EPISODE 25 – THE BRIDEGLOOM
DERIC: you have been worried and glued to your l@pt©p lately. Hope all is well?
CHARLOTTE: all is well, Thanks!
DERIC: anyway, I’m out to see my mum. The doctor wants to see me at 8.
CHARLOTTE: say hi to her. I might see her over the weekend.
DERIC: it’s up to you!
(A few minutes after Deric left, Charlotte quic-kly got dressed and went to Nina’s house. They had alre-ady planned to go and confront Mr Adrian in his house.)
CHARLOTTE: 
NINA: (opens the door) come in?
CHARLOTTE: you look dead alre-ady! Calm down babe! It’s not the end of the world and by the way, he might be lying! Let’s get the test done first!
NINA: nob©dy jokes with a thing like that. God where are You!
CHARLOTTE: plea-se leave God out of this. We can’t be doing everything God asks us not to do and not expect consequences. But honestly, Adrian is wicked! How could he do such a thing!
NINA: if I’m honest, he did suggest we use protec-tion but I refused because I wanted to get pregnant for him since he said he was single. So he’s not that wicked.
CHARLOTTE: same here! He asked to use c0md0mbut girl! I wanted the real thing since Deric hadn’t t©uçhed me in a donkeys years!
plea-se get dressed let’s go
(Charlotte and Nina got to Mr Adrian’s residence but the entire place was locked so they decided to go to the office to speak with him. When they got to his office, they saw Jaykob instead!)
NINA: what are you doing here!
JAYKOB: you two were meant to be on annual leave by my records. So what are you doing here?
CHARLOTTE: where is Mr Adrian?
JAYKOB: seriously???? How long have you been off that you do not know that Mr Adrian has gone back to France!
NINA: you are kidding right???
JAYKOB: nah. That’s why I was s£nt back here
CHARLOTTE: ???
JAYKOB: is everything alright?
NINA: ermm, he owes us.
JAYKOB: put it in writing and say what the debt is about and the company will pay.
CHARLOTTE: Okay, Thanks. Nina let’s leave plea-se.?️?️?️
JAYKOB: bye ladies
CHARLOTTE: Nina let’s go straight to the hospital
NINA: I’m petrified! I don’t want to know. I’m going home??? Charlotte i am doomed!
CHARLOTTE: HIV is just like asthma. As long as you take your meds, you will be alright! Let’s take things easy and confirm first. We can always support each other! We got ourselves into this mess.
I wish I had remained faithful to Deric!
NINA: so he has the virus too if you have it
CHARLOTTE: for where! He hasn’t even as much as k!$$£d me since I c@m£ back. Some nights I wake up and find him on the floor snoring away. He acts as if I disgust him .
NINA: well, now is the time to infect him! Someone gave it to us so we will pas-s it around! I swear to God! Any man that comes my way now will get it including that stupid Jaykob!
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XANDRA: you look like you didn’t sleep all night. What’s the matter?
DERIC: how can I sleep knowing that my mum is constantly in pain!
XANDRA: did you have breakfast before coming?
DERIC: no. I had to leave early to beat the traffic
XANDRA: have you seen your mum?
DERIC: yes. I saw her first. Albeit briefly
XANDRA: do you mind coming to the coffee shop down the road with me?
DERIC: Not at all.
XANDRA: can you drive?
DERIC: hehehe! Good question. I probably have been driving before you were born
XANDRA: excuse You! Do you know how old I am??
DERIC: above 25 and below 28.
XANDRA: don’t be fooled by my stature, I am a little over 30
DERIC: you must be a vampire then!
XANDRA: how old are you?
DERIC: that age where you are considered a fool forever if you are a fool at that stage of your life
XANDRA: still a boy!
DERIC: hey! Watch it! You should be calling me uncle, you know.
XANDRA: hahahaha! Uncle Deric, you are a careful driver. Well done
DERIC: Thanks, smallie?
(XANDRA ordered a breakfast of omelette, bacon and cheese and a cu-p of h0t chocolate for himself and same for Deric. So they spoke as they ate)
DERIC: you didn’t tell me you were taking me out on a d@t£.
XANDRA: hehehe. Well, you nee-d the break. I know how ha-rd it must be for you watching your mum suffer.
DERIC: I feel less of a man. I feel like committing suicide
XANDRA: what about your kids? Who will look after them if you die?
DERIC: I have no children!
XANDRA: a wife?
DERIC;? I’d rather not talk about it.
XANDRA: that’s absolutely fine. Anyways, I contacted a UK doctor friend of over the cost of mum’s treatment and he told me it will cost approximately 7.5 million . I have made a deposit towards that and would pay the rest after the treatment.
You nee-d to run around for a visa. I’ll give you a supporting letter so they give you an emergency medical visa
DERIC: you are joking , ain’t You?
XANDRA: not something I do so often. We might as well buy your mum some breakfast.
DERIC: I am dumbfounded. I don’t know what to say to you right now????
XANDRA: awwwwa! Look at You! Come get a hvg!
DERIC:( hvgs her)
EPISODE 26 – THE BRIDEGLOOM
CHARLOTTE: good morning, Deric. Can I talk to You?
DERIC: I’m listening.
CHARLOTTE: would I be asking for too much if I ask you to make eye contact?
DERIC: hmmm! Alright! I’m looking at you!
CHARLOTTE: Deric, I know I haven’t been the best wife to you. I haven’t supported you as much as you supported me when I had nothing. I have failed in my duty as a wife and friend to You, but I want to make amends.
Deric, I wish to work with you to resto-re our marriage and rekindle our love
DERIC: Charlotte, I would never believe in a million years that you would do this to me. You used to be my best friend, the sister I never had and my wife.
Things went downhill and you changed so much. I can’t see the woman I fell in love with
My mum has been in the hospital for one month now and you haven’t seen her for once!
CHARLOTTE: I’m so sorry?? I don’t know what c@m£ over me. plea-se I want you back. I want us back. I’m willing to do anything. Just anything!
DERIC: Charlotte, have you ever cheated on me?
CHARLOTTE: the truth and the whole truth is that I never did. At a point, I wanted to because I was S-x starved, but the moment I got into the h0tel premesis, I lost every interest and c@m£ back here. I would swear if you want me to
DERIC: you don’t nee-d to. I had thought you cheated when you went to China with your manager that’s why I have been the way I am with you. And couldn’t get myself to make love to you
CHARLOTTE: plea-se can we go somewhere nice and renew our vows. All expenses on me
DERIC: girl! My mum is poorly in the hospital. I can’t leave her and go on holiday!
CHARLOTTE: just for 2 days. As soon as I come back, I’ll become her primary carer so that you can have a breather.
DERIC: nah! We can go after we come back from London.
CHARLOTTE: do you still love me?
DERIC: as much as I do the first time I set my eyes on You, baby!
CHARLOTTE: have you forgiven me?
DERIC: sure. We Good!
CHARLOTTE: why not show me instead of telling me.??
DERIC: ???(phone rings???) hang on, babe!
Hello…. Hello??
XANDRA: Hello, this is doctor Xandra here.
DERIC: Hello, doctor. Is everything Alright?
XANDRA: ermm, could you come to the hospital, plea-se?
CHARLOTTE: what happened to my mum!???
XANDRA: ermm, just come down. She is fine. Just come down as soon as you can
DERIC: right away! (Drops the phone) babe! I nee-d to go to the hospital. I don’t think everything is okay
CHARLOTTE: oh no! Do you want me to come with You?
DERIC: nah! See you soon(gr-abs the car keys and zooms off????
(Deric got to the hospital and went straight to Xandra’s office p@n-ting rather heavily)
DERIC: where is my mum!
XANDRA: she is fine. Sit down, plea-se
DERIC: I can’t sit down without seeing my mum!
XANDRA: right then! Let’s go see her
(Deric and Xandra went to see Nnenna and indeed she was okay and actually sle-pt well. Deric was then settled and re-ady to speak with Xandra)
DERIC: I’m re-ady to speak to you now, doctor
XANDRA: now you believe me! Mummy’s boy!
DERIC: hehehehe! Actually, I am mummy’s baby boy
(They went back to Xandra’s office and Deric sat down re-ady to listen to her)
DERIC: so what’s happening to mum?
XANDRA: would you like a cu-p of coffee of anything ?
DERIC: I don’t want none of that. Why was I called?
XANDRA: truth is that, I don’t even know?
DERIC: get serious, will You!
XANDRA: I am. I…i ..I don’t know! I just felt the nee-d to call you. That’s all.
DERIC: wait let me get this right! My mother is ill un-der your care, all of a sudden you decided to call me in emergency only for me to leave my wife, got here and it was all some jokes???
XANDRA: I’m sorry if I scared you. I didn’t mean to. It was a stupid thing to do and I sincerely apologise. Probably because I won’t see you for a week as I will be working in our Wuse br@nch for the rest of the week.
DERIC: Xandra, regardless of what you feel for me, you must be s-en-sible. Do not let go of your professionalism. What you did is totally unprofessional and if reported, could earn you a formal warning or dismissal .
I was with my wife when you called, you know!
What do you expect me to tell her? That some excited doctor wanted to see me for the sake of it??
Come on! You are better than this. Or should be better than this!
Don’t let this happen again! I’m outta here!
XANDRA: I apologise.
DERIC: keep that apology!?️?️?️(starts calling Charlotte????)
CHARLOTTE:????Hello, babe! Is everything okay?
DERIC: yea. They just wanted me to sign for mum to be placed on morphine for her pains
CHARLOTTE: oh thank God! Well, I am out of the house to see Nina. She is poorly but I left your breakfast in the fridge. See you tonight. Love you!
DERIC: love you too, wifey!
(Charlotte got to Nina’s house and she was alre-ady waiting for her. They had done HIV test 2 days ago and was asked to come for the results today)
NINA: where is your car?
CHARLOTTE: Deric has it.
NINA: so how are we supposed to get to Wuse?
CHARLOTTE: your car is still not fixed?
NINA: nah
CHARLOTTE: let’s get a cab then.
(They got to the hospital, sat in the waiting room waiting to be called. After a while, the doctor c@m£ out…)
DOCTOR: Mrs Deric come in, plea-se
CHARLOTTE & NINA:?️?️
DOCTOR: sorry, ladies but I can only see one person at a time. Unless you don’t mind
NINA: we don’t. We are friends
DOCTOR: just to let you know that the information I have for you is personal and confidential. Do you still not mind?
CHARLOTTE &NINA: we don’t!
Doctor: alright ladies. Have a seat. My name is doctor Xandra and I’ve got the result of your HIV tests…
Erm, it’s not a great news but it’s not so bad either. The tests show that both of you have got the HIV virus
NINA: Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!?️
CHARLOTTE: hieeeeee?️
DOCTOR XANDRA: erm ladies, you nee-d to calm down. Since it is not a full b!own AIDS yet, you can enjoy a good life as long as you take your tablets religiously. It doesn’t st©p you from doing anything at all. It is just like living with any other illness. So no nee-d to panic
CHARLOTTE: chineke mooooo hieeee!
NINA:???? Charlotte, let’s get out of here….
To be continued