BETRAYED…. Chapter 18
(THE FINALE CHAPTER)
……..He didn’t know how to start or what to say,,, after been confused for some minutes,he managed to speak,,Bel Bel Bella,,,I know I have really wronged you,plea-se,temper justice with mercy,,I am very very sorry,he said,,,oh shut up your miserable mouth,you are not sorry and you know that, if you were truly sorry,you would have st©pped the act,but after 17years,you are still in the shameless act,and I am very sure that girl hasn’t been your only victim after me,you have defiled so many others,but because you refused to st©p, God had to expo-se you,,,,prepare to meet your doom…
I monito-red the case and made sure he was charged to court,,, after all hearings and evidence,Clement was s£ntenced to 15years imprisonment with ha-rd labour,,I felt alive,,,I had won one victory for myself and all of his victims…
Gracie was done with service and was working with a big hospital,,,Kelvin had really tried in waiting,it was time to Say “I DO”,,,
I went and told mom about my wedding plans and Gracie was with me,, meanwhile I have been s£nding money to mom throu-gh one of my workers ,who had claimed to be a good Samaritan frequently,,,,but I didn’t make her know it was coming from me,,,,I just wanted to be a child to her, I couldn’t allow her die of hunger while in was around,,,,
You c@m£ to tell me you are getting married,do you even know if I exist,or how I have been feeding,its been months, and neither of you have come to see me,as if I do not have any child,,
mom we want to be with you,but you have refused to change,you have refused to be responsible for your actions and in actions,,, all that have happened so far,have been your doings,we love you,and we will always do,even though you weren’t the best mother in the world,you are still our mother, and nothing can change that, we just want you to retrace your steps …..
My daughter, after much thought that day you brou-ght me here,i realised indeed I am lucky to have children like you,, I don’t deserve a second Chance to be called your mother, because I failed you two severally, i was selfish, honestly speaking, I was hurt to know I had lost your father for life,,,
Osahon is a wonderful man,and he deserved to be happy, and not a woman like me,,,,I know where you all live,,I had come around to visit different occasions in disguise, for example, the old woman begging for a cu-p of water one evening, when you and your step mother c@m£ out and helped her with water and food,I was the one,that woman is nice,she has a beautiful soul, I also saw how happy your father was,,,he deserves someone like her,,,I had my chance, and even chances,but I blew them all away,,I was taken over by lost, forgetting that ,a time will come ,when fashion, S-x,money and every other material things won’t matter, but the only people that will be by me will be my family,,,, I have caused you all pains,and if been out of your lives will make up for all my mistakes ,and make you all happy, I think it high time I stayed away,,,,,
I didn’t want to disturb any of you,but I was only surprised you didn’t bother s£nding me money ,knowing fully well I was just out of prison and had no money.,…
Mother, do you really think we would allow you die of hunger,when we have more than enough to give out to the nee-dy,,,,I believe you know Miss Juliet, who comes around every two weeks,I asked her,,of course, Miss Juliet has been a blessing, she brings foodstuffs for me,and gives me money, not just me but some others around,she has a foundation that reach to the nee-dy,,mom said,,
No mom,she works for me in my fashion home,,,myself and my sister has been the ones buying those things for her to bring to you,just so you don’t lack,,we some times drive with her around,and hide,,,but she gives others too,mom added,yes,,we add a little extra for others, just to make the story believable, and so that you don’t know it’s from us…….
She hvgged us both, and said I am very happy my children still had me at heart,that’s all I nee-d,my cry each night was that you have left me to die of hunger,,,my children, I can’t say sorry enough this life time for everything I did and caused you,,plea-se, forgive me,,plea-se forgive me,she was almost going down on her knees,when we quic-kly held her up,,mom,are you trying to l@ycurses on us,how can you knee before us,,,, and we have forgiven you,,,we just want you to be a mother to us,,,,I said.
Mom,I have a question for you,Gracie said,,,who is my father,,,
My child ,,I am sorry I don’t know, I was involved with two men then outside my marriage, and then I got pregnant,, unfortunately, the two men had died,I didn’t even know which was your father,,,,
Grace, what do you nee-d another father for, isn’t dad enough,I asked,,, of course yes sister,,I was just asking for asking sake,dad is and will always be my father, but thankfully nature has solved the puzzle since the supposed fathers are died and didn’t even know about me…I have forgiven you mom,as long as you will be a good mother,,, Grace added,off course i shall my child,, we all hvgged….
And Ivie, I re-ad about Clement, and all you did to put him in his rightful place,,, I am so proud of you my child,,, thanks mom…..
We spent the night at mom’s place,, we called dad and informed him we weren’t coming home that evening, he was very Happy we had made things right with mom..
We took mom outing that afternoon till late in the evening to all the exciting places in Benin,we ate out in an exquisite restaurant, she introduced us to her neighbours and friends around,,she was very happy….
The next day, mom insisted she went with us home, that she nee-ded to see dad,,,,what for mom,I had asked confused, oh nothing my child,not what you are thinking, I just want to apologize to you father for everything,,,, we took her home,luckily dad was home,our step mom and sisters,were very happy to see us….step mom greeted our mother and she answered her joyfully with a smile,, soon dad c@m£ out,mom knelt down and apologized to him,,
Osahon,, you are a perfect man in and out,,,unfortunately, you met someone as evil as I was,,,I am sorry for everything I had put you throu-gh, and and for every single pain I had caused you,plea-se,forgive me,and thank you for been a good and loving father to our girls when I wasn’t there for them,, if not for your love that kept them going,I wonder what would have become of them, but because of a wonderful father like you,our daughters are well respected young women in the society, nothing like their mother,,,, thanks a lot….
Dad took her up,and said he holds nothing against her,,but that he is glad she had retraced her steps and had made amends..
Mother (step mom),looked confused and scared, probably she feared her position was threatened,,, mom went to her,
my sister,thank you for accepting my girls as yours,not all step mother’s would,,and for the records, Osahon deserves someone with a gold heart like you,,, you two deserve each other, I am happy he found what he had been looking for,you are such an amazing woman,nothing has changed,, my daughters are still your girls……they hvgged each other and step mother told mom thank you….
It was a Beautiful Friday and my traditional marriage,, I looked beautiful in my OKUKU which is the Benin’s traditional marriage hair, the beads and wra-pper added spark to my day,I was very gorgeous,,,, mom c@m£ ,but she wasn’t allowed to take p@rt in any major thing,like cooking,,,it is tradition,left for dad and my step mom,they won’t mind, but traditionally, mom can not t©uçh anything dads family is to eat,since she is no longer married to him,,, I could see the pains in her eyes,as she sat like a guest in her our daughter’s marriage ceremony,, indeed there are consequences for our actions and in actions….
Thankfully the traditional marriage was done,,, the white wedding was in a week’s time,, i wanted mom to feel the joy of her daughter’s marriage,, I made some caterers cook some food at her place for the wedding, while the food that dad’s family were going to eat were cooked in dad’s place,supervised my step mom,,in the end it was a successful wedding ceremony,and everyone was happy….
I, with the help of my hubby was able to build another ap@rtment for mom,though not very big,and not as big as dad’s but it was wonderful, she bec@m£ a landlady, had tenants that kept her busy,and some one ,a fatherless girl,whose mother was finding it difficult taking care of the kids Living with her….
Gracie was living anywhere she wanted,sometimes at moms,other times at dad’s, until she bec@m£ a Mrs Too…
Today I am a mother of three amazing kids,two girls and a boy,,,and my family is perfect,everyone living in peace….
I am MRS CHRISTABEL KELVIN OTASOWIE,,that has been MY STORY.
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The end
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