Fri. Nov 29th, 2024

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.

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