Tears of a child - S01 E15

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Tears of a child - S01 E15

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 15

We got home that evening with Ada. I was very hungry and tired because I didn’t had anything through out my stay in the hospital. I stood behind uncle Mike’s car that was parked in the compound and prayed silently to God for restoring life back to uncle mike.

After a little stay outside, I walked in to the house and walked straight to uncle Mike’s picture that was hanged on the wall and stared at it. Beside it, was Jesus picture .

” Thank you Lord Jesus for everything you have done in our lives ” I spoke out loud as tears rolled down my eyes to the floor .

” Ha,ha,ha ” Chioma laughed . I never knew she was behind me on the dining chair reading a novel .

” Thank you Lord Jesus for everything you have done in our lives ” she mimed and clapped her hands to the air .

” That’s all you do. Praying to a picture that doesn’t talk nor listens . ” I slowly turned around facing her .

” Good evening sister chioma ” I greeted her wiping the tears on my face with my clothes .

Just then emeka her younger brother walked in.

” Sister did you beat him ? ” He asked . Just then I saw Ada with a plate of rice and a meat . The meat was dancing on her plate of rice the aroma made me swallowed silver down to my stomach.

Immediately i felt the Sting of nagging hunger in my stomach.

” I didn’t beat him ooh . He was looking at Jesus picture and that’s all oooh , he started carrying ” chioma replied .

” Sister Ada told me that nurse Jen said it was Ben’s prayer that brought daddy to life . Is it true ?” Emeka asked .

At that point I wasn’t paying attention to their discussion as hunger grabbed me from cloud nine making my stomach cry .

I walked to Ada in awe and stood right in front of her facing her plate of rice . She gazed at me in amazement.

“What are you looking at ? ” She asked angrily. ” I don’t like it when am eating and someone is standing behind or in front of me . So Biko shift or go away from my side if you have nothing to say ” I heaved a deep sigh .

” I just wanted telling you that am hungry ” I replied to her in a stammering voice .

She looked at me for some minutes without uttering a word . I stood beside her in fear as my heart beat began to pound.

” come and have some with me ” she replied with a smile.

” Did she say I should come and have some with her ? Are we going to eat on the same plate ? ” I thought to myself in excitement.

I rushed to the kitchen and picked a spoon . I stood in amazement still gazing at her with the spoon on my hands.

” Won’t you eat ?” She asked

Immediately I dug my spoon in to her pate of rice and started eating with her .

Ever since I came to aunty Amara’s house I have never for ones eaten with them in the same plate as a human being instead they treat me like a dog .

” Aunty Ada, are you eating with Ben? Have you forgotten what mom told us? You are eating with a witch very soon he will kill you just as he planned to kill daddy but didn’t succeed” emeka her younger brother spoke .

I dropped the spoon on the dining table and slowly raised my head facing emeka .

” I don’t believe what Mom said about Ben. Beside nurse Jen said his God brought father to life . So I have a strong feeling that he is not a witch ”

Chioma heaved a deep sigh and took her novel walking towards the door .

” Ben is a witch . I don’t believe you Ada . Beside mom is not gonna lie to us. They said he wanted killing his parents when they ran and left him”

” Shut up your mouth emeka” Ada thundered at him .

My eyes were wet with tears as his words thundered my heart like a thunderstorm. Slowly I threw my eyes to the floor and allowed tears to pour out of them .

I walked to my room straight loosing appetite to the delicious meal .

The next day , we were all seated in the sitting room watching movie on MBC action when Ada’s phone rang .

We all gazed at her because the ring tone of her phone rang so loud to everyone’s hearing .

We all gazed at her as she picked up her phone.

” Good morning Mommy ” She greeted . Then I knew it was aunty Amara that was calling her. She immediately put the phone on loud speaker because emeka was trying to force his ears in to her phone.

” Ada, Ada, Ada” aunty Amara shouted her name three times . I began to wonder what the reason in calling Ada’s name was for . ” How many times did I called you ?” She asked .

Ada gazed at us in amazement wondering what went wrong without saying a word to aunty Amara on phone .

” Are you deaf ? Can’t you hear me ?” Aunty Amara thundered at her from the phone .

” Mommy , three times . I answered maybe you didn’t hear me clearly. ” she replied , dangling with her hands .

” Good. I was told that you shared your food with that evil boy that wanted taking your father’s life . I have warned you to stay off that evil child but you wouldn’t listen . Any ways. Your father and I will becoming home in two days time . As for that witch, I am coming for him , he wants to wipe away my family as he tried on his which he didn’t succeed” aunty Amara spoke wrathfully And ended the call.

” I told you that Ben is a witch but you wouldn’t listen now you have heard it from Mom herself ” emeka spoke out loud.

” I know you were the one that told her I shared my food with Ben . Ain’t you?” Ada spoke wrathfully at emeka and landing him a slap on his face.

” How dare you raised your hands on him because of a witch ? Chioma sparked. ” For your own information. he didn’t tell Mom . I did ” chioma replied angrily .

I slowly and quietly walked out of the sitting room and went outside. I raised my head to the sky with my wet eyes . And slowly tears rolled down to my face and dropped on the floor.???