Episode 2
ifaechi sat on the hospital bed where her mother la!dâŠher eyes were red from crying too muchâŠher mother had been sick for almost 6 monthsâŠthey had been able to manage it but this time it was too muchâŠshe
had to spend all she had saved to bring her mother to a hospitalâŠnow she had only three weeks to provide the money she needed for her treatmentâŠhow did they expect her to get six hundred thousand naira in three weeksâŠif only her father was still aliveâŠit wouldnât have been this hardâŠshe saw her mother moveâŠ
âmamaâŠmama..are you awake..â she
asked
âif..ifa..ifeachiâŠwhere am i..??â
âshhâŠmamaâŠdonât talkâŠlet me go and call the doctor..â she said running outâŠshe came back mins later with the doctor who ran some tests on her
âifeachiâŠher body system is weakening by the dayâŠyou really need to get this money fast so we can proceed with treatment..â the
doctor saidâŠ
âbut doctor..i donât know how to get the money ooh..please help me.â she pleadedâŠ
âlookâŠthere is nothing i can doâŠthis is a hospital not a charity organisationâŠ.please get
the money fastâŠâ he said and left then he came back âand please go and get her something to eatâŠshe needs her strength.â then he left
âheeeeyyy..â ifeachi screamed putting her hands on headâŠ
âhow am i going to get the money
oohâŠsix hundred thousand nairaâŠheeeyyy âŠchineke meehee..â she lamented..she turned to look at her mother who gestured to her that she was hungry.. âokay mamaâŠ.let me go and get you food..â
she said and leftâŠas she walked on the road to go get the food she kept thinking different thoughtsâŠ.what if her mother diesâŠhow is she going cope..?âŠit has been hard making ends meet without her fatherâŠnow her mother is in a terrible conditionâŠshe didnt
realise she was cryingâŠthis is too much to bearâŠsuddenly there was a screeching soundâŠthat was when she realised she had walked into the roadâŠ.
Anthony angrily got down from his carâŠNazeaL
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Dike got into the car and searched for his ignition key. Nwabueze watched him keenly. He felt that Dike had changed in recent time. He was sure that something was bugging his mind. During the past few weeks, Dike had been even more quiet than usual. It was true he was not talkative but these days he seemed to be carried
away, Nwabueze mused. He was worried about Dikeâs state of mind because he had become fond of the man.
He knew that Dike was as tough as teak and he carried a punch that was like a sledge-hammer blow. He had never forgotten how Dike once
manhandled a very tall and huge man who had tried to pick a quarrel with him. He and Dike had been
enjoying their drinks
in a nearby bar when this man came up and said in a meancing voice that he didnât want to drink in the same bar with Dike.
Dike had said quietly, âThen drink your beer somewhere else.â Dike knew that the man had an eye on him since
the day a lady they both admired made it
obvious that she preffered Dike. But he never imagine that
the matter would lead to an open confrontation.
Nwabueze had always admired the soft way Dike spoke; he never shouted even when he was furious.
The fellow had angrily turned to Dike and hit him heavily. To Nwabueze, it seemed like a hell of a punch but Dike didnât even grunt. He swayed this way and that and gave
the man a sledge-hammer blow that put him in his place. Nwabueze hadnât seen the punch. It had been too fast, but he had seen the effect. The fellow lay motionless on the ground.
No sooner had this happened than three men who were coming out from a nearby restaurant confronted them, apparently rallying to the support of their fallen friend. Without demanding any explanations, they immediately resorted to using their fists. A quick jab
from one of them sent Nwabueze flying, while Dike stood his ground. One after the other, he floored all of them to the amazement of onlookers. Nwabueze, who was still lying on the floor nursing an injury, was impressed.
Although Dike was a loner, he seemed friendly with Nwabueze who had worked so closely with him knew littler or nothing about him except than he
had been Otikeâs gunman for some fifteen years, was about forty-four
years of age, unmarried, and had no relations and lived in
a four-room apartment. The boss evidently thought highly of him.
âwhat the hell ladyâŠdo you want to get yourself killed..??âhe yelled
âsorry sirâŠiâm sorry sir..â she apologised with her face bent down
âlook here womanâŠif you want to kill yourself do it else where not with meâŠ.and⊠he stopped when she raised her head and he saw that she was cryingâŠ.
âiâm very sorry sir â she said and ran awayâŠanthony got into his car slowly and drove offâŠ.his countenance suddenly changedâŠhe felt guilty for shouting at her like thatâŠnobody would walk into a moving car like thatâŠi shoulda known something was wrongâŠmaybe i should go back and look for herâŠ.or notâŠshe still shoulda lookedâŠnot walk blindlyâŠ.
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Anthony sat with his dadâŠ.they were having dinnerâŠclifford noticed his son was not brightâŠhe decided to talk to him
âuumm..sonâŠhow was work today..?â he asked
âit was fine dad..â he replied not lifting his headâŠhis father dropped his spoon and pushed the food awayâŠanthony looked at him
âwhat is the problem dad..??..donât you like the food..??â he asked
âohâŠi love the foodâŠmy problem is you..â âme..??âŠhow..?â
âsince you came back from work you have been too quiet and moodyâŠthatâs not youâŠwhat is the problem?â
âits nothing fatherâŠits just work stress..please eat your food.â
âno..noâŠdonât give me thatâŠi know its not work..tell me what is it..?â his father pushed..
â(sighs)âŠi almost ran into someone today..â âwhatâŠwhy werenât you careful..do you know the scandal it would result inâŠ
âdadâŠdadâŠlet me finishâŠit wasnât my faultâŠshe wasnât lookingâŠand thatâs not even the part bothering me..â
âwait..i donât get itâŠyou almost running her over isnât whatâs bothering you..??..then what is..?ââŠhis father asked âher eyesâŠthey were so pure and
innocent but filled with pains and fearâŠshe seemed to be having alot on her mind and i yelled at her..â
Clifford was confusedâŠ.his son has never felt bad for yelling at someoneâŠeven when he realised he was wrong he never shows remorseâŠbut here he wasâŠfeeling bad for yelling at a strangerâŠ
âuummmâŠsonâŠare you alright..?â he asked..
âyes father..i amâŠwhy..??â
âits just that..wellâŠoh nothing..donât worry about herâŠsheâll be fine..â his dad said âi hope soâ
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