THE BRIDEGROOM

THE BRIDEGROOM EPISODE ONE! Deric: Hello sweetheart, what are you doing? Charlotte: ermmm, my husband paid for this weekend away in this beautiful resort. So I am just in this swimming pool enjoying myself with this bottle of champagne! Deric: come on, babe! You can answer my question without being cocky. Charlotte: Deric, I am aware that you lost your job, but when did you lose your sight? I mean, what was the meaning of that question! You clearly saw me cleaning! Deric: I did. But I was only trying to start a conversation since you didn’t even take any notice of my presence. Anyway! How was work? Charlotte: stressful! Deric: have you had something to eat then? Charlotte: no. Because you left everywhere a mess, and I can’t function in this filth Deric: erm, I’m very sorry, I..I woke up late and didn’t have the time to clean up Charlotte: were you running late for work? Deric: I was running late for an appointment, Charlotte! Charlotte: oh great! So how was the appointment? Deric: I met the manager and after a brief conversation, we realised I am not what they are looking for. Charlotte: so cleaning the house wouldn’t have been such a bad idea. Would it. Deric: can you just stop going on and on about one day I failed to clean the house! Charlotte: I see. Anyway, you have a letter. Deric: from who? Charlotte: find out. It’s right there on the shelf. Deric: (sluggishly opens the letter, had a glance, dropped it and started undressing) Charlotte: that letter is not one to be flipped or left in the shelf. It requires action and I am not one bit ready to deal with that rude woman. Rent is due, my dear husband! Deric: Charlotte, Please give me a break. Will You? Charlotte: just passing a message. Deric: message received. Thank You! Charlotte: It’s a pleasure! Deric: Charlotte? Charlotte: what? Deric: who is Jaykob? Charlotte: Bobrisky’s gate man! Deric: oh will you cut that crap and answer my question!! Charlotte: hey! You are shouting! Deric: I’m shouting because you are acting daft! Who is jaykob that kept texting you all night! Charlotte: I don’t know what you are talking about! Deric: Charlotte, you attended one of the best universities in the UK, so stop acting as if you have no understanding of the English language! Charlotte: na asu oyibo (keep speaking English) Deric: and don’t answer me in your language because you know so damn well that I do not understand It!!! Charlotte: well! Maybe the time you spent perusing my phone should have been invested in learning a word or two of your wife’s native language! (Storms out) To be continued

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THE BRIDEGROOM EPISODE 2 Nina: Are you okay, Charlotte? You look so pale and sleep-deprived. Charlotte: phewww! This is not even me. It’s just a left over of last night’s dinner. Nina: I see! So who had you for dinner last night? Charlotte: my marriage was this close to packing up last night! This close! Nina: did you have a fight? Charlotte: a fight would have been better. I told you stupid Jaykob wouldn’t stop ringing and texting me, right? Nina: yea? What happened? Charlotte: Deric read some of his messages and went absolutely bunkers! He accused me of infidelity and every thing else known to man! We argued until about 3am this morning. Really heated argument. Nina, I just wanna go somewhere nice and quiet and be alone! I’m so fed up of it all. I really am! Nina: did he get physical? Charlotte: nah, Deric would never raise a finger on me. Nina: you should have explained to him that Jaykob is only a hopeless stalker Charlotte: I tried but he saw a message he sent to me about the cinema we went together Nina: oh blimey! You couldn’t put up any convincing defence to that, could you. Charlotte: none. I was just blabbing and you know Deric is very smart. Anyway, who left these on my desk? Nina: it’s a memo for board meeting this afternoon. Apparently, we will be officially introduced to the new manager. Charlotte: have you seen him at all. Nina: not sure, but I saw a white man sitting in the manager’s office. It could be him. Charlotte: Jaykob should know. I’ll text him and find o.. Mr Adrian: sorry ladies to interrupt. Is any of you Charlotte? Charlotte: I am. How may I help? Mr Adrian: forgive my manners! My name is Adrian and I am the new manager. I will be officially meeting all the staff this afternoon. But before then, I need you to do something for me, if you would. Charlotte: sure. Mr Adrian: I’ve just noticed some unpaid bills and I need you to write cheques payable to the companies I’ve written down here. I’ve also included the amounts due to each company . When you are done, please bring the cheques to my office, thanks. Charlotte: alright. You’ll have it in half an hour Mr Adrian: perfect! Thanks (walks back to his office) Nina: hmmmm! Looks like things are about to take a new turn Charlotte: he seems hands on! Anyway, I better get on with it. (Before half an hour, Charlotte finished the cheques and took them to Mr Adrian. After about 7 minutes, she got a call from Adrian asking her to come to his office immediately. So she went) Charlotte: you sent for me, Mr Adrian? Mr Adrian: I did. Have a seat. Charlotte: (sits down) thanks. Mr Adrian: how long have you been working here? Charlotte: a little over 4 years Mr Adrian: have you received any formal warning at all? Charlotte: no, sir. Mr Adrian: unfortunately, you will be getting one today. Charlotte: why is that? Mr Adrian: you’ve just made a mistake that’s capable of causing this company a huge loss. I clearly wrote down the amount of money due to each company. But from what I have right in front of me, you have made the sum of 1.5 million naira payable to Extext&Co. That is the amount due to Tiletides PLC. Down here, you have made the sum of 2000 naira payable to Clearglass instead of 2 million naira. You see, these errors may look minor but think about what would have happened if I had asked you to post these cheques. We would have been in a mess. Charlotte: I…I am really sorry, sir. It’s just not my best day today. Mr Adrian: it takes only one bad day to do a permanent damage to a business Charlotte: I have been having lots of problems in my marriage, sir. I promise this will never happen again. Mr Adrian: I’ll give you some days off to sort thing out. Take one week. Charlotte: sir, I am better off coming to work. I don’t need the break. Please? Mr Adrian: go back to your desk. You are pardoned. Take care. Charlotte: thank you, sir. (Charlotte got home at 9pm and met Deric watching the TV but the light was off.) Deric: how was your day. Charlotte: good. Why are you in the dark? (Tries to switch on the light) Deric: the bulb died Charlotte: why haven’t you replaced it? Deric: we have no spare Charlotte: phew! Well, I need a new bulb because I will be working online tonight. Here is two thousand naira, get a bulb with it please. If you can be really fast, that will be great. Deric: can I have the car keys? Charlotte: you mean you need a car to go the the corner shop, come on! You actually need the exercise as you are beginning to put on weight Deric: Well, if I am going to walk, you will not have the bulb as quickly as you asked. Charlotte: there’s not enough petrol in the car. I’m not letting you waste it. So I can wait! (Deric was walking to the shop when he heard a female voice call his name. He turned around and saw a lady in a sports outfit running after him) Chioma: Deric!!! Do you remember me! Deric: I don’t mean to be rude, but I don’t remember you. Chioma: did you study at Kings College London? Deric: I did. Wait a minute, are you Chioma! Chioma: yes, I am! Deric: you are joking! Oh my God! Chioma! What are you doing here! Chioma: you have changed! Look at you! We just moved in last week. We live at number 40 Deric: this is amazing! We live at number 38! Chioma: wow! You must be married now. Deric: I am. Tell me you are! Chioma: with two kids. Hehehe. Deric: You??? Chioma: yea! yea! My youngest is only 5 months. As you can see, I’m trying to lose my baby weight. I was just coming back from jogging when I saw you! What a small world! Deric: unbelievable! My uni crush! Chioma: hahahaha! To be continued.

Oboi nawa for u oo for losing ur job sha,una go suffer for ur wife ihn hands jare!!!

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Some wives are just pain in d a$$

Jobless is a disease especially for married man

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The Bridegroom episode 3 Charlotte: I can’t wait for break time so I could get myself something to eat. Nina: are you that hungry? Charlotte: I am. Nina: didn’t you have breakfast at home? Charlotte: Nah. It’s been ages since I last made breakfast at home. Nina: oh dear! Things must be very bad Charlotte: I stopped because each time I make breakfast for myself, Deric would descend on it. He’s lazy to make breakfast so I stopped. Nina: you used to speak highly of him before now. I can’t believe how bad things are between you now. That’s sad. Charlotte: Since he stopped working, I can’t stand him anymore. I wish I have somewhere else to go at the end of every day. Nina: book a hotel for at least a week. That might help Charlotte: I’ll actually think about it. Jaykob offered me a weekend away. I think I might consider it. Nina: with him or on your own? Charlotte: on my own. All expense paid! Nina: take it then. **Charlotte’s desk telephone rings** Charlotte: hello…. to your office? Alright, coming.(drops the phone) The manager wants to see me in his office. I’m scared now. I hope I haven’t made another blunder Nina: you just submitted the proposal he asked you to write, right? Charlotte: yes and I am really hoping he is happy with it. Anyways, I’m going now. Nina: good luck Charlotte: I need it! (Charlotte got to Mr Adrian office and met him holding the business proposal she submitted to him earlier and she was worried that she may have got something wrong…With sweaty palms and an unsteady voice, she asked…) Charlotte: you sent for me, sir? Mr Adrian: yes, I did. Take a seat. Erm, I’ve just gone through the proposal and may I say what an amazing job you did! Charlotte: phew! Thank you, sir. Mr Adrian: this is very professionally drafted. Just goes to show that first impressions are not really as important as we think. My first impression of you wasn’t particularly great. Charlotte: I was having a very bad day on that day, sir. Mr Adrian: so how are things? Any better? Charlotte: I’m coping, sir. Mr Adrian: coping means you’ve come to accept something you shouldnt, because you have no option. Do you really have to? You always have options but sometimes they are not visible to you or you may need someone else to reveal them to you. Charlotte: I wish I have any options, sir Mr Adrian: do you mind if I ask. What exactly is the problem? Charlotte: it’s my husband, sir. He was made redundant over 5 months ago and I have been the one bearing all the family burdens. It is putting pressure in our marriage and we are arguing a lot. Mr Adrian: oh marriage! Is he actively seeking employment then? Charlotte: yes, he is but no good news yet. Mr Adrian: what sort of job is he looking for? Charlotte: he was a bank manager before he was made redundant, so he is looking for a similar role. Mr Adrian: give him my card; ask him to contact me after 12pm tomorrow. I may have something for him. Not here but in another company Charlotte: oh thank You, sir. Thank You! Mr Adrian: you are welcome. So when was the last time you went on a date with your husband? Charlotte: Oh! Decades ago! Ermmm, it should be on his birthday. That was February last year Mr Adrian: that’s nearly one year. Why don’t you take him out on a date or even a weekend away. That might calm things a bit. Charlotte: he is not outgoing and would decline any such offer, sir. Mr Adrian: That’s no good! Anyway I am new in town as you know and I need to go out this Friday. I’m not sure if you know any nice place I can hang out for a drink or two and perhaps watch some music performance. Any idea? Charlotte: Erm, yes. There’s quite a lot of such places within. Mr Adrian: do you mind coming with me? I mean you can bring your husband if he wouldn’t mind. I just need some company. I am currently not getting on well with Jaykob I would have gone with him. He is a very dishonest sneaky bastard and I can’t stand him. Pardon my language. Charlotte: like I said, my husband is an indoor person but I wouldn’t mind going with you. Mr Adrian: if that doesn’t cause more problems in your home, I would be grateful. Where would you like to be picked up? Charlotte: by crescent bus stop. Amos knows where that is Mr Adrian: I’ll be coming with my personal driver. I don’t mix business with pleasure. But not to worry he’ll find it. So see you Friday evening then! Charlotte: alright, sir. I’ll go back to my office now. Mr Adrian: sure, thank you. (As Charlotte was walking back to her office, she bumped into Jaykob) Jaykob: that must have been an annual meeting, with Mr Adrian, Mrs Deric! Charlotte: Good morning, Jaykob! Jaykob: it is certainly a good morning, from the look on your face. Anyways! Do take a look at your phone when you have a minute. I left you a message. Charlotte: will do. (Walks back to her desk) Nina: is everything okay? Charlotte: yes! He said the proposal was excellent!! Nina: great! Your husband called Charlotte: the office line? Nina: yes. He said he’s been trying to reach you through your mobile. He said he left you a message on whatsapp Charlotte: Oh! Okay. Thanks. (Charlotte opened her whatsapp and replied her husband’s message as well as Jaykob’s. But unknown to her, she mixed things up and sent the reply that was meant for Jaykob to her husband and vice versa!) Nina: Jaykob bought us lunch. I’ve already had mine. Yours is under your table. Charlotte: stingy man! What did he buy? Nina: mine was some rice and drinks Charlotte: boring! Nina: I can have it if you don’t want Charlotte: I’m hungry Nina: then be appreciative! Charlotte: yes ma’am! (Charlotte got home and met her husband reading reading a newspaper and taking no notice of her presence whatsoever) Charlotte: guess what? Deric: I am not good at guessing Charlotte: you are getting a job Soon! Deric: I’m assuming that is my compensation for the kiss, huh? Charlotte: huh? What are you talking about??? Deric: (grabs his phone and starts reading out the message to her) “You deliberately made me drink more than I should so you could kiss me. If I wasn’t off my face, I would never have kissed you, at least not this Soon! Erase that memory from your head as it may never happen again!” Charlotte: it was…ermm, I can explain, Nina used my phone….No! She changed my SIM card. I can call her if you want…. To be continued

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The BRIDEGROOM Episode 4 Charlotte: Deric, I swear i didn’t send that message! I swear! Deric: Just look at yourself! You can’t even tell a convincing lie. Do you know What? Call Nina. Charlotte: (starts ringing Nina ) Nina: Hello Charlotte, are you okay? Charlotte: no! I am not! You’ve put me in trouble Nina: what are you talking about? Charlotte: remember when you borrowed my phone today to text your ex, you actually sent the message to my husband! Nina: wha.. Charlotte: you used my phone to text your boyfriend now I am in trouble because you unknowingly sent the message to my husband and he won’t believe me! Nina: oh that! Pass him the phone let me talk to him, please Charlotte:( hands the phone to Deric) Deric: Hello Nina: I am truly sorry sir. Your wife can never do a thing like that. I thought I sent the message to my ex who has been bugging me Deric: you need to be careful next time. Nina: I am sorry, sir Deric: no problems. Bye. (Hands the phone back to Charlotte) Charlotte: I’m not happy about this Nina!! Nina: sorry o! Charlotte: Bye! (Quickly sends a text to Nina which reads “you are a life saver” Nina replied “you are an idiot lol”) Deric: I’m sorry for accusing you. Charlotte: isn’t that all you do lately? Tomorrow, we all will be having an office dinner with our new manager, I’m sure you will accuse me of going somewhere else! Deric: I am not crazy, Charlotte! Of course you can attend your office dinner. ******************************** (It was Friday evening, Charlotte spent well over two hours doing her makeup and trying out different outfits. At around 7.pm, she was all done and ready in her little black dress and near perfect makeup. Her uber cab has just arrived and she met Deric in the living room) Charlotte: Deric, my cab is here, I’m leaving Deric: Charlotte that dress is too short! Charlotte: it isn’t! Please don’t start! Deric: really? And why did you call an uber when I can drop you and pick you up when the dinner is over? Charlotte: with which car? Deric: our car! Charlotte: well, I don’t have enough petrol. Bye! (Walks briskly to her cab and they zoomed off. When she got to Crescent bus stop, she found Mr Adrian already waiting with his personal driver in his brand new Silver SUV He was dressed in a black suit, white inner shirt and black trousers. His hair was meticulously brushed and sprayed like one of those Hollywood actors. He has his cigar inbetween his fingers) Charlotte: I’m really sorry to have kept you waiting, sir Mr Adrian: (takes a puff gets off the car, opens and holds the door for her) get inside. Ladies are never late. Whenever they are ready is the right time. We did not plan on wearing black today, did we? Charlotte: thank You, sir. We sure didn’t but it’s not a bad idea at all. Mr Adrian: not at all. Well, this gentleman knows somewhere nice that we can go, so you don’t have to worry yourself about showing him what way to go. It would feel as if you are taking me out for a dinner and that is not so great on my ego. Charlotte: that’s not a problem, sir. Mr Adrian: tonight, It will be great if you call me by my name. It’s a bit awkward going on a date with someone and they keep calling you sir Charlotte: alright, sir. Mr Adrian: and she did it again. Anyway, keep trying. No pressure Charlotte: oh! Sorry, Mr Adrian. (They finally arrived at a very posh club with live music performance, disco lights and one does not need to be told that you need to be earning in millions to be able to go there. The car park looked like some sort of competition on whose car was the most expensive and newest. There was a heavy security presence from the entrance right through the bar. Mr Adrain went straight to the receptionist and from his debit card, paid the sum of 800, 000 thousand naira and was shown to his space by one of the waiters. His space was a private corner with a table full of assorted kinds of expensive wines and a pole dancer was already leaning against the pole, waiting on Mr Adrian to ask her to start) Mr Adrian: Monday, you may join the others in the hall. Come back to us at 12.30. Thanks. If you need more money, let me know but keep an eye on your limits, remember, you are driving. Monday: sure, sir. Thank you. Mr Adrian: (turns to the pole dancer) you may start. Thank you. Charlotte: this is a very nice place. Mr Adrian: I’m glad you like it. Well, I expected your husband’s call but he never called. Charlotte: phewww! Deric is just some kind of man. He might still call Mr Adrian: if you say so. So, how long have you been dating Jaykob? (Pours her some champagne) Charlotte: (takes the glass from him) Thanks. I am not dating Jaykob. He is only trying his luck. Mr Adrian: how long has he tried and has he had any breakthrough yet? This lady is great at what she does (referring to the pole dancer) Charlotte: yes, she’s good. Jaykob has not had any breakthrough yet, except making my work life difficult as I have to face him every day. Mr Adrian: that is not happening any more. His transfer letter is ready. I’m sending him to our Lagos branch. I need you to focus and help me take this company to the next level. Charlotte: I’ll do my best. Mr Adrian: so how’s your marriage? Charlotte: warm enough to melt my butter, but not hot enough to boil my egg. Mr Adrian: that’s complex. Break it down Charlotte: it’s not so bad, but it’s not great either. How’s your wife? Mr Adrian: the question should be, do I have one. Well I was married but we divorced. Charlotte: mind if I ask why? Mr Adrian: she is in prison. Charlotte: what for? Mr Adrian: she has an unhealthy interest in minors… …to be continued Are We Following?

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THE BRIDEGROOM Episode 5 Charlotte: Deric, did you call the number I gave you yet? Deric: no. Charlotte: does this mean you are getting used to staying at home or having your bills paid by me or both?? Why don’t you want to work??? Deric: I’ll work when I find myself a job. This conversation is over. Charlotte: this conversation is not over!! I am having it up to here, Deric and if this carries on, I will be left with no option than to tell your parents and mine! Deric: very well then! My dad knows and will tell you that being the man that i am, I will not take a job given to me by another man who is likely trying to win my wife over! Hey! We have some class. Can’t certainly say that of You! Charlotte: What are you trying to say, Deric??? Deric: exactly what you heard. I am sick and tired of your endless moaning just because I lost my job a few months ago. (Raises his voice) a few months ago, Charlotte!!!! And let’s not forget this is a man who saw you through the university and paid your damn bills for five flipping years!!! Charlotte: Deric, stop shouting! Just stop!!!! Deric: don’t you bloody tell me what to do! Don’t start treating me like your child. Hey! You are yet to give me one after 3 and a half years of being married to you. A coursemate of mine who got married two years ago, has two kids now. As a matter of fact, she recently moved into this estate. Charlotte: (tearfully) your best line lately, isn’t it!!! What else have you got? Deric: no darling, I have more. How about you go into the bedroom and see the flower and lingerie that was delivered to you this morning, by one of your numerous bed mates? Awwww! It was from Nina, wasn’t it?….My mouthed wife has suddenly gone quiet. No! Let me guess where it is from! Ermmm! Yesssss! The company is giving out underwears to all their female staff! Charlotte: wha-t..What are you talking about? Deric: why don’t you go inside and find out yourself? I’m sure you can still use those legs, my beautiful wife! (Charlotte went into the bedroom, and found a single rose, a card and a set of Victoria’s Secret underwears. Deric had opened and read the content of the card which says “thinking of you always” And although the sender did not include his name in the card, Charlotte knew it was from Jaykob) Charlotte: I have no idea where these are from. I am not cheating, Deric! I haven’t and I won’t! You are making my life difficult with this constant argument Deric: awwww! Isn’t she sweet! The minute you catch her, she quickly swings into her cry baby and frustrated wife mood! I’m sure a ghost who divinely got your address and underwear size sent those items. By the way, I took pictures of them. I might just need it some day! Charlotte: I can’t spend one more minute under this roof! I Can’t! Been at work all day and now I can’t even have some peace and quiet because the man I married wouldn’t let me! I’m out! (Picks up the car keys and ran out) Deric: Bye Charlotte (Charlotte lodged in a hotel not far away from his work place and after she had her shower she remembered she had no clothes to wear to work the next day, so she started calling Nina) Nina:hello, girlfriend Charlotte: (snivelling) Nina, can you do me a favour and come to work at 6 o’clock tomorrow. Get me any of your dress, please? Nina: have you been arguing with Deric? Charlotte: (amidst tears) yes Nina: where are You? Charlotte: in Suresleep hotels Nina: did he raise his hands on You? Charlotte: no he didn’t Nina: have you had anything to eat? Charlotte: I’m not hungry Nina: you must eat something, girlfriend. You must because tell you What? He is eating tonight and probably having a drink or two. Do not starve yourself for the sake of a man. Don’t! Charlotte: I’ll go grab some sandwich downstairs after speaking with you. They have a cafe there. Nina: I’ll see you tomorrow at six. Do you need underwears and toothbrush and my makeup box? Charlotte: yes, please. Nina: I love you. Charlotte: love you too. Bye (Charlotte got to work at about five thirty in the morning on Monday, she opened the door and discovered that the lights were on..) Charlotte: these guys left the lights on! Mr Adrian: (from his office) you are way too early, what’s the matter? Charlotte: (startled) Jesus Christ!! Mr Adrian: (comes to her) did I scare You? I’m sorry Charlotte: (panting heavily from fear) i nearly passed out! Oh Lord! Mr Adrian: these are the clothes you came to the work party on yesterday. Why do you still have them on? Charlotte: (struggling to hold back her tears) nothing. I..I chose to wear them again. Mr Adrian: alright. Come with me to the car let’s get you some clothes at the boutique down the road. Charlotte: thank You Mr Adrian: you’ll be fine, alright? Charlotte: (starts crying) thank you. Mr Adrian: Hey… the tears won’t help in any way. We are gonna do this as the strong woman you are. You got this, yeah? Charlotte: (Nods in affirmation) To be continued

can't u beg,u know u are wrong, maybe u didn't love ur hubby again

What is Mr Adrian up to with dis kind of unreserved kind gesture??? Charlotte, u ve got to be very careful oo...

THE BRIDEGROOM Episode 6 Nina: do you even realise the damage you are doing to her marriage??? Jaykob: When did buying a woman I love some gifts, become damaging? Nina: the woman you love is another man’s wife! Jaykob: oh come off it! Is this seriously the reason you summoned me? I love Charlotte and I will keep expressing my love for her in words and in action. You have never been in love before hence your inability to appreciate one when you see it. Nina: do you realise she’s left her husband’s house because of the stupid and unnecessary present you sent to her? Jaykob: where is She now? She needs me now more than ever. Nina: fool! (Walks out of the bar angrily) ************************************************** Deric: ????hello Chioma, sorry I missed your call Chioma: hi Deric…can you hear me? Hello… are you there? Deric: it’s rather too noisy where you are. I’m struggling to hear you Chioma: yeah! That’s because I’m driving. Deric: where to? Chioma: I’m going to pick my husband up from the airport. He’s been away for the past two weeks and I and the kids miss him so much. Deric: hmmmm! Happy home, I suppose. Chioma: I can’t complain at all. I was wondering if you would like to come over for dinner at ours. I organised him a little welcome party. Nothing too loud. Just friends and family. Deric: ermmm… Chioma: pleaseeeee Deric! You need to meet my husband too! Deric: What time is it? Chioma: six o’clock. But you can come earlier but not later. Hehehe Deric: I’ll try. Chioma: I’ll be waiting. Bye now! (Deric was about leaving the house when Nina and Charlotte walked into the house. Charlotte had visible lost weight and had dark circles around her eyes. You know our eyes have a way of telling the entire world that we are sleep-deprived) Nina: Good evening, Deric. My name is Nina Deric: I’m aware. Nina: is it okay if I have a word with you, please? Deric: as you can see, I am on my way out. Nina: I promise not to take more than 10 minutes Deric: I do not have a minute to spare. Sorry. (Walks out and slammed the door after him) Charlotte: this is my life, Nina! I told you Deric is full of himself! God! How did I get myself into this! Nina: hmmm! I need to stop complaining of being single. If this is what marriage is like, I think I’ll go without. What an arrogant man! ******************************************** (AT CHIOMA’S RESIDENCE) Mr Ambrose was seated on the sofa, carrying his two beautiful daughters, one on each leg and answering endless questions from them, when the doorbell rang) Mr Ambrose: sweetheart, I think someone is at the door. Chioma: it must be Deric!( goes to open the door) yeaaa! Here comes the long awaited Deric! Deric: by the start time, I am early? hello madam, Chioma. Chioma: hahaha! Come in and stop with the drama! Deric: (Walks to Mr Ambrose and shakes his hands) good evening, sir. My name is Deric. Mr Ambrose: hello, Deric! Chioma has told me a lot about you. It’s good to finally meet you. You are welcome my brother. Deric: thank you, sir. Tatiana: daddy, mummy didn’t take me to my swimming lesson on Saturday. Mr Ambrose: mummy, why? Chioma: Tatiana, time to go to nanny. Daddy has a visitor. Tatiana: nooo!! Chioma: Kate! Kate!!! Kate: Yes, madam! Chioma: please, come and take the kids. They need to leave my husband alone now. Tatiana: ??? Mr Ambrose: it’s alright, mummy. Stop crying. Daddy will watch cartoon with you all night and find out why mummy didn’t take you to your swimming lesson over the weekend, alright? Chioma: what would you like to drink, Deric? Deric: could I please use the toilet first? Chioma: sure! Come with me upstairs, we have no bathroom downstairs. One thing I dislike about this house. Darling, Go and change before our guests start coming. Mr Ambrose: alright, as your majesty wishes Deric: you have a really nice place, sir. Mr Ambrose: thank you, my brother. (Deric followed Chioma upstairs and as they were climbing the staircase, Deric stopped..) Deric: Chioma? Chioma: Yes! Are you, okay? Deric: maybe… I am just jealous of your home Chioma: I am sure yours is better Deric: I wish. Memories of yesterday are drowning me. You haven’t changed one bit neither has my feelings for you. I just realised. Chioma: some things never die, but we must keep it inactive, Deric! Here is the restroom Deric: Chioma, you are still as sexy and attractive as you were the first day we went on a date. Chioma:shuuuush! I am a married woman, Deric! Respect my sagged breasts Deric: maybe I need to see them before I can comment on that. Chioma: joker! Deric: for once, I am serious. So very serious. Chioma: you know what? We need to meet up and talk. Why do I feel you are unhappy in your marriage Deric: because when I gave you my heart, I forgot to take it back before you got married. You have that power over me. Chioma: When are you free for a… Mr Ambrose: sweetheart!! Chioma: Yes, husband! Mr Ambrose: mama is on the phone for you! Chioma: oh! Coming!!! (Runs downstairs) …To be Continued.

Deric plz go fix ur home, don't break another person's home.

Aaarrrhhh,. What this deric up to sef

Ah ah,what is wrong with Deric sef,does he want to break another man's home like his? He shdnt forget karma exists oo yoo!!!

Deric make your wife happy

THE BRIDEGROOM Episode 7 It is 5am in the morning, Chioma and her husband are in bed having a conversation about everything and anything. Chioma told him about some of the funny questions the kids asked while he was away, They discussed their family’s business and Mr Ambrose told her in details the high and lows of his journey as well as his plans to take the family abroad for Easter Holidays. Mr Ambrose: I forgot to ask you. What does your friend do? Chioma: you mean Deric? Mr Ambrose: Yes. I forgot to ask Chioma: he was my classmate and actually went ahead to become a bank manager. But he was recently made redundant. He is currently out of employment. Mr Ambrose: You Know, I feel bad whenever I learn that a man lost his job. Chioma: and a woman? Mr Ambrose: not as bad. Sweetheart, there is an expectation on a man to look after his home financially. Such expectation is not so much on a woman. The thought of telling Tatiana that she cannot have her Coco Pods today because there is no money, scares me. I pray he find a job really soon Chioma: I think it is starting to have an ugly impact on his marriage. Mr Ambrose: It shakes every corner of the individual’s life. Why don’t you ask him to come and see me during the weekend. We could fix him somewhere in our real estate department. Of course we won’t pay him as much as he earned when he was a manager. Chioma: awww! That will be really helpful! I’ll let him know. Mr Ambrose: Okay! Enough about other people. Let’s talk about us. How much did you miss me? Chioma: oh! Don’t ask. At some point, I started taking out the frustration on the kids unknowingly. Every little thing made me cry. Mr Ambrose: (holds her close to his chest) I missed you even more. The video calls were not enough. I couldn’t wait to come back to my baby. I missed watching you fall asleep in my arms and when you did last night, it felt like rain in the desert. I don’t intend to be away from you this long again Chioma: promise? Mr Ambrose: cross my heart. Chioma: I love you Mr Ambrose: I love too? ************************************************** (Charlotte woke up, looked at the clock and jumped off the bed into the shower and hurriedly got ready for work. When she came into the living room on her way out, she saw Deric looking into some files) Charlotte: Deric, you didn’t even bother to wake me up knowing I am working! Deric: When your alarm rang and you didn’t wake up, I assumed you were off today. Charlotte: puffffff! I am hardly off work and you know it! Anyway, I am running late. There is some stew in the fridge. You may want to boil some rice and have it for lunch. I’ll go to the market and buy some food items for tomorrow. Deric: I tried using your iPhone earlier on and discovered you had put a password on it. Is there any explanation for that? Charlotte: it’s just that I discovered that people were getting into my phone when I leave it on my desk at work. That’s all. Deric: you are Such a bad liar, Charlotte! You are! So why didn’t you password your Samsung? Charlotte: Deric I am running late for work! I don’t have to go to work miserable every day! I am tired of the constant argument and…. Deric: (loudly) and I am more tired of your infidelity!!! Charlotte: what infidelity are you talking about! Deric: you will find out Soon! Charlotte: please! I’m off! (Charlotte got to work in a rush and Nina told her that Mr Adrian had wanted her to write some proposals for him and was not happy that she wasn’t here. So she quickly went into his office) Charlotte: Good morning, Mr Adrian. Mr Adrian: you are one hour late for work, Charlotte. That is very unacceptable. May I know Why? Charlotte: I am very sorry. I had a little hitch. My husband acc… Mr Adrian (interrupts) Charlotte, when it has to do with family, you don’t have to give details. That you had a hitch was suffient. I wanted you to write me a proposal. I have just sent you an email. It contains the details of what I want you to cover in the proposal. Charlotte: alright. Thank you. Auch! Mr Adrian: are you Okay? Charlotte: no. I’ve got waist pain and headache Mr Adrian: I have paracetamol. Would you like some? Charlotte: yes, please. Mr Adrian: (gives her two paracetamol tablets) could you please ask Jaykob to come to my office. Thank you. Charlotte: alright. (Charlotte went into Jaykob’s office and met him watching a movie on his work PC) Charlotte: you are working so hard, ain’t You? Jaykob: well, at least I came to work early. You look as sexy as you looked in my dreams last night. Come and sit on my laps. Don’t worry nobody is coming in Charlotte: you are disgusting and your attitude to work is nothing to write home about! Jaykob: the same attitude got me to the position of an assistant manager. A position you may never get to, until you retire. Charlotte: I do not have your time yet. Anyway, Mr Adrian would like to see you! Jaykob: alright, my lovely! (Gets up and goes to Mr Adrian’s office) Jaykob: you sent for me, sir? Mr Adrian: I did. Take a seat. Jaykob: thanks (sits down) Mr Adrian: ermm, I am making some changes here and there. One of those changes is going to affect you. I need you to relocate to our Lagos branch. I don’t necessarily need an assistant here. Our Lagos branch is busier and would greatly benefit from having you there. Jaykob: I am sorry sir, but I am not okay with this. My children are in school, my wife has a job here in Abuja and you want me to move. I am not happy to move! Mr Adrian: this company has a procedure for challenging any decision you think is unfair. Use that procedure but until then, this is your transfer letter. Jaykob: (voice raised) there is no way you can come in and decide to move me for such a flimsy excuse! I will fight this to the end. It is maliciously motivated. I will go to court if I have to. Mr Adrian: can I ask you to leave my office now, please. Thank you. Jaykob: yes! I will leave but I will certainly take this up! Mr Adrian: sure. …to be Continued

Deric u want to date another man's wife too abi

jaykob I know is because of Charlotte

It's ignorance DAT makes de mouse call for a wrestling contest with de cat.... Jaykob I pity u sha,u can do ur worse!!!

hmmmmmm

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EPISODE 8 Chioma: Good morning, Kate. Kate: Good morning, madam. Chioma: what are the kids doing today? Kate: firstly, I will take them to their hairdresser to have their hair done and after that, I’ll take them to their Art class. Then if Tatiana would like to Go for her dancing class, I’ll take her there. That’s all we have to do today. Chioma: can they have their hair done tomorrow instead? I and their dad would like to take them to the zoo. It’s been long since we went out together. Kate: Yes, it can. I just need to call their hairdresser to change the appointment. Chioma: please do. Kate: so what will I be doing at home? Chioma: you did all the Lundry yesterday, didn’t you? So have a rest. Go out, may be to the cinema or whatever tickles your fancy. Come on! you deserve a break from Tatiana’s endless demands. Kate: thank You, madam. Yesterday, she said she wanted a big elephant ?? Chioma: ??? I know! She has been saying that to us. That’s why we decided to take them to the zoo so she can see the real ones. Apparently, she wants to be an elephant when she grows up???????? Kate: hahahaha!!!??? Chioma: erm, my husband has asked me to tell you that we will be increasing your salary beginning from the end of the month. Instead of fifty thousand naira, you will be receiving sixty five. Kate: oh madam! Thank you! Your family has been so good to me. Please, can I go and say thank you to Mr Ambrose? Chioma: he is still fast asleep. I would leave it until he is awake. Kate: thank you so much! Chioma: you are welcome (grabs her phone and started ringing Deric.???????) Deric: ???? hello madam. Chioma: how are You! Sorry I haven’t been able to call since then to thank you for honouring our invitation. It was really nice having you around Deric: no worries at all. It was a great party. The food was excellent. I enjoyed myself. Thank You! Chioma: awww glad to know. You don’t sound particularly happy. Everything alright? Deric: No, Chioma. My whole life is just shutting down by the minute! I’m bloody tired of being like this. I want to pull out! Chioma: where are you pulling out to? Stand up to life until it gets tired of trying to pull you down Deric: I’m down already. I have been down for so long. I got a letter from the bank where I took some loan for a bad business I did last year, threatening to sell my house if I did not pay up by the end of March. Chioma: what’s the pay back arrangement? Deric: I pay one hundred thousand every month, but I haven’t been able to make any payments since November last year. Chioma: that’s three hundred thousand outstanding, yeah? Deric: Yes. Chioma: meet me in front of your house in the next fifteen minutes; I’ll give it to you. Deric: You are joking right? Chioma: see you in fifteen minutes, Deric. Bye! ?????????????????? (Chioma went back Into the bedroom and found the husband watching to the news in bed) Chioma: Good morning, my dear. Mr Ambrose: Good morning, love. When did you get up? Chioma: When my mummy instinct told me to check up on the girls. And yes, Tatiana looked as it she was practicing some yoga pose??? Mr Ambrose: oh dear! We can’t really do much about her rough sleeping position. Can We? Chioma: well, not at this stage. I tried to use her big teddy to stop her, but when she swings in the mood, she kicks the damn thing away?? Mr Ambrose: actually, my mother did say I was like that when we were growing up. I used to kick my brothers out of the bed to create more space for my moves??? Chioma: there you Go! The Apple Apple tree and the Apple fruit???? anyway, I am going for my 30 minutes run. Mr Ambrose: my dear, are you sure you don’t want me to get you a personal trainer instead of being out in the street every morning. People are evil you know? Not praying for anything but you can be easily traced. Chioma: this estate is considerable safe. But I’ll think about it today. Mr Ambrose: please do. Chioma: I’m off now! Mr Ambrose: careful! (When Chioma got to Deric’s block, he was already waiting at the gate.) Deric: hey beautiful! That body is banging! Chioma: of course I have to stay fit and healthy for my family. Deric: great job! Chioma: (hands him a cheque of three hundred and fifty thousand naira) here! Pay your debt and be happy. My husband would also like to see you at your convenience. Deric: Chioma, you don’t know what this means to me. You just saved my life! Chioma: what are friends for? Deric: please permit me to give you a hug. Chioma: awww! Of course! (Hugs him briefly and ran off!) (Deric went back to the house and saw Charlotte in the living room with her mobile phone in her hand) Deric: are you not going to work? Charlotte: (holds her phone up in front of him) who is she? Deric: you took a picture of us? That’s Chioma, an old friend. Charlotte: I see! I guess it wouldn’t be bad to show her husband this image. Deric: you will do no such thing! Come on! this girl was only helping me! She gave me a cheque to pay my debt. There is nothing going on between us and you must believe that!! Charlotte: I see! She gives you her husband’s money too! Deric: don’t be ridiculous! Stop it, Charlotte!! Charlotte: I am not stopping it, Deric!!!! It is not enough that you sit at home all day while I bleed sweat, water and blood to pay the rents and put food on your table, now you have added cheating to the routine, right???? Deric: (raises his hands to hit her but hangs it in the air) one more of that, And I will send you to your early grave! ( in a low but firm tone) one more! Charlotte: I dare you to put those stupid hands on me! Every single day of my life you accuse me of infidelity. Not knowing it’s your way to mask yours! Ungrateful egocentric man! Touch me and rot in jail! Deric: (grabs the key and leaves) Charlotte: don’t touch my car! Deric!! Deric!!! Deric do not go anywhere with my car. Deric: (stops but without turning around) the car I bought you on the 12th day of December 2016. Get that right! (Jumps into the car and zooms off) Charlotte: Deric!!! Deric!!!! Deric, I need that car to go to the hospital!! Deric!!!!???? To be continued

THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 9 Deric came back and pleaded with Charlotte to delete the pictures as there is nothing going on between him and Chioma. After much ado, She deleted them right in front of Deric and promised never to tell chioma’s husband about it. However, she had earlier sent the images to her email and Deric was unaware of this. Deric made the payment to the bank, and promised to take her out for dinner later in the evening. Having been feeling a little under the weather, she decided to call off sick at 5am this morning. Charlotte : (????????) Deric: who are you ringing? Charlotte : my manager. Oh! Hello, Mr Adrian. Good morning and sorry to wake you up Mr Adrian: is everything okay with you? Charlotte: Yes. Well, not really. Mr Adrian: what’s the matter? Charlotte: I don’t feel well at all so I can’t come to work today. Mr Adrian: that’s absolutely fine. Do you want me to send the company’s driver to take you to the hospital? Charlotte: no, my husband will do so this morning. Thanks. Mr Adrian: brilliant! then don’t worry about work until you are back on your feet. Doesn’t matter how long it takes Charlotte: Thanks. I’ll be back tomorrow. Hopefully. Mr Adrian: take care of yourself. Bye. Chioma: bye! ????????????? (At 9am Chioma got ready and told Deric that she was going to the hospital. Deric offered to drop him but she declined with reasons that she would go to the salon after and Deric does not like waiting around the salon. He thinks the salon environment is too “womanish ” (whatever that means) She got into the car, using her hands-free, she started calling Nina as she drove off) Nina: (???) You kept me waiting! Charlotte: I’m sorry, you know I had to be a bit slow to match my claims of being unwell. But I am on my way. Nina: did you get the address of his company? Charlotte: Yes. But I am not sure we would be let in. I did look it up on the internet and their security is one of the best. Apparently, you cannot see him without an appointment Nina: let’s try first! Please don’t start with this weakling attitude of yours! Charlotte: I’ll see you in 10 minutes Nina: Bye! ????????????????? (Charlotte picked Nina up and they made their way to Mr Ambrose’s company and straight to the reception ) Charlotte: Good morning. My name is Peru, can I see Mr Ambrose, please? Receptionist: good morning. May I see your appointment letter, Please? Charlotte: I do not have one. But I have an important message for him. A very important message. Receptionist: I’m afraid madam, we cannot let you in without an appointment letter. Sorry Nina: (loudly) we are telling you that your manager’s life is at stake and you are more concerned with policies and procedures??? What kind of a receptionist are You!!! This is insane! We are reputable ladies just doing this for our love for the family unit! We run a charity that is channelled towards restoring peace and harmony to the family unit. Receptionist: it doesn’t matter. I will not let you in without an appointment letter. Not even at gun point. If you are all you claim, common sense would have told you to book an appointment prior! If you found your way down here, you can find us on the internet. If you wish to pick up one of our cards, feel free to do so and book an appointment for the next available date! (Telephone rings) Receptionist: hello, sir Mr Ambrose: I can see two ladies through the CCTV. What do they want and what are they arguing about? Receptionist: they are here to see you with no appointment letters. They claim they are here with an important message for you. Mr Ambrose: get them to go through security and let them in. One at a time. Receptionist: alright, sir. (Charlotte and Nina went through security checks and Charlotte was allowed to go in first while Nina waited at the reception) Mr Ambrose: Good morning, young lady. How may I help You? Charlotte: I think the question should be, how may I help You?. You see, We are from a charity called ‘Save The Family Unit’ and we have discovered that your family is about to crumble and we want to work with you to avert that. Mr Ambrose: I would appreciate if you go straight to the point as I do not have the time to chase you around the bush as you beat about the bush. You have two minutes. Use it! Charlotte: your wife is cheating on you, with someone he claims was his classmate in London. Mr Ambrose: anything else you have to say? You have one minute. Charlotte: We have pictures here. Would you like to see them? Mr Ambrose: no thanks. That should be it. You may now leave. Charlotte: don’t you want to see the pictures? Mr Ambrose: I was clear enough when I said No! Get out or I get someone to assist you out! Charlotte: well, then! To be continued

THE brideGLOOM. Episode 10 Chioma: welcome, darling. How was today? Mr Ambrose: it wasn’t so bad. How was yours? Chioma: it was fine. I tidied up the kids wardrobes. Lots of clothes they have outgrown. Mr Ambrose: they need to be sent to charity for children who might benefit from them. Tatiana has more clothes than any child I know. She doesn’t need it. How are they? Chioma: they fine. Sleeping upstairs . Mr Ambrose: and their nanny? Chioma: she is asleep too. Would you like to eat or shower first? Mr Ambrose: neither, at the moment. Erm, I rang my mum and asked if the kids could spend the weekend with her and she was excited. Is that okay by you? Chioma: yeah! Yeah. I need a break anyway. Mr Ambrose: I feel we need some time together to talk about a few things away from the kids. We haven’t been out alone since I returned. That’s not what I promised you. Is it? Chioma: I understand Tatiana: daddy!!! Daddy! Mr Ambrose: oh dear! Mummy, you must not run down the stairs! Now stop there and I’ll come get you. Stop!…That’s my girl! Sweetie, I thought you said she was asleep! (Goes upstairs and carries her down) Chioma: well, as far as I am aware, she was asleep. Probably heard your voice and woke up Mr Ambrose: why did you wake up, Mummy? Tatiana: because nanny was snoring! And I woke up and I saw you! Chioma/Ambrose: ???????? Mr Ambrose: you didn’t see me, because I was downstairs. Did you hear my voice? Tatiana: yes! Yes I ‘hiad ‘ your voice Mr Ambrose: you HEARD my voice. Shall we say that correctly? Tatiana: I heard your voice Mr Ambrose: excellent! Mummy, Would you like to spend the weekend at grandma’s? Tatiana: grandma Seline? Mr Ambrose: Yes. Who is grandma Seline’ s husband? Tatiana: I know!!! Grandpa Ambrose!!!!!?? Mr Ambrose: why do you like going to grandma and grandpa’s house? Tatiana: because grandma has a big garden and let’s me play with the mud!! And Mr thief don’t come to grandma’s house because grandpa has a gun!! Mr Ambrose: but I told you that Mr thief can’t come here. This is a new place. Mr thief only comes to the old house. Do you want me to buy a gun? Tatiana: I don’t like Mr thief. I like elephants and cocopods and…..and Mr Ambrose: and me? Tatiana: no! And….and… Mr Ambrose: you don’t love me? Tatiana: I love you daddy!!!! Mr Ambrose: I love you too, my angel! Chioma: it never ends, does it! These two. Dear husband, you need to eat now. Mr Ambrose: alright… Chioma: mummy, we are giving some of your old clothes to children who do not have clothes to wear. Is that alright? Tatiana: why can’t their mummy and daddy buy them clothes? Chioma: some of them don’t have mummies and daddies. That’s why Tatiana: Mr thief killed their daddy? Chioma: ermm, yes and some just died. People die for many reasons not just Mr thief Tatiana: but when they die they go to heaven and buy them loadsssss of ice cream. Mummy when are you going to heaven? Mr Ambrose: ????? Chioma: not anytime soon! Now let’s go upstairs. Daddy needs to eat. Mr Ambrose, your daughter is asking when I am dying and you are laughing right? Time to go to my own daddy’s house Mr Ambrose: hahahaha! She’s only a child. Her innocence is beautiful! Tatiana: I’m telling you!????? ************************************************** Charlotte ??????) Nina, I am honestly tired of being home on weekends with Deric and his constant bickering. I need a new hobby. Nina: (????) Is he home? I can come over Charlotte: no. He went to Lagos to come back tomorrow. Please come over let’s hang out. Nina: didn’t you do a bit of pole dancing when you were in London? Why don’t you pick that up again! Charlotte: Oh my goodness! That is actually true! I wanna get back to pole dancing and it keeps you fit! Nina: at least on weekends, you can dance in clubs and they pay really good money. A friend of mine who does it says she gets paid 150k per performance and you need to see the car she drives! Solid! Charlotte: can you link me up with her Please? Does she go different places or works for one club? Nina: she travels around the country. But you can choose to work for a specific pub. Charlotte: yea, obviously, with Deric and his insecurity, I have to lie every day I have a performance. So I can’t travel that far. Nina: I’m gonna have a quick shower and come over, so we can go see her Charlotte: fantastic! Babe, I can’t believe that man declined to see the picture and to comment on what we told him! Nina: if I ever get married in life, I want a man like him! In fact, I have been thinking on trying my luck on him?. Afterall he didn’t see my face so he wouldn’t suspect a thing? Charlotte: do you think such a man would take any notice of another woman? Seems to be committed to his marital vows. I wish!!! To be continued

good for u,u go an look for another married woman they to date

Charlotte, you have a bad friend in nina. She only wanna see your marriage just spoiled

Pole dancing??? Chaii wahala don come sha!!!

THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 11 Mr Ambrose: so what would you like us to do? Stay home and cook or eat out? Chioma: let’s go to Food and Fun. I haven’t been there in a long while. Mr Ambrose: anything else you’ll like to do? Like seeing a movie afterwards? Chioma: ermmm, we can go swimming. (The couple got to Food and Fun and were given a table for two beside another couple, who happened to be Nina. She was on a first date with someone she met over the internet. Mr Ambrose did not recognise her as he barely saw her face the day they visited his office. The couple ordered their preferred meals and as they spoke and ate, Nina listened and recorded their conversations!) Mr Ambrose: so tell me, how do you think we are doing in terms of our family life? Chioma: I think we are doing great! Mr Ambrose: do you think we need to increase the budget since we are going to have Kate as a live-in Nanny, from next month? Chioma: not really. Kate is not so much of a food person. Let’s leave it the way it is at the moment but if after next month, I think it wasn’t sufficient , then I’ll let you know. Mr Ambrose: what about security? You know it broke my heart when Tatiana spoke about Mr thief the other day. She still has memories of that robbery. My poor daughter! I want to make sure she never witnesses such horror again including Shasha. No child deserves to witness that. Chioma: that’s what happens when you have a very intelligent child. But I think Patrick is doing a good job, we don’t need more security. And dont forget, except the Lord keeps a city, the watchmen watch in vain! God watches over us. Mr Ambrose: Amen!! do you have any other concerns at all? Chioma: concerns? No. But I have something to tell you. I’m not sure if it’s the best news since Shasha is only 10 months… Mr Ambrose: are you pregnant?? Chioma: Yes, I am. I found out two days ago. Mr Ambrose: (gives her a hug) of course it is a great news!!! That’s another blessing on the way for us! Congratulations to us!!! Shasha will be absolutely fine. Kate being with us will make it even easier!! I need to call my parents and tell them and then go to the village and tell your parents! Chioma: look at you! Hahahaha! It’s not like it’s my first pregnancy! This is my third missionary journey, babe! Mr Ambrose: the excitement is no different! I’m going to be a dad!!! Chioma: what! You became a dad some four and a half odd years ago! Mr Ambrose: every time seems like the first time! Yipeeee! Chioma: you are creating a scene. Look how everyone is looking and smiling at us. Mr Ambrose: like I care! Oh what an evening! Chioma: I need to gradually start weaning Shasha. Mr Ambrose: you know it’s okay to breastfeed until you have your next one. Forget all those rubbish we were fed years ago. So don’t let that bother you. Chioma: sweetie, remember you promised to help my old course mate by giving him a job. He has been calling and asking when he can come see you. Mr Ambrose: Ermm, I am still reviewing a few things in that department. I’ll get back to you on that. Chioma: thank you. He really needs the help. Mr Ambrose: shall we just talk about us today? We can always talk about other people some other day. Chioma: I’m sorry Mr Ambrose: ? ************************************************** Nina: (????) hello, Charlotte can you hear me!! Charlotte ????) hi babe! How was the date? Nina: mtcheew! Man’s not hot! Anyway that’s not why I’m calling. Is Deric around? Charlotte: no. Actually he’s been in the village. His mum is diabetic and her condition has deteriorated badly. He went to be with her just in case. Nina: my own mother is dead anyway. But I wish him the best oh! Hey listen up! Mr Ambrose and his wife were seated right behind us at Food and Fun! They were there playing happy family and I was literally burning inside! But the good news is that she announced to him that she is pregnant! And I think Deric might be responsible. What do you think? Charlotte: really? He probably is! Randy He-goat! Nina: let’s tell her husband! Charlotte: how? Nina: I found the wife on Facebook. Her Facebook name is Chiomabeautz. Her profile picture is her wedding picture with her husband. This is what we are going to do. I will create a fake account with her name and profile picture and you will create a fake account with Deric’s name and profile picture. Then, I’ll use that fake account to send you a message that the numerous sex we had resulted in pregnancy and you will reply me asking me to hang it on my husband. We will now print the messages and send it to his office with the picture of them hugging! Charlotte: how do we send it? Nina: by post! Don’t be a dummy! Obviously we can’t go back there. Charlotte: girl you bad! But this is a good idea! Since she wants to wreck my home, she will be paid in her own coin! To be continued

EPISPDE 12 Caller: (????) Hello, am I on to Charlotte? Charlotte: Yes, who’s calling? Caller: Hello, I am Jez from Night Buzz night club. Charlotte: oh hi! Caller: are you free to talk? Charlotte: Yes, I am. Caller: well, congratulation on your new position as a pole dancer with Night Buzz! Charlotte: did I get the job!!!! Caller: oh Yes, you did!!! Charlotte: yesssssss!? Caller: are you ready for an immediate start? Charlotte: Sure! Caller: great! We’ve seen videos of you dancing and we think you are absolutely amazing! we’ve got these guys coming over from France tomorrow and they have requested for an hour performance. Are you up for it? Charlotte: what time? Caller: the dancing kicks off at 12 midnight but you should be there at 10 to practice with our instructor and to choose a comfortable outfit for yourself. We will pay you in dollars. Sounds good? Charlotte: how much? Caller: 500 USD! Charlotte: That’s too small for an hour Caller: 5500? Charlotte: okay, I’ll do the job. Caller: excellent! Once again, congratulations! Charlotte: thank you. Caller: see you tomorrow. Charlotte: ????????????? ************************************************ Receptionist: good morning, sir. Mr Ambrose: morning. Receptionist: you’ve got a letter, sir. Mr Ambrose: who from? Receptionist: not sure. It just says private and confidential on the envelope. Mr Ambrose: leave it on the table. Thanks. (Mr Ambrose put aside what he was doing, opened the envelope and began to read the letter….) “Hello, Mr trust! It will be unfair not to congratulate you on the news of the baby on the way I’m sure you must be over the moon! But, it is unfortunate that the child Is not yours. The child is Deric’s . While you were out of the country, Deric was performing your conjugal Duties for you. What a helpful guy! Well, that’s what you get when you Marry a young and beautiful woman Please find attached some Facebook Conversations between your wife and Deric You may also want to have a look at your Wife’s bank transactions. Find out the Receipent of three hundred thousand naira Last month. I’m sorry to have ruined your day. Please do not send her home o! Who knows, she might repent and become faithful. Yours faithfully Mrs busybody Hahahaha” (Mr Ambrose couldn’t believe his eyes. He read the printed messages over and over again to ensure he was awake and not dreaming. He pinched himself a couple of times as well. Then he logged into his Wife’s online banking and confirmed that his wife did in fact, send the money. Totally devastated, he picked up his mobile phone and car keys and went to his receptionist) Mr Ambrose: Emily, if anyone comes looking for me, tell them I am not in for the rest of the week. Mr Ronald can take messages for me. Receptionist: sir, is everything okay? Mr Ambrose: no. Can you make anything okay????? Receptionist: sorry, sir Mr Ambrose: idiot! (Mr Ambrose jumped into his car and zoomed off. He got home and rang the doorbell and Chioma opened the door for him..) Chioma: sweetheart! What’s the matter? Why are you home this early? Mr Ambrose: everything is fine. Out of my way! Tatiana: daddy!!!!!!?? Mr Ambrose: Kate! Kate: yes, sir. Mr Ambrose: take the kids to Lots Of Ice Cream, now! I transferred ten thousand naira into your account for that. Kate: but sir, I took them to Lots Of Ice Cream yesterday and they are only allowed to have ice cream only once a week. Mr Ambrose: I’m sure you are aware that these kids are mine and not yours! Kate: sorry, sir. Tatiana come on! Let’s go out. Shasha, let get you into your buggy, let’s go out. Chioma: excuse me!!! I am not letting my children go out in shorts. They’ll be bitten by mosquitoes! Whatever you’ve got to say or do can wait for them to get properly dressed! My children come first! What madness! Tatiana: daddy, grandma says we should not let mosquitoes eat us. Mr Ambrose: Kate, be fast about that and take them Out! Kate: yes sir! (Hurridly dressed the girls and left with them) Mr Ambrose: (bangs the door behind them) Chioma: what is the matter??? What’s wrong with you? Did you get robbed? You couldn’t even talk to your girls! I hope you will have answers for Tatiana when she starts asking. Mr Ambrose: (audibly gnashing his teeth, biting his lips and shedding endless tears) Chioma: hmmmm! Is mama alright? Mr Ambrose: Chioma, I vowed to love you, to protect and to provide for you to the best of my ability. What part of the vow have I broken? Chioma: none! None at all. If anything, you’ve done more than you promised and I am so greatful to God for giving me such a wonderful husband. Mr Ambrose: why didn’t you tell me I wasn’t satisfying you sexually? I would have done something about it! Chioma: what is the meaning of that? What are you talking about??? Mr Ambrose: then why did you do it??? Chioma: why did I do What??? I’m getting really impatient with this whole drama! Mr Ambrose: Chioma, you cheated on me, got pregnant by another man and told me we are having a baby???? Chioma: is this supposed to be an expensive stupid joke???? Mr Ambrose: don’t you dare pretend one more second to me! Go in there, pack your things and leave my house before I do something silly. Chioma: please do something silly but first explain to me what you mean! I slept with another man? When? Where?. Which man? Mr Ambrose: you threw dust into my eyes. I believed he was nothing more than an old school mate. I believed you, Chioma because I trusted you. If I didn’t see the messages between you, I wouldn’t have believed it. You even gave him my hard earned money! Before I shut my eyes and open them, be gone with that bastard you are carrying. Chioma: sweetheart, I can explain the money but I.. I.. i never slept with him nor any other man! I swear to God!???? Mr Ambrose: Chioma I have pictures! Leave my house now!! If you spend one more minute here, I’ll shoot you and shoot myself! Leave now!!! Chioma: oh! Okay, I’ll…I’ll lea—ve. Please don’t shoot yourself. You can shoot me so that the kids will have someone to look after them. Please I’m leaving but promise me you won’t hurt yourself please. For the sake of our kids. Promise me, please Mr Ambrose: ????????? Chioma: (gives him a hug) please, promise me you’ll be fine, please????? Mr Ambrose with his eyes tightly shut) I’ll be fine and I’ll look after my children. Just go away from me. Go away from us! …to be continued

THE brideGLOOM. Episode 13 Mr Adrian: good morning, Charlotte. You didn’t tell me you do pole dancing. Charlotte:? how did you know! Mr Adrian: my friends came into Nigeria last night and asked me to come hang out with them, but because I had a lot doing, I couldn’t make it. But they did send me some clips of your performance. I must say you are very Good! Charlotte: those are your friends? Oh my God! I’m so embarrassed. Mr Adrian: come on! That’s like a second job. So long as it doesn’t affect your role here, it is perfectly okay. I’ll give you ten out of ten. Amazing flexibility, I must say! Charlotte: Thank you. Mr Adrian: you know watching pole dancing is my favourite thing in the world, right? Charlotte: really? Was that why you paid for one the day we went out? Mr Adrian: I do that all the time. Whenever I travel to any city I spend a lot of money on that. That is the only way I unwind. I’ll be going to Barbados next week, would you like to come with me then? I’ll pay for everything. The flight ticket, hotel, food and also pay you three hundred pound per hour of performance. Charlotte: but I have used up all my holiday. Mr Adrian: don’t worry, I’ll give you some hours off and you still get paid for it. Charlotte: awwww! Thank you! Mr Adrian: sorry, Charlotte, but I don’t like when women tell me awwww. I feel patronised. If you can, try not to use it on me. Thanks. Charlotte: oh okay! I’m sorry Mr Adrian: thanks. Get started with the documents, please. Thank you. Charlotte: right away.? (Deric is still in his village tending to his poor mother whose health has continued to deteriorate and Charlotte rarely calls to check up on him. She had wanted to travel without telling Deric but she changed her mind and decided to tell him, so she got home, sorted out her passport and started ringing him…) Charlotte ?????) Deric: hello, Charlotte Charlotte: hello, how is mama today? Deric: so this is the first time you are calling me in two weeks, right? Charlotte: I keep trying to call but obviously the network in your village is unstable! Deric: well, mama is not getting any better. Charlotte: she will be fine. I’m calling to tell you you that I will be going to China next week. Deric: you are going to China to do What? Charlotte: my company is sending me there. Deric: you are going to China Charlotte? Your mother in law has been critically ill for two months now, you have never bothered to come down and see her for once. You barely ask after her but you are going to China. You are not even sure that you would meet her when you come back. This is a woman who stood by your side when you were in debt in London. She cleared your debt, came to London to see you and brought you food items that lasted you a whole year. A woman who treats you like her own… Charlotte: oh please save me the blackmail! Do you know why I’m going to China?? I have been asked to do a training that would raise my monthly salary by eighty percent! I only agreed to do that because of mama’s health. What she needs right now is not that pity party you and your elder brother are organising everywhere on social media! She need good medical care abroad! As soon as I come back from China, I’ll take mama to London to get her treated! So save me the whole bull crap! I’ve heard enough of it from you! Deric: hmmm. But you never told me you had such plans. Anyways, thank you. I will do anything to save my mother and if I had money, we wouldn’t be having this discussion right now because she would have been in a London hospital recovering. Thanks again, Charlotte. Charlotte: I’ve paid in some money into your account, buy her whatever she needs until I come back. Tell her I said she will be fine. Bye(???) ********************************************* Madam Nkechi: are you telling me the whole truth, Chioma?? Chioma: mummy, I swear by daddy’s grave. Since I married Ambrose, I’ve never had anything to do with any other man? Why would I? I love my husband to bits, I love my children and I value my home??? I have never given it a thought. Ambrose gives i and the kids everything we need. Everything, mama! Madam Nkechi: so where did he get the pictures you spoke about, then? Chioma: mama, I wish I know. I am just so confused and heartbroken. I’ve only just started to wean Shasha and she cries a lot at night. God, please vindicate me!??????? Madam Nkechi: it’s alright. Stop crying. Their nanny will take care of them. Do you have any friends in Abuja? Chioma: no, mummy. Ambrose is the only friend I have. Whenever I tell you that I am out, it’s with him. I don’t even know anyone in our estate. The only person I speak to sometimes is Kate, my children’s nanny and she is such a wonderful young woman. Madam Nkechi: something is not right somewhere. I and your uncle Emeka will go see Ambrose tomorrow. Stop crying let’s go into the kitchen and make something. ****************************************** Tatiana: daddy, we had too much ice cream and there is a girl that was crying and crying and crying o! I didn’t cry because I am a big girl! Shasha cry small Mr Ambrose: Shasha cried because she is still a baby. You are a big girl and daddy is proud of you. Tatiana: Shasha also wee wee on her pant!? Mr Ambrose: it’s okay, when you were her age, you did same. Tatiana: yes because I was short then Mr Ambrose: because you were a baby Tatiana: where is mummy. Mummy! Mummy! Mr Ambrose: Tatiana, mummy has gone to see grandma Nkechi. Tatiana: okay!! When is mummy going to bring a baby from the hospital? She said she will bring another baby very soon Mr Ambrose: phewww! Mummy, you go and have your shower first, and we can talk about that later, okay? Tatiana: But when she brings another baby, will she give Shasha back to the hospital? Otherwise there’s gonna be toooooo much babies in this house. Mr Ambrose: Kate! Kate: yes, sir. I’ve got Shasha in the shower! I can’t come down! Mr Ambrose: Jesus Christ save me! Tatiana: Jesus Christ save me! Mr Ambrose: Mummy, go and get your story book let me read you a story Tatiana: okay daddy!!!!!? Mr Ambrose: no running! To be continued

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THE brideGLOOM. Episode 14 ELDER EMEKA: we have spoken to our daughter and she is still maintaining that she hasn’t slept with any other man. As much as I understand where you are coming from, because of the pictures, the money and the messages from whatever you young people call it, I am choosing to believe our daughter. It’s okay if you don’t want her back, we will arrange to return the bride prize. But we would like you to allow her access to her children. She is very distressed that she hasn’t seen them. MR AMBROSE: Chioma can always come and see the kids. They are not only mine. She can take them out whenever she wants and I don’t want the bride price back. I wish a day like this never came. We miss her, I miss her. She is my only friend?….. af–ter each tiring day, I….I come home to her. ? But I can’t bear the sight of her carrying another man’s child’s in my own house. The thought of her in bed with another man is driving me insane???? MADAM NKECHI: it will never be well with whoever is behind this! May nemesis catch up with him or her in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening and at night!??? Two love birds torn apart just like that! Ambrose, you are like a son to me, you have treated me like a mother and it is sad that I am being forced to choose between you and my daughter who to believe! This is a hard decision but I believe my daughter and I will look after her until she has her baby! Greet my grand children when they come back! (Starts crying loudly???) MR AMBROSE: (Amidst tears) mama, if you need anything, please let me know. MADAM NKECHI: I don’t need anything from You! ************************************************ MR ADRIAN: that was a long flight! CHARLOTTE: it was, indeed! Why is there only a single bed here? Where am I going to sleep? MR ADRIAN: Oh! I booked you a different room. Your room is the one next door. Room number 104. CHARLOTTE: interesting! Have you got the keys? MR ADRIAN: sure! (Hands her the keys) CHARLOTTE: so when would you want me to perform for You?? MR ADRIAN: Charlotte, we’ve only just arrived! Why don’t you have a shower, change and we can go have something to eat and maybe a couple of drinks. As much as I like watching pole dancing, that’s not the main reason why I brought you here. I noticed you are going through a lot and I wanted you to have a breather. That’s the main reason why I brought you here. CHARLOTTE: why do you think I am going through a lot? MR ADRIAN: it’s written all over You, Charlotte! You are clearly stressed. Try to get as much rest as possible within this one week that we are here. CHARLOTTE: you are right! I am sex starved! My husband hasn’t touched me in the last 4 months! The last time we made love, I literally begged for it??? I don’t wanna keep being like This! I am a woman and I have needs! MR ADRIAN: (bringing out his clothes from the box and hanging them in the wardrobe) Charlotte, you see, there is more to life than regular sex. I agree you have such needs, but it only becomes an issues when you focus so much on it. I mean, I have been divorced for 7 years, but I’m still here. Take your mind off sex and focus on what actually matters. CHARLOTTE: you mean you have been celibate for 7 years? MR ADRIAN: ermm, more or less. I’ve had a fling a couple of times but it’s one of those things you do after you’ve had so much to drink and I regretted it. I don’t need sex. I need love and money. I’ve got them and I am dying a damn happy man! CHARLOTTE: you’ve got love? What is love without sex? MR ADRIAN: love is when my 18 year old daughter calls me every morning and tells me she loves me. Love is when she tells me that she is going to become a doctor so that she’ll ensure I get the best medical care when I need one. Love is having my cigar inbetween my fingers and watching pole dancing. Love is looking into my bank account and seeing enough dole in there Love is a glass of red wine at the end of every day. Love is knowing I owe no man. Love is knowing that if i die today, my daughter will be wealthy even if she decides not to work in her entire! CHARLOTTE: are you a man? MR ADRIAN: I am a man. CHARLOTTE: okay! Let me rephrase. Are you medically okay? MR ADRIAN: my doctor says I am. CHARLOTTE: okay! I don’t mean medically! MR ADRIAN: well, you asked if I was medically okay. CHARLOTTE: do you find me sexually attractive? MR ADRIAN: yes. But that doesn’t mean I must have sex with you. Imagine if we had sex with every single person we find sexually attractive. It will be a crazy world. Wouldn’t it? CHARLOTTE: But it is a crazy world already. MR ADRIAN: maybe. Maybe not. CHARLOTTE: do you know why I agreed to travel with a man who isn’t my husband? MR ADRIAN: because you thought I would ask you for sex. CHARLOTTE: yes? and I also thought I could get some money in exchange for that. MR ADRIAN: What do you need the money for? CHARLOTTE: ???? MR ADRIAN: it is fruitless to try to move me with tears. Tears don’t move me. Tell me what you need the money for. CHARLOTTE: my mother in law is dying of diabetes and we need at least five million naira to take her to the UK for treatment. MY husband is unemployed and I can’t afford it. MR ADRIAN: I’ll give it to you. CHARLOTTE: What did you just say?? MR ADRIAN: if that makes you sleep well at night CHARLOTTE: (kneels down?) MR ADRIAN: go have a shower let’s go have something to eat. MY stomach is rumbling. CHARLOTTE: God bless you. MR ADRIAN: he can give that blessing to your husband. I am a blessed man. Thank you. Tomorrow, I’ll like to have you perform for me for about an hour. And don’t worry, you’ll still get your three hundred pounds an hour. Not sure how much that is in Nigerian naira. CHARLOTTE: What time would you like me to perform Tomorrow? MR ADRIAN: eleven thirty pm, if that’s okay by you. CHARLOTTE: sure. Where would you like it. In their club hall? MR ADRIAN: NO of course that would be me giving them a free service. I paid for it privately. I would like it here in my room CHARLOTTE: no problems at all. I’ll go to my room now. MR ADRIAN: I’ll be waiting. Remember, I am hungry. CHARLOTTE: I know. To be continued…

THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 15 MADAM NKECHI: where are you getting ready to go? CHIOMA: I want to go see my children, mama. MADAM NKECHI: why are you squeezing your face like That? Are you in pains? CHIOMA: just a little headache. MADAM NKECHI: I didn’t know you were going to see them today. I had planned to take you to our local health centre to register you for ante-natal. CHIOMA: tomorrow we can go. I couldn’t sleep last night?. I miss my children. MADAM NKECHI: I understand, my daughter. Let me get you some paracetamol. CHIOMA: thanks, mama. Where do I get okada that would take me to town and how much do they charge? I can’t remember the last time I used that mode of transportation. I’m so scared? MADAM NKECHI: I will call the boy that takes me to the market . He is a very careful okada rider and he will drop you exactly where you will get a bus that stops in front of your husband’s house. It will cost you one thousand five hundred thro and fro. CHIOMA: oh really? And I only have five hundred naira. MADAM NKECHI: not to worry. I’ll give you some money so that you can also buy the kids some biscuits. No good going to see them empty handed. CHIOMA: thank You, mama. MADAM NKECHI: does Ambrose know that you are coming today? CHIOMA: Yes, mama. I sent him a text and he said it’s okay. MADAM NKECHI: of course it’s Okay! Here is three thousand naira, manage it and please make sure those children don’t see you crying. Just be their usual mummy and don’t tell them anything bad about their dad CHIOMA: I’ll do no such thing. I can’t even get myself to speak ill of Ambrose. He is a good man and I won’t deny it. The way he spoke to me this morning as if everything is fine between us? I’m just tired of it all. I am!? MADAM NKECHI: if you continue to cry, that headache is only going to get worse. You must help yourself. I know it’s hard but learn how to cope. I’ll be here for you all the way! I am your mother and my duty of care and love towards you, is a continuing one! (Prior to the issues between Chioma and Ambrose, Chioma had seen some traditional men’s outfit in a catalogue and asked Patrick if his brother who is a designer could make it for Ambrose as a surprise present. Patrick told her his brother could make it and Chioma gave her the sum of thirty thousand to buy the fabric and promised to give him the rest on completion. The outfit has now been completed and Patrick has been asking Ambrose of Chioma. Each time he asks, Ambrose would tell him that Chioma had gone to spend some time with her mother…) CHIOMA: (knocks on the gate) PATRICK: who be That! CHIOMA: it’s me, Patrick PATRICK: Madam? Madam!!! Madam don come back! Oga! Madam don come back! (Runs to the gate and jumped on her)?️?️?️?️?️ CHIOMA: hahaha! Don’t pull me down, You! I’ve only been away for 3 weeks! You are acting as if I’ve been away for years. How are you, Patrick.! PATRICK: Madam, welcome o! I happy say you don come back. I don miss you well Well! Na only you dey come out come talk to me every day. That nanny na to dey watch TV she sabi. She no dey talk to anybody and she no dey give me food as you dey do. I know say I suppose dey buy my own food but you be good woman! CHIOMA: no worry, I go scold am! She suppose dey give you food. PATRICK: Chai! Madam I don miss you well Well! Where your bag? And how your mama dey? Oga tell me say she nor well na him make you go dey look after her. CHIOMA: Yes, she don dey get better but I’m not back yet. I’m just here to see the kids briefly and go back. But I’ll be back soon. PATRICK: Chai! Madam why not bring your mama here dey look after am the way you been dey do before? I nor like say you no dey for this house! This house nor dey sweet without you. And that thing don ready o! CHIOMA: awwww! I understand. I’ll be back soon. Tell your brother say make him give me some time and I’ll give you the balance Okay? PATRICK: Madam, I fit pay and when you come back you pay me back. CHIOMA: keep your money, dear Patrick (Chioma got to the door and knocked and Kate opened the door and jumped on her) KATE: Tatiana! Mummy is here! Good to see you again madam! CHIOMA: thanks darling. May I come in? KATE: haba, Madam!!! How can you ask if you could come into your own house! CHIOMA: thank you, darling. (Chioma went inside and Mr Ambrose was seated in the sitting room in his pyjamas) MR AMBROSE: good morning, Chy. How are you? CHIOMA: I’m fine thanks. You? MR AMBROSE: yea, I’m good. CHIOMA: Is it okay to go upstairs and help Kate get the kids ready? I’m taking them out. MR AMBROSE: of course it is. Why don’t you eat some breakfast first? CHIOMA: no, I’m good thanks. (The kids were really excited to see their mum and as usual, Tatiana asked her a million questions in a second, including why she wasn’t wearing any makeup and why she hasn’t brought the baby she promised to bring soon. After the exhausting session, they all came downstairs and ready to leave, including Kate) MR AMBROSE: the driver is waiting outside CHIOMA: oh! You shouldn’t have bothered. We would have gone by public transport MR AMBROSE: you already know my policy on that. My kids don’t go on public transport. Kate please take the kids to the car. Chioma, can I have a minute with you. TATIANA: daddy, why do you always like to talk to mummy in private. Every time, Tatiana I need to talk to mummy in private! MR AMBROSE: because she is my wife. TATIANA: Okay, daddy. (Kate went to the car with the kids, leaving just Ambrose and Chioma in the living room) MR AMBROSE: sit down, please CHIOMA: (sits down without saying a word) MR AMBROSE: it’s never be the same without you here. I want you to know that I miss you, the children miss you. I don’t sleep at night, I barely eat. I live my life daily answering Tatiana’s endless questions. Please give me some time to reconcile with the demons in my head. Will You? CHIOMA: (amidst tears) can I go now? MR AMBROSE: one more thing. I’ve replaced the three hundred thousand in your account. Altogether, there is 1.5 million naira in it right now. Here is the card, please take it so you could be taking care of yourself while we work on resolving this. CHIOMA: thanks, but I don’t need it. My mum is looking after me.? MR AMBROSE: come on, Chy!!! CHIOMA: sorry but I have to leave now (Walks out) (Chioma took the kids to Lots Of Ice Cream. After they’ve had some ice cream, they paid for rides for the kids. As they enjoyed their rides and screamed on top of their voice, Kate noticed how hard Chioma was trying to fight her tears and decided to ask questions) KATE: Madam, I’m really sorry to ask this question but I can’t help it. Is everything alright between you and oga? CHIOMA: Kate, everything is not alright at the moment but It will be???? KATE: stop crying, Madam please. CHIOMA: that’s true. The kids must not see me crying . Does Shasha cry at night? KATE: a lot. They both sleep with their dad now CHIOMA: my poor kids. Oh do they? KATE: Yes. The first night, Shasha Cried from 11pm until morning and oga tied her on his back walking up and down the stairs singing to her. The next morning he took them both to his office and Tatiana saw a bundle of money, seven hundred thousand naira and before her dad could notice what she was doing, she had shredded up to five hundred thousand of it. He came back looking so depressed. It hasn’t been easy on him. The other day I met him in the kitchen crying like a baby. CHIOMA: Kate, my husband is accusing me of sleeping with another man and getting pregnant by him. KATE: no way!!! What??? But oga trusts you so much! Satan is truly at work but he will never succeed! I will be praying for You, Madam (Starts crying) CHIOMA: stop crying, Kate. The kids must not know about it. Under any circumstances! (The kids enjoyed themselves and it was time to go home, Chioma put them in the car and as she was about to get into the car herself, Kate called her apart) KATE: madam, please take this twenty thousand naira CHIOMA: oh come on, Kate! Keep your money. And please whenever you cook, take some to Patrick Okay? KATE: if you don’t take this money from me, as soon as I get to that house, I will pack my things and leave?. I’ll be giving Patrick lunch henceforth. CHIOMA: (sighs and takes the money) Thanks, darling. Please look after them and never ever leave them. You are their second mum KATE: I promise. (Chioma managed to convince the kids that she needs to go look after poorly grandma Nkechi. After yet another questioning session from Tatiana, she agreed to let her go without them. She got off the car half way and caught a bus back to her mother’s house) To be continued

EPISODE 16 CHIOMA: (????) Hello, Deric can you hear me? Hello, Hello! DERIC(???) hi Chioma it’s kinda hard to hear you as I am in the village. But I can hear you now. How are you? Been really long! CHIOMA: how am I? Deric you ask how I am? What was my offence? That I helped you when you needed It? Deric how could you be so wicked??? DERIC: I.. I don’t understand. What are you talking about! CHIOMA: when on earth did I sleep with You, Deric! DERIC: What nonsense are you talking about? I never slept with you and I never said I did! CHIOMA: Deric, you made things up so you could ruin my home for your selfish desires, right? DERIC: now I am totally lost! Chioma, I have no idea what you are going on about. I have been in the village for the past two months now tending to my dying mother! I seriously have no time for any cheap games definitely not the one you are talking about! CHIOMA: you mean you didn’t send a picture of the day I gave you that money and some fabricated Facebook messenger messages to my husband??? DERIC: never ever did! Never! Ever! Why would I! We are not even friends on Facebook. I did send you a request but you are yet to accept it. So what’s going on! CHIOMA: Deric, my marriage is at a breaking point. I’ve been in my father’s house for over four weeks now. DERIC: doing what! CHIOMA: my husband asked me to leave the house after he saw those including the details of the transaction I made to you. He denies being responsible for the child I am carrying.? I have been living at the mercy of my poor mum and it breaks my heart seeing her wake up early in the morning to go to the market. I feel rotten, Deric! DERIC: my goodness! This is not happening to You, Chioma! Why do bad things happen to good people! Your enviable home now about to break? No way! Please give me your village address and I’ll come see you. Stop crying, please. I know how you feel. CHIOMA: I’ll send it to you after we are done talking. I’m sorry about your mum’s health. I pray she gets better soon. DERIC: Amen. Thank you and I am sincerely sorry for what you are going through. You will be vindicated. Have you tried suggesting a DNA test to your husband to prove that the pregnancy is his? CHIOMA: that hasn’t even crossed my mind. I’ll probably do so today. DERIC: that’s definitely what you should do. What would you like me to get you while coming? CHIOMA: don’t bother yourself, Deric. DERIC: no way! Nobody goes to see a pregnant woman empty handed. CHIOMA: some apples and oranges will do. DERIC: alright, I’ll give my mother a bath and her medication and start making my way. CHIOMA: why are you the one doing That? What about your sisters and your wife! DERIC: I have no sister and about my wife? I’ll rather not go into that. CHIOMA: awwww! Anyway, see you soon DERIC: see you soon(???) ************************************************** MR AMBROSE: mummy, it’s enough!! You’ve been crying for over two hours now! You are waking the neighbours and it’s only 6 am in the morning! Look at Shasha, she isn’t crying! Are you not a big girl anymore?? TATIANA: (rolling her self on the floor and crying on the top of her voice) no daddy!!!! I want mummy!!! I want to go to grandma Nkechi!!!!???? I want my mummy!!!! (Picks up Shasha ‘s milk bottle and throws it on the floor, breaking it) MR AMBROSE: Jesus Christ!! What has come over You!!!! Do you realise what you’ve just done??? What has Shasha done to You? Why did you break her milk bottle! Alright, come let me read you a story TATIANA: (takes the story book from her dad and throws it away) no!!!!!! I want to see my mummy!!!!???????? (Kate decided to come and intervene once again as her previous efforts had been futile. So she came upstairs to Mr Ambrose’s bedroom) KATE: Tatiana! Come here! TATIANA: no!!!!! Go away!!!! Go away!!! I want my mummy!!???? KATE: (starts crying)?? MR AMBROSE: and what is the meaning of That, Kate?? KATE: nothing! MR AMBROSE: will you get out of my room now! Why is everybody going mad! You were supposed to help calm her down and you are here shedding unnecessary tears! Disappear now! KATE: (continues crying while walking back to her room)????? MR AMBROSE: mummy, I’ll take you to mummy today, alright? Just be patient and get some sleep. I promise to take you to mummy today. Is that alright? TATIANA: I want to go now!!!? MR AMBROSE: but you cannot go now for crying out loud!! It’s too early! Jesus Christ!!!!!! TATIANA: (starts screaming even louder and running out of breath?????) MR AMBROSE: (grabs her and placed her on his chest) it’s enough, mummy. I didn’t mean to shout at you. You know daddy loves you and will do anything in the world for You, right? TATIANA (rests on his shoulder and sniffing) MR AMBROSE: it’s alright, mama. I’ll take you to mummy at 10 o’clock alright? TATIANA: ?okay, daddy MR AMBROSE: shall we watch some cartoon? TATIANA: Yes. MR AMBROSE: that’s my girl! Kate!! Kate!!! KATE: Oga! MR AMBROSE: tell Patrick to wash the BMW and warm it before 10 o clock. I’ll be taking the kids to their mum with it this morning KATE: alright, sir. (At 9.am, Kate fed the kids and got them ready. Mr Ambrose helped ensure that Shasha’s buggy was properly secured in the car and that Tatiana’s seat belt was fastened. As he got into the car to drive off, Patrick kept waving at him to stop..) Mr Ambrose (winds down his glass) what’s the matter, Patrick! PATRICK: sorry oga, I hear say una dey go see madam. Abeg help me give am this small thing (handing him an item wrapped in a plastic bag) MR AMBROSE: and what are those? PATRICK: na some fresh cashew fruits I just buy now. Madam dey like am well Well. Na him I say make I buy am for her. Tell am say I dey pray for am and I miss am well well!. MR AMBROSE: (automatically winds down the back glass) drop it on the back seat. Thanks, Patrick and ensure the gate is locked alright? PATRICK: yes, oga! Bye bye o! Greet madam. Good woman! God bless Madam!?️?️?️ (Mr Ambrose and the kids got to Chioma’s family home and saw her sitting under the mango tree with Deric. She was eating some of the fruits he bought her. Mr Ambrose took off his sunglasses to confirm what he had just seen) MR AMBROSE: so this is it? He even comes here to see you and your lying mother and uncle claimed they have never seen him! DERIC: what! Come on man! You need to grow a pair! What’s wrong with you! Your wife is innocent! Don’t ruin your home with your own hands I swear you will live with the regret all the days of your life. I have been there, bro. Calm down! MR AMBROSE: I swear to God, One more word from you and I will gun you down right here. You had the temerity to sleep with my wife, got her pregnant and you are asking me to grow a pair!!! We shall see! (Gets into the car and zooms off) CHIOMA: ??? TATIANA: daddy, why are we going back home? MR AMBROSE: shut up!!! To be continued

u can't even hear ur wife side of the story

this man is a fool

okay o

Next epi on the way

THE brideGLOOM. Episode 17 MR ADRAIN: guess what, Charlotte? CHARLOTTE: what? MR ADRIAN: our flight has been cancelled. Sugar! CHARLOTTE: oh No! And I told my husband that I am coming back today! Oh No! MR ADRIAN: just ring him and tell him what’s on ground. It’s not your fault CHARLOTTE: but we’ve already checked out of the hotel. What do we do now! MR ADRIAN: I’m sure there’ll be some hotels around. I’ll look around on the internet and get us a room. CHARLOTTE: so you enjoy being with me and you were pretending initially. MR ADRIAN: see, I don’t beg women for sex. Well, I did that when I was a lot younger. I’m too old to beg for sex. If it happens, it happens! CHARLOTTE: why is that? MR ADRIAN: because then, there wouldn’t be any of those he used me bullshit women spread around. CHARLOTTE: I see! MR ADRIAN: that said, you are really great in bed. If I had wanted to get married again, your bedroom skills would have got me popping the question. But I’m done with marriage. CHARLOTTE: but you are still enjoying the dividends of marriage. MR ADRIAN: because I’ve got the money. CHARLOTTE: excuse You! Your money? Did you pay anyone here for sex? MR ADRIAN: I may not have specifically called it money for sex. But bringing you here, and every other expenses I’ve made on You, may well be the cost of getting inbetween your legs CHARLOTTE : you are so disrespectful! MR ADRIAN: you are right. I have no respect for women. I do not owe them any. I only owe women money! CHARLOTTE: do you think you are being really rude now? MR ADRIAN: would you rather I lie to You? After my ex wife was caught having sex with a minor, I lost every ounce of respect I have for women. Anyways, I found another hotel nearby. One more night of adult fun with You, Gorgeous! CHARLOTTE: don’t be silly! MR ADRIAN: you know you like it! Let’s face it, you first asked for it. This is something you have been desiring for so long. So don’t pretend! ********************************************** CHIOMA: mama! You’ve been very gloomy since you came back from the market. I asked you earlier but you said you were just tired. And here you are crying! If my being here upsets you that much, then I will look for somewhere else to go! MADAM NKECHI: ? it’s not You, my daughter. The rent for my shop is long overdue. The landlord gave me just two days to pay up or vacate the shop. The only money I have on me is the one i have kept for your ante-natal and the one i wanted to buy you some maternity gowns with. I hate that you still wear these clothes and struggle to get them out. CHIOMA: don’t let that bother you, mama. I am going to my husband’s house to get my clothes . For my ante-natal, I’ll ask Kate to lend me some money. I’m sure she will. So pay your shop rent. (Chioma got to her husband’s house, knocked on the gate and Patrick opened the gate. Once he saw her, he quickly stepped outside the compound and shut the gate behind him…) PATRICK: madam o! Hie! Madam. See as you don slim finish eh! I no like am o! CHIOMA: please open the gate for me, I’m really tired. PATRICK: hieeee madam! Oga hold my ear pull am very well, tell me say make i no allow you enter him compound again. Say him go kill me if you enter here. Wetin I go do naw o!??? CHIOMA: it’s okay, Patrick. I’ll wait here while you go inside and tell him that I am here to see him PATRICK: madam you sure say you no go enter abi? CHIOMA: Patrick, I won’t lie to you. (Patrick went inside and called Mr Ambrose. After a short while he came out, opened the gate but stood right in the middle in a manner that suggests that he does not want to allow Chioma access to the compound) MR AMBROSE: why are you here? CHIOMA: good morning, Ambrose MR AMBROSE: good morning. I am doing well and so are the kids. What else brought you here? To show me your stupid bump? CHIOMA: Ambrose, I am 7 months gone and I can no longer fit into my clothes MR AMBROSE: that has nothing to do with me and everything to do with the father of the thing you are carrying! CHIOMA: Ambrose, stop speaking of my child in that manner!. MR AMBROSE: yes, madam. State your mission, I need to cook for my kids! CHIOMA: I’m here to ask if you could let me take my clothes and fabrics so I can make new clothes MR AMBROSE: you have no shame at all! CHIOMA: yes, I have none! My mother cannot afford to buy me clothes! She is already taking care of the hospital bills!??? I have no shame, Ambrose! Just let me have my clothes that’s all I’m asking for! MR AMBROSE: you are not stepping your shameless feet Into my compound! CHIOMA: that’s fine. Go get them for me then. I’ll wait outside? MR AMBROSE: maybe it’s time to go to the man who got you pregnant, and ask him to step up! Get out of my house! (Bangs the gate against her) (Mr Ambrose went back to his room and Chioma stood there for a while and then started walking down to the junction. Patrick waited for Mr Ambrose to go inside his room, then he quickly ran after Chioma) PATRICK: madam! Madam wait! CHIOMA: ?is everything okay, Patrick? PATRICK: madam, abeg take this ten thousand naira take buy big clothes you hear! I give you my number too so that any time you want money make you call me. Make I run back before oga go catch me!?️?️?️?️ To be continued

EPISODE 18 (Yesterday evening, Kate got a friend to call her and tell her that her step mother was very Ill. This she did, so that she could be allowed a day off today to go and see Chioma. Mr Ambrose obliged her and took a day off work to be with the children. When she was about to leave, Mr Ambrose gave her fifty thousand naira to take her ‘step mother’ to the hospital. Before then, she had bought lots of maternity clothes, undies, baby clothings and toiletries for Chioma and had left them at her friend’s house. On her way, she picked the items up from her friend’s house and also used part of the fifty thousand naira to buy a bag of rice and a few other food items for Chioma and her mother, then made her way, using the direction Chioma sent to her via SMS. as has been the case since Chioma left the house, the previous night was no where near peaceful, as Shasha Cried almost all night. At 9.30, Patrick who normally turns up to work two hours early was no where to be found; so Mr Ambrose decided to give him a quick call to find out what was wrong. Patrick told him that he is no longer happy to work for him anymore, as he misses Chioma and would only come back to work if she comes back to the house. frustrated, angry and knackered, he decided to read the kids some stories) MR AMBROSE: so what story should we read today? TATIANA: the homeless piglet! MR AMBROSE: but we read that last night. Shall we read The Singing Bird? TATIANA: daddy, what is this thing on your tummy? MR AMBROSE: (struggling to keep his eyes open) it is called Birth Mark.? TATIANA : who gave it to you? MR AMBROSE: God? TATIANA: how come mummy don’t have it? How come nanny Kay don’t have it? How come Shasha don’t have it? How come I don’t have it!!!! Daddy!!! (Shakes him as she calls out) MR AMBROSE: Yes, darling. TATIANA: stop sleeping! Shasha says when can we see mummy? MR AMBROSE: Shasha never said that. She can’t talk yet. You kn-ow it’s wr–on-g to…to tell lies, right? TATIANA: but you lied to us that mummy was coming back and she never did! Daddy? Daddy! Daddy! MR AMBROSE: (mumbles) Yes, my angel TATIANA: are you a liar? MR AMBROSE: Yes (falls asleep) (When the girls noticed that the story may never happen, they decided to do their own things. About 40 minutes later, Mr Ambrose was woken by the sound of the electric kettle which Shasha had pulled down. Luckily, there was no water in it. When he got closer to the kitchen, he noticed that Shasha had emptied the bag of rice on the floor and was having some good time distributing it all over the floor. He quickly grabbed her and checked she was not injured and thankfully, she wasn’t!) MR AMBROSE: Jesus Christ!!! Tatiana!! Tatiana!!!! Mummy!!! Mummy where are you? Shasha, where is Tatiana? Shasha: Tatin door? (pointing to the direction of the door) MR AMBROSE: Lord, please don’t punish me more than you have done already! Tatiana!!! Tatiana!! (Mr Ambrose looked everywhere on the street but there was no trace of her. He entered every property in their estate but no one had seen her. At this point he went back to the house to pick up his car to go to the police station. On getting home, Kate was already in the house, so he quickly told her what had happened and left Shasha with her and made his way to the police station. After giving his initial statement, the police asked if he had a reason to believe that anyone could kidnap his child, he told them that his wife could have done that to frustrate him for refusing to give her maintenance money. So the police followed him to Chioma’s house. When they got there, they met her eating some of the fruits Kate had bought her earlier) POLICE OFFICER: Good day, madam.(holding up his ID) My name is Officer Ayodele. Could I ask that you come with us to the station for a brief interview over the disappearance of one Tatiana Chisom Ambrose, Please? CHIOMA: eh??? Did I hear you right? Who’s missing! Ambrose?? Who’s missing. My own Tatiana or some other Tatiana??? Ambrose! Ambrose!!!! What have you done with my child? (Tries to attack him but was stopped by the police officer) ?????mama!! Mama!!! Ambrose has killed my daughter!!! MADAM NKECHI: what is going on here. Ambrose, o gini??? Killed which daughter? MR AMBROSE: Tatiana is missing? MADAM NKECHI: (Picks up an empty can of Coke lying around and throws it really hard on his head) who is missing eh!???? the child that was left under your care is missing and you are here doing what??? Hieeee!!! Chineke biakwa o!!! (Runs into her kitchen and comes back with a bucket full of dirty water and baptised Ambrose with it???????????) POLICE OFFICER: stop it madam!!!!! or I’ll arrest you for assault! MADAM NKECHI: shut up! Mechie onu gi!!! Come and arrest me!! POLICE OFFICER: a child is missing and this is only going to cause delay in finding her if we would. Every second counts! Why don’t you all cooperate and find this child then you can continue with your rage! Madam get into the car please. I understand that you are heavily pregnant but I promise to make the interview as friendly as possible and you can always take a break when you need to. There is no need to worry at all. My wife is pregnant as well, so i sort of understand how all these can affect you. But I’ll make sure you are alright. Please get into the car. MADAM NKECHI: I am going in too! POLICE OFFICER: phewww! Madam, you are very troublesome! MADAM NKECHI : you are yet to see trouble. This is only the tip of the iceberg. You are about to shake hands with a troubled widow! Ambrose okwa gi! I will deal with you! Chioma, her mother and Ambrose got into the police car and made their way to the police station. To be continued

do well to drop your comments after reading

good for you, while can't u listening to ur wife to know the truth.

Hmmm... Where cld she have gone? Charlotte d slut, u are destroying ur home d more...

THE brideGLOOM. Episode 19 CHARLOTTE: shall we go for lunch, it’s almost break time. NINA: sure. We haven’t been out together in a long while CHARLOTTE: Yes and we have a lot of catching up to do! (The girls got to the restaurant, ordered some food and drinks, and as they ate, Charlotte began to tell Nina her worries..) CHARLOTTE: I am not happy with my life, at all NINA: how can you be, when you are married to a dead bit. CHARLOTTE: it’s not about Deric this time. It’s about me. I am not happy with my lifestyle. I have the money, and freedom yet deep down, I am not happy. And I don’t think what we told that man about his wife is right. Deric is really mad at me because their marriage packed up as a result of it. NINA: So? This is why I don’t like doing stuff with you. You didn’t break their home, did you? Deric is stupid! He is more concerned about her than he has ever been about you! CHARLOTTE: Deric is actually a good man. He is just frustrated that he has no job at the moment. NINA: since when? Chai!! Hahahahaha! So you went on holiday with another man and maybe he wasn’t as great as you expected in bed, and all of a sudden, the Deric you told me was your worst nightmare suddenly became the best man in the world??? Girl!??? CHARLOTTE: Nina!! What are you insinuating? I never slept with Adrian! NINA: you did, babe. I saw the videos from his phone. Come on! Don’t lie to me! You even initiated it. The video was steaming hot though. The lap dance, how you seduced him until he became helpless.. CHARLOTTE: stop!!!! NINA: hahahahaha! You see why you should never lie to me? CHARLOTTE: yeah, it happened and I regret it. How did you manage to find it? NINA: I spent the night with him CHARLOTTE: hmmm! Did he invite you? NINA: not really… (The ladies went back to the office and Charlotte decided to confront Mr Adrian about the the video clips) CHARLOTTE: you are sleeping with Nina now, right? MR ADRIAN: that is supposed to be personal. Get out of my office. CHARLOTTE: I will . Can I ask that you delete every personal image or video of me in your possession. Thanks MR ADRIAN: Yes, mother ! ************************************************** KATE: Oga, there is a knock on the gate MR AMBROSE: is there? I’ll go see who it is. (He opened the gate and there stood a couple and Tatiana. Immediately she saw her dad, she jumped on him and held him tightly around the neck) MR AMBROSE: Jesus! Mummy!!! Thank you Jesus. Mummy are you okay?( looking all around her body) MR IKE: morning, sir. My name is Mr Ike and and here is my wife. We own a restaurant at the end of this street. Don’t know if you are aware, but there is a narrow path at the back of that big uncompleted building . It leads to our house and we go home through it at the end of every day. At quarter past 12 yesterday night, we found her on that path crying and calling daddy. We were shocked and my wife carried her, she was quite scared and when we asked her where she was going, she said she was going to grandma Nkechi’ s house to see mummy. We tried to get more information off her but she was too upset to talk so we took her home and this morning, we decided to take her to the police station; but while we were driving past here, she said it was her daddy’s house MR AMBROSE: oh thank you, Jesus! Since yesterday, I have been a walking corpse. I was getting ready to go to the radio station to put it on air that she was missing. You guys are life savers! She is a beloved child and I would have killed myself if anything had happened to her! Thank you so much!!!! Please give me a minute ?️?️. (Mr Ambrose went inside and brought the couple a cheque of one hundred thousand naira. They were very thankful and left. He showered her and took her to the police station where Chioma has now been detained for 24 hours. She explained to the police what had happened and asked them to release Chioma. They cautioned him informally and brought Chioma out) CHIOMA: (tightly hugging Tatiana and crying) oh! My little girl! Thank you for coming back . Thank you Jesus! TATIANA: mummy, I was looking for you because I miss you CHIOMA: I miss you too, darling but you must not leave the house without telling daddy or nanny Kay. Alright? TATIANA: Alright, mummy. Mummy your tummy is very fat CHIOMA: Yes, because I will be having a baby next month. TATIANA: is it going to be a tiny baby? CHIOMA: Yes, it will but then it will grow into a big baby MR AMBROSE: Chioma, I am really sorry for what I put you through. I sincerely apologise CHIOMA: please get Patrick to always keep the gate shut! MR AMBROSE: Patrick left. CHIOMA: why? MR AMBROSE: because you are no longer at home. He said he will only come back if you do. CHIOMA: just look after them, Please! Get someone else or take the responsibility. It doesn’t take a lot to lock a gate! MR AMBROSE: ermm, do you want to have lunch with her somewhere? CHIOMA: Yes. (Ambrose took them to a nearby restaurant, they had lunch and he dropped Chioma to her house and went back home with his daughter ) To be continued

Hmmmmmm

Charlotte n co,ur nemesis will catch up with u very soon just watch out!!!

see ur life,can't u beg her to come back?

THE brideGLOOM. Episode 20 Mr Ambrose has not been to work for almost two weeks and although Kate has been doing a fantastic job with the kids, Ambrose has become paranoid that something might happen to the kids if he leaves. So he decided to go and speak with his mum to see If she could come over and look after them for a few days. He took the kids with him and as they drove into the compound, Tatiana saw grandma watering her flowers and started jumping up and down in the car in excitement and trying to undo her seat belt…. TATIANA: grandma!! Grandma!!!??? GRANDMA : Yes, grand daughter! Awwww look at my gorgeous girls!!! Hang on! Hang on. Let dad undo the seat belt. Shasha sweetie! Look at You!?️?️ MR AMBROSE: (gets out of the car and helps the kids out) good morning, mother Grandma: morning, son. How are You? MR AMBROSE: so so.. have you heard from Dad? GRANDMA: we just finished speaking on Skype. He’s doing well. Going for his hospital appointment at 3pm their time MR AMBROSE: both of you use the internet more than I can ever do in my life TATIANA: grandma, where is grandpa? GRANDMA: grandpa went to America to see his doctors TATIANA: Why? GRANDMA: because he was feeling a bit unwell (carries Shasha and holds Tatiana as they walk into the house) Ambrose, what did they have for breakfast? MR AMBROSE: I bought them biscuits, mother GRANDMA: you did What??? Ambrose you fed your kids biscuit for breakfast???? MR AMBROSE: well, that’s what they asked for? GRANDMA: Oh don’t sound daft! You don’t give kids everything they ask For! You are there to help them be kind to themselves. They are not! Tatiana, would you like some cornflakes, sweetheart? TATIANA: Yes!!! Grandma!?? GRANDMA: Shasha, would you like some cornflakes, sweetie? SHASHA: yesh, Kanma? GRANDMA: Ambrose, help yourself in the kitchen MR AMBROSE: mummy, my business is suffering GRANDMA: fantastic. MR AMBROSE: mummy! Did you actually hear me or you just answered? GRANDMA: you said your business is suffering. MR AMBROSE: so what is fantastic about it???? GRANDMA: everything! This is only the beginning MR AMBROSE: mummy!! GRANDMA: son. MR AMBROSE: I just wanted to come and ask you if you could come over and look after them a little since daddy is not home. Ķ GRANDMA: I love these kids to bits. Because Bartholomew passed away. God rest his soul, they are the only grand kids I will be having. So they are precious to me, but I will not look after them. Since you have decided to be stupid, you must take on the responsibility that comes with being stupid. Even if it means your business going into liquidation, so be it! MR AMBROSE: but she cheated on me!!! GRANDMA: unfounded!!!! Unfounded, son!!! You make me question the essence of your education, son! The money I spent sending you to the university in America is beginning to look like a waste! MR AMBROSE: mummy, I am a billionaire!!! GRANDMA: with a midget brain! A bankrupt brain! Come on now, son! Your wife was accused of infidelity which she denies and I believe her, by the way. A sensible man will discreetly do a DNA test to ascertain the paternity of the child before making a public mockery of his wife! You have done none of that because your tiny lazy brains won’t go that far and you expect me to come and play mother to your children so you can continue to enjoy your business life as if nothing happened! MR AMBROSE: mum, stop!!!? GRANDMA: shut your tramp! How dare you raise your voice on me? Are you crazy? Have you lost your mind?? How dare You! Don’t think you have grown wings, I will break them into tiny pieces, son! Mummy will do! MR AMBROSE: I’m sorry, mum GRANDMA: not yet, you will be sorry by the time Shasha starts school next week. And you must send her to school o! No excuses otherwise I’ll take you to court for neglect! Little kid in diapers! Look at how much suffering you’ve put that girl through!? I went to see her on Monday and she barely attends her antenatal because she cannot afford transport fare! That is a woman who held your home together while you climbed the ladder of success! Ungrateful pathetic fool!?? MR AMBROSE: but she is carrying another man’s child! GRANDMA: oh! You are doing my head in, now! Says which doctor????? By the way, didn’t you get a Romanian lady pregnant whilst in the university and convinced her to abort the child? Who is playing holier than thou here??? Don’t play that game with me, I know you, son! MR AMBROSE: at least i wasn’t married then! GRANDMA: what difference does it make? MR AMBROSE: mummy, so you won’t have them for just one week so I could go to France and come back? GRANDMA: I won’t have them for one minute! As soon as they are done having their breakfast, you are taking them home. Mr self-sufficient! ********************************************** MADAM NKECHI: Why are you up early, Chy? CHIOMA: mama, I’m going to the market with you. I’m bored of staying here all by myself and crying? MADAM NKECHI: so that is what you do when I leave, right? CHIOMA: I’ll come with You, mama. (Chioma followed her mum to the market and was helping her attend to customers when she heard someone scream her name..) JUDITH: Chioma!! CHIOMA: no way! Who am I seeing?????? Judy!!!! Oh my God!?? (hugs her) JUDITH: how’s family and the kids??? Wow! Look at You! Another one baking! CHIOMA: They are doing very well, thanks. How’s work? JUDITH: not bad at all. Can’t complain! What are you doing here? CHIOMA: helping my mum today. JUDITH: I bet your husband isn’t anywhere near. He wouldn’t let you do this at all. I remember how he wouldn’t let go of you at Lola’s wedding. He didn’t even allow you help her get dressed. ??? such a loving husband God blessed you with CHIOMA: so how is your brother. Is he walking now? JUDITH: thankfully, yes. He was in the wheelchair for five months CHIOMA: Wow! God is great! JUDITH: babe, do you mind coming with me to the car. I need to talk to You? CHIOMA: sure! (They walked to where Judith parked her car, she opened and held the door for Chioma, stood by until she was comfortably seated, then she got into the driver’s seat herself and shut the door) CHIOMA: nice car, you’ve got! JUDITH: thanks. Babes, is everything okay with You? CHIOMA: yes, everything is fine?m JUDITH: you can’t be saying that with tears in your eyes and expect me to believe You, can You! I appreciate that pregnancy can affect people in different ways, but Chioma, you look far from being okay! When I saw you at Lola’s wedding, i didn’t need a prophet to tell me that you were happily married, right now, I also do not need a prophet to tell me that something ain’t right. CHIOMA: I and Ambrose are separated and the kids are living with him. He accused me of cheating and getting pregnant by another man. Judy, I feel so worthless and heartbroken.?? JUDITH: but you are not worthless. You are a daughter of a king. You are a royal diadem in the house of God. He sees you as a royal priesthood, His own special Child. He can heal your broken heart if you give him all the fragment of it. He loves you with an everlasting love. It doesn’t even matter what you have done. He said, though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed from you CHIOMA: I have tried everything I know, Judy??? JUDITH: then it’s time to try God. You know that He is the originator of marriage right? God is interested in marriages. He is able to rebuild these broken walls. He is able to restore all the years that the cankerworm has stolen. He is able to bestow on you a crown of beauty instead of ashes The oil of joy instead of mourning and a garment of praise instead of this spirit of heaviness. From this mess, he is able to make a beautiful message to the world. CHIOMA:????? JUDITH: I’ll take you to Lagos with me. By the grace of God I am comfortable. Stay with me until you put to bed and wait for God to perfect his work in your marriage. CHIOMA: I don’t want to stay far away from my kids JUDITH: from Lagos to Abuja is only about an hour flight. Whenever you wish to see them, I’ll make sure you do. Please, come with me. Okay, beautiful? CHIOMA: ??? okay. Let me go and tell my mum To be continued

THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 21 MR AMBROSE: Kate, do you know any middle aged woman who would like to assist you with the kids? KATE: but I’m doing okay, sir. MR AMBROSE: we need more than okay. Shasha starts school next week and her school is not Tatiana’s school. KATE: I just need to wake up earlier than I used to MR AMBROSE: phewww! Anyways, I am going out not to buy a car for their school runs. The driver will start tomorrow. Use him whenever you need him. He is their driver. Also, I was wondering if you would be interested to learn how to drive, so that if for any reason the driver didn’t turn up, you can save the day KATE: I don’t mind, sir. MR AMBROSE: Kate KATE: Yes, sir. MR AMBROSE: have you ever been in love? KATE: Yes.. MR AMBROSE: have you ever been heart broken? KATE: Yes… MR AMBROSE: do you know the agony of being betrayed? KATE: I do. I also know the agony of being falsely accused MR AMBROSE: do you know how bad it hurts missing someone but not wanting them? KATE: no MR AMBROSE: do you know how much I miss my wife? KATE: but you can bring her back, sir MR AMBROSE: since she left this house, I’ve always kept an eye on her. In fact I paid someone to monitor her because I was trying to find out if she is innocent or not. But that person has not seen her in the last two days. Do you have the slightest idea of where she might be? KATE: not at all, sir. It may be worth going to her family house to ask MR AMBROSE: I am scared of her mother. She would kill me if she could. Kate, between you and me, was there ever a time you had a reason to believe that my wife was cheating on me? KATE: not at all, sir. Never. MR AMBROSE: even whilst I was away? KATE: never. The day she did the pregnancy test, she called me into the bathroom to show me the kit . She even told me what name she would call the baby if it’s a boy MR AMBROSE: what name did she say she would call him? KATE: Ambrose MR AMBROSE: look after the kids. I’ll see you later! (Speeds off) ********************************************* DERIC: what exactly is your problem, woman! CHARLOTTE: I beg of You, Deric… DERIC: please leave me alone. I need to get some sleep! CHARLOTTE: but I am your wife! DERIC: you didn’t think of that when you lied to me that you were going for a training in China. Did you? CHARLOTTE: but that was where I went! DERIC: Barbados must be the new China. Your passport says you went to Barbados, dear wife! CHARLOTTE: because we were later told the venue changed. Deric, why don’t we just forget about all these! I was wondering if we could try for a baby. I’m not getting any younger DERIC: who are you having a baby with? CHARLOTTE: who else am I supposed to have a baby with!!! DERIC: ?you have a very dangerous disease of the mind. Listen young woman, I do not wish to be disturbed, please. I don’t want your filthy hands on my body again! As you can see, I have no interest whatsoever! CHARLOTTE: we might as well end this union!!! DERIC: Yes, Please! This is the most sensible thing you’ve suggested in your life. When are you leaving? CHARLOTTE: you will be the one to leave! Because her marriage crashed, now you want ours to crash too so that you can marry her. I wish she bleeds to death when having that child! DERIC: you see what a nasty human being you are! You are wishing a pregnant woman death but you want to try having kids. What we wish others has a way of coming to us, you know. CHARLOTTE: oh shut up! (Takes her blanket and goes into a another room) *********************************************** CHIOMA: ??wow! How much do you pay for this property? JUDITH: actually, I bought it. CHIOMA: wow! Well done girlfriend! You have done well for yourself . Well done! JUDITH: Chy, this is your house now. I want you to behave the same way you would behave if you were the one who bought this house. I’ll show you where everything is and you don’t have to do any laundry. Someone comes in every Saturday to do it. Tomorrow I’ll register you for antenatal in a private hospital just down the road. CHIOMA: you are more than a friend, Judy. You’ve always been!. Thank you. JUDITH: you are welcome. Let’s go out for lunch!

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Judith,God bless u kk... Ambrose,I hope u won't regret dis shame u ve brought upon ur dear wife!!!

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THE brideGLOOM. Episode 22 MADAM NKECHI: What are you doing in my house, Ambrose? Have you come to arrest me too? MR AMBROSE: mama please, hear me out MADAM NKECHI: Ambrose, you loved me so much and then hurt me so much! A part of me loves you and the other part hates you. It’s hard to explain it to you but I will be glad if you stop showing me your face! MR AMBROSE: Mama, please! It’s not even about me. It’s about the kids. Tatiana took Ill last night and wouldn’t stop asking for her mum. We had a terrible night and that’s the reason I am here this early. Could I please speak with Chioma, please mama. I need to. MADAM NKECHI: I don’t know where she is, my dear. Take the kids to the hospital if they are ill. Chioma is not a doctor! MR AMBROSE: Mama, please help me! I’m going insane. My life is gradually falling apart. My business is hanging on the edge! I admit i acted stupidly by sending her away without confirming. I want us to do a DNA test to end all these and carry on with our lives! MADAM NKECHI: It’s amazing how people think they can hurt you as much as they want and when they feel like it, they come back, say sorry and bingo! Everything automatically falls back into place! Life does not work that way! Pain changes people and the change could mean they learn to live happily without you. Sorry is not always enough, my dear. Chioma is an adult and she has picked herself up and moved on. I don’t know where she is! And my daughter is not doing any NTA test! You want to take her to television and expose her to the whole world! MR AMBROSE: no Mama! DNA test will prove if the child she is carrying is mine or not. Not NTA please Mama! I can’t survive for too long like this. My blood pressure sky rocketed yesterday I had to rush to see my doctor. Please, mama treat me like a son? MADAM NKECHI: Ambrose, you didn’t treat me like a mother. Did you! You arrested my daughter and she spent a night in cell! A woman who was 7 months pregnant! Chioma had only two panties while she was here with me. I watched her checked and waited for one undergarment to dry so she could go out! My daughter was reduced to the lowest point in in life! Oh! Ambrose! I do not want to curse you! Please leave my house! MR AMBROSE: Mama, curse me. I have no where else to go. My mother treats me with so much disdain. My father has completely stopped talking to me. My children will hate me when they grow up. Please don’t send me away like this, mama. I’m only asking you to help me find her. I know she will forgive me when she sees me??? MADAM NKECHI: and that is why you treated her that way!!! Because you know she can’t even hurt a fly? bless her, my daughter will never do such a thing to anybody not to talk of you! But alas, the one we will take a bullet for, is usually the one behind the trigger! Chioma is no longer in this country. MR AMBROSE: Mama!? MADAM NKECHI: Yes, she has gone to London to have her baby. You know her visa is still valid from the last time she travelled. MR AMBROSE: Mama!? MADAM NKECHI: Ambrose MR AMBROSE: can…can I have her London contact. I’ll be in London latest tomorrow evening MADAM NKECHI: I do not have her contact MR AMBROSE: Mama???? I’ll see you later! (Jumps into the car, and start calling his personal assistant ????) Hello, Seyi…can you hear me?…good! Book me the next available flight to Heathrow airport immediately. Do not negotiate the price….the very next available flight….thank you. I’ll be waiting. Bye! ********************************************* CHIOMA: I just couldn’t sleep last night. Thoughts of Ambrose filled my head. I hope he is alright. JUDITH: he is fine. Relax and allow God to reinstall his brains CHIOMA: when I was coming back from the hospital yesterday, I saw a nursery just across the road. So I went in there to make enquiries and I was told are looking to employ more staff. And the lady asked me to submit my CV via email. I did and she has invited me for an interview on Monday JUDITH: you must be kidding, right? You want to start working? What for? I am definitely not letting you work being 8 months pregnant. Chy, if the money I give you is not enough, there’s nothing stopping you from asking for more! Why go searching for a job! CHIOMA: no babes, it’s just a way to get rid of boredom. It’s gets really lonely and boring in this big house when you leave. Since its across the road and starts at 10am, I don’t think it will be onerous at all JUDITH: I’m really not happy about it. CHIOMA: come on now! The pay is good as well! 50 grand! JUDITH: 50 thousand? You are worth more than that! Come on! You studied abroad! Them dey mad to offer you 50 thousand! CHIOMA: let me just do it. When I have my baby, I can always look for a job JUDITH:? To be continued

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THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 23 CAROLINE : look who we have here! Mr Ambrose! Come in. Where is your jacket, you are freezing! MR AMBROSE: (shivering) I forgot to bring one. Can I have a very hot cup of coffee, please! CAROLINE: sure! But how could you forget your jacket, Mr Ambrose. It is February! The heart of winter! MR AMBROSE: when you are desperate, you don’t think right. CAROLINE: what are you desperate for? MR AMBROSE: my wife, Caroline. I learnt she is in London CAROLINE: you learnt? What’s going on? MR AMBROSE: long story. Please where is your husband? CAROLINE: he went to get some milk down the road. He will be here in no time. MR AMBROSE: so my wife is not here? CAROLINE: no. Not at all. Usually when she comes to London, she tells us so I am surprised you said she is in the country . Anyways, sometimes she prefers to stay at Krista’s house because she lives close to Walthamstow market. Chioma likes shopping. MR AMBROSE: so Krista lives in Walthamstow? CAROLINE: used to. But she recently moved to Luton. MR AMBROSE: your husband must take me there right now. I need to go back home with my wife CAROLINE: how long have you been looking for her? I’m asking because yesterday she posted a picture of her and Judith on instagram. It was a selfie but her face was really swollen…. MR AMBROSE: what??? Who is Judith and where does she live? CAROLINE: Judith is our class mate. She lives in Abuja. Why was her face swollen?? MR AMBROSE: she is 8 months pregnant! Your husband must take me to Luton first let me confirm. It might be an old photo. Chioma’s mum told me she is here in London!! ************************************************ CHARLOTTE: You sent for me? MR ADRIAN: take a seat, Please CHARLOTTE: I don’t want to sit down MR ADRIAN: I used to be your perfect gentleman. I used to treat women like queens. Opening doors for them, holding their hands and Oh! I was faithful to a fault! CHARLOTTE: why do you think I care? MR ADRIAN: shut up and listen!? Every woman wanted to go out with me and of course the money was there and I had the looks too! These bald head you see now used to be as thick as a forest. I was the dream of every woman.. CHARLOTTE: I still don’t understand why you think I give a hoot about your history. What does it have to do with the fact that you slept with my friend even when we are supposed to be dating! MR ADRIAN: oh it has everything to do with It! Again, you need to shut the f**k up and listen to me!! When you see a seemingly bad person, ask yourself what could have made them bad. None of us was born bad. We were once angels. That drug addict you see on the street has a story, that girl who snaps at the slightest provocation has a story. that bully has a story the woman beater also has a story. But the world don’t f**king care! The justice system is just out there to punish! You judgemental b*tches just want to judge! CHARLOTTE: I’m not gonna have you call me names, sir! Cut to the chase and let me carry on with my job! MR ADRIAN:? I was only 15. I was your definition of a sweet boy. I did everything I was told to do. I didn’t have what other boys my age had but I never complained. I went hungry, not just of food but of love and affection… CHARLOTTE: hian! Oh! This beating about the bush is getting so boring!??️ MR ADRIAN: my mother left my dad when I was 15 and got into a lesbian relationship. The daughter of a b*tch she was cohabiting with, was the devil’s personal assistant. More than a hundred times she molested me? She made me do unimaginable things at my age. She was a masochist. She would torture me while she sexually molested me. She threatened to kill me if I ever tell my mum or anyone else. I hated to look at my genitals because they were constantly bruised and sore. Passing water was like passing through the valley of the shadow of death. CHARLOTTE: awwww! She must be evil MR ADRIAN: so are You! So is every woman who walks the face of the earth! Fortunately, my then tutor found out when she saw the marks on my back in the changing room as we got ready for sports in school. She took me to her office and asked me where I got the bruises from. I broke down in tears but she assured me of a better life…. I told her everything and right there and then she rang the police and that daughter of Jezebel was arrested. And so was my mother… CHARLOTTE: hmmmmmn!

Contd MR ADRIAN: ?? That was how I went into care. Life in foster home is a story you will read or hear at my funeral if you outlive me. I have already written it all down and my solicitor has it. So I’ll spare you that. I went ahead to obtain a degree in oil and gas management and a masters degree in managerial studies. I became very successful and I thought I had finally broken away from pain and would die a happy man but alas! Pain and more pain was waiting for me on the other end of the road? CHARLOTTE: oh dear! MR ADRIAN: I don’t need the sympathy. You’ll need it in a minute. Well, at age 30, I had hundreds of billions to my name. Now, I am not talking about naira. I speak of pounds sterling! So I decided it was time to get married. I was already in love with Shylyn and she gave me the only beautiful, pure and kindhearted woman in the world. Lyn my daughter is the only woman worthy of love and she is the only reason I didn’t commit suicide in all these. When she was 5 months old, I discovered that her mother was sleeping with a boy of 14. She used to pick him up from school, bring him Into my bedroom and have sex with him. And she would pay him afterwards. Somehow she was investigated for child molestation. A term I grew up hearing a million times over….my wife was sharing my bed with a minor. I looked after my 5 month old Lyn and I got full custody of her when she was 12 months old. I divorced my wife and decided to be single. The only things that made me happy then was my daughter, watching pole dancing and bird watching. I didn’t want to have anything to do with women but they wanted everything to do with me…?? I was sent to Cambodia for six months just as I was sent here. I started seeing a Chinese lady who was my assistant in the company…. We dated for 14 months and I started being unwell more often than usual. I went to the hospital and the doctor suggested I do a HIV test.. CHARLOTTE:??? MR ADRIAN: the test revealed I had HIV CHARLOTTE: **slumps* To be continued

THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 24 KRISTA: Mr Ambrose, I’ve never seen you this distressed! Calm down Chioma is alright. I spoke with her yesterday MR AMBROSE: you did???? KRISTA: Yes, let me ring her MR AMBROSE: no! Hang on! I think they do not want me to know where she is. So don’t tell her I am here with you. Just call, ask the exact address she is at. Please put it on loud speaker so I can hear her voice. I miss her so much! God!?? KRISTA:?????…… ……. …… ringing….ringing…connecting…. CHIOMA: ??hello Kris! How are you my darling! KRISTA: I’m fine, gorgeous. Yourself? CHIOMA: I’m fine. Thanks KRISTA: I can hear you chewing something, what’s going down? CHIOMA: Judy bought me some coconut chips. Really yummy KRISTA: Oh! Are you with Judy? CHIOMA: Yeah. I came to spend some time with her KRISTA: babe, are you pregnant? CHIOMA: hahahaha! Why do you ask? KRISTA: the picture you posted yesterday… your face looks all swollen CHIOMA: ermmm! Hehehehe. I am eight months gone KRISTA: wow! Mr Ambrose is very fertile, I must say CHIOMA: hahaha! We both are? KRISTA: so where exactly does Judy live because I might come to Nigeria any time from now CHIOMA: she lives in Federal Housing Estate. Number 43 Ahmadu Bello street. KRISATA; alright, I’ll visit soon. Take care of You, hun. CHIOMA: do same. Bye! *********************************************** JUDITH: Chy, food is ready. CHIOMA: guess who called? JUDITH: Ambrose? Deric? Mama? CHIOMA: no way! Krista called JUDITH: wow! Haven’t seen her in ages. CHIOMA: she said she will be visiting soon JUDITH: that would be super! CHIOMA: Judy, tell me what you think about this. Actually , let me put it this way. Would you marry your best friend’s husband if she asked you to? JUDITH: huh? I dey mad? CHIOMA: so if she pleads with you to marry her husband if she dies because you are the only person she trusts to properly look after her kids, you won’t? JUDITH: that’s a tricky one. It depends on a lot of things. But come On! Where is this weird one coming from! CHIOMA: I was just chatting with Funmi before Krista called and she was telling me her best friend recently passed away and had pleaded with her never to allow any other woman look after her children. JUDITH: who is Funmi? CHIOMA: come on now! You don’t remember any body do ya! She was one of the prettiest girls in our class in high school JUDITH: ermm. I don’t remember her but in her shoes, I would need a good dose of fasting and prayer to see what baba God would say about that. It’s a really tough one because people might even accuse her of killing her best friend so she could marry her husband. CHIOMA: people will always talk, darling. We must all learn to do what is right regardless of what anyone has to say about it. At the end of the day, you are doing it out of a pure heart and that’s all that matters. But like you said, it’s a difficult one ******************************************** DERIC: Mama, good morning. How are you? MADAM NNENA : still alive DERIC: when did they put this drip. The other one was almost finished when I left last night? MADAM NNENA: she put it in the early hours of this morning. DERIC: your poor skin all punctured. I wish I could take all these pains away from you and have them!? MADAM NNENA: shushhhh! No tears, no crying. You are doing your best and that’s enough for me DERIC: I brought you some vegetable soup. MADAM NNENA: I’ll have it later. The doctor wants to see you. DERIC: doctor Ikenna? MADAM NNENA: no. This one came last night. A very young and petite lady. She has been very nice to me. She said she would like to speak to you when you come. DERIC: I hope all is well? Where is her office? MADAM NNENA: first floor. Room 4 DERIC: okay. I’ll go see her now. I’ll be right back, mum.?️?️?️ MADAM NNENA: alright, son. DERIC:  XANDRA: come in! DERIC:? hello, I am Deric, Nnenna’s son XANDRA: I am Xandra with an X. I had to say that because people call me Sandra but that’s not my name. I am Alexandra. DERIC: Oh I see. Nice to meet You, Xandra ? XANDRA: please take a seat. What’s going On? Why are you doing nothing about your mum’s health? DERIC: phew!! I’m doing everything I know how to. But my best is not good enough. XANDRA: I’m gonna be honest with You; mum is not getting any better. She needs to be flown abroad. I wish I didn’t have to say this, but we do not have the right equipment and medications here. I feel very sad seeing such a lovely lady full of life suffer daily with little or nothing being done to help her DERIC: ??? I wish it was transferable. I’ll take it from her. That woman has done so much for me and it’s killing me that I can’t help her??? XANDRA: how much do you have? DERIC: sixty thousand XANDRA: hehehe! You know what? See me tomorrow at 8 o’clock before I go home. DERIC: i will. Thanks, doctor XANDRA: pleasure! Bye. To be continued

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Did I hear DAT someone is infected with HIV??? OmG I can't wait sha!!!

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THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 25 DERIC: you have been worried and glued to your laptop 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 quickly got dressed and went to Nina’s house. They had already planned to go and confront Mr Adrian in his house.) CHARLOTTE:  NINA: (opens the door) come in? CHARLOTTE: you look dead already! 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: nobody jokes with a thing like that. God where are You! CHARLOTTE: please 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 protection 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 condom but girl! I wanted the real thing since Deric hadn’t touched me in a donkeys years! Please 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 sent 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 please.?️?️?️ 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 kissed me since I came 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 pass it around! I swear to God! Any man that comes my way now will get it including that stupid Jaykob! ********************************************* 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 cup of hot 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 date. XANDRA: hehehe. Well, you need the break. I know how hard 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 need 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 hug! DERIC (hugs her) To be continued

Wooow I can perceive some luv in de air... Charlotte???? Hmmmmm!!!

that's how the friendship start an marriage,,ok ooo nxt pls

THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 26 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 restore 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 came over me. Please 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 sex starved, but the moment I got into the hotel premesis, I lost every interest and came back here. I would swear if you want me to DERIC: you don’t need 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: please 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, Please? 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 need 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(grabs the car keys and zooms off???? (Deric got to the hospital and went straight to Xandra’s office panting rather heavily) DERIC: where is my mum! XANDRA: she is fine. Sit down, please 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 slept well. Deric was then settled and ready to speak with Xandra) DERIC: I’m ready 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 ready to listen to her) DERIC: so what’s happening to mum? XANDRA: would you like a cup 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 need to call you. That’s all. DERIC: wait let me get this right! My mother is ill under 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???

THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 26 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 restore 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 came over me. Please 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 sex starved, but the moment I got into the hotel premesis, I lost every interest and came back here. I would swear if you want me to DERIC: you don’t need 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: please 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, Please? 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 need 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(grabs the car keys and zooms off???? (Deric got to the hospital and went straight to Xandra’s office panting rather heavily) DERIC: where is my mum! XANDRA: she is fine. Sit down, please 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 slept well. Deric was then settled and ready to speak with Xandra) DERIC: I’m ready 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 ready to listen to her) DERIC: so what’s happening to mum? XANDRA: would you like a cup 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 need to call you. That’s all. DERIC: wait let me get this right! My mother is ill under 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???

THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 26 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 restore 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 came over me. Please 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 sex starved, but the moment I got into the hotel premesis, I lost every interest and came back here. I would swear if you want me to DERIC: you don’t need 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: please 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, Please? 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 need 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(grabs the car keys and zooms off???? (Deric got to the hospital and went straight to Xandra’s office panting rather heavily) DERIC: where is my mum! XANDRA: she is fine. Sit down, please 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 slept well. Deric was then settled and ready to speak with Xandra) DERIC: I’m ready 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 ready to listen to her) DERIC: so what’s happening to mum? XANDRA: would you like a cup 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 need to call you. That’s all. DERIC: wait let me get this right! My mother is ill under 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???

CONTD 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 branch for the rest of the week. DERIC: Xandra, regardless of what you feel for me, you must be sensible. 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 already 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 came out…) DOCTOR: Mrs Deric come in, please 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 need to calm down. Since it is not a full blown AIDS yet, you can enjoy a good life as long as you take your tablets religiously. It doesn’t stop you from doing anything at all. It is just like living with any other illness. So no need to panic CHARLOTTE: chineke mooooo hieeee! NINA:???? Charlotte, let’s get out of here…. To be continued

THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 27 DERIC: I had thought we would spend the day together since we were too drunk to do anything last night. Where are you getting dressed to go to? CHARLOTTE: awww! I understand but Nina is so ill the doctors want her to come get some medications today and she can’t go alone DERIC: is Nina more important than our goal of saving our marriage? I’m sure she can get herself there by cab CHARLOTTE: you want me to stay with you? DERIC: please….It’s actually been so long and that shit is not easy. CHARLOTTE: okay. Let me text her (Picks up her phone) ?? Hey, babe. Sorry can’t make it Deric is ‘excited’ please get me Some of the tablets and I’ll take Them when I come to work tomorrow *deletes text from sent item** CHARLOTTE: I’ve texted her, let me undress and come to you, okay? DERIC: please. Can’t wait any longer (phone rings) Ha! This little witch again! (Picks up the phone) hello! …..hello, doctor Xandra can you hear me XANDRA: ??hello, good morning. Immigration has just gotten back to us. They seem to have no problem with our application but you’ve actually failed to include your mum’s passport in the documents you were asked to submit. They want that immediately so they can grant her application. I am not supposed to be here this morning. Like I told you I am in Wuse all week so if you can pop in as soon as possible, that will be great. DERIC: oh blimey! How did I even forget it. I got it all when I went to her house in Lagos and I have it here! I’ll make my way immediately please. Thanks, doctor XANDRA: one more thing! Could you also bring some food for her as she complained of being very hungry and didn’t eat last night. Thanks DERIC: oh My! I believed she had some food left XANDRA: well, she said otherwise. Please be fast I need to leave here as soon as possible. Thanks. Bye ??????? CHARLOTTE: ?who was that? DERIC: I made a very silly mistake in the application! I failed to include her passport! I need to take it to them right away. CHARLOTTE: don’t be hard on yourself. You have been all over the place so it’s not uncommon to get things wrong. Quickly drop it off and come back to your girl. That will even afford me the time to make us some breakfast with lots of strawberries and creamy chocolate….you know what I mean…*winks* DERIC: that’s a familiar language, babe! I need some candy part of the M&N chocolate in my life *winks CHARLOTTE: hehehe things are getting too raunchy here. Start going before circumstances beyond our control stop you. DERIC: you are right! I must go now! (Jumps out of bed, gets dressed and drives off) DERIC: I am so so sorry, mama! Never knew you had no dinner when I left. Dont know how I made such mistake! MADAM NNENA: don’t kill yourself. I knew you must have been busy to remember so I didn’t bother to call you. If my doctor friend was on duty last night, she would have bought me some food, but some other doctor worked last night, so i drank enough water and slept DERIC: I’m sorry nnem. I and Charlotte went shopping for your travelling. You know it’s cold in London so you need some thick jackets, gloves and hats MADAM NNENA: I can’t believe Charlotte hasn’t come to see me or even called. Thinking of it breaks my heart. It just shows where placed me in her life. This is a girl I love so much and treats like my own daughter? DERIC: mama, we are going to stop the tears now and focus on you getting well. Charlotte has been busy with work and putting money together for your medical bills MADAM NNENA: don’t lie to me, Deric! Xandra is picking up the bills! DERIC : ermm, yes she is….but we need other things. But not to worry, she’ll come see you tomorrow. I got you some peppersoup and white rice. Get up and eat before it gets cold while I go see the doctor. (Goes to Xandra’s office and found her waiting) So so sorry to keep you! XANDRA: no problems. Got it? DERIC: yes. Here. XANDRA: thanks (puts it in her bag and tries to walk out) DERIC: (gently pulls her back) XANDRA: what are you doing! Get your hands off me!!!? DERIC: why are you being dismissive? Okay! I apologise for the way I spoke to you the other day. Come on! We can’t be enemies! I had a bad day that day. I didn’t mean to hurt you, okay?….I said I am sorry!!! XANDRA: ?just let me go, please DERIC: not with those teary eyes. I said I am sorry, please. I was wrong. I was harsh and I regret it all! XANDRA: apologies accepted. Let me go now. I’m running late for work. I need to be in Wuse within an hour. DERIC: I’ll drop you XANDRA: no. I’ll get an uber DERIC: I insist. XANDRA: okay! (Deric and Xandra got into the car and drove off. as they approached a quiet path, Deric slowed down….) XANDRA: I have 20 minutes to get to work! Can you please drive this car. Thanks!

Episode 27 contd. DERIC: I’m actually looking for a good spot to park XANDRA: what for? DERIC: I need us to talk XANDRA: you don’t get it. Do you! I am running late for work and you are looking for a good spot to park so we can talk! What is wrong with you! DERIC: curiosity. (parks the car and turns off the ignition) tell me, who are you? XANDRA: doctor Xandra Ekeh! DERIC: where do you get your super powers from? XANDRA: what do you mean? DERIC: are you jealous of my wife at all? Why do you always call when I am about to make love to her? XANDRA: what a load of rubbish! Mtcheew! Why would I be jealous of a woman I don’t even know! A woman you are not even proud to talk about. Probably an ugly woman. Mtcheew! DERIC: hehehehe! My wife is actually very beautiful. She looks mixed because her mum is from the fulani tribe and her dad is Igbo. Nobody believes she is purely Nigerian. She has curly long hair and just the figure every woman dreams of. Actually, let me show you a picture! (brings up a picture of Charlotte on his screen and shows to Xandra ) Here is my babe? XANDRA: *shocked* huh????? Oh my God! No way!!! Lord Jesus! Deric you must drop me to work right now, please! DERIC: hahaha! You ain’t seen nothing yet. She’s actually prettier in person. Cameras don’t do her justice XANDRA: when was the last time you slept with her? DERIC: about 4 months ago. That’s only because we went through some crises but we are trying to put everything behind us now and move on. Yeah! I admit I am sex starved but I would rather starve than get it somewhere else and that’s the reason it appears I am blind to your advances.. XANDRA: I didn’t want to tell you this but i won’t forgive myself if I don’t. You must be by your mother’s side constantly until she travels. I checked her vitals this morning and I am very concerned. I don’t want you to miss an important moment in your life. Take me outta here! DERIC: Jesus Christ! Xandra! What’s happening to my mum??? XANDRA: well, you need to be a man now and do as you have been told! Enough of the cry baby rubbish! (Deric dropped Xandra off and drove back to the hospital to stay with her mum as advised by Xandra. He also called Charlotte to inform her that he will not be coming home any time soon. Xandra got to work and decided to speak to her manager about Charlotte and Deric’s case) DOCTOR KEN: I’m surprised you are even asking this question. Come on Xandra, you are smarter than this! Patient’s confidentiality is paramount! You cannot disclose or discuss a patient’s health history with any other person, regardless of his or her relationship with the patient, without the patient’s consent! XANDRA: but he is my friend! MR KEN: when you signed up for this job, I’m sure you were told we leave our emotions at home when we come to work, and throw them in the bin when we have to make decisions!. Go back to duty, please. Your licence to practice is at stake.. Have a nice day! ************************************************** JUDITH:????hello… hello… who’s calling??? CALLER: hello! My name is doctor Richards Peters. I am calling from the accident and emergency unit of st Geralds private hospital. Do you have a minute? JUDITH: yes, I do. How can I help? CALLER: do you know one Ms Chioma? JUDITH: oh my Jesus! Is she okay? Yes, I Do!! CALLER: erm, you need to stay calm, please. She was brought in by a good Samaritan. From what we were told, she was knocked down by a car whilst trying to cross the road. And she sustained very serious injuries to her head and possibly to other parts of her body When she was brought to us, she was still conscious and gave us your number. After a while she became unconscious and we had to induce coma. She is currently on induced coma but we are concerned about the baby as it is becoming weak. We must induce labour as quickly as possible to save the baby. We need someone to sign for it before we proceed. Since she mentioned you earlier, we thought it wise to contact you. JUDITH: Jesus Christ the righteous!!!! Chioma, please don’t do this to me!!! Hieeee!!! What are they talking about!! CALLER: hello…..hello… JUDITH: I am on my way o!! Jesus o! TO BE CONTINUED

Charlotte is very wicked, she wants to transfer hiv to her husband

why is Charlotte this wicked

THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 28 JUDITH: Hello, my name is Judy, can I speak with Mr Ambrose, please? Mr AMBROSE: Yes, how can I help? JUDITH: well, your wife has just put to bed. Does that mean anything to you at all? MR AMBROSE: Oh my God! Chioma? Where…Where is she??? When? Who are you and where do you stay? JUDITH: she’s been living with me MR AMBROSE: but I have been calling the number they gave me in London when I went looking for her there! JUDITH: Oh! I lost my phone last week so I changed my number. MR AMBROSE: I’m getting ready. Can I speak with her??? JUDITH: ermm, no. Actually, Chioma had an accident and labour was induced. She was also induced into coma…So…yeah …(starts crying) MR AMBROSE: excuse me! Why are you crying? Is my wife alive? Hian! Which hospital is she in? JUDITH: when you get to Abuja, give me a call (Judith went back to where Chioma was lying and started talking to her even when she was not responding) JUDITH: Chy, please keep fighting. You have a gorgeous little boy to nurse. Please don’t give up. Remember your daughters. I know they mean so much to you. Refuse to die, my love please. I know you can hear me but can’t respond Fight this, darling please. Your son needs a mother. I can’t do it, babe please. Hold on tight ??? (Mr Ambrose arrived at the hospital a few hours after speaking with Judith. Judith introduced him to the doctors and they allowed him to go see her) MR AMBROSE: don’t tell me this is my wife! Now this is beginning to feel like a nightmare. Can I be woken up from this, now!!!!! DOCTOR: I’m sorry sir, but you must keep your voice down. For her sake and the sake of other patients. Thanks. MR AMBROSE: what happened to her? DOCTOR: she was hit by a car MR AMBROSE: and then! DOCTOR: unfortunately, her spinal cord is broken and she also sustained brain injuries. As we speak, there is a lot of fluid in her brains and we are hoping they drain without us opening the skull. That is usually our last resort as it is not always a great idea. We induced coma so she can be relaxed and see if the fluid drains. If by Sunday, nothing positive happens, we are going to have to carry out brain surgeries , I’m afraid. I’m sure you know she was pregnant when the accident happened. Fortunately, we were able to save the baby. He is in the neonatal unit. Doing rather fantastic and eating a lot hehe MR AMBROSE: (hits his head) uhhuuu! My head is spinning! I can’t make sense of anything! Is she going to be fine?? DOCTOR: ermmm, I wish I can answer that but we will do our very best. Unfortunately though, she may never walk unaided because of her spine MR AMBROSE: I don’t care whether she walks with the aid of 10 men or becomes a vegetable all I want is the life of my wife! Give me a letter, I am flying her abroad, please! DOCTOR: sure! If you think that is a good idea. I am a UK trained doctor myself and as you know, we are the best in the country. Ninety percent of our doctors studied abroad and we give the same quality of care they render abroad. But it’s up to you anyway MR AMBROSE: (kneels by Chioma’s bed) baby please? life without you has been miserable. Nothing is the same anymore. This was my fault.?????I did this to you, Chy???? I’m asking just one thing from you, stay???? stay, please baby. Stay for Shasha. Stay for Tatiana. Stay for our home. Stay for me. I promise to treat the child like mine

Episode 8 contd Please, my girl, stay????( prostrates on the floor and began to wail) JUDITH: that’s enough, sir please. You need to pull yourself together. Instead of crying, talk to God about your wife. MR AMBROSE: I can’t ????? I want her to say a word to me..or just some facial expression. I want a reaction. Look how swollen she is. My wife is in so much pain! DOCTOR: ermm, sir, after seeing the baby, I’ll like to have a word with you privately, please. JUDITH: stand up sir, let’s go see the baby (Judith held Mr Ambrose and took him to where the baby was. Because he was very unstable on his feet.) JUDITH: that’s him MR AMBROSE: ????? JUDITH: are you okay, sir? MR AMBROSE: the Mark! The…mark? that Mark (starts taking off his shirt) JUDITH: excuse me sir! You are undressing! Jesus what is happening! MR AMBROSE: (pointing to his birth Mark which looks exactly like the one on the baby and is situated right on the same spot above his belly button) JUDITH: what!!!! I knew she didn’t lie to me!!!???? Chioma, God has vindicated you! That was your prayer day and night while you were in my house!! Wake up and see the salvation of the Lord!! Chioma wake up!!!!!!!!!????? The defender of the defenceless has defended you! The righteous judge has acquitted you! You are guiltless! All charges dropped! Who can condemn whom he acquits!!! Chioma, it’s time to arise and shine for the glory of the Lord is risen upon you! It is not time to lay motionless on that bed??? My friend is innocent. MR AMBROSE: (with shakey hands, lifted the baby) Im sorry, son?? I’ll spend the rest of my life apologising to you. You are so perfect, my son. Oh your big sisters will love you! ?? You are mine. I am your daddy???? forgive me, son. I shouldn’t have believed a lie???. Thank you for choosing me. I’ll do everything humanly possible to save mummy. May your God, the God of the innocent save mummy for your sake?? JUDITH: sir, stop bathing him with tears, please. They pick up emotions quite quick. And the doctor is waiting to see you. MR AMBROSE: I’ll take him to the doctor’s office with me. (Judith went back to where Chioma was and Mr Ambrose took the baby with him Into the doctors office) DOCTOR: awwww! Isn’t he such a bundle of joy and he is the spitting image of you! MR AMBROSE: (opens his shirt to reveal his birth Mark) Look, he got that from me. DOCTOR: what a wonder! Nature carried out a DNA test and handed you the result. This is the most authentic DNA result. Ours is 99.9% accurate, this one is 100% accurate. Erm, sir you need to put yourself together. I understand how difficult it is for you especially because of the things that happened before this. Please stay strong for your kids MR AMBROSE: she is my strength, I can’t be strong when she is weak. DOCTOR: phewww! Tough! Ermmm, when she was brought here, she was conscious for up to an hour or so. Having perfect conversation whilst we cleaned her up until she started vomiting and became unconscious. She did ask for a pen and paper and she wrote you and the baby a letter.. MR AMBROSE: ???? ************************************************** DERIC: good morning Xandra XANDRA: morning. How did mama sleep last night? DERIC: not very well. Are you working here today? XANDRA: yes. Why didn’t she sleep well last night? DERIC: she was running temperature all night XANDRA: I’ll bring her some tablets in a minute DERIC: please do. Also, immigration got back to me and they have granted her visa. But my wife wants to come with us and you only wrote my name as the person she is travelling with. Is it possible to get a letter from you, naming my wife as someone mama will be travelling with too, please? XANDRA: I will write no such letter! DERIC: why are you full of hatred towards a woman who did nothing to you! I married her because I met her long before you! What exactly is your problem! XANDRA: Deric, I’m done with this conversation. I have ward round and I am going now. See you later!?

THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 29 Ambrose went back to Lagos and informed Madam Nkechi what had happened to Chioma. She insisted on going with him to Abuja to stay with her. All his efforts to stop her was abortive, so they both came back to the hospital. When Madam Nkechi saw her daughter, she cried her heart out but the doctors told her she would be sent out of the ward if she continued to cry. She stopped the noise, but couldn’t stop the tears…. MR AMBROSE: mama what are you trying to do? MADAM NKECHI: I want to give her a strip wash? MR AMBROSE: don’t worry mama, I’ll do that but only after the doctors have have done their morning routine with her. MADAM NKECHI: hmmmm! My strong girl is now being washed like a kid??? God!!!! The God of widows please come to my aid. Restore my daughter. I don’t want any other result?? MR AMBROSE: it’s okay mama, she’ll be fine. JUDITH: Good morning, mama MADAM NKECHI: good morning o! I can’t thank you enough for all you did and still doing for my dauhter. May God bless you ?? JUDITH: the only blessing I need from God is to see my friend back on her feet. I don’t want anything else? MADAM NKECHI: he has no option o! Hmmmm. Chioma you looked forward to this child, now he is here and you can’t even hold him!??? JUDITH: mama, I’ve come to pick you up let’s go to my house so you freshen up, eat and get some sleep then we come back MADAM NKECHI: hehehe! Me eat??? Joke! I have no appetite my dear. With my little girl like this? No, nne. Thank you. I will be here looking into her face until God does something.? MR AMBROSE: Mama, please go with her. The doctors will be here soon and they will send all of us out anyways, So they can do whatever they need to do with her and it takes about thirty minutes daily. DOCTOR: (walks in) good morning, everyone. MR AMBROSE: good morning, doctor DOCTOR: ummm! Lots of sad and teary faces here! Not sure I’ve met you ?(referring to Madam Nkechi) MR AMBROSE: she is my mother in law. She came with me on Saturday MADAM NKECHI: (kneels in front of the doctor and held his legs) please my son, save my daughter. Her father died when she was only five and since then, she has been my only friend, daughter and the essence of my existence. We went through a lot together. She hawked with Me, cried with me when her uncles persecuted us so much. She lived on the streets of Lagos with me for six months before we could pay for a place. I managed to send her abroad to study because her father always said he would send her abroad because she was very brilliant. She came back with a first class and has since then brought me nothing but Joy and fulfilment. She gave me two beautiful grand daughters and now a grand son. Tell me what life would be without her??? Please my son, don’t let it happen??? Don’t let my world crumble? DOCTOR: phewwwwww! This is the part of this job I hate! Mama, I wish I can make you any promises than to assure you that I and my colleagues will do everything we can to help her. But the decision on what the outcome would be, lies in the hands of fate. Erm, Mr Ambrose, the nurses will come around soon and get her ready for the surgery. Unfortunately, the fluids have not drained from the report I read from the doctors who worked last night. A brain surgery has become mandatory. Just to remind you that this is a six hour surgery. So you may want to go home and get some rest and come back. There’s no need hanging around. The baby has been washed and fed. But we will bring him to his mum and place him on her chest for at least 10 minutes before we take her to the operating theatre. This we do daily so they can be bonding. Very essential. Yeah! So, the nurses will be here soon! MR AMBROSE: doctor, when are you going to give me the letter she wrote then?

Episode 29 contd DOCTOR: ermmm, the thing is This, she left an instruction on what must happen before we give you the letter. She also left one for her mum and Judith. There are two conditions to that. She said if any of those conditions are met, then we can hand you the letters. So far, none of those has happened. Sorry I didn’t read that before now. A colleague of mine who locked it away that day we couldn’t find It, told me of the conditions. MR AMBROSE: what are the conditions? DOCTOR: I’m afraid, I can’t tell you that. I need to go now. Please do whatever you have to do quickly. The nurses will be here Soon ?️ MR AMBROSE: mama, we need to leave now. Both of you can go, I’ll hang around. JUDITH: let’s say a quick prayer? You are the Lord, the God Of all flesh and there is Nothing too hard for you I know you are able to Do exceeding, abundantly Above all we can think Or imagine Lord I present my friend Before you. I ask for nothing But your grace to pull through You have answered me in the Past. Come and do your Miracle once again Use the doctors, Lord! Hold their hands as they Operate on her Chioma, I immerse You in the precious blood Of Jesus! I declare you Shall not die but live To declare the goodness Of God. We shall see you Again soon. We shall speak With you. We nullify every plans of the Enemy we bring into subjection Anything that raises its head above The knowledge of God! Jesus! Be glorified in her life Jesus! Take over from this moment! In Jesus name I pray! MR AMBROSE/MADAM NKECHI: Amen! MADAM NKECHI: Amen!!!!??? (Touching her face) my beautiful, you must come out alive for mama, alright? You remember all out plans, right? We will go on our holiday in December. Don’t make mummy Sad, o nwam? Remember, mummy will be left alone in this whole wide world if anything happens to you. Kick death on the butt and come back to mama. Same way you used to beat up other kids when you were a kid. Remember your kids eh? Tatiana will ask questions and I can’t answer them. You must…. NURSES: hello! Sorry we need to get her ready for surgery MR AMBROSE: (bends over her and kissed her) I love you, baby. You got This, yeah. I’ll be outside the theatre waiting to have you back. I love you.? JUDITH: (kisses her forehead) Chy, don’t keep me waiting for too long. Love you.? MADAM NKECHI: (Hugs her) ????? take me in there with her!!!???? NURSES: sorry, ma’am but you all have to leave now. (Ambrose held her by her arm and they all Walked to the car park) MR AMBROSE: drive carefully, Judith and do get some rest yourself JUDITH: please come with us. You can come back after you’ve had coffee MR AMBROSE: nah! I’ll be alright? JUDITH: and you need to be strong. The more mama sees you like This, the more she cries! MR AMBROSE: I’m strong..?? Bye!?️ To be continued

I pray Chioma comes back alive but doesn't have memory loss(amnesia) after de surgery... As for Charlotte I know luck will elude her... Dr Xandra is in a huge dilemma but will surely save Deric!!!

abeg chioma must not die, she must read d letter she wrote by herself

oh God! come to chioma aid ,heal her an let her come out alive

THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 30 When Judith and Madam Nkechi left, Mr Ambrose sat by the door of the theatre. After a while, he decided to ring Kate to find out how the kids were doing but he didn’t have enough airtime on his phone to make the call, so he decided to walk down the road to get some On return, he saw one of the six doctors that went into the theatre for the operation by the gate smoking. He didnt make much of it since it was just one person out of six. He thought maybe he needed a break. Also, it wasn’t the doctor they had been dealing with so he didn’t bother asking him the situation of things. But as he walked towards the hallway to the theatre, he saw the doctor they had been dealing with. He had no gloves on and was not wearing his coat…. MR AMBROSE: doctor! How is she? Are you done? How was it? Successful, right? DOCTOR: ermmm, please come with me to my office MR AMBROSE: I’ll come of course but tell me the situation of things? Why are you all out? It’s not six hours yet? I only went down the road to get some credit to check up on my kids in Abuja. How is my wife? DOCTOR: ermmm, she is resting. Please come to my office. MR AMBROSE: she is resting….oh! That sounds great! Meaning the surgery was successful and she is resting. Phewww! Now I can have a glass of water. I knew she would pull through! Never seen a woman so strong yet so soft! Can I see her? DOCTOR: you will, in a moment but please can I have a word with you in my office, first? MR AMBROSE: sure! (Follows him to his office) DOCTOR: please take a seat. MR AMBROSE: (sits down) thank You, doctor! I must say you guys are the next most powerful set after God!… DOCTOR: you see Mr Ambrose, since the day your wife was brought in, I noticed what a wonderful family you have, and when you told me your story, I felt quite bad because I know the trauma and guilt you must be passing through MR AMBROSE: doctor, I’m happy it’s all coming to an end now. As soon as she wakes up, I’ll ask for her forgiveness and when she is discharged, we will go somewhere nice to renew our wedding vows? DOCTOR: phewww! This is gonna be hard! MR AMBROSE: what’s gonna be hard? DOCTOR: ermm, Mr Ambrose, I’ve been in this profession for 39 years now and believe me, I’ve seen so much deaths and given so much death news, but right now, it feels like the very first time I am doing it MR AMBROSE: sorry? I…I didn’t understand the last thing you said. Death? News? How? DOCTOR: phewww! Mr Ambrose, your wife gave up in the middle of the operation. Her heart just stopped. We did CPR for over 30 minutes to no avail. She slept peacefully MR AMBROSE: heheheh. She slept peacefully? She….she….her heart….she slept peacefully?…..she is resting…none of these make any sense to Ambrose. Now, let’s get serious, shall we! Where is my wife!!!??? DOCTOR: I’m afraid she didn’t make it. Calm down please MR AMBROSE: Chioma!!! Didn’t make what? I’m not even gonna believe this nonsense you are talking about! Do you know that she has two other little girls at home aged five and one??? Do you know that she has an aged mother? Do you know that she has a baby boy who is barely two weeks?? And a husband who did not believe her when she said she was innocent? Do you know that she tried severely to make peace with me before she came here??? Do you know that I arrested her when our kid went missing? Do you know that….. where is my wife?????? Chioma!!! Chioma!! Chioma!!!!!!!! Chioma!!!!!! No!!!!!! Doctor, No!!!!!!! Jesus No!!!!!!!! Somebody help me!!!! No!!!!!!!! Tatiana, No!!!!!!!! Shasha!!!!!!????????(lies flat on the floor being rather inconsolable) DOCTOR: oh dear! You need to take this easy, sir. She tried. Please get up MR AMBROSE: bring her back!!!!!!?????doctor, bring her back, Please!!! We can’t cope without her. We have kids together!!!! Chioma, Please!!!!! DOCTOR: sir, you must put yourself together. Very soon your aged mother in law will be here. I’m not even sure I can give her the news seeing how she already was before the surgery. Please you don’t want her to have a heart attack, please sir. MR AMBROSE: what did you say happened to Chioma? The wife of my youth! My friend, the sister I never had, the mother of my kids! How do I explain this to my children??? Nah! Doctor, I want to speak with her! DOCTOR : You mean you want to speak to the body? MR AMBROSE: she is not a body! She is my wife! Don’t you dare! Stop it!

DOCTOR: phewww! Okay, I’ll take you there (They both went into the theatre where Chioma’s body was lying covered in a white sheet. Mr Ambrose quickly removed the sheet over her face) MR AMBROSE: doctor? DOCTOR: yes…I’m sorry but we tried MR AMBROSE: please, leave us now. DOCTOR: you..you mean you want to spend some time with her? MR AMBROSE: get out and shut the door behind You!!! DOCTOR: alright. But please don’t hurt yourself. I’ll be right at the door. (Leaves and shuts the door, but stood right by the door.) (The doctor could hear Ambrose apologising to Chioma’s body and pleading with her to come back. As he stood there waiting, he saw Judith and Madam Nkechi coming towards the theatre so he quickly walked to them to prevent them from hearing Mr Ambrose’s voice as he was crying quite loudly) MR AMBROSE: hello, ladies MADAM NKECHI: ah! Already??? Jesus thank sir! Where is she? JUDITH: doctor is everything Okay? How was the surgery? DOCTOR: she is resting. Please come with me to my office. MADAM NKECHI: thank You, Jesus. My son, well done! Please we brought her food. Can she eat now? DOCTOR: ermm, No mama. JUDITH: where is Mr Ambrose? DOCTOR: he must be somewhere around the compound, but I’ve spoken to him JUDITH: oh great! Because he has been very worried. Oh! Thank you Jesus! (They followed the doctor into his office and he asked them to give him a moment to get something. Having no intentions of being the one to break the news to them, he went to another of his colleague who was part of the team to ask if he could do it) DOCTOR: Peter! I need You, man! Stop smoking too much cigarette! DR PETER: what do you need me for? DOCTOR: her mother is here and honestly, I cannot deal with that woman. Could you please come and break the news to them? DR PETER: So na me you want make the woman die for him hand abi? She was your patient. Do your job. Come on! Since when did you become a weakling? You’ve seen thousands of deaths! Stop acting like one of those annoying student doctors we get DOCTOR: this is different. I don’t know how I got myself emotionally attached to them. I can’t remember the last time I cried but I have been unable to stop the tears since it happened. They are seated in my office already thanking God! Phewww! Please help me out! DR PETER: Okay. I’ll come with you(follows him into his office) MADAM NKECHI: ewo! This doctor is also one of you, right? Very handsome and intelligent young men! Thank you my sons for saving my daughter o! I will come back and cook for all of You!we thank God!?️ DR PETER: ermm, it’s probably not the news you were expecting, but she actually passed away in the process of the surgery. I’m so sorry JUDITH: excuse You??????? MADAM NKECHI: **slumps!** To be continued

Hmmmmm Chioma cudnt make it,dats too bad... May her soul R.I.P!!!

so sad, this is all Charlotte's fault. hope she dies too with AIDS

Hmmmmmm

The BrideGLOOM. Episode 31 XANDRA: good morning, sir MANAGER: Morning, doctor Xandra. How are you? XANDRA: I’m fine, thanks. Just wanted to ask if you could please approve my annual leave. MANAGER: from when are you looking at? XANDRA: fromthe20th, sir MANAGER: Really tight this time. We are so short staffed this time. Could I ask you to move it tothefirst week of March, if you don’t mind? XANDRA: sir, I’ve already booked my flight ticket to London forthe22nd. Here it is (shows him her ticket) MANAGER: ermmm, doctor Xandra. May I ask why you want to spend your leave in London? XANDRA: that’s where I normally spend my annual leave, sir. Besides, I havetheright to choose where I spend my holiday! MANAGER: of course you do and I’ll approve your leave. You are entitled to it. Ermmm, be aware that I am aware oftheconflict of interest between you and Madam Nnenna’s son. I am also aware that she has been flown abroad. London to be precise and you gavethem every supporting document fortheir visa application That is all okay, but what is not okay, is for you to disclose any of your patient’s health history to a third party withoutthedue consent of that very patient Without decoratingthesentence,thepunishment for that is that you will lose your licence to practice. I’m sure you know this but I felt I should remind you just in casethey are starting to escape from your memory. XANDRA:There is nothing more than doctor patient relationship between us. I don’t know why people are assumingthere is! My sister lives in London and it’s notthefirst time I travelling to London. I would appreciate it if I am not reminded of my professional ethics daily. I committed it to memory five odd years ago! This is driving sanity out of me!! MANAGER: alright, Xandra I’ll approve your leave. XANDRA: Thanks! ************************************************* NINA: wow! I haven’t been here for a long time. Did you do some renovations? CHARLOTTE: No, we only changedthecurtains. What would you like to drink? NINA: wine, please CHARLOTTE: red or white? NINA: red, please. So what’s up? Has Deric called to saythey landed safely? I don’t even understand why he is spending that much money on a woman who is well into her seventies! CHARLOTTE: my dear, Deric is tied to his mum’s apron strings. I thinkthemidwives forgot to cuttheumbilical cord betweenthem at birth. You need to see how panicky he gets whenever he gets a call from that hospital. He saidthey landed safe anyway. NINA: So, how was he able to raisethebill? CHARLOTTE: Hmmm! He went to a colleague of his who is now a politician and cried to him. He gave him up to six million naira for bill. NINA: and you didn’t bother to getthepolitician’s number from him so that I’ll give him some living water ???? CHARLOTTE: hahahaha! You are wicked! How many people have you passed your living water to? NINA: I’ve lost count, my dear. And I don’t feel bad about it.Theone that made me a bit sad was this man I slept with two nights ago. He has such a lovely family but his wife just put to bed and I think she became more focused onthebaby. He told me he feels pushed out. I told him I will make him feel pushed in??????

Episode 31 contd CHARLOTTE: hahaha! You are wicked!! How do you sleep at night!?? NINA: Like a baby? CHARLOTTE:There is this man down our street that has been disturbing me for a long time now. We are going on a date tomorrow and guess where he is taking me? To a hotel! NINA: make sure you get enough money off him andthen bless his life withtheliving water??? So, does Deric have it now? CHARLOTTE: hmmmm! Girlfriend! He doesn’t. I did my best. Twice we were nearly at it when he was called fromthehospital and he ran off. One night I spentthenight withthem atthehospital and When everyone slept andtheward was quiet, I tried my luck, dude took me outside and seriously warned me. Even accused me of not having any respect for his mum. He was right anyway! NINA: You didn’t try hard enough! Meanwhile, I’ve got an interview on Monday in this nursery and primary school. Only kids whose parents are super duper rich attend it. Can’t wait to grab myself a sugar daddy??? more wine, please!?? *********************************************** NURSERY TEACHER: I am Tatiana’s teacher and I heard what happened and decided to come and sympathise with you. Please sir, accept my deepest condolences MR AMBROSE: thank you, my dear. Please have a seat. NURSERY TEACHER: I learnt she passed away giving birth MR AMBROSE: not really. She was ran over by a car.Thebaby luckily survived but she couldn’t…?? NURSERY TEACHER: where arethekids? MR AMBROSE: my mum tookthem.They’ll be with her while I run around forthefuneral preparations . She passed away in Abuja so I gothere once a week to see her body. We are looking at next week forthefuneral NURSERY TEACHER: awwww! I had thought I would seethem to say goodbye tothem because I’m leaving and another teacher is coming MR AMBROSE: are you serious! Why?? NURSERY TEACHER: I’m getting married sir, and my husband to be wants me to move to portharcourt so he found me a jobthere MR AMBROSE: oh!They’ll miss you. She doesn’t stop talking about you. Well, I wish you well in your marriage. Always listen to and believe your spouse above any other person. Don’t believe any rumours even with compelling evidence. Shuttheentire world out of your marriage. God bless your new home. NURSERY TEACHER: awwww! Thank you, sir. I will remember all you said and I pray you heal soon. I hopethenew teacherthey get treatsthem well. MR AMBROSE: give me a minute please.(goes upstairs and writes a cheque inthesum of one hundred thousand naira) Erm, if things were not this horrible for me, my entire family would have sent you off properly and attended your wedding. Though I didn’t have much contact with you, my late wife, kids andtheir nanny spoke so highly of you. Please take this little token on behalf of my entire family. ? NURSERY TEACHER: oh No, sir! You can’t do this! Not this time around. Madam was such a down to earth woman. She would wait for me to get done so she’ll drop me home. This necklace I have on me was given to me by her for a birthday present last year. She was an angel. May her soul rest in peace. MR AMBROSE: Amen. Please take this from me. NURSERY TEACHER : (Takes the cheque) thank you, sir. God bless you abundantly. Thank you!? To be continued

THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 32 MR AMBROSE:???? hello, Judith. I’m five minutes away from your house. If you could please wait for me atthegate so I don’t have to drive in. JUDITH: please come in and have a cup of coffee before we go. I beg of you. MR AMBROSE: I had one atthehotel before leaving. Sorry, I would come in some other day. I need to go back to Abuja this morning. My mum called to say that Tatiana has been unwell and having nightmares…. (When Ambrose gotthethegate, Judith was already waiting, so she got intothecar andthey madetheir way tothehospital where Chioma passed away) MR AMBROSE: sorry, I couldn’t come in. I’ll do next time JUDITH: sir, I nearly did not recognise You! I understand what you are going through but you really have lost weight drastically! MR AMBROSE: (smiles) I wish I lost weight and not Chioma.There’s never a night that she isn’t in my dreams beingthenormal her with me. And when I wake up and realise it was all a dream, reality disgusts me! If not forthese poor kids she left behind, I would have donetheneedful and bring it all to a halt! JUDITH: Please don’t even think it. Every time I’ve seen her in my dreams, she looks absolutely beautiful and happy. MR AMBROSE: has she said anything to you in your dreams? JUDITH: not really but each time I’ve seen her, she had a letter in her hand.Thelast time I saw her which was two nights ago, she told me she was going tothepost office to post a letter. I asked after her baby, she said you were looking after him. MR AMBROSE: hmmmm! Must betheletter we are getting todaythen. Gosh! Can’t believe my wife can only be seen in dreams now! (Starts crying???) JUDITH: please sir, take it easy and stay strong for your kids. How istheboy doing? MR AMBROSE: doing very well. Such a strong little man full of smiles like Chioma (They finally got tothehospital and asked to seethedoctor who hastheletters.Thereceptionist askedthem to take a seat while she contacts him. After about seven minutes,thedoctor came tothereception) DOCTOR: I kept looking at you fromthecorridor and doubting it was You! What’s going on sir! You look a mess! MR AMBROSE: good morning, doctor. DOCTOR: I’m worried about you, sir. Are you eating and sleeping at all? MR AMBROSE: sometimes… DOCTOR: that is not good enough! You must look after yourself, sir. You really must! Aside getting really badly depressed, you may come down with anorexia if you carry on like this. You really don’t want that to happen. MR AMBROSE: I’m doing my best. I’ll be fine. Well I hope. JUDITH: good morning, doctor DOCTOR: morning, Judy. Hope you are looking after yourself? JUDITH: I’m doing my best, doctor DOCTOR: perfect! Ermm, tothebusiness oftheday. I have to strictly stick totherules of this very wish. We don’t and shouldn’t joke with someone’s death wish. Mr Ambrose, your late wife instructed I readtheletters to you and Chioma differently.They are two different letters anyway. So if you could please come with me. Judith, it will be your turn after him. Alright, guys? MR AMBROSE: sure!

32 contd (Mr Ambrose followed the doctor into his office, sat down and he brought out the letter) DOCTOR: once again, let me sympathise with you on the death of your wife. Please accept my condolences and may Chioma’s soul rest in peace. MR AMBROSE: Amen. Thanks, doctor. DOCTOR: here is the letter and I shall read it out for you and then hand it to you. Is that okay? MR AMBROSE: sure. THE LETTER Dearly beloved husband, by the time you’ll Be reading this letter, I will be flying with the Angels but be sure I will be smiling at you From heaven. I will be brief because I can Feel life gradually going out of me. I am Getting weak but my spirit is getting strong I know you will realise that I never cheated on You. I hope our son evidences that. I hope he is The spitting image of you. I gave Deric that money just to help him with rent. Something you would have done for anyone anyway. I apologise for not telling you You were so loving.The little problems we had Never changed who you are to me So dear husband, do not feel guilty at my death You gave me a great life But if you truly love me like you told me the night I possibly got pregnant with Tatiana, please marry Judith my friend. Do not send Kate away But make Judith the mother of my children. I trust her more to look after my kids. This is The only thing I want from you. Give me this last gift and let me rest in peace. Stop the tears It does no good Stop the blames You are blameless Stop hurting I hurt no more Give me a very quiet and simple funeral Please do not let the kids see my body I want them to remember me with My smiling face and not a likely Ugly and scary face I might Wear at death. I love you my beloved husband. MR AMBROSE: ???? I love you, Chioma. You have given me a very difficult task! I don’t know if I can do it??? why didn’t you stay and raise your own kids! God why!!!!!!!!!????? I don’t think i want to be married to any other woman! I have no love left to give to another woman! I can’t love again!!!!! I can’t???? DOCTOR: sir, your wife just told you not to cry for her anymore! Please respect her death wishes. MR AMBROSE: can I have the letter, please. I shall laminate it and show it to the kids when they are old enough. (The doctor gave him the letter and he went to the reception and Judith went into the doctor’s office) DOCTOR: sit down please. Chioma left a letter for you and I am just going to read it out for you and then hand it over to you. Are you ready? JUDITH: ???yes, doctor I am. DOCTOR: well, you are not. You just started shedding tears! Do you want me to give you some time? JUDITH: no doctor, I can’t ju….st he..l.p. it! She was such a lovely lady and my best friend and sister??? DOCTOR: I understand but she would like you to be strong. JUDITH: I’m ready now, doctor. (Wipes the tears off her face) DOCTOR: okay! THE LETTER Judy the girl!!!! Now, wipe those tears. I know you Will be crying your beautiful heart Out. Come on! I am no longer in pain Remember the story I told you about a lady whose friend asked to marry Her husband when she dies? Hahahaha! It was all made up! But I just suddenly Thought of my kids and what would Happen to them in the event of death Now, it looks like death has come for me Darling, I am getting weak deep down. Not sure I will survive this accident, but if I do, we will laugh over this letter. If I don’t, please treat as serious! Very serious By the way, I forgive the man who knocked me down. If he shows up, just let him go. Do not prosecute him. Tell Ambrose My last wish from you is that you marry my Husband and be our children’s new mum I know its difficult. You want your own new Man with no kids. But Ambrose is very young And kind hearted. He will look after you. He is a Very loving husband. No young man out there Will treat you better! I promise you Don’t care what anyone says, do this for me One more thing, Ambrose will not make the First move, I am giving that job to you. Get him to do it somehow. Ask him out! Propose to him if possible. I know you Are a church girl and won’t want to lure Him to bed. Do It your way and make me happy. Please do not wear black to my funeral and remind your new husband that I do not Want a flamboyant funeral. Just one thing, jazz music must be playing When I’m being lowered. I am resting in peace already. No need to tell me that. Thecry don do. You never cry enough? Abeg! Love you so much my best friend and sister Many many thanks! (Mr Ambrose dropped Judith to her house and none of them said a word to the other about the letters..) To be continued

so sad,,I don't want this kind of news for chioma

Hmmmmm dis is really going to be difficult... I know Nina is going to be DAT new teacher, I just pray she doesn't cross with Mr Ambrose n infect him also!!!

THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 33 NELLY: Judy,is everything okay? Still mourning your friend? JUDITH: I’m okay. Nelly: sure? JUDITH: I’m just so confused, Nelly! My friend has asked me to do something incredibly difficult! NELLY: and what is that? JUDITH: She’s asked me to marry her husband and this is a man who never makes common eye contact with me. Hasn’t even stepped a foot into my house. The other time, I asked him to come have coffee he blatantly refused! He has never picked up the phone to call me and when I do, he sounds as if he cannot wait to get rid of me from the line. Worst of it all is that I recently started talking to this absolutely amazing man! NELLY: well, how could you tell he is absolutely amazing if you just recently started talking to him. It is called beginner’s high! JUDITH: hahaha! You always have a name for everything. Well, so far, he’s been great and a perfect gentleman. Never been married before, no baby mama, God fearing, tall and handsome, has a decent job. Just your perfect gentleman! NELLY: They are all perfect at the start of the relationship. Then after a while, they bring out their true colours. Anyways, if your late friend told you that, I see it as an honour. She trusts you to uphold her home in her absence. Don’t betray her trust. You can start by constantly calling the husband and you know, encouraging him. Go over to Abuja and spend the weekend with them. JUDITH: I’ll be going tomorrow because my friend’s funeral is on Monday. After the funeral, I’ll spend a week before I come back NELLY: great! And you can also use what your mama gave you to get him to be loyal. You know what I mean. There is power in the vagina to break every man!? JUDITH: no way!! Heck no! That is so low. The lowest of the low! I will never do a thing like that. Common! NELLY: well, just giving you different options nothing more. So don’t consume me like fire. Anyway, if you need any tips, I’m just a phone call away! Stop talking to Mr amazing and focus on this very man. Remember, the dead watch over us from heaven. Your friend is looking at you as we speak Judith: oh gosh! You are really scaring me now! NELLY: when are you going home? Judith: I am waiting for my Uber. NELLY: alright. I’m going now. Take care of yourself (Whilst Judy waited for her cab to arrive, she decided to give Ambrose a quick call) MR AMBROSE:??? hello, Judy, how are you? JUDITH: Very well, thanks. Yourself? MR AMBROSE: still alive JUDITH: how are the children? MR AMBROSE : well, I’ve brought back Shasha and Tatiana but I left Sampson with my mum. I don’t think Kate can look after all three. JUDITH: that’s okay. Has Tatiana gone back to school? MR AMBROSE: that’s actually what she was telling me before you called. She said she hates her new teacher and doesn’t want to go to school anymore. I asked if she would like me to register her in ano ther school. She said she doesn’t want to leave her friends in her school. I don’t know how I am expected to move all her hundreds of friends to her new school. The kind of dilemmas I do not like to get into! I used to leave it all to Chioma. Now, reality just dawned on me!! JUDITH: oh bless her! Did she say exactly why she doesn’t like Her? MR AMBROSE: from what I reckon, she is probably being too nice to her. Maybe trying to win their love and trust and overdoing it. Tatiana is very smart, she knows when you are trying to patronise her and she doesn’t like it. She told me that the new lady keeps asking her how is your daddy, how is your mummy, do you want me to feed you your lunch, what car does your daddy drive. I mean I understand she is trying to be nice, but you don’t need to overdo it. Kids don’t like that. Judy, honestly, I am fed up! JUDITH: hmmm! She’ll warm up to her. Kids are usually like that with strangers. Were you able to get the jazz music person? MR AMBROSE: yes. Everything is ready except me. I am not ready to let Chioma go. Not ready to see her in a coffin, not ready to see her lowered in the grave. I am not ready! JUDITH: you may never be ready. Just take each day as it comes. I just wanted to ask if it’s okay to come tomorrow? MR AMBROSE: sure! Please do. I am going to pick up my mo ther in law this morning and my parents will be here tomorrow’s evening. JUDITH: okay. See you tomorrow then MR AMBROSE: please let me know your arrival time so I could ask my driver to pick you up from the airport JUDITH: alright. I’ll let you know. Thank You, sir. *********************************** *********** XANDRA: oh my God!!!! Look at you, Deric! You look like a Londoner already!! DERIC: hahahaha! This is a very beautiful country just too cold! (Hugs her really tight and swung her around) XANDRA: hahaha drop me! You make me feel like an airbag! Wow! London looks great on you! Where is mama! DERIC: She’s inside the ward. I bet she cannot wait to see you! Keeps asking of you. When did you arrive? XANDRA: 6.am this morning. A very smooth flight too! I have missed you! DERIC: did you? XANDRA: not really? DERIC: (holds her back and comes right to her face) Now, swallow your pride, throw away your certificate and accept the truth, you missed Deric. Didn’t you? XANDRA: hahahaha! Please go away! What’s there to miss about you? The nasty and rude attitudes? I did not miss Jack! Please take me to mama. My very good friend!. (Deric held her hand as they walked to madam Nkechi’s hospital ward) XANDRA: Wow! Mama!! MADAM NKECHI: my darling!!! XANDRA: (Hugs her) oh I am so happy to see you looking restored! What a difference!! MADAM NKECHI: my daughter! These doctors are marvellous! The only person they cannot save is someone who has been earmarked to die! They are spirits! They can explain your symptom to you like they are right inside your body! My daughter, I am so grateful to you and I have been praying for you daily. I can fight and defeat 10 men now DERIC: ten male mannequins, you mean? XANDRA: hahahaha! I’m so glad to hear that! How do you like the food? MADAM NKECHI: my dear, that is one thing I don’t like. They serve us flower here o! Different colours of flower. Chai! Nothing beats a well cooked okazi soup! XANDRA: hahahaha!!! Flower indeed! Those are vegetables mama, and they are actually good for you.??… (Xandra spent about an hour at the hospital chatting with Deric and his mum. Then went out with Deric for lunch. They both went to a nearby Nandos and as they ate their perperi chicken and fries, Xandra decided to have some serious conversation with him????????????) XANDRA: how do you like it here? DERIC: i sincerely don’t even want to go back anymore XANDRA: That is possible.. DERIC: how? NELLY: my sister’s husband owns a company here. I can get him to employ you and you apply for a stay. With his help, you are likely to be granted a visa. DERIC: This sounds good! XANDRA: what about your wife? Won’t you miss her? DERIC: I will of course but it’s for our benefit. XANDRA: true. Can I ask you a question? DERIC: go ahead. Xandra: if your friend is going out with someone who has HIV, and you know it, would you let your friend know and lose your job or would you not tell him and keep your job? DERIC: are you actually asking this question??? Why do we place material things above human life! Damn the stupid job! I’ll tell my friend the very minute I find out! What are friend for! XANDRA: hmmm! A colleague of mine is currently in that situation and has asked for my opinion DERIC: tell him to call his friend now and save a life… To be continued

THE brideGLOOM. Episode 34 Late Chioma’s family has just returned from her funera, including her very saddened friend, Judith. Mr Ambrose had locked himself up in his bedroom and has asked to be left alone. Chioma’s mum had slept off on the sofa, because unknown to her, she was given sleeping tablets because she was crying uncontrollably even before the funeral service began. Judith, Kate, Mr Ambrose’s parents and the kids were seated in the living room. Red and swollen eyes beautified all their faces. Constant sniffing was the only sound that could be heard in the room. All of a sudden, the deafening silence was broken by Tatiana’s poem. She just started reciting the poem she had earlier on recited at her mum’s funeral service. TATIANA: fill not your heart with pain and Sorrow But remember me in every tomorrow Remember the joy, the laughter, The smiles, I’ve only gone to rest a while Although my leaving causes pain and Grief My going has eased my hurt and given Me relief So dry your eyes and remember me Not as I am now, but as I used to be I will remember you all and look on With a smile Understand in your hearts I’ve only gone to rest a while As long as I have the love of each of you I can live my life in the hearts of all ofyou JUDITH: Tatiana, you shouldn’t be reciting that poem Okay? Recite one of the ones you are taught in school TATIANA: but I like this one (carries on reciting it) (Mr Ambrose’s mum knows about the letters left by Chioma and is determined to help ensure that her death wish is fulfilled. So she thought it was a good avenue to get Ambrose and Judith talking) GRANDMA: Judith, we may not be able to get her to stop reciting that poem, please go upstairs and tell her dad. He is the only one who can do it JUDITH: but ma’am, he asked not to be disturbed GRANDMA: not when his children are involved. Please go get him. (Judith got upstairs and met mr Ambrose on the floor of his bedroom with Chioma’s framed picture crying his heart out…) JUDITH: excuse me, sir MR AMBROSE: I left a clear and simple instruction!!!?? JUDITH: I know but… MR AMBROSE: please shut the door and leave me alone! JUDITH: Tatiana is… MR AMBROSE: (quickly gets up!) Is she Okay? JUDITH: yes but she wouldn’t stop reciting the funeral poem MR AMBROSE: My goodness! Okay, I’ll come down and see her. Thanks for letting me know JUDITH: no problem (goes downstairs) (Mr Ambrose quickly wiped his tears and hurried downstairs) MR AMBROSE: mummy, you must stop reciting that poem. It is specially for your mum in heaven. You only recite it when someone goes to heaven Okay? TATIANA: but mummy went to heaven today so I can recite it today MR AMBROSE: not anymore. You recited it for her before those men took her to heaven and that’s enough TATIANA: Okay, daddy but when is she coming back to see us? MR AMBROSE: phewww! GRANDMA: enough, Ambrose! No answering anymore questions. You don’t answer everything they ask. She will not stop asking questions MR AMBROSE: but mum, I owe her answers TATIANA: but why did they put so much sand on top of her? MR AMBROSE: Jesus will remove all the sands and give her clean clothes and she will be clean and happy, Okay? TATIANA: will Jesus give her a shower and food and chocolates? MR AMBROSE: Jesus will give her everything she needs GRANDMA: (loudly) oh Chioma!!! Chioma why!!!!???? MADAM NKECHI: (wakes up and starts crying loudly too. Kate joined, then Mr Ambrose joined. Shasha joined, Tatiana joined, Judith lost it and the entire place was filled with sounds and songs of sorrow and mourning *********************************** ************* NINA: Charlotte, are you sure you want to go to Ghana with this man? I’m asking because I heard he is a ritualist o! Hmmmm! CHARLOTTE: it’s all rumours, babe. I spent the weekend in his house. Such a humble man. With all his money he still knows how to treat a woman. He ran my bath, cooked me the best noodle soup I’ve heard in my life, massaged my feet until they felt like those of a baby. No girl! I’m hooked! I don’t even remember Deric NINA: what about his wife? CHARLOTTE: she is late NINA: any children? CHARLOTTE: No. He said his wife passed away one month after they got married NINA: sad. But if you love him that much, why did you infect him? CHARLOTTE: He has the money so he can look after himself. Abeg don’t start! No be person give am to me! By the way, did I tell you! Jaykob claims to be born again now. I went into his office after everyone had left yesterday and sat on his laps. Dude pushed me away saying he is now born again??? NINA: no wonder! I heard him inviting Amanda to their renewal of marriage vows. CHARLOTTE: that had better be true? NINA: God don save am. Anyway, how’s Deric and his mum? And when is he coming back? I really want him to get this virus because he pushed you into cheating. If he was working as hard as o ther men out there, fulfilling his conjugal obligations, I don’t think you would have had anything to do with Mr Adrian CHARLOTTE: He called me about two days ago asking what I think about him trying to get a job over there and then coming to bring me over as soon as he settles. NINA: and what did you say?? don’t tell me you agreed CHARLOTTE: I told him I will think about it. I was rushing anyway. I wanted him to get off the phone because I was at my old guy’s house ? NINA: perfect! I’m glad you didn’t agree yet. Call him, tell him you miss him a lot and that you have been very lonely and Ill without him around. Tell him to come back and see you one more time before he starts any move towards residing there. As soon as he comes back, baptise him and let him go back to London! CHARLOTTE: girl, you bad!??I’ll call him today NINA: no! Call him now! Once you go out with your man you’ll forget CHARLOTTE: I don’t have enough airtime. NINA: use my phone! Tell him you are so Ill so I came to see you and cook for you. Thunder fire am fire London! *********************************** ************* XANDRA: Why do you look all gloomy! DERIC: good morning, Xandra. XANDRA: I’ve got good news for you!!! DERIC: what good news?? XANDRA: my brother in law has agreed to assist you get a permit. He also promised to get mama a permit on the basis that you are her sole carer! DERIC: I sincerely appreciate that and your efforts as well, but I’m going to be turning that down. I need to be home latest Friday. And that is the day by which I must be in Nigeria XANDRA:  what happened, Deric? DERIC: my wife is seriously ill and she has no one with her except her best friend. XANDRA: did she stop taking her pills? DERIC: what pills? My wife is not on any pills XANDRA: oh no! Sorry, I was mistaking her for someone else? What if we send her money so she could go to the hospital? Must you go?? DERIC: I must go, Xandra. See, because you haven’t been married before and I don’t mean to be rude , you probably do not understand the importance of emotional and physical support between couples. I need to go home and be with her! XANDRA: ?oh! Okay. I need to take my leave now. Bye mama. ?️?️?️?️?️ MADAM NNENA: Deric! The way you spoke to her was very rude! Must you remind her that she needs to be married! DERIC: she doesn’t need a reminder. She knows age is no longer on her side. I need to go see my wife. MADAM NNENA: so rude! DERIC: mama, stay out of this, please! To be continued

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deric u are a fool, with all the help she give u?

THE brideGLOOM. Episode 35 MADAM NKECHI: Kate, please take the kids upstairs I want to have a word with Judy. KATE: yes, ma’am. Tatiana, Shasha, let’s go up??? MADAM NKECHI: once again I want to say a very big thank you to you for how you treated my late daughter. Since her death, I’ve always had this hope that somehow, she would wake up and come back to me. But yesterday, that hope was buried together with Chioma. It has become real to me that I will never see my daughter again. JUDITH : you will see her again on the resurrection morning. MADAM NKECHI: so help me God. Erm, I called you Here for an important and somewhat sensitive issue. I know I probably shouldn’t be saying it. No mo ther should have to do this. It feels like betraying your own daughter and believe me, it is the hardest thing in the world. But fate has left me with no other option. I’ll be leaving this evening. JUDITH: oh really! Why so soon? MADAM NKECHI: Yes, as soon as Ambrose comes back, he’ll take me home. I think I am finding it more difficult to mourn Chioma here the way I want. I wouldn’t want the kids seeing me crying. I’m going to go back home and take my time to mourn my daughter. Now to the main reason why I called you. I am aware of the letter my daughter left. Ermmm, she wants you to marry her husband. Marriage is a thing of choice and nobody should be coarced or unduly influenced into it. But I want to tell you this, hoping it helps you make the right choice. I am sure you know what transpired between Ambrose and Chioma before her death. It is easy to judge Ambrose by that single act and being Chioma’s mum, people would expect me to see Ambrose as the devil’s advocate but he is not. The situation that led to their separation which I’m sure you are aware of, came with very convincing evidence. Ninety percent of men would have reacted the same way Ambrose reacted or worse. Before Chioma passed away, Ambrose was already searching for her and I made him go all the way to the United kingdom. Which I do not regret anyway. Long story short, Ambrose is not a bad man. In fact, he is the best husband any woman can be married to and a doting fa ther. Should you decide to marry him, please do so without any fears. Of course he is not perfect, but I tell you, you would have gotten yourself a great man and future. Please treat these kids as yours and whatever you decide to do, it shall be well with you in the morning, at noon and at night. As you were kind to the dead, In the same manner, may the Lord be gracious to you from this day onwards. Amen. JUDITH: mama!!!?????? it’s hard. Very hard!??????? MADAM NKECHI: I know…(hugs her) it’s difficult. Wipe those tears okay? And remember, I am always here for you when you need me. I know you have no mum, but you can count on me for any mo therly advice. I will also do my best to come see the kids once in a while. I wouldn’t like to come often to allow you space to build your home. But you can always call me MR AMBROSE walks in) what’s going on here? So you people tell me not to cry and when I leave the house, you get on with It, right? MADAM NKECHI: no, we are fine. I’m ready to go now. MR AMBROSE: Erm, Judy, I will be taking my mo ther in law home now and I will spend two days with her just so she is not very lonely. Not sure if you will be here before I come back. If not, thank you so much for all you did for my family and I. We are so grateful and pray that the good Lord grants all your heart desires. JUDITH: Amen. MADAM NKECHI: no, she will be here until you come back. Who will look after the kids? MR AMBROSE: no my dear, you don’t have to, if you don’t want to. My mum will be back tomorrow and Kate is here too. I don’t want you to get into trouble at your work place. JUDITH: no, I won’t. They gave me one week off so I’ll stay more. MR AMBROSE: alright then, see you when I come back. Mama, let’s go. *********************************** *********** DERIC: Xandra, I just want to apologise for the way I spoke to you the other day. I am only a frustrated man. My beloved wife is dying at home. All of you must bear with me this time around. I’m really sorry and my mum sends her love to you. XANDRA: it’s okay. Say hi to your mum when you get back to the hospital. So why did you ask me to come here? DERIC:like I told you, I must go home to see my wife and i have been searching for the cheapest flight possible. I didn’t realise that Arik no longer flies. The cheapest flight right now is KLM and it is for seven hundred and fifty pounds. I have four hundred and fifty pounds. So I was wondering if you can lend me ano ther five hundred pounds. I promise to pay you back as soon as possible. XANDRA: Deric, I don’t have such amount of money, sorry. DERIC: Alexandra! Please don’t do this to me! Please I know you have the money. Remember you told me about your UK savings account. Please don’t let me be miserable or do something silly. If I do not see Charlotte by Friday, I’ll kill myself! Please I have to. You have to do this for me if my life means anything to you. XANDRA: hmmmm! Well, as you know, I cannot withdraw money from the cash point from my savings account. I’ll bring you the money tomorrow because banks have closed now. DERIC: oh! Thank you, Xandra! You are a life saver! What would I have done without you!!! God bless you! XANDRA: it’s okay. I’ll be on my way now DERIC: do you want me to see you off to the station? XANDRA: no. I’ll be alright. See you tomorrow?️?️ DERIC: thanks a lot. Bye bye. To be continued

THE brideGLOOM. Episode 36 NINA: excuse me, sir! Hello! Excuse me! Excuse me, sir!! MR AMBROSE: Yes? NINA: erm, my name is Nina Donald; I am Tatiana’s new teacher. Nice to meet you? MR AMBROSE: pleasure. NINA: erm, I have some concerns about her. Lately she has been behaving really badly, throwing away her lunch, kicking o ther kids and being generally a brat MR AMBROSE: hold it right there! Never you ever use such word on my daughter! Ever! If you do, You will have me to deal with and I promise it wouldn’t be a business dealing sort of thing. Now to your complain, if my daughter has suddenly become disruptive in class, it means there is something you? are not doing right! I want to believe you know your child psychology very well! If you read her previous reports, you would see she has never been a problem child. Find out why she is behaving that way lately. That is your duty as her teacher! Good day! Remember, never call my child a brat! Never! Ever! NINA: I’m…I’m..So.. rry sir. I…I.. was thinking maybe we could have a meeting and review her learning plans and see if we can make any changes..tha..t..that might help… what do you think? MR AMBROSE: good day, young lady! Mummy, get into the car. You mess with my child, I kill You!?? TATIANA: daddy MR AMBROSE: Yes, my love TATIANA: auntie Judy going home tomorrow? MR AMBROSE: she is going home tomorrow TATIANA: Does she have a house? MR AMBROSE: mummy, everyone has a house. TATIANA: Why then do we pray for homeless people during morning devotion? MR AMBROSE:okay! Some people have no house, but auntie Judy does. TATIANA: but our house is bigger than hers and she does not have a garden! MR AMBROSE: how did you know that?? TATIANA: I don’t know MR AMBROSE: neither do I. I’ve not been to her house before. TATIANA: daddy, let her stay in our house MR AMBROSE: why? TATIANA: because she does not have a mummy MR AMBROSE: what happened to her mummy? TATIANA: she went to heaven before mummy. MR AMBROSE: she told you that? TATIANA: Yes. MR AMBROSE: I didn’t even know that! When did she tell you. TATIANA: when she was giving me a shower when you went to grandma Nkechi’s house. I really really really want her to stay in our house so we can give her food MR AMBROSE: hahahaha! She doesn’t need our food? She makes her own money! MR AMBROSE: but she’s only a baby MR AMBROSE: no she ain’t? She’s a grown woman! She is older than your mummy! TATIANA: so why does she cry then? MR AMBROSE: when mummy was going to heaven? TATIANA: no! Yesterday! MR AMBROSE: you saw her crying Yesterday? TATIANA: she was reading one paper and crying and talking to that paper! MR AMBROSE: hmmmm! Mummy, sometimes big people cry too. Let’s not worry about it. Would you like some ice cream? TATIANA: yesssss!? MR AMBROSE: what one? TATIANA: chocolate ice cream! MR AMBROSE: and what should we get Shasha, Kate and Judy? TATIANA: and baby Joshua! MR AMBROSE: Joshua can’t have ice creams yet. He only feeds on milk.. (Ambrose and her daughter got home with the ice creams they got the girls at home. From outside the house, he could hear the cry of baby Joshua. So he hurriedly entered the house and found Judith bathing him) MR AMBROSE: phew! Was wondering why he was crying! Do you want me to do it? JUDITH: no, it’s alright. Babies cry when they have their bath MR AMBROSE: you are so good at it. Have you done this before? JUDITH: I’m 20 years older than our last born so I did it a lot when he was born. MR AMBROSE: that’s quite a gap. Well, my mum taught me how to do it when I took Joshua to her. But I’m not quite as good as you are. Well done! How are you, Kate? Still wearing a long face? KATE: I’m fine, sir MR AMBROSE: Why is your hair like this? KATE: I’ll fix it soon? MR AMBROSE: how soon is soon? KATE: over the weekend, sir. TATIANA: nanny Kate, we bought you ice cream and aunty Judy and Shasha.??? KATE: good girl! Thank you, Taty! MR AMBROSE: where is Shasha? KATE: she is asleep upstairs. MR AMBROSE: Judith, when you are done, can I have a word with you, upstairs please. Thanks.?️?️ *********************************** *********** DERIC: I can’t even begin to tell you how I feel right now. Thank you so much for this money! Thank you Xandra! Thank You! XANDRA: no worries. Erm, I’ve just booked my ticket with KLM flying at 6.30am tomorrow too! DERIC: that’s the same plane I’m flying with. Same time! You never told me you were travelling. We could have booked same time so we sit toge ther XANDRA: it wasn’t planned. I am running short of money so I need to go back but I’ll still come back anyway. DERIC: so how do we get to the airport? XANDRA: my boyfriend will drop us DERIC: your boyfriend? Xandra! How come you never told me all these while that you have a boyfriend??? XANDRA: well, I talk about my relationship on need to know basis. You haven’t asked. Have You? DERIC: now, why am I jealous! I seriously am! XANDRA: it’s okay to be jealous. DERIC: it’s not! Stop it, Xandra! XANDRA: but what does it matter! You have a wife! DERIC: just stop okay! I’m not even joking! Just stop… XANDRA: okay then! DERIC: so how long have you been seeing him? XANDRA: about a week or so.. DERIC: so you were talking to someone else while talking to me too!!!!!? XANDRA: are you crazy or what! Talking yo You? On what basis? So because I have a friend. A friend o! Nothing else, I shouldn’t get into a relationship?? DERIC: Well, not while we are still friends! XANDRA: you are the most selfish person I’ve ever seen in my entire life! DERIC: you have slept with him. Haven’t You? XANDRA: personal! DERIC: meaning? XANDRA: you are asking me a personal question! Well, you should actually be grateful because he was the one who gave me the money I gave you! DERIC: he did??????? (reaches for the envelop in his pocket and drops the money on the table) Damn it!!! I don’t need his money! I am a man and I will make my own money! XANDRA: how are you going to complete your booking since you’ve only paid the deposit? DERIC: I ain’t travelling anymore until I make my own money and trust me, I will! I am outta here! (Walks away angrily) XANDRA(throws her fist in the air?, grins and then smiles??) ??f o o l!!! To be continued

THE brideGLOOM. Episode 36 NINA: excuse me, sir! Hello! Excuse me! Excuse me, sir!! MR AMBROSE: Yes? NINA: erm, my name is Nina Donald; I am Tatiana’s new teacher. Nice to meet you? MR AMBROSE: pleasure. NINA: erm, I have some concerns about her. Lately she has been behaving really badly, throwing away her lunch, kicking o ther kids and being generally a brat MR AMBROSE: hold it right there! Never you ever use such word on my daughter! Ever! If you do, You will have me to deal with and I promise it wouldn’t be a business dealing sort of thing. Now to your complain, if my daughter has suddenly become disruptive in class, it means there is something you? are not doing right! I want to believe you know your child psychology very well! If you read her previous reports, you would see she has never been a problem child. Find out why she is behaving that way lately. That is your duty as her teacher! Good day! Remember, never call my child a brat! Never! Ever! NINA: I’m…I’m..So.. rry sir. I…I.. was thinking maybe we could have a meeting and review her learning plans and see if we can make any changes..tha..t..that might help… what do you think? MR AMBROSE: good day, young lady! Mummy, get into the car. You mess with my child, I kill You!?? TATIANA: daddy MR AMBROSE: Yes, my love TATIANA: auntie Judy going home tomorrow? MR AMBROSE: she is going home tomorrow TATIANA: Does she have a house? MR AMBROSE: mummy, everyone has a house. TATIANA: Why then do we pray for homeless people during morning devotion? MR AMBROSE:okay! Some people have no house, but auntie Judy does. TATIANA: but our house is bigger than hers and she does not have a garden! MR AMBROSE: how did you know that?? TATIANA: I don’t know MR AMBROSE: neither do I. I’ve not been to her house before. TATIANA: daddy, let her stay in our house MR AMBROSE: why? TATIANA: because she does not have a mummy MR AMBROSE: what happened to her mummy? TATIANA: she went to heaven before mummy. MR AMBROSE: she told you that? TATIANA: Yes. MR AMBROSE: I didn’t even know that! When did she tell you. TATIANA: when she was giving me a shower when you went to grandma Nkechi’s house. I really really really want her to stay in our house so we can give her food MR AMBROSE: hahahaha! She doesn’t need our food? She makes her own money! MR AMBROSE: but she’s only a baby MR AMBROSE: no she ain’t? She’s a grown woman! She is older than your mummy! TATIANA: so why does she cry then? MR AMBROSE: when mummy was going to heaven? TATIANA: no! Yesterday! MR AMBROSE: you saw her crying Yesterday? TATIANA: she was reading one paper and crying and talking to that paper! MR AMBROSE: hmmmm! Mummy, sometimes big people cry too. Let’s not worry about it. Would you like some ice cream? TATIANA: yesssss!? MR AMBROSE: what one? TATIANA: chocolate ice cream! MR AMBROSE: and what should we get Shasha, Kate and Judy? TATIANA: and baby Joshua! MR AMBROSE: Joshua can’t have ice creams yet. He only feeds on milk.. (Ambrose and her daughter got home with the ice creams they got the girls at home. From outside the house, he could hear the cry of baby Joshua. So he hurriedly entered the house and found Judith bathing him) MR AMBROSE: phew! Was wondering why he was crying! Do you want me to do it? JUDITH: no, it’s alright. Babies cry when they have their bath MR AMBROSE: you are so good at it. Have you done this before? JUDITH: I’m 20 years older than our last born so I did it a lot when he was born. MR AMBROSE: that’s quite a gap. Well, my mum taught me how to do it when I took Joshua to her. But I’m not quite as good as you are. Well done! How are you, Kate? Still wearing a long face? KATE: I’m fine, sir MR AMBROSE: Why is your hair like this? KATE: I’ll fix it soon? MR AMBROSE: how soon is soon? KATE: over the weekend, sir. TATIANA: nanny Kate, we bought you ice cream and aunty Judy and Shasha.??? KATE: good girl! Thank you, Taty! MR AMBROSE: where is Shasha? KATE: she is asleep upstairs. MR AMBROSE: Judith, when you are done, can I have a word with you, upstairs please. Thanks.?️?️ *********************************** *********** DERIC: I can’t even begin to tell you how I feel right now. Thank you so much for this money! Thank you Xandra! Thank You! XANDRA: no worries. Erm, I’ve just booked my ticket with KLM flying at 6.30am tomorrow too! DERIC: that’s the same plane I’m flying with. Same time! You never told me you were travelling. We could have booked same time so we sit toge ther XANDRA: it wasn’t planned. I am running short of money so I need to go back but I’ll still come back anyway. DERIC: so how do we get to the airport? XANDRA: my boyfriend will drop us DERIC: your boyfriend? Xandra! How come you never told me all these while that you have a boyfriend??? XANDRA: well, I talk about my relationship on need to know basis. You haven’t asked. Have You? DERIC: now, why am I jealous! I seriously am! XANDRA: it’s okay to be jealous. DERIC: it’s not! Stop it, Xandra! XANDRA: but what does it matter! You have a wife! DERIC: just stop okay! I’m not even joking! Just stop… XANDRA: okay then! DERIC: so how long have you been seeing him? XANDRA: about a week or so.. DERIC: so you were talking to someone else while talking to me too!!!!!? XANDRA: are you crazy or what! Talking yo You? On what basis? So because I have a friend. A friend o! Nothing else, I shouldn’t get into a relationship?? DERIC: Well, not while we are still friends! XANDRA: you are the most selfish person I’ve ever seen in my entire life! DERIC: you have slept with him. Haven’t You? XANDRA: personal! DERIC: meaning? XANDRA: you are asking me a personal question! Well, you should actually be grateful because he was the one who gave me the money I gave you! DERIC: he did??????? (reaches for the envelop in his pocket and drops the money on the table) Damn it!!! I don’t need his money! I am a man and I will make my own money! XANDRA: how are you going to complete your booking since you’ve only paid the deposit? DERIC: I ain’t travelling anymore until I make my own money and trust me, I will! I am outta here! (Walks away angrily) XANDRA(throws her fist in the air?, grins and then smiles??) ??f o o l!!! To be continued

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THE brideGLOOM. Episode 37 MR AMBROSE: Judy, first of all, I just want to say a very big thank you to you for all you did and still doing for this family. Words alone can’t describe how grateful I and the kids are to you. We pray that help and comfort will always be near to you when you need them. JUDITH: thank you and I must say you are a great fa ther. You are doing a great job. Keep it up. MR AMBROSE: I still don’t think I am doing enough. JUDITH: You are. Not many men do the things I watch you do with and for your kids. MR AMBROSE: thank you. Erm, I called you Here to break the silence. I’ve been trying to avoid discussing the issue of the letter left by my late wife. I know you may have been expecting me to say something about it. And I thought it would be unfair to keep you in the dark about it. Phewww! Judy, you are a very beautiful, kindhearted, intelligent and God fearing woman. You are the dream woman of every man; and I have no doubt that you will make a great mum and wife. But I’m Sorry, I cannot do what Chioma asked me to do. The reason is because I cannot love you. I cannot love ano ther woman. I have no more love left in my heart to give. I gave it all to Chioma and when she died, my love died with her. The only love I have left, is reserved exclusively for my 3 children. I’ve tried so hard to see if I could at least give it a try, but honestly, I don’t think I can. JUDITH: hmmmm MR AMBROSE: I’m sorry. I’m really Sorry, Judith JUDITH: I…I don’t even know what to say. I feel like Chioma has asked me to do something impossible. Obviously, I can’t force myself on you. Like every o ther girl , I would like a man to come to me and ask for my hand in marriage. Spend a few months wooing me. But I found myself in this situation where I am having to do all that and even worse is the fact that a man is refusing my advances. I know I haven’t expressly said it to You, but I would like to make Chioma happy wherever she is by marrying you like she wanted. And i like you too. But like I said, I can’t force it on you. MR AMBROSE: I’m really sorry… JUDITH: it’s okay. Thank you for being honest with me instead of marrying me and treating me like a slave. I will be going back to Lagos tomorrow morning. MR AMBROSE: please do not leave and leave forever . You can always come and spend your weekends and annual leaves here. My door will always be open to you. And if I find myself in Lagos for whatever reason, I’ll pop in and say hi JUDITH: (struggling to hold back her tears)no problems. Thank you. MR AMBROSE : many Thanks, Judy. Is it okay if I give you a hug? JUDITH: sure. (Hugs him?) let me go back to the kids MR AMBROSE: alright..Erm, excuse me, Judith! JUDITH: yes? MR AMBROSE: do you think you can spend one more week with us? JUDITH: (smiles) no…. I have to go back to work MR AMBROSE: oh okay! Sorry I asked. JUDITH: ??️ *********************************** *************** CHARLOTTE: Seriously, you sound drunk babe? Do you want me to ask my guy to pick you up instead of you driving? NINA: am I not drinks. Oh Sorry! I am drunk. No I am not drink. I will drive . Yea! This place is heaven man! Flavour dey scatter my head here mehnnnnm! We should be coming here everyday! You never want give Deric the gift abi? Bastard like You! CHARLOTTE: girl, you need to go home! You are definitely drunk! Stop shouting you are making yourself more vulnerable. Evil people can try to take advantage of you once they notice you are drunk! NINA: shut up! I hope say your man good for bed o! Because you don starve well well as Deric be bad news. Enjoy before the HIV you give am go make am impotent. CHARLOTTE: just get going please and don’t forget to call me when you get home. I’m worried about your safety NINA: be worried about all the evil wen you been dey do! If we die now, na hell fire be our potion so! O! This night alone, I don have one night stand with two young handsome dudes! CHARLOTTE: just go home, please! Stop being stupid! NINA: Yes madam! *********************************** *********** MURIEL: Xandra! Xandra! XANDRA: sister! MURIEL: the postman just delivered something that has your name on it. XANDRA: really? I didn’t order anything? (Xandra opened the package and inside it was a huge pink teddy bear, a single red rose and a greeting card. When she opened the card, she realised it was from Deric and he wrote the following in the card) I am no better than a hunted house Thoughts of you have continued to hunt Me day in day out Can I see you tomorrow? Don’t say no, beautiful!  With undying love From Deric ××× XANDRA: ? so where is the smartness? Hahahaha! Overgrown babies claiming to be Men! I’ll teach you some good old lessons!

THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 38 POLICE OFFICER: good morning, madam; are you Charlotte? CHARLOTTE: Yes, I am. How may I help? POLICE OFFICER: (Shows his ID card) my name is officer Ikenna from Wuse police station. Could you please come with us to the police station for some questioning in relation to the rape and murder of one miss Nina Yinka. CHARLOTTE: (shaking ferociously) wha..t did you say? Death? Murder? Rape? No no! Officer! Officer! What are you talking about? I spoke to her a few hours ago. POLICE OFFICER: that’s the reason why we need to get some information from you. Her call history suggests you were the last person she spoke with. In fact what happened to her happened to her a few minutes after you dropped the phone. So we need you to tell us everything you know about her death CHARLOTTE: somebody wake me up!!! Officer, I do not know anything about her death. I..I.. I am only a friend. POLICE OFFICER: we will discuss that when we get to the station. Please get into the car. CHARLOTTE: is Nina dead, Officer or is she in the hospital? Nina can’t just die like that! Who raped her? Who killed her! Hie!!!!!!!???? Nina ooooo!!! Where are you!!! Who will advise me when I need one! Who will be with me in my darkest moment! Whoever killed you will know no peace!!!! May your spirit hunt them until they go mad! (Continues crying as they made their way to the police station) *********************************** ******** DERIC: you look stunning tonight. I didn’t know you were this beautiful XANDRA: because you have never taken the time to look. DERIC: I guess so. My mum loves her new house and keeps going to the corner shop to look for egusi and all those Nigerian soup ingredients XANDRA: hahahaha! She can’t find those in the supermarkets. You and I can go to Peckam and get some for her . It’s quite a journey though. DERIC: I don’t mind at all. I’m craving okazi soup myself. Anyway, when are you going to relocate to London for good? XANDRA: I’m a British citizen, so i can always do so when I want. DERIC: so how is your boyfriend? XANDRA: he’s alright. Told him I’m going to see a friend DERIC: and Deric is the friend, right? XANDRA: of course. Who else DERIC: Xandra, what if i tell you to stop seeing that guy? XANDRA: reason? DERIC: it makes me jealous Knowing you are seeing ano ther man XANDRA: I don’t care how you feel, Deric. I’m getting married soon. DERIC: Xandra!!! You are really hurting me with those words. Can’t we just remain the way we are. I mean let’s make no changes to how we’ve always been! XANDRA: In other words, you remain happily married, while I remain miserably single and lonely, right? DERIC: I’m just a confused man! I wish I met you before I got married! Why do we always meet the right people after we’ve been hooked to the wrong person!…. Anyways, I have a friend who was pregnant the last time I saw her. Been thinking a lot about her lately. I Hope she had her baby safely. XANDRA: call her. DERIC: no. My wife and her evil friend wrecked her marriage when they falsely accused her of sleeping with me and her husband sent her away. So she’s not really happy with me and told me to stop coming and calling, because the last time I went to see her, her husband came and went bunkers when he saw me She’s been on my mind a lot today. XANDRA: why would your wife do such a thing to a fellow woman? DERIC: evil people do not need a reason to be evil. They just do it for the fun of it. XANDRA: ermm, been meaning to ask you this but it keeps escaping my memory. Do you know anyone living with HIV? DERIC: Ermmm, yes. Just before I left Nigeria, my wife told me that her best friend, Nina has HIV. She was raped; that was how she got it. Why do you ask? XANDRA: I know Nina has HIV. Do you know anyone else? Just looking for anyone willing to participate in one of the biggest HIV awareness campaign that we will be holding soon DERIC : ? how did you know Nina has HIV??? XANDRA: She is my patient. DERIC: what else are you keeping from me? I can’t believe you knew all these while and you never told me. What if I had an affair with her? XANDRA: well, that’s a good reason why you shouldn’t be having an affair. Even in your marriage, you need to run HIV test every now and again. Anyone can have it. And it’s not in my place to tell you who does and who doesn’t DERIC: are you saying that if you know that Charlotte has HIV, you wouldn’t tell me? (Phone rings) That’s my wife ringing. Do you mind me taking it? XANDRA: not at all DERIC: are you sure? XANDRA: Positive! DERIC ???) hi wifey, you’re alright? Why have you lost your voice ? CHARLOTTE: no, Deric I’m not okay! Nina is dead! You have to come home seriously. I’m scared I can’t stay in this house alone. I was at the police station all day being questioned endlessly DERIC: wait, wait wait! Nina dead??? How? When? Where??? Did she stop taking her pills? CHARLOTTE: no!! She never did! she is so faithful in taking it even when mine runs out, she gives me o!! She was raped and killed o!! Jesus have mercy on me o! DERIC: repeat what you just said. When yours what? CHARLOTTE: no no no! It’s a slip of the tongue! I swear! XANDRA:??? DERIC: oh come off it! What slip of the tongue???? Charlotte! Hello, Hello! Are you there??? Charlotte??? She hung the phone on me! Hehehe what is going on here. Xandra, did you hear that XANDRA: ?? DERIC: Xandra, I asked a question and you are smiling! You know Nina has HIV, what do you know about Charlotte???? XANDRA: please call her back and ask her whatever you wish to know about her. DERIC: Xandra, get serious now please! Does Charlotte have HIV? Do I have HIV? What’s going on! *********************************** *************** MR AMBROSE (???) Hello, Judy how are you. Alright? JUDITH: hi. I’m good, sir. Thanks. MR AMBROSE: erm, I found your bank card in the bedroom you stayed while you were with us. Have you been looking? JUDITH: oh! S u g a r!!!!! What do I do now and that’s the only bank account I have! I’ll just come over to Abuja this evening and take it MR AMBROSE: you don’t need to. I’ll bring it for you tomorrow. JUDITH: oh will you! How kind! Thank you so much! MR AMBROSE: would you like anything else from Abuja? JUDITH: ermmm! Maybe some fresh tomatoes. I saw some really nice ones but I wasn’t able to get them MR AMBROSE: and what else? JUDITH: that’s it, sir. Thanks. MR AMBROSE: what dress size do you wear, if you don’t mind me asking JUDITH: size ten, sir. MR AMBROSE: alright. See you tomorrow. Be a good girl and look after yourself JUDITH: I will. Send my love to Kate and the girls. MR AMBROSE: will do. Take care now. Bye! JUDITH: (smiles) hehehe!?? Chioma, I know you are behind the scene!? To be continued

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THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 39 XANDRA: (????) sir, you are screaming off my ear buds! You ei ther talk to me like a human being, or I terminate this phone call! I never mentioned it to Deric!!! MANAGER: Then how the hell did he know, because he contacted the office this morning, asking for his wife’s HIV status. Don’t tell me it was revealed to him in his dreams! XANDRA: I am not disputing that! What I’m saying is that I did not tell him. Simple and short! MANAGER: you are there in London with him! You know about his wife’s HIV status. You are probably in an adulterous relationship with him. Hey! Young lady! Don’t take me for a fool! I am taking this matter to HR because I warned you before now!!!! This is a conduct issue and must be reported immediately! And I’ll have the pleasure of reporting It! XANDRA: just an advice from a young woman with brains older than you are, sir! Ensure you get your facts right before reporting. O therwise, when I am proved innocent, I shall sue you for every single thing you are worth! MANAGER: alright then! See you soon, miss hot pants! XANDRA: the hot pants you’ve always wanted to get into but can’t! Don’t think we all forget so soon. All these will come to light soon. I’ve got everything I need to show that you have o ther motives for your actions! MANAGER: cheap blackmail! You think you can threaten me??? You really think you can blackmail me into silence? I will show you that I was born and raised in Nigeria! XANDRA: and I’ll show you what it feels like when a Nigerian and Jamaican blood come toge ther to form a witty girl and then raised her in North London! Bye! *********************************** *************** INSPECTOR GENERAL: boys! Stop! Stop torturing him! Mr Anthony, are you willing to tell me the truth yet? ANTHONY: yes????? yes, abeg oga help me INSPECTOR GENERAL: how many of you were involved in the rape and murder?? ANTHONY: oga na five INSPECTOR GENERAL: good! Where are the rest? What are their names ANTHONY: Dike, Olakunle, Hassan and Danger INSPECTOR GENERAL: where can we locate them? ANTHONY: Dike get shop for Wuse market near the place when them dey sell rice for…For the entrance. Him dey sell food items. Olakunle be mechanic him work shop dey for main road as you dey enter market and na him bring Danger and Hassan. I no know them, sir. I swear. Please sir i want drink water abeg. INSPECTOR GENERAL: officer Mike, get him a bottle of water, please. So why did you rape and murder her? ANTHONY: oga, e go be my wedding next Saturday. One week from now. I just entered the country from New Delhi come say make I take my guys clubbing. As we reach there dey dance and drink, na so she enter come ask us for drink. My other guy give am drink she drink come dey dance with us. I no even look her side because I love my woman. Na so she begin dey dance for my front come dey put her hand inside my pant. I try to avoid am but she still dey do am. She come ask me say if I want sex for free. As I don drink high well well, na him I follow her go for corner go do am. My friends follow am go do am too. So she say she wan go, but she no know say one of my guys dey outside they urinate when she call her friend dey tell am say she don give us HIV. We come follow am for back with our own car. When we get to Bush side, we stop am ask am if she get HIV she say no say she dey lie. Na so we begin to search her car come find the HIV medicine inside her car. Na him we do am. Oga forgive me. Na beg I dey beg abeg????? INSPECTOR GENERAL: Good info! When you young people are advised to have self control, you feel you are being caged or stopped from enjoying your young age. I feel sorry for the young lady you are engaged to. And can I ever stress this enough, how can you jump into bed with a total stranger with no protection at all. Well, see what you brought upon yourself? Boys! Take him in! ANTHONY: oga na beg I dey beg you please help me. I no get mama and papa abeg!! Oga please… *********************************** ************** (Mr Ambrose had morning devotion with his family, called their hairdresser to come over and have their hair done. Including Kate’s. When he made sure they had everything they’ll be needing over the weekend, including enough milk for baby Joshua, he made his way to a Designers Outlet where he used to take Chioma for shopping) STAFF: oh hello sir! Good morning! MR AMBROSE: morning, my dear. STAFF: really sorry about what happened to you. May her soul rest in peace. MR AMBROSE: amen. Thank you, my dear STAFF: How can we help you today? MR AMBROSE: erm, I need help indeed! You know she used to do these by herself. I only walk around with her. So, I am as clueless as it gets. STAFF: Awwww! I understand MR AMBROSE: erm, I need you to get me twelve different dresses, five tops, ermm, three perfumes, four pair of shoes, one good wrist watch, a jewellery set ermm, what else? STAFF: underwears? MR AMBROSE : no. Erm, two pairs of sun glasses and two pairs of skinny jean trousers. All in size ten and the footwears in size six. Thank you STAFF: alright sir. Would you like to come around with me? MR AMBROSE: no, I’ll sit at that coffee shop right there. I trust you to select something great, seeing you look fashionable yourself! I’m too old to be walking about STAFF: hahaha! Alright sir. I’ll be quick. MR AMBROSE: Please! Thank you. ( after about 30 minutes, the lady came back with a selection of the itmes from different designers and Mr Ambrose came over to the till) STAFF: sir, everything has come up to eight hundred and fifty five thousand naira. MR AMBROSE: ? here! (Hands her his debit card) (On his way, he also stopped by a flower shop and got Judith a bunch of beautiful red roses and some chocolates. When he got to the door, he pressed the door bell and waited by the door with the flowers in his hands. After two minutes Judy opened the door for him) JUDITH: wow! See who we have here! Please come in sir MR AMBROSE: (handing her the flower and chocolate) this is for you. And could you please give me a hand to get some stuff out of the car, Please? JUDITH: wow! This is so beautiful! Thank you! I’ll just drop the flowers inside and come to the car. (They both brought all the items into Judy’s living room and sat down) MR AMBROSE: what a beautiful and spacious place you have! And Tatiana told me you have a small house! JUDITH: hahahaha! Compared to yours, this is tiny! MR AMBROSE: no, it isn’t! This is nice and modern! JUDITH: thank you, sir. Please pardon the food smell. I’ve been cooking. Would you like a drink? MR AMBROSE: not yet. Erm, Judy, I got you these items hoping you would like them. You know it’s been long since I did something of this nature, so forgive any blunders JUDITH: (sits down in the middle of the items) oh my God! Oh my God! All these! (Covers her face and Starts crying) MR AMBROSE: stop crying, Judy. You deserve more (Hugs her and holds her to his chest) JUDITH: (amidst tears) thank you, so much, sir! I wasn’t expecting these at all! Thank you! MR AMBROSE: sorry, I couldn’t get your fresh tomatoes. I’ll owe you that. JUDITH: hehehe! I don’t even remember it! Please come over to the dinning, I made some food MR AMBROSE: now that looks like something that was made for 10 strong young men coming from America! I had wanted to take you somewhere nice for breakfast. Why did you bo ther! JUDITH: when you visit me, your first meal must be cooked by me. The subsequent ones can be anywhere else I don’t mind. MR AMBROSE: her rules! Hehehe. Can we go out for dinner then? JUDITH: (shyly) we can? ROSSY: (smiles, bites her lips and carries on minding her business) To be continued

THE brideGLOOM. Episode 40 DERIC: Xandra, I…I… I am short of words. I don’t know what to say right now. I feel like killing myself! I thought you just wanted me into your pants. And don’t blame me, it’s rare to see a person who just loves you genuinely and wants to save your life with no selfish interests. XANDRA: That’s why doctors are special. We often feel the need to save lives both within and outside our professional settings. And come on! You are handsome. I wasnt gonna sit there and watch such a handsome guy waste! Hehehe DERIC: you are a queen! A very brave one. But again, when next you notice such a thing, don’t leave it for later. I could have had sex with that evil woman. In fact, on two occasions, we were almost at it when you called. By the way, do you possess some super powers? XANDRA:hahahaha! I don’t. I think you are just one lucky guy. I believe your wife and friend were out to infect as many people as possible. In fact, I heard her friend say it in my office . When you showed me her picture, I was petrified! But thank God you are free of it. DERIC: Xandra, can I ask for a favour? XANDRA: go on DERIC: will you be my girlfriend, please? XANDRA: you have a wife, Deric! DERIC: that’s why I didn’t ask you to marry me straight away. I am terminating that God forsaken marriage and I am already on it. As soon as I am done, I’ll marry you and love you for the rest of my life. Please? XANDRA: Deric, I love you. I do. But sorry I am engaged to be married soon. DERIC: Xandra! You are What! Please Xandra I’ll do anything in the world for you. Please can’t you see we are meant to be toge ther! Everything, literally everything supports our union!!!! Xandra! Don’t break this heart once again. Please!!! XANDRA (picks up her car keys and ran into her car) sorry, Deric!??? DERIC:????????? *********************************** ************ MADAM FELICIA(Charlotte’s mum??????) hello??…..hello, Charlotte are you there? CHARLOTTE: hi, mum I am! MADAM FELICIA: who are you using that tone of voice on??? CHARLOTTE: sorry, ma. I was trying to do some calculations when you called so I didn’t notice you were the one calling. MADAM FELICIA: I see! So why have you not been taking your husband’s phone calls or replying his text messages? CHARLOTTE hew! Mum, what man leaves his young wife for almost 5 months now. His mum was discharged from the hospital 2 months ago and he sat there doing nothing! Doesn’t send money or anything at all. What man does that, Mum!! MADAM FELICIA: I see. So when did you get it? CHARLOTTE: When did i get What? MADAM FELICIA:oh! We are playing ignorant now. Are We? When did you get HIV and from who!!! CHARLOTTE: Mum, that has nothing to do with you. It’s a private family matter? MADAM FELICIA: oh! Is it! Well, it’s not as private as you think because more people than you think, know about it now. Deric has through his bro ther commenced divorce procedures and you will be served the divorce papers soon. I am ashamed of You! Your fa ther died 15 years ago and since then, no other man has seen my underwears, but your husband was away for a few months and You’ve already bagged yourself a PHD in sexually transmitted disease! Shame!!!!! Shame!!! CHARLOTTE: Mum, I got it while he was still in Nigeria.??? I know I shouldn’t have done it but Deric stopped any form of intimacy between us. We were always arguing. He wasn’t working therefore wasn’t giving me money either! It was too much on me and the guy who gave me HIV made me feel loved. He made me feel safe and like a woman again so I gave in. Forgive me, Mum, please???? MADAM FELICIA: why didn’t you tell me Deric was not sleeping with You! The easiest thing in the world to do is to get your husband to sleep with you. It is as easy as ABCD! Especially as he sleeps in the same bed with You! Charlotte, you only needed a couple of new underwears, a new hairdo and a nice smelling perfume! You didn’t have to take the destructive route! This was what I advised you a day before your wedding to Deric! I told you to always use what God gave you to keep your man sane! I have always been there for you since childhood! Why didn’t you come to me?? instead you entangled yourself with a notorious friend! Look where she has landed You!??? Anyway, when Deric boots you out of his house, my house is open for you.? You are welcome back home but you will bear the shame alone! I will not partake in it because I have continued to be a noble woman regardless of the things I’ve been through. So call me when you need me! I’m off! (Hangs up) CHARLOTTE picks up a pen and paper and starts writing a suicide note) dear Mum, I know this will break your hear.. VISITOR : (knock knock! Knock knock!!!! ) CHARLOTTE: who is it! (Opens the door) ALAHAJI UMAR: why hab you not been picking my calls! Walahi you made me worried. I hab to come looking por You! LAilanlailanla!!!! What is this? What are you doing with acid in your hands! Why do you wantu kill yaself!!! CHARLOTTE: Alahaji, I want to die??? just let me die. I deserve to die. I can’t handle my problems anymore ALAHAJI UMAR: please gib me the acid,please my dear. Insha Allah, ebrything will be fine! Walahi ebrything will be fine! Sit down and talk to me. What is problem? I will gib you money if you want money. Okay? CHARLOTTE: Alahaji, I’m living with HIV aids???? ALAHAJI UMAR: I know. CHARLOTTE:? Jesus! Y-o-u know??? How? When??? ALAHAJI UMAR: when we went to Ghana, I saw the anti retroviral drugs inside your handbag CHARLOTTE: and you continued to sleep with me???? ALAHAJI UMAR: yes, because I hab been living with HIV for 15 years. CHARLOTTE: l o r d J e s u s!!! ALAHAJI UMAR: peace be upon him. You see, HIV is not as dangerous as people make it look. It is just like any o ther ailment people live with. Conditions such as asthma requires you to daily take your inhaler and sometimes you might need to take it more than once a day. So is HIV! If you take your medications daily, you should be able to live a normal healthy life and achieve whatever you are set to achieve. The stigmatisation of people with HIV aids is only happening because people are ignorant and have refused to read and understand this very virus. The only difference is that HIV is transferable, but only through body fluid. So my dear, you see you have a reason to live and not die. 15 years ago, a lady from the Gambia gave it to me when I went on holiday there. But I am still here investing in more and more businesses and enjoying my life. CHARLOTTE: I can’t believe this!?? ALAHAJI UMAR: we meant evil for each o ther. You wanted to infect me, I wanted to infect you but here we are! I have found a friend, a confidant and love in you and I want to keep it (gets down on one knee and brings out a costly diamond ring) Charlotte, will You marry me? CHARLOTTE: oh my God! Yes I will!!! (Hugs him tightly) ALAHAJI UMAR: (slides the ring into her ring finger) please take me to your parents. CHARLOTTE: before that, I need you to come with me to somewhere. There is this family I offended. In fact I caused the husband and wife to split and the wife died. I feel I may never move forward in life if I do not secure their forgiveness. Could you come with me to their house?. ALAHAJI UMAR:yes, my driba is outside waiting. So he can take us there. CHARLOTTE: thank you. Do you think God will forgive me? ALAHAJI UMAR: Allah is mercipul! He will forgibe you yanzu yanzu! I tell You! Beliebe me! CHARLOTTE: I love you ALAHAJI: I lobe you too. Walahi I lobe You!? To be continued

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THE BrideGLOOM. Episode 41 Judith came to Abuja yesterday in preparation for Shasha’s 3rd birthday tomorrow. She bought the children lots of presents and also made the whole family a delicious meal. After they had all eaten, they sat down in the living room watching children’s programmes. Mr Ambrose was lying flat on the floor with baby Joshua comfortably sleeping on his bare chest after being fed by Judith. JUDITH: that is a an excellent way of bonding with a baby. Well Done! MR AMBROSE: oh that’s his favourite place in the world. When he is crying, the minute I place him on my chest, he just goes quiet and gently rests his head on me. Next, he sleeps off. TATIANA: Baby Joshua cries a lot because he doesn’t have a mummy MR AMBROSE: phewww! Here we go again! JUDITH: but he has a mummy in heaven, darling TATIANA: but he doesn’t have a mummy in the world so he cries so that God will give him his own mummy. I and Shasha don’t cry because we have a mummy and daddy?? KATE: Tatiana, what happened to your new teacher? TATIANA: she died! JUDITH: no! You can’t say that about someone, Tatiana! MR AMBROSE: she actually did. They sent a letter to all parents informing us. Apparently, she was raped and murdered by some…(doorbell rings) JUDITH: I’ll see who it is MR AMBROSE: are you sure? Or you want me to? JUDITH: no, you don’t want the baby to wake up (Opens the door and saw a man and a woman) Yes, how can I help? CHARLOTTE: please, is this the residence of one Mr Ambrose? JUDITH: erm, yeah. Why? CHARLOTTE: my name is Charlotte and this is my fiance, Umar. We are here to see him for something very important JUDITH: does he know you were coming? CHARLOTTE: no he doesn’t JUDITH: erm, Mr Ambrose normally sees people strictly on appointment as he doesn’t want anything disturbing his family time. But I’ll tell him, but I am not making you any promises, alright? CHARLOTTE: thank you but please tell him it’s very important JUDITH: alright, one moment (shuts the door) Erm, Mr Ambrose, a woman and a man she described as her fiance are here to see you MR AMBROSE: did you ask them what for? CHARLOTTE: Yes, she said it’s important. She looks very nervous and all teary. MR AMBROSE: for some reasons, I always get these nutters that I haven’t met from Adam coming to see me either in my office or here at home. Some of them come to beg for alms, some come to report how rude my staff were to them and some are just plain mad. So I am very very reluctant to see people without appointments. But let them in JUDITH: alright!(opens the door) you can come in CHARLOTTE: good morning, Mr Ambrose MR AMBROSE: good morning lady and gentleman ALAHAJI UMAR: peace be unto this house. Good morning my brother CHARLOTTE: we first of all went to your office but we were told you are off today MR AMBROSE: yes. I only go to work on Mondays and Thursdays now since my wife passed away. I stay home most of the time looking after the kids ALAHAJI UMAR: oh my brother! I hab been there before! Bery bery hard. My own kwondition was worsened when the child died after 9 months of my hard work and ebrything! But I lib ebrything in the hands of Allah. We cannot question him MR AMBROSE: sorry about your experience. Like you said, we cannot question God CHARLOTTE: sorry about the death of your wife, sir and may her soul rest in peace. Sir, I’m not sure if you remember me. MR AMBROSE: your face looks familiar but I can’t place exactly where I’ve seen you. My memory is not that great anymore. A lot of things have happened so forgive that. CHARLOTTE: (kneels down) Sir, I am one of the ladies who came to your office claiming we are a charity organisation. We then told you something about your wife and also left some pictures for you. MR AMBROSE: a l r I G H T…. one of the ladies who sent my wife to her early grave… fantastic!! Kate! Take Joshua from me and take the kids upstairs immediately! KATE: Tatiana, Shasha! Upstairs!(takes Baby Joshua from him and they all went to the living room upstairs) MR AMBROSE: give me a minute? (goes into his room, loads his brand new registered AK47, comes downstairs and points it right into Charlotte’s right ear) give me one reason why I should not send you to the hottest part of hell right now where you rightly belong!?? ALAHAJI UMAR: ah! Alahu akubah! Dan Allah! Don’t shoot please. Please I beg you in the name of Allah! Don’t shoot??? JUDITH: (stands between him and Charlotte so that the gun is now pointed at her) remember who Chioma was when she was alive. Peaceful, loving, and forgiving! That is who is was. She lived a higher life never hurt a fly in her lifetime. If she was standing here right now, guess what she would say? “Oh come on sweetie! Stand up, I forgave you a long time ago”! That’s who she was. Let’s keep that up for her. If you shoot and kill this lowlife right now, you will go to jail for murder, your children will miss having you here with them. Please, put down the gun. I can literally hear my girlfriend saying these exact words, put down the gun. MR AMBROSE: (Hands shaking profusely and face flooded with tears) you killed my wife! And you had the temerity to present your ugly face to me! ???You want me to forgive you for causing me pain and guilt that will accompany me to my grave??? Because of you, that wee boy you saw here will never know a mother’s love! Day in day out, her two little girls ask me questions too heavy for me to answer. You sent my wife six feet under and you stand in front of me asking for forgiveness! That amount of gut!!!! Oh that amount of gut! ???? Why didn’t you come here yesterday when Judith wasn’t here!!! Nothing, and I mean nothing would have stopped me from separating your wicked head from the rest of your evil body! ????(Breaks down in tears!????) Oh how you hurt me, young lady! How you hurt me! I would have given you money, if you wanted money! Why did you go for Chioma!!! Why??? She didn’t deserve to die? She was only 28. Full of life and love. She would never do a thing like this to anyone! Never ever! She wouldn’t even think of it. You want forgiveness? Head to st Mark’s Anglican church graveyard. There lies the remains of Chioma. Go there and obtain her forgiveness. I have no forgiveness to give you! CHARLOTTE: (crying really loudly) pleaseeeeeee!! Pleaseeeee I beg you in the name of God in heaven. I already have HIV and my other friend whom I came with to your office was raped and murdered last week.????? JUDITH: wait, was she a teacher?? CHARLOTTE: yes she was. Pleaseeeeee my sister beg him to forgive me ooo?????? JUDITH: Jesus! So that was Tatiana’s teacher! Lilly and Birds nursery and Primary school? CHARLOTTE: yes. Pleaseeeeee I beg of you! MR AMBROSE: imagine! If I had known earlier, I would have killed her myself! No wonder I never liked her neither did the kids! She got what she deserved! Why do you think you deserve forgiveness! You deserve to be blown up! And I want to have the honour of doing it???? CHARLOTTE: Sir, I will not leave your house today unless you forgive me. I can’t sleep at night. I keep having nightmares???? MR AMBROSE: My wife sleeps in the graveyard every effing night!!!! Because of you! Bastard! JUDITH: remember what Chioma told us. She said even if her killer presents himself, that we should not press any charges. This is probably who she was referring to and not the truck driver who knocked her down. This ugly woman right here is her killer CHARLOTTE: (holds judith on her ankles) please dear beg him JUDITH: will you get your bloodstained hands off me!!!! That lady you killed was the only friend I had in the world! If not for the gift of salvation, I would insert a very hot metal down your throat! (Turns to Ambrose) Please, darling, forgive. Vengeance is mine says the Lord. Let’s not play God. The bible says avenge not yourselves. Please forgive MR AMBROSE: I forgive you. Leave my house now! I forgive you and I hope you have a good life but always remember that your actions cut short the life of a young mum. Goodbye. ALAHAJI UMAR: thank you, my brother. Come on stand up you evil girl! Allah have mercy on your soul. You hurt this man so much walahi. If this was me, I would have slit your throat walahi! Move! Allah bless you, my brother (They left and Judith hugged Ambrose so tight and somehow, their lips managed to locate each other and for the very first time he kissed her passionately…?) MR AMBROSE: just give me a second JUDITH: Take two (Mr Ambrose went into his bedroom and brought the ring she bought to engage Judith but he had planned to do it tomorrow at Shasha’s birthday party. But he couldn’t wait anymore. So he quickly grabbed it and ran downstairs where Judy was) MR AMBROSE: (on one knee) Judy, for me, you are not just another woman. To me, you are love covering yourself in the bodies of two beautiful women just to get to me. You found me first through my Chioma and now, hidden inside the beautiful Judith, you came looking for me again. I recognised you when I saw you. You are love and you have found me again. And again, I want to keep you in my heart and home forever. So love, will You marry me? JUDITH: oh my goodness! I can’t believe this is happening! Yes I will! MR AMBROSE: Kate! Tatiana! Shasha! Joshua!!! Daddy is engaged!!!!!!! *********************************** ********* MADAM NNENA: ah! See who we have here! XANDRA: mama, how are you? MADAM NNENA: I am not good. You brought me to London and abandoned me! Eh! My daughter you know I like seeing you around. Don’t break my heart oh! Come in my love XANDRA: wow! This place is very nice and cosy! Where is Deric? MADAM NNENA: my dear, I believe he is broken. You know they called him from Nigeria and told him that his adulterous wife is getting married to onye awusa. But even before then, he has been staying in that his room, playing all the sad songs in the world. Doesn’t eat from day to day. Manages to drink a cup of coffee or two that’s it. I’m tired of trying to get him to talk to me my dear XANDRA: he’ll be fine. I know what’s wrong with him. MADAM NNENA: you do? XANDRA: yeah. I’ll go see him now. MADAM NNENA: alright, my daughter ( Xandra got inside and saw Deric in bed wrapped in blanket and facing the wall) XANDRA: (taking off the blankets to reveal his face) come on! It’s not that cold? DERIC: Xandra, why are you here? XANDRA: to see you, of course! DERIC: leave. You have seen me XANDRA: I’m not leaving. Call the police DERIC: when is your wedding? XANDRA: you tell me DERIC: stop being stupid. It’s not funny. Xandra! Have some sympathy! I am human. Does it give you this much joy hurting me? XANDRA: Hehehe I wanted you to feel a little of what I felt those days I was falling head over heels in love with you. I would take extra shifts just to see your face and you were doing shakara and forming married. Mtchewww! DERIC: (Quickly sits up) Xandra! Are you not seeing anyone? XANDRA: no, I’ve always wanted you and only you. I love you Deric and I couldn’t even hide it no matter how hard I tried DERIC: (jumps out of bed, reaches for the ring in his bedside drawer and kneels before Xandra) Xandra, please will you marry me? Xandra: yes, I will marry you? (Deric hugged her and they started kissing, for about 10 minutes, I looked on as they passionately kissed each other. And then their hands started wandering to places I would describe as dangerous. So I knew it was time to take myself out of that dangerous zone. So I walked away. I am unable to give an account of what happened afterwards but whatever happened, it must have been intense. I’ll see you all tomorrow???

THE BrideGLOOM. T H E E N D Mr Ambrose has just married Judith in a private wedding in an undisclosed location in the Federal Capital Territory. It was a lovely ceremony but not without the occasional moments of tears and sadness During the exchange of vows, Mr Ambrose could hardly say out the words as he read them out amidst tears. Generally, It was a sweet and sad day for the family. The attendees of the wedding were: Mr Ambrose’s parents Late Chioma’s mother Judith’s immediate family Kate( bridesmaid) Tatiana(flower girl) Shasha(little bride) Joshua The priest The family already knew that they were all leaving for Canada at 6pm today, but they were not aware of Mr Ambrose’s big surprise for them. To the best of Kate’s knowledge, she was going to look after the house while they are away. They got home, undressed and Mr Ambrose summoned them in the living room. MR AMBROSE: first of all, I just want to congratulate all of us. It’s our day; not just that of I and Judith. It’s our day! I know you all know that we are all going to Canada for a month this night. But actually, we are not just going for a month. We are relocating to Canada. JUDITH: wow! MR AMBROSE: Kate? KATE: sir? MR AMBROSE: you’ve been with us since you were 17 and now you are 25. You are like a daughter to me and saying Goodbye to you is the hardest thing in the world for me. But I have to do it. But what would you like me to do for You? KATE: sir, I just want to thank you for picking up a poor orphan like me and giving me a great life. I never thought I would live in a house like this. When my mother died, you single handedly paid for her funeral. You sent me to school and you always ensured I have whatever I need. Madam, wherever you Are, may your soul find rest. Sir, I don’t want anything from you just don’t forget to call me so I can speak with my Tatiana, Shasha and Joshua when he starts talking.?? I …I ..I will miss them so much. Sister Judith I will miss you. Sir, i will miss you too. May God grant you favour wherever you go in Jesus name amen. I will go back to my auntie in the village. MR AMBROSE: Kate? KATE: sir MR AMBROSE: you are coming with us to Canada. KATE: oh my God!!?? MR AMBROSE: yes. I can’t leave you behind. You are my daughter and Chioma asked me never to send you away KATE: (Hugs him and breaks down in tears) thank you so much, sir. I can’t believe my ears??? JUDITH: awwwww! MR AMBROSE: erm, one more thing, we must go to Chioma’s resting place and say goodbye to her. From There, we will make our way to the airport. Terry will take us there, and then to the airport. (The family made their way to the graveyard. And on their way, Mr Ambrose bought a bunch of flower and gave them one each. When they got to the graveyard, they went to Chioma’s final resting place and stood around her grave..) MR AMBROSE: exactly, this day twelve years ago, I got married to you. And on this same day, I just got married to your friend. I have found love in her arms just like I did in your arms. But moving on in this same environment looks impossible to me. I know you want me to be happy. Therefore, In search of happiness, I am leaving to start all over again. But I cannot do so without coming to say goodbye once again. Goodbye my love? Goodbye my baby? Goodbye! for I must now let you rest in peace?( kisses the flower and lays it on the grave⚘) Tatiana, say goodbye to mummy TATIANA: I love you mummy. I hope Jesus and the angels are giving you lots of ice cream and chocolates. Goodbye, mummy (kisses the flower and lays it on the grave ⚘) MR AMBROSE: Shasha, say goodbye to mummy SHASHA: I lof you mummy. Bye bye (kisses the flower and lays it on the grave ⚘) MR AMBROSE: Kate, say goodbye to your auntie KATE: even in death, you are still kind. Whatever I become tomorrow, you made me. Thanks for everything. Good night, ma. Rest in peace??? (kisses the flower and lays it on the grave ⚘) MR AMBROSE: Judy, it’s your turn JUDITH: (starts crying )????? MR AMBROSE: Come On, babe! You can’t do this. The kids are here! JUDITH: (amidst tears) babe, this is it! This is goodbye… this is goodbye? I did it, girl I did it for You! I will continue to do it. I know how much you love them, I will never love them less. They are the you I see everyday. Thanks for giving me a great home. Ah! Bye babe. Unbehalf of baby Joshua, this is goodbye! (Kisses the flower and lays it on the grave ⚘) (The family walked back to the car and as they were about to enter into the car, Mr Ambrose slightly pulled Judith back) MR AMBROSE: I know I have caused you pain. Yes, through my carelessness, you lost a dear friend but thank you for accepting to be my bride. I am not worthy to be called your bridegroom. For now, let me be your BRIDEGLOOM, but I will spend the rest of my life trying to merit the title “Bridegroom” THE END

Gud job done!!!

What a nice story.... I even got emotional reading this concluding part. Thumbs to the writer

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hmmmm u make cry while reading this last part,,,wow!! what a wonderful story,, nice ending