The Otherside Of Life
Episode 4
“Are you serious 70 thousands? We are rich already!!” I jump up from my seat and start dancing.
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The following day he got dressed in a new black tuxedo I can say that is going to be the first cloth he would ever buy from a shop all the clothes we are all having some were given to us from our mother’s friend and little from our father.
Hmmm this life sha!!!
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We both left the house early and went on our ways I bade him goodbye as he took a bike to his place of work.
I went to shop hoping to make a good sale because I just stock the shop with some bag of rice, beans, garri and some beverages.
An hour later, there were some noise coming from the junction I stood up from my chair to see what is happening the people were running helter skelter I was confused what is going?
One of the people running ran pass my shop immediately I called him
“Uncle !!! Please what happened” I asked in panic seeing the way he was breathing heavily.
“Armed Robbers are robbing over there and are killing everyone” he said and continue running again I was shocked
“Armed Robbers Jesus Christ!!!” I shouted and start packing my goods inside the goods were so many and heavy for me but I carried them instantly my brother came back from he got down from the bike with a smile on his face.
“Gloria !!! Guess what the person I went to meet said we can come and be living with him and the best part of it he said he is ready to further our education!!” He said with joy.
“Segun armed robbers!!” I pointed behind him but as he make a U-turn to check he was shot in the chest my heart skipped a beat when I heard the gunshot.
“Segun!!” I shouted and ran to him he was already covered in blood “Why God why this God? This is not so good!!” I lamented as the Robbers came to me and instructed me to lie face floor on the ground and I did within a twinkling of an eye they burst into my shop and made away with every goods with nothing left.
I can’t even say this is how I am feeling I can’t even think straight my brother is dead I watch him on floor there as blood were gushing out of his chest.
I moved closer to him in tears he’s just the only person I have left “No no no God!! Aaaaaah Segun can’t be dead!! But people say you don’t do evil why this God!!?” I yelled as the people continue to run helter skelter. The clouds had changed to black the wind was blowing furiously as it passes across some of the shop beside me almost removing the iron sheet and suddenly it the cloud break open and pour out it content.
I didn’t leave where my brother is as the rain continue to fall heavily on both of us. I was hearing the echo of his voice in my ear, now that it is time we want to enjoy, now that we have found a helper my brother got shot by an armed robber.
” God what kind of life is this? But they say those that put their trust in you are like mount Zion which can never be moved but abide for ever!! Why did you allow this God? I worship you with all my heart and with strength is this what you repay people that worship you? ” I cried as some people came and took me away from the spot till the rain stopped.
My brother was buried that very day I watched as he was lowered into the ground six feet deep down into the earth where no one living being lived only for the dead so my brother is dead just like that!!
I stagger along the road as I went home, we were in the evening I was looking at everywhere hoping maybe my brother will come to meet or maybe I am probably imaging.
I saw a lady sitting outside her house staring blankly into the empty space she was looking so sad not quite long a man got dropped from a bike he was wearing a black suit immediately the lady sprang up in joy
“My brother welcome!!” She said and hug him and they both went inside.
Another rivers of tears gush out of my eyes how do I want to live this world without my brother?
I got into the ghetto area it is always noisy as usual but despite this I couldn’t hear their voices I was deep in thought I got to our apartment and discover the door was opened widely.
“who could have opened the door?” I thought and walk inside the room on getting inside I discover all our properties is gone.
-Written by Nifemi Oluwasogo-
To be continued.
