Episode 5
Alice lay on the couch, different thoughts flooding
through her head. Her mother’s words were having
a serious effect on her. Could her mother be right?
Was she really wasting her time? Will her being
single bring Benjamin back to her? What about
Felix? Doesnt he need a father’s love and care?
She’s 29 now. All her mates are married. Is she
really just wasting her time? All these and many
other thoughts flooded her head. The door bell rang
again. She grumbled a little before dragging herself
to the door. She opened the door and saw him
smiling like an idiot.
‘hello’ he greeted
‘Gilbert! What are you doing here?’ she asked
‘wont you let me in?’
Alice sighed and opened the door for him. He
entered and made himself comfortable on the sofa.
‘what do i offer you?’ Alice asked. She knew why
she was trying to be calm because after all this
years, he wouldnt have come to disturb her again.
He giggled like he was enjoying himself.
‘you’ he said. Alice hissed in annoyance.
‘Gilbert, i dont have all the time in the world,
please what do want?’
she asked impatiently
‘like i said earlier, it is you i want. Sit.’ Alice just
scoffed and sat directly opposite him
‘yes, any problems?’ she asked
‘no, i just came to see your face, i have missed
you so much’ he said.
Alice stood up furiously ‘i can see you have come
here for rubbish. Thats enough now, please leave!’
‘not yet! Not after i see my son’ Gilbert said.
‘leave! Felix is not your son! He is Benjamin’s son.
Please get out! I beg you’ Alice said as she
marched to the door.
‘Alice, what is it you cant just understand?
Benjamin is gone, he’s gone forever! We are meant
to be together Alice. I’ve always known that. No
matter the obstacles, they will all fall down.’ Gilbert
said calmly as he stood up from his seat
‘what? Did you just call my Benjamin an obstacle?
Are you happy he is dead or what? What kind of a
friend are you?’ Alice fired as she ran to hit him.
Gilbert held her hands
‘calm down Alice and isten to me! I am not happy
he is dead but God took his life because he
wouldnt just leave whats mine alone. He wanted to
put asunder in what God has put together. That is
the reason he died. Alice we have a second chance
to be together. Dont spoil this unity. We are a pair
made together in heaven. We ought to be together.
We are……..’
‘SHUT UP!’ Alice screamed ‘you are not making
sense at all, leave my house and never come back
again!’
‘Alice, you dont know what you are throwing away.
How many men out there would want to marry a
woman with a child? But look at me i am more
than willing to accept the paternity of Felix even if
he is not my son! Just tell me since Benjamin died,
just how many men has come for your hand in
marriage huh?’
‘there are so many of them. I am not just ready to
replace Benjamin with anyone and even if i would,
not you!’ Alice ranted, she was getting impatient.
She could just end up killing this dude.
‘no matter what you do, you will never be able to
avoid me because we are one. We are destined to
be together. The earlier you understand that, the
better for all of us! I have stayed away from you
for all this years thinking you would be reasonable
by then but you disappointed me Alice. You just
showed me that you are nothing but a childish and
immature……’
GBOOSA! Alice slapped him before he could finish
his statemant.
‘how dare you use your hands on me, you filthy
w---e!’ he said pushing her to the sofa roughly
and removing his belt.
‘i am going to teach you a lesson of your life’ he
said as he fell on Alice
‘let go of me Gilbert, you cannot have your way
with me’ she said struggling for breath but that
only got her a slap from Gilbert
‘shut up filthy woman! You are mine and mine
alone! No one can take you from me’ he said
attempting to tear Alice’s shirt but luckily for her,
the door flung open. Alice had been wise enough
not to lock the door from the inside. Amy walked in
surprised at the scene she saw. Gilbert quickly
came off Alice, adjusted his clothes, shot Amy a
murderous look and stormed out of the house
angrily.
Alice was gasping for breath by the time Gilbert
left.
‘Alice, what did my eyes just see now?’ Amy asked.
Alice burst into tears weeping uncontrollably.
‘Kofo, where did you go?’ mr. Fred asked
immediately Kofo entered the house.
‘i went to talk sense into that silly daughter of
ours’ Kofo said as she fell on the sofa
‘you went to Alice’s house? What of Felix?’ mr.
Fred asked
‘i didnt get to see him, he must have gone to
school’ Kofo said
‘so what did you tell her? I know you Kofo, i hope
you did not lash out on her?’
‘i only told her the truth. That girl has gone mad
ever since Benjamin died. Sometimes i cant help
but wonder if their souls are tied together’ Kofo
hissed
‘try to understand her Kofo, it was not easy you
know. They were so close to being married before
his untimely demise. Okay, how would you have
felt if you had lost me a week to our wedding and
then you found out you were carrying my baby?’
mr. Fred asked.
Kofo inhaled deeply ‘truth be told, i will be
miserable but i will learn to move on and about
carrying your baby before marriage, that would
have been almost impossible because i would not
have slept with when we were’nt married. Alice
was just a naive girl. If she hadnt surrendered
herself to Benjamin before marriage and gotten
pregnant, she would have been married by now. It
was by grace that i welcomed her after that.
Maybe it was because of what she was passing
through’ Kofo said leaving mr. Fred in awe
‘KOFO! What are you saying?’
‘the truth my dear, Alice disappointed me, she
disappointed us. All the advice i gave her when she
was growing up, she rubbed it all on my face. She
proved to me that i was just wasting my time’ Kofo
said shaking her head in disappointment.
‘she loved Benjamin so much, that was why…..’
‘are you trying to say that i never loved you when
we were courting?’ Kofo asked
‘i never said so Kofo. You know new generation
courtship is different from that of the olden days’
‘thats a lie Fred. It was Alice’s decision to be
useless to herself and her family!’
‘Kofo! Mind your language. I wont tolerate you
calling my daughter names’ mr. Fred said suddenly
becoming angry.
‘oh, she is now your daughter, not mine again. Let
it continue to be so’ she said leaving the sitting
room.
To Be Continued
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