Must Read: Heart Code By Ele - Season 1 - Episode 4

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Must Read: Heart Code By Ele - Season 1 - Episode 4

*ife Expectancy*

“What?, my mom is awake? Are you sure of what you’re saying?” ,Ledan who was so surprised at the latest news asked back to back questions. “Yes Sir! , she’s awake and demands for your presence immediately”, the nurse replied. “Let’s go please”, he followed after the nurse unable to hold in his curiosity anymore. In no time, they got to Ledan mother’s ward. Lo and behold, Ledan met one of the strangest miracles of the millennium, his mother who has been diagnosed with stroke and slated to die in a week time is sitting up and looks as healthy as ever.

“Leave us!, I want to be alone with my son”, grandma said in a commanding tone. The two nurses in the room gave Ledan a questioning look and he nodded in approval after which they left. “You shouldn’t have done that!”, grandma said in a high pitch voice after the nurses had left, “don’t you know, pride comes before a fall?, your so-called ego led you to an irrational action which will make your unborn son face serious consequences”, grandma remarked leaving Ledan in the valley of confusion as he wondered how grandma came to know all these. “Perhaps she was possessed, or her ghost might be talking”, he thought. “Get a pen!”, grandma said, “I said get a pen and paper now!”, grandma barked the order with much vigor and power than her old age suggests. Ledan looked around and found a pen and a jotter on the table which he took and came back to where grandma was staying. “March 27, 2020!”, grandma said while Ledan was looking at his seemingly possessed mum with a puzzled look. “What are you waiting for?, write it down”, grandma blurted out leaving Ledan with no other option but to act as told.

Grandma appearing satisfied continued, September 5, 2023″, which Ledan wrote down without much ado. “February 14, 2025”, grandma finally said Ledan wrote it down in the small jotter. “Those days I called are three evil days your unborn son’s will experience in his life and he could die on any of the three days but he’s bound to die on the third day”, grandma explained as Ledan attempted to protest but grandma had continued before he could utter a word, ” this is the consequence of your ego and wickedness and your unborn son will have to face the waterloo for your crimes”. “He would be called Gift by every one, he would love music dearly”, grandma added leaving Ele to laugh out loud for the first time. Grandma ignored him and continued as if truly possessed, “only one thing could save him, that’s LOVE”. Almost immediately the tears of a baby was heard, simultaneously grandma ceased to breath.

Ledan was numb! He couldn’t believe what was happening around him, he blamed everything on Akande who he believed has always been cynical and pretending, first of all stole his position in office and now his son’s happiness have been stolen by that same man.

He vowed to deliver karma himself to the ever condenscending Akande. “What a life expectancy Fate has given my son”, he thought out loud.

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Akande couldn’t believe all that was currently happening around him. His joy of becoming a father has been overclouded by the lost of his job. They had gotten 7.25 million from the patrol money, and had kept it in his office because he was the head of the patrol team as the most senior officer. Only he,Ledan and Officer Sani knew the money was kept in his office. Ledan has been with his pregnant wife who has been in labour for hours, and even though, he could bet his life that his best friend will never bring such harm to him. Officer Sani had gone somewhere with another team for patrol, so who on earth could have taken the money, if he put his mind to it, he could catch the culprit, but God had saved him, because a lot of people in the Force have ended up in jail in this kind of situation, but as the honest officer he his, he was only given a sack letter.

At least he is now a father, if he were to choose between keeping his job or getting his daughter, he would choose getting a daughter over and over again. “Life doesn’t give us challenges we can’t handle, there are people who have all the riches of this world, but would easily give them up for good health and a child, both of which he currently has, once there’s life there’s hope”, he thought, “All fingers ain’t equal Allhamdulilah for mine”, he said with a deep sigh.