AT THE VILLAGE.
Mr. Williams and Austin were seating on a long bench
with their parents.
“Papa, Mama, since that day that man came to my house
and
threatened him before me, I tried all I could to make him
forget
this girl for good but he will not listen. that is why I brought
him
here, for you to talk to him too. perhaps, he will listen to
you” Mrs. Williams complained.
“Austin” Mazi Ikem Austin’s father called.
“Papa” Austin answered
“What is it in this girl that is making you risk your life
for
her again and again” Mr. Ikem asked.
“Love papa. I love shantel” Replied Austin.
“Have the
so called love blinded your eyes? the parents of the girl
said
N.O. No, tell me, do you want to die?” Mrs. loveth asked
and Austin turned to her.
“Mama, I’m destined to die because of shantel, Nobody
can stop me” Austin replied.
“Odinma” Mrs. loveth said in Igbo adjusting her wrapper.
“This is not time of sounding philosophical. This is time
to
face REALITY. I will advice you to drop this foolish dream
of
yours please, please oo oh” Mr. William pleaded.
“Even
if we allow you to go on with your plans, what makes you
think
that chief Richard will allow you to marry his daughter?
look
around you and tell me what you see. A family surrounded
by
poverty. you came from a world far different from their
own.
This plan of yours will not work” Mazi Ikem said.
“I
believe in destiny papa” Austin replied.
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It was night already when shantel walked into her
parents
room putting on a night gown.
“I’m sorry to disturb. But I will like us to talk” Shantel said
standing by the door side.
“what about?” Mr. Richard asked.
“About my life” Shantel replied. mr. Richard went an
sat on a cushion.
“Alright seat down” He said and shantel sat close to him
as
one could see Mrs. Doris seating up on the bed.
“Okay. we’re listening”
“Sorry if I sound rude but, were both of you in love before
you
got married?” Asked shantel looking from her mum to
dad.
“Shantel, you said you want to talk to us, so please, if
you
want to talk, talk and stop asking questions” Mrs. Doris
said.
“Okay. since last two weeks, I conducted a research on
both
of you and from my findings, dad was already a billionaire
before he got married to you.
you
came from a family that could barely feed. Both of you
were
from two different social backgrounds but love brought
you
together as husband and wife. what I’m asking is that,
why
is my own case and that of yours so different that you’re
fighting
at all cost to stop it” shantel asked as tears kept dropping
down from her eyes.
“Shantel, the
difference is that, Austin is a rapist, I am not. Austin is
a
gold digger, I am not. Austin was your diver, your main
servant,
your mum was not. For this reasons, Austin can never
be
allowed to marry you” mr. Richard said and shantel
went on her kneels.
“Daddy please,
I want to marry him. I love him” Shantel begged with
tears.
“Shantel goodnight” Mr. Richard said. shantel stare at
them for
a while and quietly stood up.
“OK daddy” She replied and cried out running to her
room.
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Austin was buying something from a store when a Benz
car
stopped
beside the store and three gun men came out. they pointed
a
gun at Austin, making him to raised up his hands. they
beat him and
put
him inside the booth of their car after which they speed
off.
TBC.
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