Chief Rufus - S01 E13

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Chief Rufus - S01 E13

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 13

(finale)

”aaaah na ur husband be this?but this face look like face way I don see before!! where I from know this face o? where where where? Betty’s father asked no one in particular looking on space recalling where he knew the face from, when he couldn’t recall, he looked at kelvin who was standing right in front of him

”my pikin abeg o no vex, we don meet before? because this face do me like face way I don see before”, Betty’s father said to kelvin who was seen smiling, meanwhile the taxi driver was just standing there looking at the whole drama happening there, while kelvin cleared his throat and finally say

”yes sir! we have met before”, ”i talk ham say we don see before!! my pikin abeg where exactly we from take meet? Betty’s father asked ”i was the same person who came to ur house that day with my friends, to asked for ur daughter Betty’s hand in marriage! but though we were putting on bathroom slippers! u and ur daughter rejected me, ur daughter poured me and my friend water, while u chased us with matchets! can u now remember sir? anyway that is past tense, I have now moved on with my life with my lovely wife standing here”, kelvin said as Katy smiled

”yes I now remember! my pikin pls am sorry for that day, I was just carried away by money and good things of life! now I know money isn’t everything, I have really learnt my lesson! abeg I dey sorry for that day my son”, Betty’s father apologies ”it has become the past! I hold no grudges against u nor ur daughter”, kelvin replied

”thank u my pikin! but wait o! waiting come happened to u? how u come take get rich over night? because the last time I could remember, u were putting on a bathroom slippers, looking unkempt! waiting come happened to u? Betty’s father asked confusedly

”i wasn’t a poor man! I only disguised myself just to look for a true love! but ur daughter failed and Katy here won! anyway sir! as u can see, we were already on our way to church for our wedding before our car got scratch and we are already running late!! pls we will talk some other time”, kelvin said to Betty’s father who buried his face on the ground due to shame

”and u! I guess u are the taxi driver who scratch my car? just thank ur star that am in a good mood, I would have hold u to repair it”, kelvin said to the taxi man ”oga abeg no vex, no be intentionally”, the taxi driver pleaded ”my love let’s go, we are running late”, kelvin said going towards the car direction ”papa Betty! let me be going now, just take care of urself and greet mama and rose for me”, Katy said

”errrrm ok my daughter! I wish u happy married life”, Betty’s father managed to say with a cracked voice as Katy walked away ”aaaah!! this life no balance o! see as we just take miss our luck! so this guy na millionaire? na hin I come take cutlass chase ham for my house! aaah! now I know money no be everything”, Betty’s father thought to himself and shake his head out of regret.

Betty’s father got home and met his wife and rose picking beans, ”papa welcome! how was the journey? rose asked and collect his bag while Betty’s father sat down ”my husband welcome o”, Betty’s mother greeted ”una Weldon jare”, Betty’s father responded ”my husband how is my daughter Betty doing and her husband? Betty’s mother asked ”my wife! if I tell u wat happened to me there! u will cry for me! chief Rufus is not wat we think he is o”, Betty’s father said and narrate all his experience in the hand of chief Rufus and even told his wife about kelvin and Katy ”so my wife that is it o! now I know money isn’t everything! I have really learnt my lesson”, Betty’s father said ”hmmmm!! that’s life for u! thank God that u have learnt ur lesson! and as for Katy, am really happy for her”, Betty’s mother said smiling ”rose!! I want to tell u something! whenever u see a man that wants to marry u, whether poor or rich, just bring him for me to bless the both of u union! I dont want u to make the mistake ur sister and I made because of money”, Betty’s father said to rose who nodded while Betty’s mother was seen smiling.

As all this was going on, kelvin and katy’s later tied the knot, Betty later start going to church putting her husband chief Rufus in prayer, God finally answered her prayer as chief Rufus later changed towards her, no more calculator,…chief Rufus later asked Betty’s father for forgiveness and fulfil all his promises he made to him,… as time goes on, Katy later gave birth to a baby girl for kelvin who was very happy for being a father, while Betty later took in for chief Rufus and gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, chief Rufus on hearing that was very very happy for being a father, so he bought for Betty the latest car in town just to tell her thank u for the tolerance and for the babies, they all later lived happily as family.

THE END..

A story written by Joyce Okolie .