IN The DARK (A Story Of Love, Betrayal And Survival) - Season 1 - Episode 19

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IN The DARK (A Story Of Love, Betrayal And Survival) - Season 1 - Episode 19

The D-day was saturday, the day my mom was buried. I woke up sad but i gathered all my strength and i tried to stay strong. I was able to hide my tears as we all left our compound dressed in white, heading to the cemetery to burry my world. I thought i was strong,i thought i gathered enough strength until when my mom’s coffin was brought out of the ambulance, i wanted to go crazy. I released myself from jordan’s grip and ran to the coffin, i screamed,requesting to see my mom’s lifeless body but nobody listened to me, i cried my eyes out, if only mom was there, she would have listen to me, she always listen to me!! I shouted. Kelvin carried me away from the coffin and consoled me. I was calm for a while and when the coffin was taken away, i became more calm. We got to the space provided for my mom to be buried and the coffin was brought out again. My mom was lowered to the ground as the priest ended his sermon with “From dust we were made and to dust we will return”. I was called upon to pour sand on her coffin and i could not bear it any longer. It was so difficult, so difficult for me to see my mom,my world, my present and my future been buried while i stay put. I wanted to jump into her grave but kelvin and jordan were too strong for me to escape their grip. what wil be my reason for staying behind when the reason for my existence was been buried? Just like yesterday, dad was been buried but mom was here for me and she gave me a shoulder for me to cry on, now that she is gone, on whose shoulder will i cry on? My mom the most loving Mrs.williams was covered up with sand and that was the last i saw of her.

After the burial, a flamboyant ceremony was organised, people ate and drank as if mom’s death was been celebrated. I stayed in her room throughout the ceremonial period. Khole,kelvin,aunty oyinkan,jordan and nelly took turn to visit me but none of them could feel what i felt,i lost a mother while they lost a family friend.By the third week after my mom’s burial,most of the visitors left and the house was empty. I was left with kelvin and the other workers. Kelvin did alot for me and he tried all his possible best to console me but my mom is irreplaceable.

On monday afternoon of the fourth week My uncle seek to meet with the workers and myself.
We all settled down in the living room and my uncle said ” I greet you all for honouring my invite and am greatful for your support during my late sister’s burial. Without beating about the bush, My reason for calling this meeting is to inform u all that your appointment with this family has been terminated, you all have been relived of your duties. The sum of a hundred thousand will given to all of you now and you are to vacate this premises latest tomorrow evening. Ones again Goodafternoon”. My uncle ended his speech and he left. I looked at kelvin and he looked back at me, i did not know what to feel anymore as tears rushed down my cheek. I met with my uncle and pleaded with him to allow kelvin stay but he refused and said,this is now his house and his bussiness. He is the only determinant of who leaves and who stays. I left in tears and rushed to mom’s room. I felt a tap on my shoulder and i looked up, kelvin was infront of me. He smilled at me and asked if i was crying because i wont find a great cook like him.

I forced a smille and he sat beside me. Kelvin took my hands and said “Nancy, i want to offer you my penny, please listen attentively. You need to be strong but you should not fight for yourself Nancy. Look around you, everybody is hungry for you mom’s wealth, if you play hard, they will end up using you as a stepping stone. Sometimes you have to play the fool to win the world. Now is not the time to fight for yourself, just watch, play along and learn…” kelvin ended his piece of advice and i went into his arm. He released himself from my grip and i offered to help him pack his bag. Early tuesday morning, kelvin and all the workers were ready to leave, they all their condolences and promised to check on me. Kelvin was the last person to leave and before he left he took my hand and dropped some naira note and said “this is fifty thousand naira,you will need it, remember be strong and i will keep intouch”. I could not hold back my tears when kelvin left, the sacrifice he made got me emotional. Even though he was brooke,he gave me half of his pay off.