NONSENSE MISTAKE
đEpisode 12đ
Immediately after Chidimma left, Oluchi jumped in extreme joy.
âWait a minute! She just left? Chidimma just left? Oh my God! I canât believe this, I just canât believe this. But I thought she claimed she love Ofoma? She did not even tried to fight for the love she claimed she has for him? Nawao!
This is Godâs doing and I believe Ofoma is my destiny, he is the one God created for me. Maybe everything is working out for destiny to take place. I can feel it, thatâs why Chidimma left without creating any unnecessary stress.
Baba God, I thank you. I now have Ofoma all to my self.â She said staring at the engagement ring Chidimma left on the dining table.
âThis ring is beautiful. So automatically, itâs now mine. I canât wait on the day he will place it on my fingerâ she paused, began wondering why Ofoma had not returned to the dining table.
âChidimma has gone, where is he or is he crying in the room? If he is crying, then I will pretend to care and shower him with so much affection. Ofoma, your real woman is here to love and care for you.â She arose and began heading towards Ofomaâs bedroom.
âLet me first check the passage to make sure he is not there before entering his room. I donât want to appear like an opportunist.â She checked and Ofoma wasnât there.
âYes, he is in the room.â She said, dressing herself, to look appealing to his eyes.
When she storm into the room, she saw him making call.
âWhere is Chidimma, donât tell me you allowed her to leave by this time of the night?â She cut in, pretending to be concerned
And Ofoma who never knew when she entered immediately ended the call.
âYoâŠ..u are here? Didnât know when you enteredâ He said and then quickly went to where she was standing and led her by the hand back to the dining table.
âJust sit down and enjoy your meal, donât get yourself stressed up with Chidimmaâs issue.
She was the one who made up her mind to leave, so why should I stop her? She is a big girl and old enough to know whatâs good and bad. I only pray nothing happens to her.â Ofoma said, spooning the food.
âWhat just happened? Who was he talking to over the phone and why did he ended the call just like that? And this sudden hatred for Chidimma, could it be he is up to something? Is he planning for a pay back?
Chidimma had told me on several occasions how mad Ofoma was for her, and Iâm sure he must love her enough to propose marriage to her. And this sudden hatred for her doesnât add up. Who was he talking to on the phone? Hmm, Ofoma, whatever it is you are planning, I must surely have the knowledge of it. And as for this house, Iâm not planning on leaving it for any other woman because I am here to stay foreverâ she determined and got lost looking at Ofoma.
âHey! Whatâs up, seems you are lost, would you mind telling me what you are thinking?â Ofoma asked, smiling faintly
Oluchi smiled back and said it was nothing.
Chidimma was walking down the road crying bitterly.
She felt so much pain thinking about the sick way Ofoma treated her.
When she thought of how calm he looked when she was leaving, his uninteresting attitude to stop her from leaving, she wailed out the more.
âHe didnât care to stop me, he didnât bother about me, he didnât care if something should happen to me, if any harm should come to me?
All these things did not come to his mind. He was only interested in making Oluchi happy. A girl who betrayed and shattered his heart to pieces. Ofoma why, just tell me why?
Now, how do I get a taxi from here? Lord, please protect me, do not allow any harm to come near me, please lead me safely home, please Lord, help me.â She prayed, walking down as cold breeze of the night brushed her skin.
Some minutes after she left, she saw a car coming towards her direction.
âShould I ask this man for help? Should I stop him, what if he is an evil person?â she quickly thought and then found herself stopping the car.
And the rider who was Ofomaâs best friend stopped and called her by her name.
âChidimma! oh my God!! What are you doing on this lonely road by this time?â
âChucks, is that you? Oh Lord, I thank you for answering my prayers.. Please Chucks, I need to enter your car right now, please open, Iâm freezing.â She said, stepping out to enter the car
âIâm just on my way to a night club and saw this beautiful lady flagging down my car, I was shocked when I saw it was you. You know you have not answered my question, what are you doing on the road by this time?â
And Chidimma burst into tears. Tears was gushing down, stopping her from speaking up.
âChi, just calm down OK. Calm down and tell me what it is.. Its OKâ Chucks said consoling her, asking her to tell him what the problem was.
And she began telling him all that happened.
âWhat? Wait! wait!! Wait!!! Are you being serious? How can he do a thing like that? No way, Oluchi is the one to leave that house and not you. I am going back there to knock some senses into himâ
Seeing how serious and angry Chucks looked, Chidimma pleaded him not to go to Ofomaâs house, that he should instead, take her to her own house.
âSee, Ofoma has made up his mind, there is no need talking to him. I donât believe in forcing someone to love me. Just take me to my house, thatâs all Iâm asking of you, pleaseâ she calmly pleaded
âWhat are you saying? How can you allow another girl to take over your man like that? By leaving the house, you are giving that hopeless girl that calls herself, Oluchi all the chances in the world to have him on a platter of goldâ
âChucks, please I beg you, take me to my own house. I donât want to talk about Ofoma anymore. Since he prefers Oluchi, then he should go ahead, Iâm not stopping him. Thank God we are not yet married and this type of thing is happening, what if we are already married and he sees her again, who knows what will happen? I will end up with a broken marriage.
So Iâm still thanking God that Oluchi resurfaced when we are still planning to tie the knot. Though Iâm extremely hurt, but it will pass, with time, I will learn to forget about him and move onâ she said, crying and giving herself âself consolationâ.
NONSENSE MISTAKE : Episode 11 â The End
And much persuasion, Chucks finally drove her to her house.
The next day, Oluchi was already dressed, she began making plans on how to extend her days in Ofomaâs house.
âOK I know what to doâ she then went to his room, knocked on the door and asked him if he had any pain relieving tablet.
âYou are not feeling alright?â He asked
âYes, it started this morning. I began feeling weird after I woke up.â
âSo sorry about that.. Let me check if I have any paracetamol hereâ he said, searching for one.â Here, I have seen a sachetâ he then handed it over to her.
âBut since you are not feeling too well, why not extend your stay? That room is free, you can stay as long as you wantâ Ofoma requested
âNo noâŠ. You donât have to offer me such hospitality. What about Chidimma, donât you want to settle things with her?â
âBut you saw what happened last night, she returned her engagement ring and broke all ties with me, itâs over between me and her. So Oluchi, you can stay, as long as you want. You can stay until you find a place of your ownâ
âWhat? He just made things easier for me. I was just there thinking hard on how to extend my days in his house and he is here making it easier for me. Wow! This is good for me â she said in her heart.
âSo what are you saying?â Ofoma asked with a questioning look.
And Oluchi accepted, looking cheerful. It was what she had wanted.
Two weeks later, Ofoma threw the big question, asking Oluchi to marry him.
But before he proposed marriage to her, Oluchi overhead him speaking to himself regarding his mind towards the proposal.
âOluchi is my woman, I have loved her with all my heart.
This is something I wanted to do for a very long time, but somehow, she was taking away from me.
And now, nature has brought her back, and this time, I wonât let her go. I just pray she accepts this ring from me and say âyesâ to my questionâ
So when he finally asked her to marry him, Oluchi gave him the âyesâ answer immediately, knowing well he still loved her..