Ginika - S01 E10

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Ginika - S01 E10

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 10

Few hours later, his family arrived. They seem to be wealthy.

His mother and brothers felt disturbed as they saw their own lying on the bed fighting for his life.

” Thank you doctor for the care, please what is really going on, will he make it? The mother asked curiously.

” I can’t really say ma, we are doing our best to make sure he is fine” he explained.

Ginika and Effiong stood in one corner as his family and the doctor discuss..

Ginika was introduced to Ephraim’s mother by the doctor and also explained to her how Ginka had put so much effort in looking for him and also checking up on him.

“Oh, you were the one I spoke with over the phone, thank you my daughter, I won’t forget this favour” she said and reached for her bag, she brought out a load of cash and handed it over to her. She rejected it politely.

It moved her heart, she brought out her business card and handed it over to her.

“Please reach out always and I will tell him about your efforts too” she said.

Ginika collected the card and left.

She felt relieved and fulfilled, this erased part of the guilt that has been hunting her for years.

” We should go home now Effiong, his family is here now, my work is done” she said.

“Yes we should but I have somewhere to take you to so that you can cool off from all the stress on you” said Effiong.

She looked at him confusingly.

“Where Effiong?” She quizzed.

“Will you follow me or you want to ask questions?” He said. She smiled and followed him. They boarded a bike and headed to where she didn’t know.

It was a big building with a big entrance gate. She saw people going in and out.

“What is this place?” She asked.

“Let’s go and find out” he said and led the way.

They went in, it was a beautiful garden with an excellent landscape full of varieties of flowers. Beautiful butterflies flying around and sunbirds tweeting around the flowers. It earned her a bright smile.

“Oh my God! Effiong, this is beautiful” she said as she moved around in calculated steps.

“I have something more unique to show you but I have to blindfold you” he said.

She laughed and looked at him quizzically.

“Effiong, what is it?” She asked.

“Let’s find out” he replied and placed a blindfold on her face. He held her and guided her steps, they stopped and he removed the blindfold.

It was an array of sunflowers.

Beautifully planted with its yellow nectar illuminating amidst its green leaves. Ginika jumped up and landed on Effiongs arms as she screamed. It was an affectionate hug.

“Oh my God, I have not seen this in years, this is so beautiful” she exclaimed and ran around the flower touching them passionately.

“Effiong! How did you know they are my favourite, how?” She asked.

He smiled.

“I may have bad intonation but I have good instinct” he replied.

His response moved Ginika to tears, she walked towards him and hugged him again, it was tighter and longer this time.

“This is so thoughtful of you, thanks for everything, thanks for taking good care of me, thanks for looking out for me, thanks for making me happy. This beautiful view (pointing at the flowers) gives me joy, it unleashes a happy memory, it reminds me of my mum, you don’t know how important this is to me Effiong, I can’t thank you enough” she said amidst tears while holding him tight.

Effiong was short of words, he smiled.

She continued.

“Let me tell you something dear to my heart today, when I am dead, I want to come back as one of these. ( touching the flower) I want it planted on my grave, I want to come back as a sunflower. I am telling you this as a special friend you are to me” she said.

Effiong got confused.

“Why? He quizzed.

” Because my mother is the sun, I can’t be the sun again, I want to be a plant that looks like my mother, so that when she shines on me, I will smile back with through nectar,” she explained.

Effiong held her hand, his lips trembled.

“I love you, I want to spend the rest of my life with you, I have never fallen in love, I am a bad boy that his heart is always on the race but you give me solace any time I see you, please give me a chance to prove my love to you” he said.

Ginika broke free from him and backed him.

“Effiong, you are a good man and any lady would want to have, you have a kind heart and also caring. I don’t deserve you. I have done bad things that are currently hunting me. I ignored my dad on his sick bed and went away. I didnt even reply to his affirmation when he said he loves me. I didn’t care about my step brother which led to his death, my step mother left me, my family despised me, I am left with no one. Is this the kind of lady you want to be with? You deserve better Effiong, you deserve someone better than me” she said.

Effiong was speechless, it hurt him deeply and a lot ran through his mind. He was blindly in love. Ginika turned to him and touched his hand.

“Effiong, I am sick and I don’t know how long I have, my mother died at the exact age I am now, if I start dating you, I know you would want to be with me forever but what about the pain I will cause you when my crisis begin, or when I’m gone, I have put a lot of people in pain, I don’t want to add you to the list. Effiong please” she pleaded.

Effiong became teary, his face dropped and her words saddened his heart.

To be continued…