Tears of a child - S01 E09

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Tears of a child - S01 E09

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 9

Aunty Amara was confused I could see her reactions , her heart was pounding , she was sweating and crying.

” What have I done oooh!? What have I done ? Ben has killed me oooh, Ben has killed me. Am finished ” She cried out loud .

“Mother, this is not the right time to blame someone over what you have done , let’s take Dad to the hospital before he runs out of blood ” Chioma her first daughter spoke out in tears .

” Mike get up please , am really sorry it wasn’t intentional ” she kept on crying

I never knew that aunty Amara husband’s name was Mike untill that day she cried out loud calling him by name .

The name Mike made me remembered the name of my father . I could remember very clearly some months back when Grandpa was telling his Friend papa chinedu that my father’s name is Mike and that he lives in the city with Mom.

That evening they were drinking plam wine gisting and laughing to themselves.

I could still remembered very carefully what papa chinedu asked grandpa. He said ;

” If his parents are in the city alive , why then do they left him with you here in the village ? ”

I love Papa chinedu’s question , I stopped doing what I was doing that day just to hear what grandpa will tell him . I drew very close to the door just to listen to Grandpa’s replied.

But his replied didn’t make any sense to me he said;

” Drink palm wine your questions carry weight . That is a story for another day”

I was in thought when an ambulance drove in to the compound and rushed uncle mike to the hospital .

” Sister chioma , is daddy going to be alright? Emeka her younger brother asked in tears .

” I don’t really know ” she replied in tears.

I was standing by the gate when aunty Amara was asking one of the nurse if her husband will be alright. The nurse was like;

” We will try our possible best because your husband is not breathing at all” the nurse replied.

” Is he dead? ” aunty Amara asked in tears.

He is not. but what really happened to your husband cause he is bleeding seriously ” the nurse asked .

” It was an accident. I wanted to drive out when I ran in to him with my car ” she replied .

” Is ok , I have to rush to the hospital madam ” the nurse replied.

“I am going with you, please wait let me wear something better” aunty Amara replied, as she rushed in to the house .

Minutes later , she came out and they drove off with the nurse in her husband’s car.

I was scared and started praying deep down inside me. I was like .

” Dear God, I asked for a helper and you sent me uncle mike, I was hungry he feed me, I was tasty he gave me water to drink , I was hated , he showed me love. so please lord don’t let him die ” silently I prayed in tears.

Through out the day aunty Amara didn’t return home . The house was quite Ada ,chioma, and emeka were all quiet .

I was the smallest among them all .

” Have any of you call mother yet? ” I asked .

” Her number is not connecting. We are so worry . I hope dad is ok” she asked in tears.

I heaved a sigh and said to her;

” Daddy is fine . I have spoken to God and he said daddy will be fine ”

” I pray he be fine because I don’t want to live a life without father ” she spoke .

” If you really want your daddy to be ok table your problems to God , he alone can do that for you” I replied.

” Why do you so much believe in this God ? The last time I came to your room, you were kneeling down praying and crying . What is so special about this God” Ada asked .

“We really want to know ” Chioma her elder sister added .

” I want to know too” emeka spoke out in tears .

” The truth is that , I don’t really know what is so special about this God, but I have a strong feeling that when you table your problems to him he will answer you. My grandma used to tell me that when ever am in trouble I should call upon God which i have been doing . I asked God for a helper and he sent me one . Come let’s pray for daddy he will be fine I swear to you ” As a child , I didn’t know how I encouraged them but I did . That night we prayed together for daddy like a family for the first time in the house.

For two days aunty Amara didn’t show up and her numbers weren’t going through . so sister Chioma decided to take us to the hospital.

” Please a man was brought in here about two days ago with a wounded head where can we find him? ” Sister Chioma asked one of the nurse .

” Am sorry , I don’t know of any man with a wounded head ” the nurse replied.

” But he was brought in here ” ada added.

” Please I have better things to attend to excuse me ” she spoke and went upstairs.

“Are you sure this is the hospital ?” Emeka asked . Just then I sighted the nurse that aunty Amara was talking to at home .

” That is the nurse that came to our house ” I spoke in excitement. We walked to her and Chioma asked of her mother which the nurse took us upstairs .

Aunty Amara was already in tears , regretting her evil act . Uncle Mike her husband was lying down on the hospital bed with an oxygen covering his noise.

The doctor walked in and asked us to leave the room which we all did . We were quite in the hospital some minutes later the doctor came out nodding his head the negative way.

” Am sorry madam , we lost him, we tried all we could but he is gone ” the doctor spoke in a cracky voice .

” Ben your God is fake. You told us that he will be find after praying to him” Ada spoke out in tears …