Total Love 19, 20 & 21
*Episode 19*
The King stood up after the whole incidence, the chiefs were still wondering and others. “There is something to this thing this boy is holding.” Chief Collins said again.
Daniel tried to move towards them, they all ran outside. The Queen and the Princess were standing by the side of the wall, both were looking at the King and Daniel, Ruth started shivering. She was more than surprised.
‘This, I’ve never seen in my entire life. For this, its this your God we’ll all be serving in this Kingdom.’ The king said and shook his head, he was also amazed.
”Thank you, your highness.’ Daniel prostrated. He was very happy to have heard that from the King.
‘Your highness, are you al…. Alri… A.. Alright?’ The Queen stammered.
The King turned his face to the back to see them where she and her daughter were. ”I’m more than alright. I don’t know, immediately he started blowing that mouth organ, it was just like something entered into me and changed my entire body system.” He replied.
‘Mum let’s go and meet him.’ Ruth said with a low voice.
Daniel walked towards them. “There’s nothing to fear about, as a matter of fact, no one here is as surprised and amazed as I am. Just come with me, the king is now fine.’ Daniel smiled to them.
The queen smiled back and walked slowly to the King, Princess was still there, afraid and shivering. The King also smiled and walked towards the Queen, he gave her a slight hug then moved to Ruth and cuddled her. “I’m now fine.” He uttered.
Daniel stood behind smiling, looking at the happy family, as the king hugged his family members. “I wish my family can be united like this.” Daniel thought in him and started weeping. He went out before anyone would notice, he saw that the chiefs were nowhere to be found. He went outside to the guards to ask of them. He was told they’ve ran away.
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Beatrice, Daniel’s sister was just at the backyard of the house, she was washing the plates they used to eat when she heard noise from inside. The incident has started again as it used to. She ran inside, seeing her father terribly beating Gloria her mother. She rushed there to save her, she was pushed away by the useless father, she fell on the standing mirror and started bleeding.
Daniel was already going home to see his family, at least he won’t return back that day. Only for him to get there and meet the scene he met. He was provoked. He rushed in and went straight to that room. The guards that followed him couldn’t stop him as they tried to. He carried a stool from the sitting room along with him and hit it on David’s head.
Gloria stood up immediately, weeping, she rushed to Beatrice. Daniel just noticed her there when his mum rushed to meet her where her father pushed her to. He rushed there also and carried her out of the pool of blood. Gloria was bleeding also. He carried Bibi and gave her to one of the guards that entered, trying to stop him to take outside. He dragged his mum also to let them go.
‘I can’t just go like that, your father is also bleeding. Let’s help him.’ She pleaded.
‘Mum, I’ve never spoken harshly to you before, don’t let this be the first! Let’s go!’ He shouted at her and dragged her outside. They left the door to the house wide opened. He rushed them to the hospital.
He sat with Beatrice at the back, he was staring at her and crying out so much. She was already unconscious and her cloth soaked with blood. He couldn’t help himself to stop the tears, he was just crying.
They got to the hospital, he carried Beatrice himself, rushed into the hospital, he declined the offers of the two guards to carry her for him. She was rushed into the emergency room and Gloria was admitted.
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*Episode 20*
He was there till evening. The King had been calling his phone number but he didn’t hear, his mind wasn’t there, he later picked it and explained everything to the King who sent ten more guards to the hospital for him. He also promised to visit them in the hospital in person the following day.
Not quite long after, the Doctor came out. “Can I see you in my office?” The doctor raised his index finger.
Daniel rose immediately. “No Doctor, tell me whatever it is here now.” He said right in front of him, sweating and panting. He was already stained with blood too.
‘This is an office talk.’ The Doctor replied.
‘Noo! I insist!’ He screamed.
‘This is a hospital please, you are disturbing other patients.’ One of the nurses at the reception said and eyed him.
‘It seems you are crazy, I can destroy your life for you now!’ He shouted at the nurse.
‘Sorry sir, don’t please. Alright I’ll tell you here.’ The Doctor begged, he was also afraid of his anger.
‘Alright I’m hearing you.’ He replied.
‘She won’t be able to walk again. Her spinal cord had been disturbed sir.’ He said, shivering. He was afraid to tell him, he didn’t know if telling him that will cause him death also.
‘She won’t be able to do what?’ Daniel asked, tears dropped from his eyes, he sat down on the floor there still on the same spot weeping.
‘Sorry uncle, I’m sorry about that.’ The nurse addressed.
‘What of my mum?’ He asked the Doctor, still weeping.
‘Its Doctor Kenneth that is attending to her, just let me go and see how far they are.’ The Doctor said and turned back, walking to the ward.
One of the guards outside just came in. He was also looking sad. He stretched his hands forward to draw him up.
‘Your highness, stop this. You don’t need tears on your face. Believe in God.’ He addressed.
Daniel remembered, he had a flash-back of the King, hugging his family. He couldn’t control the out-flow of tears from his eyes.
The guards the King sent to him arrived some minutes after. They were eleven, and guarded the hospital. It was then the nurse was reasoning that Daniel would be the guy who’s the talk of the town. Everyone had been talking about, about him as the adopted son of the King.
The Doctor came out with Doctor Kenneth, he was also panicking on hearing about Daniel’s madness.
‘What of my mum?’ He quickly stood up.
‘She’s fine and responding to treatments.’ The Doctor replied.
‘May I see them?’ He requested
“Sure, come with us.” Doctor Kenneth moved forward. He followed them to go and see Beatrice.
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Fredrick, Peter, Dammy, Faith, Tade and Blessing. They were regarded as “6-cliques” of that university. They were all from rich homes and parents, they’ve known one another from their childhood.
Fredrick was the only son of Charles Family. Mr Olamide Charles who is his father worked with chevron and in millions of naira. He lost his mother at his childbirth, he hated pride and loved humility and truthfulness. He had been told by his father and many of his father’s friends to attend a standard university like Oxford university, overseas.
He always refuse different offers and want to pass through fire, so that he would be prudent and economical. He’s the most easy-going of the friends and had a little interest in ladies. One of the most brilliant of the guys.
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*Episode 21*
Peter was a tall and fair guy. Also brilliant and taciturn, he loved eating so much and hated pride and lies. He was Fredrick’s best friend in the room because he was somehow more holy than the other friends left.
Dammy, he was referred to as the Boss. He was a complete womanizer, he loved girls and had interest in them like sh-t. A fair and tall guy, handsome and had kept afro haircut. He loved wearing pencil jeans and a white top. He was just a dullard that never heed to advice from people.
Faith, a dark and handsome young guy with a white and beautiful set of teeth. He had pink lips and was a neat guy. He was a talkative and also loved food.
Tade was a dark guy also, not very handsome and do have “obama” haircut. He was shorter than all of them and also loved girls. He and Dammy did finish the business about girls together.
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Beatrice and Gloria were eventually discharged, the king bought the wheel chair she started using. Gloria was fine, although had several wounds on her body. The King bought them an apartment to be living and commanded that their marriage should be broken.
Not so long after the King did all this, David heard, he then brought his concubine that had been telling him to beat his wife to death so she would be able to pack in and be the proper wife in and made her his new wife.
The King started catering for their well-being and sent Beatrice to school and furthered her education. He got them a driver and a car that would be driving her to school everyday and dropping her back home. She was lucky.
The King had asked on what he should do to David, maybe banish him or kill him or maybe he should call the commissioner of police because of him. Gloria still pleaded on his behalf, she pleaded that the King should just leave him and his new family and let peace reign.
Beatrice was just in the living room, on her wheel chair weeping. Her mother, Gloria just came out and met her in that condition.
‘What is it again Bibi, why are you just weeping? You know you are the one that will be petting me if it was me, so tell me, why are thou weeping?’ She asked, standing by her front.
‘Mum, I just thought of everything, I just had a remembrance of how that man pushed me to the mirror and made me someone who can’t bath by herself again, someone who can’t walk around as she wishes, someone who can’t behave like others!’ She cried.
‘You ought to be thanking God, just a little thing that is even not up to this happened to them but they are dead. Who are we to question God. You don’t know if standing up will make you spend a short life on earth.
“IF THIS IS WHAT MARRIAGE ENTAILS, I’LL NEVER MARRY” she uttered
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To Be Continued...
