When The Tide Of The Heart Changes

Episode 21

The finale

DAWN

Yvonne was clad in a white flowing gown shimmering under the lights as different colours reflected from the little white gems that adorned the dress.

Her face shone, deep mascara darkened her artificial eye lashes more, contrasted my light golden eye shadows and pink lip stick.

The diamond tear on her neck was held by a white gold necklace and her radiant face could beat that of any goddess.

Her belly was masked well by the size of the white dress that flowed downward to her legs clad in a silvery medium heeled shoes.

young girls were around her, adjusting things here and there, adding more make ups and doing what they know best.

Johnny was in another room adjusting a black tie to go with a white crisp shirt with a shimmering american suit to go over it.

The room was filled up with young men clad in similar suit and ties as Johnny who was the center of attraction as they all took turns in hitting and teasing him.

names like “baby papa, old man” was given to him by the boy who laughed and joked over him.

It Was A Wedding Day

The bells of St. theresa catholic cathedral loudly tolled and jimed letting out echoing sounds that seemed to linger.

Men and women clad in different exquisite clothes ranging from long flowing agbada that always needs to be packed up to the shoulders, to simple shirt tucked in a trouser for the men folks.

Over exaggerated and massive head ties with colourful and ranging native attires to go with it, to normal girl folk dresses were adorned by the female folks.

The face of the church wore a colourful and smiling look as people trooped into the massive cathedral.

It has been on the Front page of the vanguard, nations, guardian, sun magazines and even on the homepage of coolval22.com; the long awaited day of the couple John Williams and Yvonne Adesua swept the nations trend like a wild fire.

Bimbo was seen clad in a golden netty lace with silvery stiff head tie than blends with the silvery shoes she wore, she was seated on a wheel chair.

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Bimbo have demanded to see a pastor after her apology to Johnny and Yvonne on her hospital bed.

The doctor have made it clear her spinal cord were affected and she wouldn’t be able to use her legs again.

On the pastors admonition she had made an open confession and seek retribution for her sins, no one could doubt the sincerity of her repentance.

Her close contact with death changed her life forever and the life of everyone around her.

She apologized mainly to Johnny for almost ruining his life, gave him the sum of 1billion naira for his sunk goods so he can rebuild his life.

She made Yvonne the sole owner of 70% of her wealth and empire, and handed over all her businesses over to Yvonne as the owner and C.E.O as a wedding gift.

She now uses the remaining 30% of her wealth she left for herself to run a charity organisation for the homeless and disabled.

And most of all, she gave Johnny Yvonne’s hand in marriage. Blessing the union with tears in her eyes and hope for the new life that smiled at her.

With Bimbo’s help Johnny appealed on Onyinye’s behalf and she was granted pardon and was granted bail on a legal bribe of 15million naira.

The tears in her eyes as she knelt down and kissed his feet when he came to pick her up from jail after paying her legal bribe.

“Johnny i have waited and prayed for months for this one chance of asking for you forgiveness, i am so sorry and ashamed of what i did please find a place in your heart to forgive me” She cried holding his legs with her tears draining the tough fabrics of the jean trouser he wore.

“it’s ok Onyi i have forgiven you and i am thankful for still being alive. . . THE TIDES OF MY HEART CHANGED but it has taught me many lessons in life” He said pulling her up as she sank deep into his body intensifying the heat of her sobbing.

Johnny had already made plans to build a one storeyed duplex back home in the east and have repaid the bank who luckily held off plans of selling his house and cars they acquired.

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“Johnny found peace in his tribulations and love in his suffering, for within all this he had found something more intense than suffering, more precious than joy and deeper than Love; all this he had found in ‘Yvonne”. The young deep milky voice of the priest sang out, with his white neat chasuble giving him an angelic look.

“Do you John Williams take miss Yvonne as you lawful wedded wife, …………..” The priest stated almost aligning with the tune if the church organ that flew off from the speakers.

” I do”

“And you Miss Yvonne Adesua take John Williams to be your lawful wedded husband, will you stand by him in sickness and in health, in riches and in poverty, for better for worse till death do you part” The priest sang out yet again, casting a look at Yvonne like an examiner would a student.

“I do” Her voice rang out, her mouth giving way to an invading smile as her eyes were fixed on Johnny’s face brightened with a spell bound smile.

“And i now pronounced you Man and Wife…You may kiss your bride” The priest Voice rang out casting a spell of silence and anxiety over the congregation who looked on with popped eyes and large grins as Johnny’s lips met Yvonne’s with tears rolling down both of their eyes, Bimbo sat on her wheel chair looking on wiping her eyes occasionally with her white handkerchief.
Jessy who was Yvonne’s Chief brides maid looked on with smiles holding on to the white piece of flowing vail.

The ceremony was grand and out of the world, Bimbo spared no dime in making the wedding the best in town.

Mr Johnny Williams and his Bride Mrs Yvonne Williams flew to barcelona in spain for their honeymoon with Yvonne’s Pregnancy almost due.

The world was looking up, Johnny have found a family in place of the one he lost. . . It was him, his wife and the little baby that would open it’s eyes to the world of changing tides soon.

A bright new DAWN shone on Johnny’s life again. Weeping may endureth through the night but Joy cometh with the dawn
(Love never dies, The love we loose are still always around us and are always reborn in the form of a new love)

THE END