Mother’s Choice

Episode 37

“””Continue”””

He began speaking

Patrick: i know that i have hurt a lot of people in the past, I’m sorry because I’m paying for my sins, mama?

He called my mother who stared at him with blank expression

Patrick: i don’t deserve forgiveness but just know that i’m truely sorry

Mummy: Patrick you don’t owe me an apology but your children and wife
i shot my mum a glare, “who is his wife?” i thought, he turn to our direction still on his knee

Patrick: i’m so sorry mary, Jerry i’m sorry, adiaha mummy I’m sorry
He said that us, i once again remembered our life back then in school and when we got married newly tears start pouring down my eyes why he threw me out of his life like that

Me: Patrick just get out, i don’t wanna see you ever again

That’s when i notice that the girl was crying silently, when i yelled at him ordering out of the house the girl went on her knee two

Girl: Mummy please forgive my father he is sorry on what he did to because of my mother
Esther rush to her and hugged her kneeling down, i was dumbfounded just like Dorothy and others

Dorothy: Mary i know you’re hurt because of what you went through alone, forgive him even though you’re not getting back to him again

i went and lift him up and hugged him, it was as if we fell in love over again,

Patrick: she is Jessica my daughter
He look toward the girl who was being cuddled by Mary and Esther

Me: it’s okay she is my daughter from
i saw his eye glitter in happily

Patrick: thanks so much please take care of them for me because i may make it back alive, i may not make it

Tears swelled in his eyes that was when Jerry, Esther and Jessica came forward and we hugged as a family

Jerry: dad why did you say that?

Patrick: i have kidney failure
He were shocked

JERRY’S POV<<
After my dad said he has kidney disease i was disturbed, i sat on the couch with everyone still present

Dad: I’ll be traveling to London for the surgery in a week and few days

Jerry: the arrangement?

Dad: oh not to worry my doctor made every arrangement

He smiled and pat my back

Jerry: don’t worry dad you’ll leaving the country in two days time
He looked at me surprised to hear me say that, i only nodd and stood up to go put a call through to Peter my. Only friend
Before I came down Dorothy and Mary’s mum has left leaving my grandmother and my dad who were talking as before when i was a kid
i heard sounds in the kitchen i new mum was there so i walked to the kitchen, there was my mother and her choice of wife(Mary) for me, i smiled and walk to them

Mum: Jerry my son

me: mummy I’m so happy for your decision in forgiving my dad
i pecked mary who smiled

Mum: i stll love him Jerry
i and mary laugh

Me: where is Esther and……..?
i tried to remember but remind me

Mary: Jessica

Mum: she took Jessica out oh
We gist and laugh till dinner was ready

TWO MONTHS LATER<<
Finally it was my wedding eve/mum’s Hotel Lunching, it’s was a day worth Memorizing, everyone was glittering with smile
Peter who i choose to be my best man arrived Nigeria with my dad a week earlier, kelvin my cousin came with his fiance, Treasure and Victoria was not left out

The party finally came to an end with Mary going home with mum, Esther, Jessica, Treasure and Victoria me on the other hand went with Peter and Kelvin to the governor’s suite in my mum’s hotel to prepare ahead of the D-day

MARY’S POV<<
Finally the day i was waiting for came where I’ll be getting married to the love of my life Jerry

i woke up very early took a shower and sat on my bed waiting to click 7am for the makeup artist to start her work, Esther, Treasure, Jessica and Victoria came in smiling

Esther: did you even sleep at all May

Treasure: chill babe you’re so tense

Victoria: inlaw relaxed no body won’t take Jerry away from you
They burst out laughing i couldn’t help but join them in laughing
The makeup artist came in a minute pass 7 i was kind of annoyed with her lateness

JERRY’S POV<
i kept glancing at the entrance anticipating her arrival Peter who sat behind notice it and whisper in my ear “calm down bro they’re in the church auditorium now”

i whisper back to him “how did you know?”
He didn’t reply instead i saw people with their phones taking pictures the next i saw was my wife coming with her wedding gown looking like a goddess

i stared at him mouth ajar till she got to where i stood and smiled at me, the pastor asked us to step forward
We smiled at each other, the pastor began

Pastor: brother Jeremiah Johnson do you accept sister Mary Jude as your wife? To love and cherish her till death do you apart?

Me: i do.

Pastor: sister Mary Jude do you accept brother Jeremiah as your husband, to love, obey and respect him till do you apart?

Mary: i do
She smiled at me then we put on our rings followed by kissing my love and others things i didn’t pay attention to,

We went to the reception after taking numerous pictures with family and friends