Love with bitter tear - Season 1 - Episode 2

5 years ago

Love with bitter tear - Season 1 - Episode 2

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Sammy looked on as his dad
was swept off his feet by the
two hefty army officers who
accompanied his mum and it
dawned on him that his dad
was actually in big trouble. He
stood bravely at a corner
watching as his dad was
getting bartered by the men
while his mum kept heaping
accusations at him.

Rebecca: “That is the man who
wants to kill me at home. Look
at the bruises on my body, he
has turned me to his punching
bag” she raved accusingly.

1 st Officer: “B-----d, you have
the guts to lay your hands on a
woman while we fight the
book boys in Sambisa forest
just to protect you. if you had
that much power, why don’t
you join us in the fight? You
bloody coward” he cursed
breathlessly as he stomped on
Richard over and over again.

On-lookers trouped around
them and started pleading on
behalf of Richard but it all fell
on deaf ears. The officers
seemed to be punishing him
for more than just abusing his
wife as she claimed he did.

Richard: “Officer please!
Please!” he pleaded while
trying to shield his face and
ribs from their incessant
assaults. His ribs despite his
attempts at shielding them
seemed to be snapping off
under the effects of the officers’
jungle boots.

2 nd Officer: “You are going to
rot at the guardroom for the
rest of your life, you dare abuse
your wife, let’s see how many
soldiers you can take on when
you reach the barracks” he said
lifting him up effortlessly from
the ground and dragging him
along with them as Richard
kept pleading weakly for
mercy.

Richard: “Rebecca please help
me beg them. I have learnt my
lessons now, I will never
exchange words with you
again so please just forgive me
for Sammy’s sake”

Rebecca: “I am doing this for
his sake, so he won’t have to
grow up with regrets. I have to
teach you a lesson otherwise
you might end up killing me
someday in his presence” she
said not minding her son who
was pulling on her dress to get
her attention.

Sammy: “Where are they
taking daddy to? Why are they
beating daddy? Mummy” he
started weeping still tugging at
her dress.

Rebecca: “Baby don’t worry,
they are helping us set your
dad straight” she said looking
down at him impatiently.

Sammy: “But I don’t like that
they are beating my daddy” he
snapped

Rebecca: “See Sammy leave me
alone and just be a good boy
by coming with me, we are
going home”

Sammy: “No! I am not going
anywhere without my dad…I
want my dad” he said running
towards the officers who were
busy bundling Richard into
their truck. “Leave my dad
alone, my dad did not do
anything, we were just eating,
please leave my dad alone!” he
held on to the arms of the 1at
soldier who ignored him and
kept on with his task. They
finished, got into the truck and
zoomed off leaving a wave of
dust behind.

Richard was released after a
week of detention at Marda
Army Barrack’s guardroom
without letting anyone see
him. He said no word as
Rebecca drove him home that
day.

Rebecca: “I was able to cover
up for you at work by telling
the managing director you
were suddenly hospitalized. I
also did most of your work so
you must really be grateful
right? Sammy won’t stop
crying for you…I think I made a
mistake and I am really sorry. I
tried getting you out the next
day but they wouldn’t even let
me see you” she prattled on
and on. “And why do you look
so lean? Weren’t you getting
fed there at all? Baby I am
really sorry” she said
apologetically trying to
concentrate on her driving at
the same time. “I prepared
your favorite meal of pounded
yam and vegetable soup, I
hope you will like it? I have
warm water ready for you in
the bathroom, I even added
some mint to it just to calm
your muscles” as she
maneuvered the Range Rover
into the parking lot of their
bungalow house. He climbed
out of the car and walked in
without saying a word to her
still. She quickly turned off the
ignition and ran after him.

“Aren’t you the one I’ve been
talking to?” she said blocking
him from going any further
with her petite body. The hurt
she saw in his eyes spoke
volumes, her heart melted
even more than it already had
and she stepped aside for him
as Sammy ran into his warm
embrace. She stood isolated
watching father and son
bonding.

Sammy: “Daddy I really missed
you”

Richard: “I missed you too
buddy. Sorry I was away for
too long, sorry you had to
witness all that. I feel so
ashamed of myself” he said
sadly and looked beyond him
to where the door of the
bedroom stood ajar.

Rebecca: “Come Sam, your dad
needs to rest, come now!” she
ordered. Richard dropped him
slowly and headed for the
bedroom. He went straight to
the closet and started packing
some of his cloths. “Sam can
you go to your room for a
while? Will call you when your
dad has freshened up okay?”

Sammy: “Okay mum” he said
and ran off excitedly.

She walked slowly to him and
perched on the side of the
huge bed they shared.

Rebecca: “Are you going
somewhere honey? Why are
you packing your clothes?” she
asked gently.

Richard: “I am not going
anywhere” his voice sounded
so hoarse even he could not
recognize it.

Rebecca: “But why are you
packing?”

Richard: “I will be staying at
the guest room from now on.

You don’t need to cook for me
anymore or whichever things it
is you used to do for me
before. I am not packing out
for the sake of my son. So don’t
make it more awkward by
asking more questions or
nagging about it in your usual
manner then later you’d go
release your dogs on me. So
please, can we live peacefully
from now on?”

Rebecca: “How can you say
that honey? I made a mistake
and I have apologized, please
don’t do this” she pleaded
standing on her feet to move
closer to him but he backed
away.

Richard: “Don’t touch me! From
now on, we seize being
couples. So respect my space
while I respect yours. Do you
get my point?”

Rebecca: “No I cannot agree to
that. I want you back as my
husband, I cannot survive
without you so please forgive
my mistake this once. Please?”

Richard: “You knew you could
not live without me and you
did that to me? You disgraced
me before the whole world,
you basically murdered me
without even knowing it. How
do you expect me to live with
you after what you did to me?

How can you be so callous?”

Rebecca: “Okay…its fine as long
as you will still live under this
roof but let’s make sure
Sammy did not get wind of
what is happening, he might
become more broken than he
already is”

Richard: “You are really funny
madam, so you knew this and
you called officers to come
beat his dad up in his
presence? There’s no need
talking to you, the more we
talk the more irritated I get. So
excuse” he said and walked
past her without casting
another glance her way. She
watched him walk away and
resolved within her to do
everything in her power to get
him back. She wasn’t going to
stay passive while he slipped
away from her forever.

He noticed the tension
between his parents, he knew
something was not right
somewhere when he saw his
dad sleep in the guestroom. He
sat in the classroom with a
drooping shoulder as his class
teacher Miss Opha(as they
called her) taught them on the
subject, English Language. The
class was beautifully decorated
with paintings of the pupils
from their creative art class.

The wall was painted in rose
pink with individual desks for
each of them while Miss
Ophelia had her desk with
different types of teaching
materials and the student’s
books right beside the
window. She noticed one of
her pupils was far from the
class and walked up to him.

Miss Opha: “Samson…” she
called but the boy did not
answer until she gave him a
knock on the head “What on
earth are you thinking about?”

Sammy: “Nothing ma…I am
listening to you ma” he replied
springing to his feet.

Miss Opha: “You were listening
Uhn? What was the last thing I
said?”

Sammy: “Uhn…” he thought
scratching his head “You said
what ‘was the last thing I
said?’” The class burst into
laughter.

Miss Opha: “Quiet everybody!”
she barked. “So you think you
are smart right?” she bent
down, looked at him
menacingly, grabbed his right
ear and started twisting it
really hard.

Sammy: “Ouch auntyyyy!

Please ma, please ma” he
pleaded.

Miss Opha: “Will you still try
acting smart next time?”

Sammy: “No ma! I am sorry
ma” he said touching his ear to
be sure it wasn’t torn.

Miss Opha: “come and see me
during break time okay?

Something is definitely
happening with you and I must
find out what it is. You were
brighter than this before and
it’s getting less amusing by the
day” she said and strutted back
to the front of the class while
he murmured a reply and sat
down.

Opha went home that day
thinking of everything Sammy
had told her about his parents.

She felt something stir within
her for the helpless boy and
shivered at the thought of it.

She knew she had to do
something otherwise her pupil
will be the one to live a
lonesome life later.

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