Act Of faith - S01 E22 (Story Episode)

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Act Of faith - S01 E22 (Story Episode)

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 22

Titled: Busted

AS NARRATED BY ADANNA
” No he isn’t dead” Alvana replied still smiling, ” he only fainted ” he added as he collected my water pot and dipped it into the stream, he brought it out some seconds later and poured the content on Mbe who was lying on the floor.

Mbe sprang up immediately, he stared at Alvana with an expression of fear written all over him, and almost immediately took to his heels. ” Does he goes about bullying people?” Alvana asked staring at me, ” the fact that he is the village best wrestler gives him confidence and boldness ” I replied though I was scared of him, I have never seen a slap pass someone out.” How did you pass him out?” I asked , ” Just a slap” he replied smiling. ” Hey, dont be scared of me” he added still smiling, he took my water pot again and dipped it into the stream, he brought it out after some seconds and with a single hand, placed it on my head. ” Thanks Alvana” I said gesturing ” Go and see Mbe no more” he also said in a funny manner as he took the left turn to his farm, ” Funny Alvana” I said to myself though still surprised by the earlier incidence. It has been more than weeks Gabriel left now, there is no sign on his forthcoming, I wake up with false hope each day that Gabriel would just barge into my compound, lift me up on his muscular shoulders and spin me around but no. Like I had said, they were false hopes.

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Though I still felt the effect of the pain from the gunshot, it didn’t stop me from having a night ride with Morgana.

She sat behind me holding my waist as I sped along the smooth road of Lagos, it was dark but to some people of Lagos, the day was just beginning, as music from clubs and joints filled the air. I finally parked the bike in the middle of no where, I and Morgana found a pavement and sat on as we stared into the sky like lovers counting the stars. ” Do you really love Christiana?” She asked me picking up a stone. ” Christiana, I love her of course” I replied. ” Are you both in any sort of relationship?” She asked again knowing how naughty I could be. ” No, we aren’t, we are just mere friends, why are you asking?” I asked. ” Because Christiana isn’t good for you” she simply replied . ” How?” I inquired further. ” I dont know, I just feel she isn’t good for you” She said again. ” How about your fiance?” I asked her, ” My what?” She asked while I stared at her in confusion. ” Your fiancé ” I replied. ” He is fine” She replied smiling, ” I wish to see him one day” I said also smiling. ” That day will never come” she replied while I gave her a friendly punch and got up, ” I think we should get going now ” I said to her. ” Are you scared of the night?” She asked also getting up and dusting her buttocks. ” We can’t tell what the night brings” I replied holding her hand and pulling her towards the bike. ” And remember the old nurse said I still have to treat my hand” I added, she nodded and hopped on the bike, ” Are you ready for a rough ride?” I asked smiling, ” Drive me away ” She shouted as she flung her hands into the air, I started the bike and rode back to the old abandoned house of the nurse, there was a small lantern in the general room, but there wasn’t anyone in sight. ” Mama” Morgana shouted but got no response. I brought out my gun and headed for the room, I pushed the door open only to meet the old woman lying peacefully on the bed. ” Shhh, she is sleeping” I said to Morgana trying to pull her out of the room. ” You both stayed too long” The woman suddenly spoke getting up from the bed. ” Mama, you weren’t sleeping? ” Morgana asked smiling. ” The night is still early to sleep” the old woman said as she came to me and touched my left arm. ” You have stressed it so much” she said staring at me, I looked into her eyes and she seem to look familiar. ” I will have to clean you up” She said as she gestured to me to take off my cloth. She went into a corner of the room and brought a calabash filled with herb. I sat on the bed as she held the hand and cleaned it with a kind of leaf. ” You look like my son” She said after a while of cleaning. ” Your son? Where is he?” I asked. ” He is dead” she replied without any feeling. ”

Mama, I never knew you had a son” Morgana said sitting beside me on the bed. ” I had a son, he died a long time ago, he was 12 years when he died, he died alongside his father” The old woman said.