romoke ,a story by swankmee

Remoke ,episode 22,by swankmee



Romoke!!!
XXII
Romoke heaved a sigh of relief and rested her
head on her Ade's chest. They were traveling
home to know her parents and also to do their
traditional marriage. She wondered how are
parents will react when they see her especially
with the calibre of people she was coming with.
Ade's parents were in another car behind them
and following closely was a white coaster bus
filled with Ade's friends and well wishers, even
Dara followed them. She smiled Dara had come
to see her at the hospital few weeks back and
Ade nearly pounced on her but she had come in
peace. She also apologized to him about her
attitude. Ade had wanted them to go to the
village and do everything fast because he made
mention of them relocating abroad for some
time. The Lord has really been good to her she
thought as she raised her head to see if they
were almost at her village. atleast the evil ones
are no more, she suddenly got scared and her
throat went dry. Sikemi has still not been caught.
She is still lurking around, what if she.... Romoke
shook her head, she wouldn't come close to
them maybe sikemi is no longer in the country
who knows?
"please take the left turn...... " she instructed the
driver. She suddenly felt nervous her palm was
sweaty and her stomach started tieing small
knots. Ade hugged her close and pecked her.
" it's going to be alright okay? " she noded, she
hoped he would be right when they got there.
Cause she has left home for close to 6 years
now. Suddenly the car started moving slowly as
a result of the bad road, she looked through the
window and looked at some few houses built in a
well modernized and structured way, she smiled
in satisfaction.
"it's here... Stop under that tree " they had
gotten to her house. The house looked empty,
until she saw a woman slightly bent sit on one of
the chairs on the passage.
" babe don't be scared, let's just go in. Let me
call mom and dad. " Ade went to call his parents
but the other people remained in the car. They
walked towards the house. Romoke looked
closely at the woman that sat outside, Her eyes
widened in recognition it was her mother's rival,
the one that always called her " omo iya".
"iya Bisi" the woman stared at her, as if trying to
recognize the person. Romoke shook her head
and spoke in her dialect to her.
"it's me, it's Romoke, iya Alake's child" she
suddenly flew up with her bent back and wrinkled
face and went inside, she then returned with a
slim old man followed closely by a limping old
woman and some other men and women. Iya bisi
turned to the limping woman and spoke in the
local dialect.
" she said she is Romoke, I don't believe her
cause Romoke is dead " The limping woman
drew close to Romoke and tried surveying her,
Romoke quickly recognized her ad her mother,
she had grown so thin and more older.
" maami..... It's me" she said crying, the limping
woman touched her chin with shaky hand and
drew in Sharp breath, they said she was dead?
How could she have come back to me? This is
my daughter.
"Romoke!!! " she shouted suddenly and collapsed.
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Theophilus horned before knocking on Martha's
door, he had quickly sent Blessing on an errand
and lied to her that he was going for a meeting
and she had even given him the document that
has been sent to him from Ghana. The door
creaked open and he entered and quickly shut
the door.
"I hope you are prepared? " he rolled up his
sleeves and sat at the edge of the bed dangling
his carkey.
" yes, let me just change my baby's diaper " she
washed her baby who in turn kept on crying.
Theophilus checked his wrist watch again, they
were running out of time, as they were travelling
to Ghana. He looked up as soon as he heard the
knock on the door.
" are you expecting anyone? " Martha shook her
head and continued with her baby.
" it should be one of the neighbours, help me
check please" he stood up and opened the door.
"I know you must be surprised but I traced you
here. You think you are smart abi? " the female
voice shouted at Theophilus and pushed him into
the house shutting the door tightly. Martha
turned and almost fainted at what she saw,
" Blessing!! " she was wearing a tight trouser and
a big sweatshirt but her baby bump was obvious,
she was carrying a gun and was pointing it at
Theophilus.
" shut-up! Prostitute! How can you, Theophilus
prefer her over me. and to add insult to injury
you are now eloping with her to Ghana, tufiakwa!
I can't believe this"
"blessing please am sorry, please drop the gun
let's talk please. " he begged her with tears in
his eyes,
" I am only here to end your life. If I can't have
you then no one will. Not even this Prostitute. "
" please, Blessing, please. " Martha kept on
begging until she head two deafening shots only
then did she realize that it had come from the
gun.