saw my G.mama laying helplesly on the bed.with more tears in my eyes i left the ward to the doctorā€™s office.after exchanging pleasantries with him.he asked me to sit down.

DOCTOR.you came for your mother.right.

ME.yes doctor.what happened to her.why did she collapsed?.

DOCTOR.yes.she is suffering from asthma.

ME.eeeh doctor.what is asthma kwa.

DOCTOR.well asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflame and narrows the airways.

ME.confused i did not understand a single word you just said.but i donā€™t want to know whatever you called it.all i want is for her to be fine.so what are we going to do?.

DOCTOR.she will be fine.but you have to pay the sum of 30k before we start any treatment.

Thank God i came with exactly 30k.but how will i raise the remaining balance eeh. I paid the money to him.and immediately they get to work.

It was getting late.so i decided to go home and freshen up.

I got home.after freshen up.the house help brought some food for me.i ate.the food was very delicious.i started wondering if she was the one that cooked the food.no it can be her.she is too small to cook such delicious food na.then i ask her.

ME.chinaza.are you the one that made this food?.

CHINAZA.noo uncle tobe.it was anty uzoma that cooked the food.

ME.uzoma ke.when?.

CHINAZA.this afternoon sir.she said that she made the food special for you.she was amoung those that took mama to the hospital.and she said that you are..ssssh.(i cut in).

ME.is okay.i have heard you.you can go back to your room.(parrot).

She left to her room. What is this girl uzoma up to na.haa.she is on her own o.but the food sweet no be small.it has been long i ate this kind food last o.she done try but still she is on her own.

I went inside my bag and took the envelope that Isabella gave me.i open it and i saw some thousand notes and a sheet of paper.wow.see money. I counted the money and it was 40k.chimo o.see me see money o.thank you God.i took the sheet of paper and open it.it was a letter.what did she write here?.i started reading the letter.it says.


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