The Wedding Contract

Episode 27

tony drove out of the hospital….ify was
confused…how did mr fernardo end up
being
her father….she needed to know…she
went to her mom
“nne…can you explain to me how this
happened…i mean…i thought papa was
my
father…now its mr ferdnardo..i don’t
understand..” ify said….her mother sighed…

“its a long story my dear..” she said
“i’m all ears” ify responded
25 yrs ago in akwa ibom
cynthia and ferdnardo had been dating
for almost two years…it was kept a secret
cos
ferdnardo’s parents were against the
relationship….but they still continued….on
e
fateful day…cynthia came to his house crying…

“cynthia…cynthia..what is it..??…why are
you
crying…??” “ferdnardo…(crying)…i have
something to tell you..” cynthia said
amidst tears
“is that why you are crying…talk to me..”
“i…i…i am pregnant ferdnardo…(crying
more)..”

“is that why you are crying…talk to me..”

“i…i…i am pregnant ferdnardo…(crying
more)..”

ferdnardo stood up and stared at her for
a long time before asking
“are you sure..??”
“yes…i did the test today..it came out
positive…” she replied still crying….sudde
nly
ferdnardo carried her and twirled her around
screamimg in excitement…cynthia was
confused…

“you’re happy..??” she asked
“of course…why wouldn’t i be..??…now
my parents will have no choice than to
accept you
since you’re carrying their grandchild…we
‘ll
finally get married..” he yelled…cynthia
stopped crying…she couldn’t believe her luck
“so you want me to marry you..?…even
though
i’m not from a rich family..?? she asked
“(smiling)…i love you cynthia…i want to
spend the rest of my life with you…come..com
e…i’m
so excited…lets celebrate..then we’ll fix a
day
to go tell my parents
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they turned and saw mr clifford standing at
the entrace with tony beside him
“i’m willing to donate….if there is one
thing i
have learnt from your daughter…my
wife…is how to forgive…you may have tried to kill me
but i’m still alive today because of
you…for
the love i have for ify..i’ll donate but it
comes with a condition..” tony said….ify wiped
the
tears from her face…

“what is it..??” she asked
“that you…ifaechi…promise to be mine
forever…to love me alone…and… ify interrupted him with a kiss….

“done…i love you tony…i love you..”

“i love you more ify..” they hugged and
kissed
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two months later

the compound was filled with people…the
smiths were having a party…they were
celebrating the recovery of ify’s dad and
were
as well making their marriage official… “i don’t know how to thank you my
son…i’m
alive because of you mr ferdnardo spoke..”c’mon dad…i’ve told you times without
number to stop thanking me…my dad played a
role too…he was the one who talked
sense into
me…” tony said
just then cynthia and ify walked in…

“what are we talking about” ify asked kissing
tony..
“weeelll…we’re talking about the wedding
between you and me..” mr ferdnardo said
looking at cynthia
“hia..wedding ke…aren’t we too old for that..??’ she asked.”hia..wedding ke…aren’t we too old for that..??’ she asked..

“of course not…you can both “of course not…you can both get
married…you don’t have to bear children..’
tony said
“soooooo…cynthia…will you marry me..??’
ferdnardo asked going down on one knee….cynthia smiled and nods…

“hmmmm…i should get me a wife too..” mr
clifford said…

They all laugh suddenly ify ran into the bathroom to vomit

THE END