STORY BY DEBORAH PAUL
OJOCHENEMI MY VILLAGE BRIDE
EPISODE 33
OSCAR’S POV
I left the house to clear my head, but the one week a have been away I couldn’t bring myself to stop thinking about chenemi, I couldn’t eat nor sleep… I denied my feelings for so long that my body was no even obeying me anymore.
All files were sent on my computer from work but I couldn’t do anything or focus on anything that isn’t chenemi
So many times I drove home and parked at the gate but my nerves failed me and my courage was not enough to go face her so after staring at the gate for a long while I drive back to my hotel.
The whole week without chenemi made me realize how special she has been and how her trouble has filled my life and given it a perfect meaning.
I laid on my bed trying so ha-rd to think of other things and give myself reason why chenemi and I can’t be together.
I was saying something else but my heart was feeling something different.
“stop being and as-s and go meet that woman oscar, just admit it that you love her…. your pride is going to make you lose that girl if you don’t go now”.
my inner man battled with me….i jumped down from the bed quickly admitting it to myself loud and clear….
“yes, yes I love her…. my life would be ruin if she isn’t in it”
I went into my wardrobe and packed all my stuffs……within minutes I was already on my way home.
like a mad man I drove to my house but to my surprise chenemi was not there…. I ran out to meet Ali my gate man
OSCAR
Ali, ali….
ALI
sir
OSCAR
where is my wife?
ALI
(He looked Shocked)
sir madam just left this house not long ago….a man came and took her.
OSCAR
a man came and took my wife ? and you let him?
ALI
oga if not now I didn’t know madam is your wife ooh… beside it would be wrong stopping her since she’s not a child.
He answer got me very offset, I rushed to hit him but I held myself…. that isn’t important for now…. what’s important is finding chenemi and asking for her forgiveness.
I rushed inside and took my car keys, without asking Ali who came to take her I drove to Tony’s house like a mad man.
He was very surprised to see me, he asked me to come inside but I was no in the mood….i was already angry thinking his the one who took my woman.
OSCAR
go in there and tell chenemi to come out… I’m here to take my wife home.
TONY
and who said chenemi is here?
OSCAR
I’m not joking with you tony…. go in there and bring my wife..
TONY
(He laughed)
your wife? you sound ridiculous saying that… when did chenemi start being your wife? did you bumped your head or something?
OSCAR
(I started to push him out of the way)
chenemi!! chenemi!!!
He immediately grabbed me and pushed me away for-cefully
TONY
I don’t know what has gotten into you but chenemi isn’t here…. the last time I saw her was yesterday, I haven’t gone to see her today… come to think of it….. if you care about her this much why did you hurt her and run away? why did you have to out her in so much misery? why did you have to hurt her so badly and ran away?
The anger in Tony’s eyes could have killed me if it was possible….. that moment I felt ashemed, I felt like a real je-rk…. at that moment I put myself in chenemi’s shoes and felt what she could have gone throu-gh…. a tear dropped from my left eye.
TONY
if anything happens to that girl I swear consider this friendship of our over…. for years you acted like a je-rk yet I kept up with your nonsense….. did you know all your mother had to do to bring chenemi here? all because she didn’t want her son to become a monster just like his father…. but it’s a pity you are no different from whom you hate so much.
Tony have said it all there was nothing left to he said… whatever choice I made was my fault and nobody else…. my father was a beast to my mother, he treated people who are poor very badly…. why didn’t I turn my eyes and look at my mother who is pure in heart? why did I have to take after my father? I’m not like this because i came from a broken home…. I’m like this because I choice to be like this.
I turned my back and started to walk away shamelessly…. tony grabbed my arm for-cefully.
TONY
I was ready to give up my feelings for you, I was ready to let her go for friendship sake… but after seeing how miserable you left her….i realized you ain’t worth her at all… and I’m telling you right now that I’m going to fight for her love till the very end.
I was too weak to talk or even reply tony, whatever he thinks or sat is right…. I sluggishly went to my car and drove away
I drove to my mum’s place immediately, at this point she’s the only one who can save me from the mess I have put myself.
mum was in the living room when I entered, she saw how miserable and unkept I looked, she rushed to me immediately.
MRS STELLA
oscar… what happened? why are you looking like this?
OSCAR
(I started to cry)
mum I messed up, mum I think my life had finally come to an end.
MRS STELLA
God forbid…. stop talking nonsense and tell me what happened…. you are scaring me for goodness sake .
I sat down on the floor crying…. mum and Janet tried to comfort me but no that’s not what my heart nee-ded…all I nee-d was chenemi…she’s the only comfort I nee-d.
after crying for a very long time I finally decided to tell mum what happened.
mum was so crossed with me that she spat on the floor in disgust.
MRS STELLA
Oscar you really disappointed me…. what bad did I ever do to you and you father to treat me this way? for years your father treated me like trash, beat me and ra-pe me countless of times yet I stayed out and endured it all because of you… I stayed so I could train my son to be a better man, so another woman would not have to suffer the date I suffered in the hands of your father…. but what wrong did I do that the heavens had to punish me this much throu-ghmy husband and son?
OSCAR
(Crying)
I’m so sorry mum
MRS STELLA
do you know what it means for a woman to keep her pride for so long then one morning she wakes up to find out that pride her been snatch away from her…. snatched by a man who is not responsible… a man who is nothing but a coward…. you are no different from your father oscar…. and it pains me alot to even think I carried you in this my wo-mb.
mum turned her back on her, I pleaded with her but it fell in deaf ears…. she asked Janet to throw me out of the house.
Janet tried to plead on my behalf but mum yelled at her and asked her to do as she has instructed…. Janet politely ask me to leave because of mum’s health and I did.
STORY BY DEBORAH PAUL
OJOCHENENMI MY VILLAGE BRIDE
EPISODE 34
NARRATOR’S POV
For complete one week Oscar kept looking for chenemi from one street to another, it never crossed his mind for once to check kunle.
Mrs Stella didn’t go look for her son even after he has made an attempt to come see her … but she kept trying chenemi’s number but it wasn’t going throu-gh.
Within those week she called Mrs Paul to ask her if chenemi was at home…. but changed her mind when Mrs Paul asked her if chenemi was doing okay.
She started to feel sick and Janet had no choice but to get a private investigator to find out chenemi whereabout.
It took a while but finally the dude called her and told her he got good news.
Janet was very happy, so happy that she ran to Mrs stella and told her the good news.
JANET
I have good news ma
MRS STELLA
what is it Janet? I’m not in the…..
JANET
we have found chenemi
MRS STELLA
(She jumped up)
who are “we”? and where did you found her? Janet hope you ain’t joking with me.
JANET
I used a private investigator to look for her.
MRS STELLA
take me there now…. I don’t think I can survive this night if I don’t see her.
JANET
I will get ready ma
She said and wanted to walk away but Mrs Stella grabbed her hand and thanked her.
MRS STELLA
thank Janet …. I can’t thank you enough for all you have done for me.
JANET
you are welcome ma.
She excused herself and went into her room….. she changed her clothes and wanted to come outside … she wondered what Oscar would be going throu-gh…. she called him and informed him that they have found chenemi.
OJOCHENEMI POV
I was in the living room watching tv while kunle was in the kitchen coolit dinner when the gate man came to inform his boss that some people were outside the gate to look for him.
KUNLE
what are their names?
GATE MAN
I didn’t ask sir … but it’s a woman and her daughter
KUNLE
let them in then…. maybe they are people who nee-d my as-sistance.
The gate man wanted to tell him they didn’t look like people who nee-ds help but he kicked against it and went to open the gate.
Kunle was taking something from my hair when Mrs Stella and Janet followed with our gate man.
Immediately I saw her I jumped up on my feet.
CHENEMI
mum!!!
MRS STELLA
oh my goodness…. chenemi why have you decided to treat me like this?
she said holding me, then hu-gging me really ti-ght.
Suddenly I felt pity for the old woman, she’s not even healthy so why did I have to put her in such situation… maybe because I thought Oscar wouldn’t notice I left the house…. maybe because I thought if I got to the village mum would call her to inform her that I had left the city.
CHENEMI
very sorry mum, I shouldn’t have left without saying a word…. please forgive me
MRS STELLA
are you okay? what happened? why didn’t you come to see me?
CHENEMI
(I smiled)
mum I will explat everything to you….. meet kunle, his my friend…. kunle meet Mrs Stella Oscar’s mother.
they both exchange pleasantries and she was offered a seat…. she sat down, I went to the kitchen to get her juice.
She refuse to take anything she was just begging me to tell her what happened.
I took my time and explained everything to her.
CHENEMI
mum you are a woman…. you must un-derstand how painful it felt when I woke up and found out that the man that broke me had run away…. what difference is between Oscar and thieves who came to your house to ra-pe you…. mum Oscar broke me and I don’t think I can ever forgive him.
MRS STELLA
(she kept weeping)
as a mother and a woman I totally un-derstand how you felt…. and I’m not here to beg you to forgive oscar…. I’m here to beg you to forgive me…. forgive me for not raising my child well….. forgive me for bringing you from the village to meet such fate….. please chenemi forgive me.
she said crying and almost going on her knees but I quickly grabbed her before she could touch the ground.
CHENEMI
mum please don’t do this….i owe nothing against you mum and it’s not your fault that Oscar turn out worse than his father… it was his choice…. he knew his actions would hurt me and he still did it.
JANET
please chenemi you have to forgive us, we all have wronged you.
CHENEMI
common… why are you all begging me like I’m a god of something…. I was hurt but not anymore…. kunle here has been taking very good care of me…. as I’m talking to you he already got me a private teacher who comes here everyday to teach me….. as you can see even my dressing has improve within one week.
MRS STELLA
I’m really glad…. I’m glad that you are fine…. but chenemi can we go back home?
CHENEMI
home? what home mum? I can’t go anywhere…. I have never had peace of mind, I have never been happy in that house…. Oscar made life a living hell for me.
CHENEMI
I know but this time you won’t go back to Oscar’s house… you will live with me…. please.
CHENEMI
I’m sorry mum, but I can’t.
we talked for some time before she and Janet left kunle’s house.
when we thought it was already over the gate man came again saying someone is at the gate to see him.
Kunle this time didn’t want to be connered again so he told the gate man he would go outside to see the person.
I didn’t follow him, soon I started to hear noise outside the gate that made me to go outside.
to my surprise it was Oscar, how did he get here? did he come with his mother? or did mum tell him I was here?
CHENEMI
Oscar what are you doing here?
(I said folding my arms around my che-st)
Immediately he saw me he went on his knees and grabbed my feet…. I was Shocked… what on earth has gotten into him that the almighty Oscar wouldn’t knee for a bush meat.
CHENEMI
what is wrong with you? why are you here?
OSCAR
I’m sorry chenemi, for all I have done I’m sorry….. I was stupid but now I have my senses back…. please chenemi have mercy on me.
He said crying but I laughed, I laughed because it look funny and sounded funny…. the whole Oscar kneeling for me.
CHENEMI
I don’t know why you are here Oscar, but before I go in there and come outside…i want you to leave this place.
KUNLE
you heard the lady, she doesn’t want to see a je-rk like you…. leave this please before I lose my dogs on you.
He grabbed my hand and entered the compound…. the gate man closed the gate after us.
For days Oscar slept at our gate, he didn’t go home…… his persistent made me hate him even more… I called his mother and begged her to come carry her son before he would die in front of kunle’s gate….. mum’s reply shocked me
“let him suffer for his actions, why comfort him when he put himself in the situation he is right now…. you can send dogs on him”
after spending the third night at the gate kunle started to feel bad for him… he begged me to forgive Oscar and go back home with him….. but no I totally disagree and got angry with him
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