PART 26" ONCE UPON A TIME "
PART 26
" ONCE UPON A TIME "
©️Opeyemi Akintunde
They must have driven for 3 hours when Kemisola started feeling pains in her lower back region. She knew it was not wise to give the car to Harry, but it was either him or the psychiatric patient she had mistakenly carried with her...
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EARLIER...
Kemisola had followed with her plans in trying to return Janet to the hospital. When Harry saw Janet in the car, he had given a questioning look.
" Don't worry, she is not going with us, I am going to return her to the hospital. While trying to catch up with you, she got into my car.."
" I am not returning to the hospital" Janet said authoritatively
" I guess we can't travel if you don't take care of this." Harry said
Kemisola moved closer to Janet...
" Janet, just like you told me, you suspect Rachel's life is in danger, I am trying to help her now, but you are standing in the way"
Janet moved from Kemisola's front.
" I am sorry if I am standing in your way" Janet said taking the statement literally...
" I mean your actions, not your physicality"
" Oh! What am I doing?" Janet asked innocently
" Rachel needs to see a Priest in Cotonou for her healing and deliverance and this man is the one taking her there. I don't trust him so I plan on going with them, but he says you can not go with us!"
" Oh! " Janet appeared like she understood the situation but after few seconds of thinking she shook her head in the negative...
"But I don't trust him too, What If he kills you and Rachel on the way? The more reason I need to go with you. I am very strong and he can't kill me.." Janet said
Kemisola was getting tired of Janet's senselessness, but in her somewhat senseless statement, She was picking some sense in it. What if on their way, Harry convinced Rachel into killing her, but if she had a company, she would be safe...
" You are right!" Kemisola said
" She is right?" Harry said not hiding his shock
" Yes, she is ...she goes with us. My Car will conveniently take four of us..."
Harry became tongue tied, he wished he had a gun to make the woman disappear...
" Fine!" Harry eventually said, however his irritation couldn't be hidden.
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PRESENT TIME
" Do you drive?" Kemisola asked Janet
" Yes! But my husband died while presenting my first car to me..." Janet said hysterically...
Followed was a moment of silence.
" Your husband is dead?" Harry asked. He wanted to taunt the woman.
" Can we not..." Kemisola was about stopping the conversation
" Yes...He died on our wedding day. How could he have done that? Stop the car! I must go back to the mortuary, I am sure he is not dead, Austin is just playing one of his tricks on me..." Janet said laughing
" Wow! This ride is definitely going to be a long one. Madam, I don't think we are ready to go on this trip. Can we stop this car and return home tonight. That way we all rest our heads and head to Cotonou tomorrow..."
" Janet, get a grip on yourself, your husband is dead, if you whine much longer , I am going to stop the vehicle and make you walk into the market as a mad woman since that's what you are tending towards... Listen, you are not going to be the first to lose a husband, I have lost two and I am still living, so get a grip..."
The words felt like a charge... Janet settled back into her seat.
" And Mr Harry, quit the back and forth. I am going to Cotonou with you whether you like it or not..."
Harry also became lost for words.
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Pastor Greg knew his co passenger was awake , but he had not said a word since he woke up...
" How far are we going? We have been driving for over 6 hours" Pastor Greg said
" You are awake Pastor!"
" Yes, I took a nap, don't be mistaken. It wasn't your charm that made me fall asleep."
" Whether, we pass Abeokuta or Beggar, what matters is that we get to Ibadan. That is to say Pastor, I don't care if you fell asleep on your own or my charm worked on you, what I care about is that you fell asleep..."
" Nnamdi's Boss, are you okay?" Pastor Greg said
Rogers heard the exchange of words between the two and though he felt his tongue tied, he couldn't help but wonder who the man behind him was...
"Nnamdi's Boss?" Rogers wondered who was that.
" Who is Nnamdi?" He asked himself
" Oh! The staff that told Elder about the Pastor!" Rogers reasoned fast. He turned back and though it was dark, he saw the Pastor's outfit that initially misled him...
" Y..o..u are...." Rogers struggled to speak...
" Na wa! This is really bad ooo, I hope both of you will not be a calamity for me today... The charm I used on both of you is only having small effect... " The driver said in regrets...
" That is why I advised you to drop us earlier...Bible
The driver halted suddenly....
To be continued
NOTE: This piece was written with the intention of touching lives, feel free to share but please be mindful of the writer by not erasing her credits and that of the HolySpirit who Inspires her. God bless you
DEEP THOTS NOVELS
INSPIRED BY THE LIVING WORD
Written by Opeyemi Akintunde
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