My Future Mother In Law
EPISODE 4
I don’t know what happened next but I saw papa being lifted up and moved outside in a haste,mama couldn’t stop shouting and crying…joy and faith kept pointing fingers and spatting at me.
I was in a trance,I keep hoping that somebody will wake me up or better still, nothing should happen to papa
“I said it!!!,I said it ooo but nobody will believe me”mama cried and sat on the floor
“Bia….if anything happens to my husband,you will regret the day your mother have birth to you!!!”
“Shameless prostitute from the east,Let anything happen happen to my father first”joy added and i didn’t show any emotions,I wasn’t moved at all by their words
“KPAAA!!!!” A plank landed heavily on my back painfully and i gave out a Loud scream
“Youre forming iron Lady ba!!!how dare you poison my father in law,how dare you!!” The girl I recognised as chiamanda hit me and gave me a hard slap
I became weak and cried….yes I cried not because of the pain from the slap or plank but my
My stupidly to let someone else have accessed to the food I was preparing,my tears increased when emeka saw me sitting down on the ground with and passed me
My mother in law came and threw sand in my eyes cursing me with their language
I stood up staggering with pains in my eyes to look for water by someone held me and I felt myself being lifted up,I cried the more when I realised its emeka
“I know you didn’t do it but I’m really finding it hard to believe…..I mean you were the one who served papa food”
“I didn’t do it believe me,I will never poison papa,I swear”i cried in agony
“My instincts tells me it’s chiamanda but who will believe me,where is the proof…I just hope for my dad’s recovery,the doctor said we brought him on time we were assured that he’ll be fine ” I sniffed and snuggled closer to him. Once papa is okay,I’m leaving this house..this people are capable of killing.
The door burst open!!!and mama barged in and dragged me outside the outside the house, bruises and cuts were all over my skin and despite my shouts and pleadings,this woman kept dragging me on the floor
“You locust from the pit of hell!!after killing my husband,you went over to seduce my son with your witchcraft..how dare you!!!”
Mama screamed at me and I realised I was surrounded by chiefs and clan of that community
“Woman!what type of poison did you use on his food,tell us so that we’ll now the best way to heal him”one of the elders said and I broke down crying
“I….I…..I
“AHH!!!Óré mi,Ki lé lèyi(my friend what’s all these)” Bisi exclaimed
Bisi was the only yoruba friend i had there,she was living next compound and we share things together,she came for holiday at her grandma’s place ,do you remember the other day I went out to cool off??….I actually went to their place
“I’m doomed!!,I’m being accused of poisoning my father in law ooo”
“Ah what rubbish na,I came to return the matches I borrowed emeka this morning I the kitchen,was it not ebuka that I saw preparing efo riro this morning
The aroma was so killing so i came over to ask you for the special ingredient you used only for me to see ebuka in the kitchen
I was very surprised that ebuka could cook and he even dropped this,I saw him putting this red seasoning in the pot and I came here to ask you why you haven’t told me about it” Bisi said and the whole place got silent
“You say what???!!!”
“Yes na…where’s ebuka sef, I even want to use it to prepare food for my grandma and uncle,I just came here to confirm from you first”
Every body was still in surprise until one of the elders collected the seasoning from her and confirmed that it’s a native poison
The whole crown was shaken and even mama fell on her knees crying,ebuka and emeka were not around so the chiefs postponed the meeting till evening
As for me, I’ve never felt better and stronger right now. I cleaned myself up and entered the bush to look for long fresh sticks,I gathered pieces of the sticks and sharpened the edges
I went to the market and purchased fresh pepper and grinded it in the local way
Somebody will feel my wrath
Tbc
