TRAPPED- Final Episode
Mama was pronounced dead on arrival. Aunty Ejiro was already with us at the hospital while Papa was on his way. He was not aware that Mama had passed on. He wasnโt informed because they feared he might run away if he knew. Meanwhile, Police men were already waiting for him at the hospital.
Mamaโs body was being prepared for the morgue. I screamed my lungs out; I found it hard to believe that my morning rose was gone. The one in whose smile I delighted in was no more. I was in a complete state of denial. My world crashed completely. I couldnโt imagine living without Mama. I sat by the entrance of the hospital with Aunty Ejiro sitting beside me.
She tried to console me but she couldnโt stop crying too. She wrapped her hands around me as we both mourned.
Immediately I sighted Papa, I charged at him screaming and hitting him with my fist. Aunty Ejiro joined me too.
โYou have killed her nowโฆ.devilโฆwicked manโ Aunty Ejiro screamed as she hit him with her shoe.
โYou killed my mother, you killed my motherโ I cried out rough handling him in every way I could.
Papa was not expecting the attack at all. He seemed confused; he could not make out any meaning from what we were saying. He did not even fight back. By then Mama Fejiro, her husband and the police men had come to join us outside hearing our voices. It took the help of the police men to get us off him, they tried to calm us down; Aunty Ejiro could not stop cursing him while I wailed on.
โPlease can someone tell me what exactly is going on here, where is my wife?โ Papa asked amidst our raised voices.
โOgaโฆMama David is dead!โ Mama Fejiro replied him with a scornful look pulling me close to her.
Papa was shocked; he stood frozen without saying a word. He was immediately handcuffed by the police.
โI hate youโฆI hate youโฆyou are a devil โ I shouted as the police men took Papa away
To my surprise Papa started crying.
โI didnโt mean to kill herโฆI only wanted to threaten herโฆOh God! Onome please come backโฆ please I want to see my wifeโฆI know she is not dead, the doctor should check her wellโ He struggled to free himself as the police men dragged him to their vehicle.
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Papa was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour. He didnโt deny the charges against him; he was found guilty as charged. He cried through out his trial. He even said he loved his wife. As at then, I felt the sentence was not enough; I wanted him to die too.
This is 15 years after Mama was brutally killed but I still canโt forget her. I see her in my dreams every night. We still gist like we use to. I wish Mama had left Papa when Aunty Ejiro urged her to. The family she was trying to keep together was no more. She left us her children and moved to the great beyond when it wasnโt her time all because of an abusive marriage.
We grew up with Aunty Ejiro and she did her best at raising us up but she was never able to fill the vacuum Mama David left behind.
As an adult and a Christian Iโve forgiven Papa; I go to visit him in the prison once in a while but I miss Mama so much.
โSay no to domestic violence.โ
THE END…
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Written by Evelyn Ivie Ojo
This is too bad the story is so sad ooo
Say no to Domestic violence