Adesewa - S01 E38

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Adesewa - S01 E38

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 38

A love like you’ve never known, is closer than you ever think…

Gbenga stared at me in disbelieve. He pointed his finger at me, with his mouth wide open as if to say something but nothing came out from the opened mouth.

Gbenga : you are him?

Me: am not him, am Ayo.

Gbenga : sweet heaven!!! I found you!!!

Me: I guess you did.

Gbenga : I can’t believe it, so you are Ayo? I thought I would never see you again.

Me : I guess God brought us back together.

Gbenga : Ayo please forgive me, I know I have wronged you but your forgiveness is all I needed. Am no more the same person I was, i have turned a new leaf. Have learnt my lesson in a very hard way. My happiness relies on your forgiveness, please forgive me.

Me: its okay, have forgiven you.

Gbenga :thank you so much. am really grateful, I can now be happy. whoever thinks I be someone begging for your help and forgiveness, but our God is a God of wonders, no one knows tomorrow.

Me : yea, that’s how life is.

Gbenga : where is Adesewa? I want to see her and ask for her forgiveness too.

Me: em mm..

Gbenga : is she busy?

Me : not at all.

Gbenga : please I need to see her.

Me: hmm… Very well then. If you say you wish to see her… I will take you to her.

Gbenga : thank you so much, I wish she will forgive me the way you did.

Me: she has a softer heart than I do. And I think she would have forgiving you a long time ago.

Gbenga : I hope its true.

Me: get set and let go.

I drove him to the cemetery, he wore a puzzled face has he asked several questions all along the way.

Me : here we are.

Gbenga : here we are? She works here?

Me: No she lives here.

Gbenga : I don’t understand?.

Me: We live in a tragic world where a cat dies out of curiosity, but humans die without a reason.

Gbenga : Ayo am not getting you

Me: that’s Adesewa over there… That’s her tomb.

Gbenga : What!!!

Me: hmm… She passed away immediately after given birth to our daughter.

Gbenga : oh no!!!

He fell on his kneels as hot tears roll down his face.

” Adesewa am sorry please forgive me, Adesewa please forgive me, am the reason why you left your father and run away, I was the reason why you had pains, I was the reason for your tears, I ruined your life with my selfish interest.

Adesewa please forgive me… Am not worthy of your forgiveness but I want you to please and forgive me wherever you are” says Gbenga with tears in his eyes.

” its okay Gbenga, am sure she has forgiven you. You know one thing about the past…

The past can hurt but the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it. Its getting late, Let go. ” I said then I help him up to his feet.

We entered the car and I drove him home.

Gbenga : am so sad about Adesewa death.

Me: not as sad as I am.

Gbenga :Putting myself in your shoes its really a painful thing.

Me: yea it is. We both suffered together. I went through alot of hell… But she left when her time was up, there’s nothing i could do. I don’t know who to blame, is it God or death or Adesewa for choosing such a destiny to make me suffer. But all thesame.. She left something for me to look after. So I have to be strong. And hope for the future.

Gbenga : its so sad. Am really greatful for what you did for me today. I pray God will always forgive your sins.

Me: Amen.

Gbenga : will you come in and say hi to my father?

Me: you and your dad live together?

Gbenga : yes, you know we are struggling. The little help you did for us is the reason why we are still alive today. If not for that we would have been long dead.

Me : am scared of seeing me.

Gbenga: why?

Me : he is your dad. You know him well. You heard him saying he will kill me with his bare hands if he ever see me. So how do you expect me to face him.

Gbenga : leave that to me. He is a hard man but I know his weakness and i also know how to talk things right into is head.

Me: hmm… Maybe I will see in some other time, when you’ve talk things into his head.

Gbenga : well if that is the case, no problem.

Me: i rather be on my way , my daughter will be waiting for me.

Gbenga : oh its a she. What’s her name?

Me: Ewatomi

Gbenga : hmm… Ewatomi.

Adesewa named her right.

Me: yea before she was born, how do you know. You guess?

Gbenga : no I didn’t guess.

Me: really?

Gbenga : yea, that was her mother name, she never get to see her mother. I guess she named her Ewatomi just for her to always remember her mother.

Me: I never know.

Gbenga : now you do. My regards to her.

Me: I will. Goodbye.

I drove home thinking about how Gbenga whom I knew to be an arrogant person changed to someone beyond my imagination. No one knows what the future holds. No one knows tomorrow.

I got home and I met Peace and Ewatomi playing hide and seek in the garden. And that reminds me of the last dream I had. The garden, the flowers and the rain. The dream still puzzle me. Ewatomi saw me and she ran to me.

Ewatomi : welcome daddy.

Me: how are you today.

Ewatomi : fine, fine and fine.

Me: good to know.

Ewatomi : yea.

Me: hi peace. How are you.

Peace : not bad. You are quite late today.

Me: yea, some things came up.

Peace : care to share.

Me: of cos, if I don’t share it with you, who will I share it with.

Peace : hmm…

Me: yea… Wait a minute, are you blushing.?

Peace : what do you expect?

Me: like seriously. You are?

Peace : no am not.

Me: then why are you staring at the floor, why can’t you look me in my eyes.

Peace : I can’t.

Me: you can’t?

Peace : yes.

Me: why?

Peace :I am scared of looking at you because the more I do, the more I fall in love with you.

Me: oh… There she goes again.

Peace :Words can’t express how much I love you. You are my love now and forever.

Me: oh… Now am the one blushing.

Peace : like seriously. You are blushing?

Me: no am not, its only Adesewa that can make me blush. I just imagine she’s the one speaking.

Peace :Dont let the imaginary person in your head keep you from loving the real one right in front of you.

Me: imaginary you say?

Peace : yea..

Me: she’s right here in my heart all the time.

Peace : God what kind of man is this.

Me: anything to eat?

Peace : go screw yourself.

Me: oh please, am d--n hungry.

Peace : just leave me alone..

Me: are you angry?

Peace : so you expect me to be happy? You are hurting me. My feelings. You are making me look cheap.

Me: peace am sorry.

Peace : am going back to my house.

Me: is it up to that?

Peace : its more than that!!

Me: please don’t.

Peace : so you don’t want me to go.

Me: yes… Ewatomi needs you.

Peace : exactly!!! She needs me the way I need you. Is it a crime to be in love? Don’t you ever consider my feelings? I love you!!! Have never said that to any man before. You are the first person I will say that to, I put aside my pride as a lady and tell you right before your face that I love you. And all you ever care and think about is Adesewa. So you expect me to be happy. Tell me!!! Don’t you have any heart!!! You are killing me by not loving me. Its just so sad.

Me: emm… Peace… Is.. not…

Peace : its okay. Don’t say a word. You better go eat your food before its get Cold..

Ewatomi : mom, are you crying.

Peace : no my daughter , I mistakenly apply a balm on my eyes. It will soon dry up, so let go play.

She won’t understand me, so I guess I need to understand her.

The unusual sleep came and I found myself in beautiful garden again.

Adesewa : my oriole, you look sad.

Me: yea my heart is troubled.

Adesewa : your heart needs not to be troubled. You didn’t understand my garden secret. Do you?

Me: I don’t.

Adesewa : the garden is you, the flower is Ewatomi. When the flower dies, the garden lost its beauty. And the rain its someone else who is to represent me.

Me: are you saying…

Adesewa : my daughter needs a mother.

Me: a mother…

Adesewa : if you didn’t want the same fate I had for my daughter, find her a mother. I was brought up only by father. And so was my mother. But I don’t want that for Ewatomi. She needs a mother love to survive. I might not be there to give her the mothers love, but the rain will. Find the rain..

Me: hmm…

Adesewa : The rain is always around you. Now promise me you will find the rain.

Me: I promise.

Adesewa : and one more thing.

Me: what?

Adesewa : home

Me: home?

Adesewa : you need to go back home. You have spent years in a foreign land. Its Time you go back home.

I was waken by the sound of my phone, I was too weak to pick it up so I just leave it ringing. Its rang more than twice, but my mind wasnt in the phone. I was thinking about the dream I just had.

” the rain and home” I said.

I was interrupted again by my phone, so I angrily check the caller and I found out that it was motunrayo.

Me: hello motunrayo.

Motunrayo : Ayo you won’t believe it.

Me : what is it tell me.

Motunrayo : Am pregnant!!!