Doctor mike opened the sitting room’s door to see
Ella
crying and sitting on a cushion.
“Ella.
How long are you going to cry?” doctor mike asked.
“Uncle,
you won’t understand” Ella responded still crying.
“No.
You don’t understand young lady. you should be
grateful
to God, for being alive. Not only alive, you can now
walk
again with your legs. will you kill yourself because of
love?” doctor mike asked.
“I love him” Ella responded.
“fine. go on and kill yourself then” doctor mike said angrily
and
throw a newspaper on the table. Ella gently took it up.
Her
eyes almost poop out of it’s socket when she saw the
picture
of Daniel and Cynthia getting married tomorrow.
she forcefully dropped it back on the table.
“My
dear girl. when love ends, life continues” doctor
mike
said and left. Ella took back the newspaper and
tears roll down her cheek.
:
:
On The Wedding Day.
Daniel and Cynthia was seen standing at the altar in their
wedding attires.
“Do anybody here have any reason why this people
should
not be married? let him or her say now or forever
remain silent” the
pastor asked the congregations. they were cold
like
ice block- beaming with smiles.
“Now
to the bride groom. You repeat after me. I Daniel Edward”
“I Daniel Edward”
“Do take Cynthia Okafor”
“do take Cynthia Okafor”
“as my wife in the presence of the almighty God”
“As
my wife in the presence of the Almighty God”
“for richer for poorer”
“for richer for poorer”
“in sickness and in health”
“in sickness and in health”
“To cherish and to hold”
“to cherish and to hold”
“till death do us part”
“till death do us part” Daniel responded after the pastor.
Just then,
Ella walked into the church premesis. She went and
hide
herself between the congregations.
“Now.
the bride groom can fix the ring on the brides finger” the
pastor
said and Daniel fixed the ring on Cynthia’s finger.
“The bride. you will repeat after me”
“I Cynthia Okafor”
“I Cynthia Okafor”
“do take Daniel Edward”
“as my husband in the presence of the lord”
“as
my husband in the presence of the lord”
“For richer for poorer”
“for richer for poorer”
“in sickness and in health”
“in sickness and health”
“To cherish and to hold”
“To cherish and to hold”
“Till death do us apart”
“Till death do us apart” Cynthia repeated with joy.
Ella
removed the ring Daniel once fixed on her finger and
drop
it on the ground with tears.
“Now.
the bride can fix the ring on the groom finger” Just as
Cynthia
was about fixing the ring on Daniel’s finger, Daniel
saw
Ella from afar and withdraw his hands. He was shocked
and
the same time, dumbfounded. Mrs. Emily was also
shocked
to see Ella. she removed her glasses to take a good
look
again. Ella stood up and started running away with tears.
“Ella.
Ella” Daniel called running after Her. Cynthia fainted as
one
could see Mr. Okafor rushing to his daughter. The
congregations
were murmuring in confusion as noise filled the air.
“Daniel!
come back here” Mrs. Emily shouted running after
Daniel
likewise Richard. Daniel’s best friend.