The Henrys already understood what the prophet was saying, so, they didn't bother to waste time at all. Nobody would even want to deny such when there is fire on the mountain, and when the person seems to know what was done in one's secret. The couples looked at each other, and they sighed. Mrs. Henry sat up on the plastic chair as she started narrating their story. "We were married without a child for so many years, and with all the money we have, we could not get even a single child. At a point, we became the mockery of the society. They invite us to different Naming Ceremonies, but we could never invite people to our own." She narrated. "One day, my friend told me about one Baba in a nearby village. We were reluctant at first to visit herbalists, but when the reproach was much, we visited the man. His name was Akerekoro." Tears fell from her eyes at that point. Mr. Henry consoled her as he continued the narration. "Baba Akerekoro assured us that my wife would become pregnant, and truly, she conceived. Baba Akerekoro said my wife would have to come to his place to deliver. But, looking at my status in the society, and the fact that eyes were on us when my wife conceived, I made arrangement with a local hospital to allow us use the place, while I paid Baba Akerekoro handsome to come deliver the child at the hospital." His phone rang at that point, and he brought it and silenced it. "Baba Akerekoro told us that 7 days after delivery, we should bring the child to him for finishing. He made it clear that if he doesn't do the finishing for the child, anything could happen. Through the help of a doctor in the hospital, we were able to hire a private ward, and there was a particular problem when one of the nurses saw what was happening in the private ward where my wife was delivering. But, we later paid her off to keep shut. It took my wife about 3 days to give birth, and 7 days after delivery, we went back to Baba Akerekoro, but, he was dead. That was how we didn't do the finishing up till today." Mr. Henry sighed. The prophet who was listening quietly all the while sat up. "That is the mistake many people make. They run to the devil for support and help forgetting that the devil is in a business where he wants to make profit. He would give a chicken to later collect a full human being." The prophet explained. "What made you think that even if you had done the finishing your daughter would still not have issues?" The prophet asked. The couples was suprised to hear that. "Well, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy on." The prophet read from a verse of the Bible. "Bring your daughter here. We shall need to conduct a serious deliverance for her." The prophet said.
The whole place was quite and cold, and it was obvious that things were not working in his favour, but he was bent on going on. Earlier in one of the streets, he saw a cat run passed him as if drawing a line he should not go beyond. That sent a very cold fear down his spines, and he stopped for a while to catch his breath. He later did a sign of the Cross with one hand as he moved on. With the other hand, he held tightly a red cloth he was to use to cover himself after sleeping on the grave. Everywhere was silent and calm, except for the crickets and owls that took turns in advertising their wares. Everywhere was noisily quiet. Gbenro had decided already not to go too far inside the cemetery. "I will just use a grave close to the exit." He told himself. From afar, he spotted a new grave not too far from the exit. The grave was a new one, and for certain, it couldn't have been more than a week old. As he moved towards the grave, he looked round to be sure nothing was coming that would catch him unaware. His mind was made up to run faster than a deer if any strange or funny thing happens. When he got beside the grave, he again made a sign of the Cross before making effort to sleep on the grave. At first, he slept facing the ground, then, he turned to face the sky when the thought of being caught unaware crossed his mind. "I would prefer to see what is coming than to be caught unaware" He said to himself. If his heart was to compete at the Olympics, it was certain that Usain Bolt would be left far far behind. He was certain that he could never sleep off in such a place, and Baba did not mandate him to sleep off too. "Just pass the night on a grave" That was the interpretation he got from Baba's instructions. With his body facing the sky, and with his eyes not closing for a second, he became very scared. Then, a thought crossed his mind again. He remembered it's a taboo for someone to see a ghost face to face. "It means death", So his father told him when he was young. Immediately, he changed his position to face the ground again. "Ghosts will not harm someone if you don't see them." He assured himself. "I will just stay like this till dawn." He told himself. At a point, he remembered he was to cover himself with the red cloth Baba gave him. It was not long after he covered himself that he felt something on his buttocks. It was so painful that he wanted to cry and shout, but he held himself. Again, similar pain went on his back, then another on his legs, his buttocks again, and his back again. He was certain he was being flogged. He jumped up, and behold four ghosts, two on each side of the grave, and each was holding a very long cane. They flogged him at will, and at that time, he didn't remember his plan to run away when something strange happens. He was jumping on the spot, and it was after a while he ran away. He ran very far from the cemetery without stopping, and after a while, he stopped immediately. He sat on the floor as he laughed heavily. He laughed again and again and again. "I want to trek to America" He said with great laughter and energy as he started marching towards his "America".
© 2016. Austus Ofmat Nwanne
Hmmmmmm..... it's been a very long story, and alot has happened aswell. As for those who thought Gbenro and Ireti are twins, now you understand it better. Ireti is on the verge of getting delivered while Gbenro has taken to the street. But nevertheless, their fate are still tied to each other. How is their fate tied? Will Ireti get delivered? What would be the end of Gbenro who has gone mad? Believe me when I say you don't want to miss tomorrow's episode because it is the concluding part of the story. Is there hope for a fate without faith? What happens to a fate on a swing? Should it be rocked, by who, when and how? The story is still FATE ON A SWING.
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