Click HERE to read Episode 8 of the story
Marv took his time to
read the screenshot messages, as his eyes moved from one message to another. He
couldn’t believe his eyes or the things his eyes were seeing. He read through
the messages one after the other, on several occasions, to confirm his fears.
“So, Ify has been
sleeping around with her lecturers in school, while she tells me she doesn’t
want sex before marriage?” Marv asked himself as if he had an answer to the
question.
Tears gathered in his eyes,
as he tried to fight them from escaping. He blinked severally, giving the tears
express passage down his cheek.
“Why are all these
happening to me?” He asked himself again.
“Since the day I left
he doctor’s office with that report, my life has not been the same.” He told
himself.
In a jiffy, his mind
went to the doctor’s report and what led to it. He was not certain if he should
be happy to have taken the advice of the young nurse the other day or not.
“Good morning sir.” A
beautiful nurse said to him at the reception of a hospital where he went to
visit one of his friends who was admitted.
“Good morning ma.”
Marv replied.
“My name is Aminat,
and I work here.”
“Ok. I am Marv. My
friend is admitted here.”
“Ok sir. Do you have a
minute or two to spare?”
“Hmmmmm…Sure.”
“Who wouldn’t have more
than a minute to spare a beautiful lady like you?” He thought to himself.
“Ok sir. Today is
World HIV Day, and we’re organizing free HIV test for people.” Aminat said.
“Oh! That’s a good
one.”
“Sure it is. We charge
people for it on other days, but today, it is totally free.”
“Ok. So, how does that
affect me, if I may ask?”
“Hahahahaha…Won’t you
like to know you HIV status?” Aminat said with a cheap smile on her face.
“Who told you I don’t
know my HIV status?”
“Well, HIV test should
be done regularly. The awareness is part of what today is about.”
“Yeah! That’s true
though. But I don’t have the time to wait for the result.”
“You don’t have to
wait for the result. You can come back for it anytime tomorrow or next.”
“Hmmmm…”
“Please sir. We the nurses
have been given a particular number of people we should bring for the free HIV
test today, and I’m very far from meeting my target. Please help me.” Aminat
said.
Marv was not certain
if Aminat did her eyes in a way that looked charming, or if he was the one who
thought she did. He was totally captivated by the beauty before him, and it was
very hard to say no to the angel in disguise before him, in fact, a goddess to
be precise.
“Please sir.” Aminat
added.
Marv felt his heart beat
twice beyond normal, and he knew he would be committing a great sin against humanity
if he turned down the beauty before him. Also, he knew what it means to meet
one’s target, even though he was not sure if the lady was lying about meeting a
target or not.
“Ok. No problem.” Marv
said. He didn’t know if Aminat hugged him, or if it was his imagination that
was playing on him.
“Please, follow me
sir.” Aminat said, leading Marv to a laboratory.
“Women always have a
charm they use on we men, and it works every time.” He thought to himself as he
followed Aminat like a cow to the slaughter house.
He didn’t remember anything
about the test anymore, until he was called by a doctor three days later to
come to the hospital for his HIV test result.
“HIV is not a death
sentence, and you should encourage your partner to go for a test as well.” The
doctor advised, after handing Marv the test result.
Marv’s mind was
totally blank, as he was trying to figure out what was happening. He wasn’t
hearing the doctor’s words anymore, even though the doctor was still talking.
His inner voice was so loud and deafening.
“Am I really HIV
positive?” He asked himself.
Marv, didn’t need to
doubt the test result. He knew how he was patronizing clubs and having series
of sexual affairs with prostitutes, and girls that are willing to open their
legs for him. He tried to wonder which of the girls he could have contracted
the disease from, as his mind scanned through the different girls he spent
sexual moments with.
“Mr. Marv, are you with
me?” The doctor’s voice interrupted his thoughts.
“You said what?”
“I said you should
encourage your partner to go for a test as well.”
“Ok sir. She would.”
He replied.
Marv’s phone buzzed,
and then rang. The ring tone was so loud and frightening enough to bring Marv
out of his reverie. He looked at the phone to see the caller. It was an unfamiliar
number. He debated within himself if he should pick the call or not, before
eventually deciding to.
“Hello!”
“Have you seen the
screenshot messages I sent to you?”
“Who is this?”
“Well, I am a friend.”
“A friend? Which of my
friends? Although, the voice sounds familiar.”
“Yes. You know me so
well.”
“Ebere, is that you?”
“Hmmmmm…Yes. Marv, it
is me, and I feel you should know what Ify has been doing here.”
Ok. Let me start with
an apology. I am sorry for the delay in the episodes. It has been a mixture of
me being busy and me deliberately trying to prolong the suspense. Lolzzz… I
guess that’s not good enough right? Ok. I won’t do that again. So, I’ll try to
see if I can type episode 10 today and send it. If not, I would send it
tomorrow. Hope I’m forgiven? Thank you. Enjoy!
It is good to share.
So, take your time to share Daily Diet with your friends and loved ones. I'm
sure you don't want them to miss out of the fun and lessons. For Whatsapp
users, you can create a broadcast list to enable you easily share Daily Diet
with your contact. If you need help on how to create a broadcast list, message
me so that I can put you through. And, if you don't want to create a broadcast
list, you can simply give your friends my number to message me on Whatsapp, and
I will add them to my broadcast list. For those who would also like to receive
Daily Diet via Whatsapp, simple send a Whatsapp message to +2348072970850. Did
you know there are over 20 of these wonderful stories? Did you know that there
are over 50 wonderful articles that you need to read? Well, get them all for
free on my blog at www.ofmatwrites.blogspot.com
ENJOY !!!
----------
OFMAT AUSTUS OFMAT
Inspirational Speaker/Editor/Author,
+2348072970850
0 comments:
Post a Comment