Olamma - Season 1 - Episode 26

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Olamma - Season 1 - Episode 26

Villagers did not recognized Olamma as she walked down to her compound. They just saw two strangers which seem normal.
Some walked past, while some greeted the dibia. They thought Olamma was his wife.
Olamma saw Oby from a distance carrying firewood on her head. She was coming from the farm.

She try to hide her face and quickly remembered that she was not the same Olamma that they used to know.

Oby gave her a normal look and walked past. Young men who used to desire her did not even give her a second look.

Olamma wanted to cry out, she wanted to scream out her best friend name that she was still Olamma but held back herself as they entered the compound.

Her mother and father were relaxing and eating abacha (African salad) with cow skin and a fresh palm wine when Olamma and the Atika entered.

They looked at the two strangers and wondered where they came from.
Her parents did not bother to stand up from their meal as they replied to Atika’s greeting.
Amaka brought a chair and gave to the visitor not knowing the woman was Olamma.
Olamma’s father took a big cow skin from the plate, Olamma recognised the plate. Her father had bought it from a merchant during one of his many journey. He turned to Atika after gulping down a cup of palm wine and said.

“unu abiala ee (you are all welcome) you met us well. This is my wife and we will like to know where you journeyed from? I hope you and your wife came in peace….
Atika smiled before saying.

“My name is Atika, I am from umuala village in a faraway kingdom. I am both a dibia and a hunter but more of a dibia. I’m pleased to have finally meet you and is unfortunate that you can’t recognised the maiden beside me….

Olamma’s father who was done eating looked at Olamma and her mother did the same but they looked away and did not recognise her.

Olamma bent her head in shame while Atika continued.

“You have two daughters, and is believed they are both married….
Olamma’s father interrupted him excitedly.
“Yes ooo! We have two daughters. The first is Adaugo and she is just plain, she end up marrying an ordinary prince from a small kingdom, sometimes I even forget she is my daughter. But if you see the second…oh. my second daughter, we called her Olamma. She is akwa mma. Her beauty is incomparable. She is my favourite and also her mother’s. Olamma is worth a thousand daughters to me. I know how many suitor I received before she got married. She is the most beautiful in this village and no maiden can compete with her on that. She made me proud by attracting a well to do suitor. A great and wealthy prince. Nwoke ntoro ato bia gbaba a. nwoke imi ogologo…(a man with a great height and body weight, a man with a pointed nose) he was a prince and king to be. He came and we had a seven days party right here in my compound. His name is prince Onrah and he is from Ozulu kingdom. A wealthy kingdom where Olamma my most beautiful daughter is ruling alongside him. She is presently in Ozulu kingdom ruling like she was meant to while her elder sister is just somewhere in a small village not far from this village…with her so called prince who cannot be compared to the great prince Onrah of Ozulu kingdom. Olamma, my most beautiful daughter is really blessed by the gods. I love telling people her story anytime I have the opportunity to do so. Just talking out it alone makes me feel so proud….