LOVE WITH BITTER TEARS
EPISODE 20
Richard: “What are you talking
about son? You are saying my
wife molests you sexually?” Sammy: “Yes dad she does and
she told me not to tell you
otherwise she’d put the blame of
Annie’s disappearance on me and
make all my friends in school
abandon me” Richard: “Shut up boy!” he
roared. “Do you even know what
you are talking about?” Sammy: “But I am really saying
the truth dad. She is a monster,
she even sleeps with women” as
soon as he had said this, his dad
stood up and landed him another
slap across the face which landed him on his back on the bed. Ophelia, who had been standing
by the door unspotted by the two
ran into the room and helped
Sammy up. Sammy: “I said don’t touch me,
what part of don’t touch me do
you not understand?” he said in
between sobs. Ophelia: “Why did you slap him
like that Richie?” she feigned
annoyance. Richard: “If only you heard all the
things this stupid boy said about
you, you wouldn’t be there by his
side” Ophelia: “Really? What did he say
I did?” Richard: “He said you are a child
molester, that you have been
having intercourse with him. He
also said you are a lesbian. Can
you imagine that kind of
utterance? I really can’t have him continue disrespecting you like
this, I have to discipline him” Ophelia: “He said all those? Wow!”
she used her left hand to cover
her mouth and pretended to be
really short of words. Richard: “Yes! Can you see now?
This boy has been sent from the
pit of hell to torment my life” Ophelia: “Please calm down okay?
The most important thing is you
not believing him. Just imagine
how it would have been if you
did believe him. Let’s forgive him
okay? He is just being delusional and naïve. He hates me and he
lets that cloud his sense of
judgement but its fine. I am not
taking any offence. I have gotten
used to his taunts and disrespect
anyway” Richard: “Can you hear that
dumbass? She is even pleading
on your behalf. A woman who
has been here to take care of you
ever since your mum died. How
can you level such grave accusations at her?” Sammy: “Daddy I cannot believe
you can be this easy to play. How
did mum ever get to live with you
for so many years? You are a
coward, I will say it again, you are
indeed a weakling” he said and made to walk away but his dad
drew him back furiously and
started hitting him with his fist.
Ophelia tried to stop him but he
was unstoppable. “Dad…dad” he
kept calling as he kept dealing him blows upon blows. Richard: “Inshort, this will not do”
he said breathlessly. “Now be on
your knees, I have to leave scars
on your body so next time you
think it’s okay to insult me or my
wife, the scar will deter you. Sammy knelt down obediently as
the pains from his dad’s blows
seeped into his inner being. “Now
close your eyes” he ordered as he
looked around for something he
could use on him. He saw his belt lying on the floor and picked it
up. He flogged him mercilessly
with the belt not minding the
boy’s pleas and the blood that
stained his white singlet. Sammy rolled on the floor as the
lashes tore his skin. Ophelia
could not hold it anymore, she
went and covered Sammy and
two lashes landed on her too.
Richard threw the belt away and walked briskly out of the room. Ophelia: “Are you okay Sammy?”
she asked trying to get him to
stand up. Sammy: “When you do this,
people might actually start
thinking you really love me” he
said weakly as he staggered to
his feet, went over to his
wardrobe, pulled out a shirt and put it on. Ophelia: “Where do you think you
are going to by this time? It is
1a.m for Chrissake!” she said
when he started walking out. Sammy: “Don’t even try stopping
me, except you want to see me
dead” he said and kept walking.
Ophelia ran to their room… Ophelia: “Richie, he is leaving the
house” she said but he ignored
her. “Richie can’t you hear me? I
said Sammy is leaving the house
by this time” Richard: “Let him leave. He has
nowhere to go to so he will be
back. Don’t disturb me please” She shook her head and ran back
to the sitting room but he was
gone. She ran out of the gate but
couldn’t sight him still. === Ralph: “Today makes it the third
week Annie has been on break
and we haven’t really done
anything for her. What do you
guys suggest we get for her?” he
asked looking at his two friends who were busy playing game on
their 20”LED TV. Ewa was helping
Annie with her assignments in
her room. Paul: “Yes! Yes! Ronaldo run on
my nigga. Yes! It’s a gooooal…
should we go again” he said
looking triumphantly at Dickson. Dickson: “That was just sheer
luck, oya let’s play again, I will
make you eat sand this time
around” Ralph: “I am talking to you guys
na. you’ve been playing that
game since you woke up and its
way past morning already” Paul: “Ralph this is weekend
mehn! Let us play play play and
keep playing jare. Very soon it
will be Monday. What were you
even saying sef?” he finally gave
him his attention, pausing the game they just started playing. Ralph: “I said what should we get
for Annie for performing so
excellently in her exams? She will
be resuming school next week
you know?” Dickson: “Let’s ask her. She must
have forgotten about seeing her
mum by now?” Ralph: “Annie love!” he called
loudly. Annie: “Yes 1st daddy!” she answered and went skipping into
the sitting room. Ralph: “School will be resuming
soon. What do you want us to get
for you?” Annie: “I don’t want anything 1st daddy” she looked down
sullenly. Dickson: “Okay what do you want
us to do for you?” She looked up happily and gave
him a thumb up… Annie: “3rd daddy is smart. What I want you to do for me is this:
take me to Lagos, I want to visit
the beach. All my friends in school
have been there before,
remaining only me” Paul: “Well that is very simple.
Then when do we go guys?” he
asked looking away from Annie
to study his friends’ expressions. Ralph: “We can even go today.
Lagos is just two hours’ drive
away, if we leave now, we can
reach there by 3pm, book two
rooms in a hotel in Lekki then
proceed to the beach. We will be back home tomorrow evening. Is
that cool by you?” Annie: “So we are going today?” Paul: “Yes baby!” Annie: “Yeeeeeeeahhhh!” she jumped up and down. “2nd daddy, you know fashion very
well even more than aunty Ewa,
please come and dress me up and
I want to wear that my round cap
the way they use to in the movies
when they are at the beach. I will also ride a horse with my daddies.
Aunty Ewa will help me hold my
shoes” she counted her fingers
for each of her plans giggling
from ears to ears. Paul: “Oh God! Our baby is a
bundle of joy. I can’t believe we
almost handed her over to the
orphanage” he muttered to
himself. “Okay let’s go and get
you ready sweetie” he said and led her away from the rest
holding her tiny hand. === It had been two weeks since he
left home. He walked as far away
from home as his legs could carry
him. He looked even lankier than
ever since he could not even get
himself to beg for food or money from passers-by. Only the very
good Samaritans saw him and
give him some money, some
people gave him food. At some
point, whenever he got to a place,
someone would look at him and act like they recognized him that
was how he got to know his dad
must have gone to the media to
get their help in locating him. But
he didn’t want to be found,
anytime anyone recognised him and do as if they wanted to make
a call, he would quickly leave that
vicinity and run as far as he could.
He was nursing a very deep
wound in his heart that even time
had not been able to heal. He found himself in Abeokuta, the
capital of Ogun state. He found
some other homeless boys whom
he moved with. They slept under
the stairs of Sandhurst hotel not
far from Olumo rock. In the mornings, they would all go out
except Sammy who only roamed
around and only got lucky once
in a while when people dashed
him stuffs and food. Sometimes
his friends would refuse to give him what they brought in
because he wouldn’t work with
them, he slept hungry most
nights. === After having fun at the lekki
beach the next day, they got
ready to go back to Ibadan but it
seemed too early. Paul: “Annie hon, did you enjoy
yourself last night?” Annie: “Yes 2nd daddy. I wish we didn’t have to leave yet” she said
with a sad look. “The water tasted
like salt, do they put salt inside it
every day?” she asked
brightening up all of a sudden
while Ewa laughed out loud. Ralph: “Come this lady, why are
you laughing at our baby? You
want to be sacked?
Ëwa: “Ah! Sorry o. e ma binu” she
said jokingly. Paul: “That’s the way it tastes my
dear. It is called salt water. Infact I
could say we get our salts from
there. So is there any other place
you want to go to?” Annie: “Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!” she
jumped up in Pauls arms. Paul: “Where?” Annie: “Olumo Rock” she said
giggling from ears to ears while
they exchanged looks. Dickson: “You guys are spoiling
this girl o. continue” Paul: “Let us spoil her very well.
As long as she is not ill-
mannered, then we are good.
Ralph how far? Shall we go?
Besides I’ve always wanted to see
olumo rock” Ewa: “Please let’s go. I want to see
Olumo Rock too” she said
clasping her hands together
excitedly. Ralph: “Okay o…what can I do
when the ladies have agreed?” === He turned when he heard the cry
of thief! Thief!! Thief!!! And
realised they were running
towards him. They had in their
hands sticks of different sizes and
shapes. He was confused and turned to run away but someone
knocked him down from the
back. He fell face down on the
floor and before he could open
his mouth to say he was not a
thief, the mob was already around him, they lifted their sticks
up and landed him blows one
after the other. He lifted his
hands… Sammy: “What did I do wrong? I
am not a thief, it’s not me. I am
not the one” he cried as blows
landed on his body and he
shielded his face with his hands.
.
.
.
Oh no! It’s jungle justice
on the wrong boy. Will Sammy
survive this one?
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