Uju – Episode 21

UJU – Episode 21
By Amah

I sneezed loudly, and awaken, there were tubes on every part of my body, my mouth was on tube, they were all plugged into a machine close to my bed, victor was the first person i saw, shock was written on his face as he was screaming “doctor she’s awake” the doctor came in with a rush, a nurse was also with him, they began checking me from head to toe, even open my eyes wide and my mouth too , pulling a torchlight into my mouth, he waved his hand to my eyes asking me if i can see him, it was a funny question so i smiled and nodded, as he was still checking, mama came in and rushed to my bedside but doctor asked her to hold on, followed by big mummy, everyone was talking, laughing and praising God, victor was stuck beside me watching the doctor work on me, I knew i was fine, no pain or weakness, I was okay, I wanted to tell the man to stop all this checking but i relaxed and let him do his job, after sometime he pursed and was staring at me like I’m some sort of a puzzle he couldn’t solve, he later said as he turned to the people around

“I have never seeing anything like this in my life, the poison has eaten her liver and darkened her inside, I told you all she may not survive this, she was 5percent on survival but Mr Victor you wanted her to be placed on life support, I actually did not want to agree with you because i saw Slim chance of surviving , you told me after this week if there’s still no improvement i can remove the life support….but here she is, no trace of any deadly poison, nothing spoilt, her liver is still intact.. Wow…wow…this is beyond me to decipher, I can’t explain it…I really can’t…

I watched and listened to the doctor talk, he can’t understand it, I’m the only one that can understand what happened, doctor later left after unplugging the tubes from my body, big mummy was praising God with mama,

after sometime they left, leaving me and victor for some privacy, he sat beside me looking at me, his eyes were not bright, both swollen probably from lack of sleep, I begin to wonder how long i have being in a hospital but victor kissed my forehead and then my hands and then said with an angry face

“don’t ever do this to me again, you gave everyone a scare, I don’t know what i would have done if you haven’t survive, how will this world be for me without you in it, everyone has being praying for you, mom has being fasting and praying, your mum hasn’t being herself, she has followed us with tears in her eyes as we move from hospital to hospital, other hospitals will just look at you and said you are as good as dead, you have being in a coma for weeks and every normal person will certainly give up on you, this is our family hospital, that was why we begged the doctor not to turn us back…

“oh mine, how long have i being in coma, and where’s this place ….

“this week will make it complete five weeks, Uju….Uju, God brought you back to me, I can’t thank him enough…we are in Abuja, the last and only place they didn’t turn us back, they said the poison is very deadly, and has destroyed your intestine, We arrested some people that came to your house that very day, but no evidence, police released them, Ada was also arrested because she was there according to source, she was there all through the time you were on the phone with me, is either she was the person that poisoned you or she helped somebody who did that, making her an accomplice, police tortured her but she kept on saying she didn’t know… I asked them to leave her and she should pray you survive or she will answer to me…and here you are…thanks be to God, once you are out of this bed we are getting married..

“it wasn’t Ada that poisoned me, I know what she’s capable of doing but not poisoning me…

“how do you know…anyway, I’m so happy Uju…you are back from the other world, recover quickly and leave this bed so that we can get married…i can’t wait, Zarky is on suspension, because i gave him order to always watch you and guide you but he was busy doing another thing when somebody put the deadly thing in your food…welcome back Uju… He was the first to call me from the first hospital they took you and i booked my ticket to east Immediately

I smiled and told him to let Zarky return to work, he should be called back to work because he was doing something for me when it happened… “Yes let’s not delay any further again, let’s travel down to east and marry traditionally first…nothing will happen to me or anyone, don’t worry about anything God is in charged

I was confirmed OK by the doctor and i left hospital after two days, news has flew to the village that I was fine, i was fit like before, everything went back to normal for me, but no day passed without thinking of my encounter with the little girl, I haven’t seen Ada or her mother, they were in the village and i intend to see them when i travel home

And finally we all traveled, introduction was done, we heard the native doctor died by Thunder strike in his shrine two days to my traditional wedding,

I personally met Ada’s mum, I went with Zarky to her place, she was shaking and couldn’t utter a reasonable word as she saw me , she knew that i was aware of what she did, I took her by the hand to where we couldn’t be heard and told her that i was sorry for everything I did against her without knowing which led to her poisoning me, I apologized to her repeatedly, it seem crazy apologising to somebody that intentionally wanted You dead but i have being instructed I’m what i was supposed to do , she bent down and grabbed my legs , crying bitterly and apologising, I raised her up and hugged her like i will do to my mother, I felt an inner peace and joy in my heart as i left her place that day, before i left I met with Ada and she said

“I know I did bad things to you, but there’s limit to things i can do Uju, I can’t plan to ki*ll you, I don’t know and still don’t know how the poison got into your food, I was treated as a criminal at the police station…, I didn’t do it please believe me, Uju, and….. there’s something i have being wanting to tell you for long, I know there’s consequences to every action and I’m willing to face mine….the money you picked from the club years back, tha …..

“shhhhh, I know about it already…don’t speak again, I forgive you and Bibi, and i really mean it…..you are still going to be my Chief brides maid, hope you are getting ready for that….

Ada couldn’t utter a word, she wondered how i knew about the money and still flow with her, even as i hug her she couldn’t respond as she wept, Zarky later drove me back home.

The day came for my traditional marriage, finally, at last, the long awaited traditional marriage came, I was so happy as me and victor danced like we haven’t danced before,

it was so fun when you are marrying your best friend, pain have no place in my life, I have list of things i want to do after my wedding, all that matters at this moment is I’m very happy and everyone all seem happy too….whatever that’s meant to be will definitely be….

Hold on! I’m not done talking…not yet, a little more and i will hug you goodbye, but bear with me because today is my day, let me enjoy every bit of today, my traditional marriage is a hit, back to back..I’m dancing like there’s no tomorrow…i will continue my tale by tomorrow.

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