My Daughter – Episode 10 (Finale)

MY DAUGHTER Episode 10 (Finale)
By Amah

Finally We got married, yes, I said i got married to Chima, it was a glorious wedding, I don’t want to talk about the wedding because if i start talking I won’t be able to talk about other things.

Chima told me about relocating again to the USA

is being 6months we have being married, I wanted to become pregnant immediately, but no matter how we tried it wasn’t happening, months turn into a year still no pregnancy, I wasn’t happy but Chima kept on consoling me that God will do it in his own time,

Me not being able to get pregnant again make me wonder about my past, why was it so easy for me to get pregnant when i wasn’t married and now that I’m married it becomes difficult, Chima told me never to question God, he alone knows why.

Chima said we need to relocate so that he can go back to his restaurant business and he want to get a trusted person to run his empire while we are gone since his Mom has retired. he said he is not an office person, his passion was with the kitchen,

He said I should conduct an interview with him and his mom in the office, since i ones worked with his Mom for years, so i had better experience than him, we had alot of applicant, we shortlisted few for an interview, most of them were over qualified with their curriculum vitae, but is not just credentials we need we needed Godliness, truth, compassion and understanding in who ever we will pick,

The interview day, after the second applicant was interviewed, the third applicant shocked me, he came in with his suit and his credential stocked to his left arm, and he didn’t recognize me immediately,

he was asked to sit down, he then introduced himself

” My name is Chukwuemeka Obinna”

He was actually Obinna, he was among the applicant, I was surprised but composed myself, he was focus on my husband who was asking question, he stole few glances at the rest of us, he still didn’t recognized me, Chima asked him if he was married with kids, he said he was a divorcee, he briefed the details of his wife leaving him with his daughter and he hasn’t being able to settle down and he was hoping to become a better husband or father if God smiled on him again, because he has a lot of regretful past that he was a better person now because “life thought him better”

the business his father left in his care was mismanaged and it crumbled now he was searching for a good job to be able to bring back his father legacy if possible, that was how he relocated to another state, he stated how he schooled in abroad and how he used to have anger problem and it left a large lost in his life, but he wants to make amend now, since he still have life.

I decided to fire the questions, “Mr Chukwuemeka” I used his late fathers name,

“why do you think you are the man for the job, tell us more about yourself and why we should employ you not your family history.. We are not really interested in that..”

He looked at me very well as if he has seeing a ghost, he opened his mouth, and swallowed hard, my mother inlaw and husband were confuse from his reaction, only me understood what was happening, he never expected to see somebody like me in such a seat but he has to face me one way or the other, he surprisingly shouted my name “IBUKUN” forgive me for asking, is that really you? I frowned and replied

“Mr Chukwuemeka, that’s not the answer to my question and this is so unprofessional, your exclamation can disqualify you from this interview, speak up because others are waiting to be interviewed, you are taking the whole day”

He quickly apologized, after which he tried saying something but he wasn’t making any sense again, he surprisingly stood up and walked to the door and pulse,

“no matter what i say I will never get this job, I know my past has caught up with me, I’m suffering the consequences of my past action, I deserve it, Ibukun, I know no matter how many times i say I’m sorry it will be hard to forgive somebody like me and saying I’m sorry from now till eternity won’t bring back your lost, I know i don’t deserve your forgiveness, I allowed the devil to use me, I have cried and regret everyday for what i did to you, I just pray someday, you will find a place in your heart to forgive me, I’m so sorry Ibukun, i pray God soften your heart towards me, maybe till then I will never stop praying”.

He walked out, my husband and mother Inlaw later got to know who he was, after the day interview we went home i was having a mind battle, I realize i haven’t really forgiven Obinna, seeing him again make me remember my precious daughter Ebun, who fought for me until her death, my husband held me close, mother in-laws gave me one of those her encouraging words that has come with age.

So fast forward to the present, I forgive Obinna, this time I meant it, I called him, my husband was there and i told him that i have forgiven him, and it comes from my heat, and in other to shock him further he was made BDM, business developing manager at work, he was in with the rest of the other two men who were qualified, they will be on 6months probation before being confirmed

he was all light up, he knelt down and thank me and my husband, he promised to deliver his best and well he sure did.

After four months of forgiving him I conceived, I became pregnant,

We later left the country, Chima insist my daughter comes with us, so Victoria came with us, when we got there he officially adopted her and papers were signed, Victoria took his last name, we became a happy family and our happiness became full when my son was born, Chima called him Akachi which means God’s wonder or God’s hand

So my mum is coming to the USA to do “omugwo” for her grand son.

Don’t judge a whole tribe because of one person’s sin, everyone should be held responsible for his or her action

I could have loosed Chima because of some tribal war i wage within myself against Igbos, now i know better.

My name is Ibukun, meaning Blessing, I’m finally living up-to my name.

The end.

 

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