Bound by love
EPISODE 26
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
NATH’S WARD
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Nath whispered something into Gold’s ear and they quic-kly dis£ngaged. “We’re sorry,” they both mumbled an apology.
Mr Edwards smiled, “Do you want to continue, we can as well leave and come back later,” he said.
Gold glanced at Nath and looked down, it was quite obvious that she was scared of what her father would do or say.
“Um… No dad, plea-se stay,” Nath said.
“Come on, don’t be shy, if you want us to leave, we’ll leave,” the Army General added.
Nath was surprised as he looked at them, wondering what was going on. “No plea-se stay,” he repeated.
“Okay then, fine,” His father said, walked to the edge of his be-d and sat down. Then he turned to Gold and said, “Come on, don’t feel embarras-sed coz you did nothing wrong, your father is waiting to be hvgged,” he smiled and patted her back.
Gold looked up at her father, then stood up and walked up to him. “Dad!” she called as she stood infront of him.
“My jewel!” Her father smiled and opened his arms wi-de for her to enter.
Gold smiled and moved into the waiting arms and hvgged her father ti-ghtly. “I’m sorry dad,” she apologised.
“It’s alright my jewel,” the father said and k!$$£d her forehead, then re-leased her and placed a hand across her shoulder.
“Good!” Mr Edwards exclaimed and turned to Nath, “Son!, we’re leaving this hospital right away.”
“But why dad?, why so sudden?,” Nath asked.
“The doctor tried to kill you but he has been arrested,” the General said and walked to his be-dside.
“Yes!” the father concurred. “I overheard his discussion on the phone but be rest as-sured, he and his accomplice will be dealt with.”
Nath heaved a hvge sigh of relief, looked up at his mum and tried to stand up, so he could hvg her but the mum quic-kly rushed to his side.
“I was so worried about you my son but thank God you’re still alive,” she said and circled him in her arms lightly to avoid hurting his wonded arm…
Minutes later, they left Nath’s ward to Mrs Daniels’ ward.
Mrs Daniels joy was unspeakable when she saw her daughter, alive and sound as she hvgged her ti-ght and also took turns to than everyone…
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OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL
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After much deliberation, the wounded soldiers that were admitted in the hospital were discharged and transfered to another hospital while the Army General had also left for the Army Barracks with Joy, Jeffrey, the two guys and the remaining soldiers but left behind the dead soldiers and Felix dead b©dy which were put into the hospital mortuary.
After the General had left with his entourage, Mr Edwards turned to Mr Daniels and his wife, “plea-se remember our meeting tomorrow,” he said, smiling.
“I won’t forget it for anything in the world,” Mr Daniels said.
“We will be there,” Mrs Daniels added.
“Alright, see you tomorrow then, goodnight,” Mr Edwards said, then they hvgged briefly.
“My jewel, let’s go,” Mr Daniels said to Gold who just stood with her arms folded.
“No dad, I want to spend the night with Nath,” Gold frowned.
Both parents were speechless as they glanced at each other in confusion.
“It’s alright!” Mr Edwards spoke up after some minutes. “We have so many rooms, you can as well come home with us if your parents agree,” he smiled.
“But she’ll nee-d a change of cloths,” Mrs Daniels protested.
“Not to worry, we’ll follow you to your house to get her cloths but if it’ll be stressful, we can get her new stuffs on our way back,” Mr Edwards said and glanced at his wristwatch which was 9:45pm.
Mr Daniels sighed and glanced at his wife who shrugged in resignation. “Okay, we will drive to my house and get some cloths, then follow you to your house, how about that,” he asked and placed his palms together.
“Very well then, let’s get going,” Mr Edwards said, then turned and opened the door to his car.
Nath and Gold smiled at each other with happiness clearly written on their faces as they entered their parents car.
Seconds later, their cars could be seen driving up the highway and heading to Mr Daniels house.
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INSIDE MR DANIELS CAR
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“This will be a great reunion,” he said and turned to his wife.
“Yes!” the wife concurred. “I just wish we never betrayed them,” she added sadly.
“Same here,” the husband said sadly too…
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Bound by love
EPISODE 27
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MR EDWARDS HOUSE
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After picking the things they’ll be nee-ding during the short stay in Mr Edwards house, Mr Daniels and his family had driven back to Mr Edwards house as planned.
Thirty minutes later, after everyone had freshened up and wore their nightie, they all moved to the dining room to have dinner.
Dinner was jollof rice and fried beef with chicken and they ate in silence.
Minutes later, Mr Edwards picked up his glas-s of orange jui-ce and drank from it, then cleared his throat and spoke up, “I have been anxiously waiting for a day like this,” he smiled. “Son!” he called.
“Yes Dad,” Nath replied and looked up from his plate of food.
“You know I once told you Mr Daniels and I were enemies?” the father asked.
“Yes dad!” Nath replied again and shifted uneasily on his chair as he glanced at Gold who sat beside him, smiling.
Mr Edwards gave a chuckle of delight, “Don’t be so scared son coz no one is taking your Gold away from you,” he said and turned to his wife who nodded happily.
Mr Daniels was surprised as he dropped his spoon in the plate and turned to look at his wife who was also surprised and then to Mr Edwards and his wife who were both smiling.
“No nee-d to be surprised Daniels, our children has brou-ght us back together again but as for now, nothing will be explained till my daughter, Kayla, is back coz I informed her earlier to fly into the country tomorrow morning and I hope she’ll get here in the evening,” Mr Edwards said.
Nath looked so excited. “This is so good to be true,” he thought within himself. “But dad, how about school and what about Ken and Queen, Gold’s friend?” he asked.
“I will call the Vice Chancellor, Heartland University will embark on a two weeks break to help you and Gold recu-perate and within that two weeks, a lot will happen which I won’t tell you now,” the father concluded. “plea-se let’s continue with our food,” he added as he picked up his spoon and continued eating while the others did same.
Mr Daniels had a lot on his mind to say and lots of questions to ask but was too shocked to speak up, so he decided to have a pri-vate discussion with Mr Edwards after dinner…
After dinner, Mr Edwards went to his room to discuss with Mr Daniels, Mrs Edwards also went to her room to discuss with Mrs Edwards while Nath and Gold also left for Nath’s room to talk about theirselves…
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HEARTLAND UNIVERSITY
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The next day being monday, the students of heartland university were seen going about their various activities till when the Vice chancellor arrived and called for a meeting at the conference hall.
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AT THE CONFERENCE HALL
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The Vice Chancellor informed the students of the happenings in the school. She told them of Felix betrayal and death, and also told them about Joy and Jeffrey’s arrest and detention.
Then she informed them about the two weeks break which she said was to help Nath and Gold recu-perate and finally she informed them of the survival p@rty for Nath and Gold that was to hold on saturday of the same week…
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After the Army General had left the hospital, he and some soldiers had gone straight to Mr Peters house, only to find out from the wife and daughter that he had committed suicide after hearing that the doctor had been caught. So the doctor and others who were guilty of one crime or the order were detened while they awaited their court trial…
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HEARTLAND UNIVERSITY
NATH AND KEN’S ROOM
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Ken was seen packing his stuffs happily while Queen who had also packed hers and waiting in the room for him just kept staring at him.
“Ken!” Queen called. “Why are you packing as if you won’t come back to school again?” she asked.
Ken just smiled as he dropped the shi-t he was holding and walked up to the bunk where she sat, then squ-atted infront of her.
“We are both going to Nath’s house because Gold and her parent are there,” Ken said and held her hands.
“Nath’s house? Why?” Queen asked.
“Don’t worry, you’ll soon find out,” Ken smiled and k!$$£d her on thel-ips lightly, then stood up to go continue his packing…
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To be continued