Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 25
Daniel is what? Nora thought
within herself instantly. “Sister
Tonia.” She quickly arose from
the bed as she saw her.
“Dear Nora, how are you
today?” Tonia flashed her
teeth before her, grinning.
“Daniel… Daniel? Where is
Daniel? Alive?”
“Just take it easy, dear. He’s
alive but… He’s not fine.”
Nora’s eyes formed tears
already. “Where’s Daniel?
Where’s he?” She was panting.
“Not here in Nigeria. He’s
currently under treatment but
the gunshot wound has
affected his fore brain which
controls speech and
movement.” She told her sadly.
“Anyways, that’s an issue for
another day. How are you
doing? What did that beast do
to you?” She quickly asked her.
“When will I see Daniel?”
She was still more concerned
about Daniel than any other
discussion. “Can’t he talk
again? Can’t he walk again?
Tell me something.” She began
to cry.
“Dear, you have to be fine as
I have said. Just get well,
there’s more to be discussed.”
“Sister Tonia.” Gloria called
her, smiling.
She looked beside her and
saw Gloria. She couldn’t
remember where exactly she
knew the face, but it was so
familiar. “Em.. sorry, I’m trying
to remember you, ma.” She
smiled.
“Wow! This is Gloria. The
one who got lost many years
back.” Gloria said.
Gloria tried to remember as
she dimmed her eyes. “Gloria…
You!” She exclaimed. She could
now remember her vividly. She
was the one Daniel was in love
with before she got lost. “How
are you?” She moved closer
with a glowing face.
“I’m doing great.” She
grinned.
“Wow! You just got missing
like that? That’s a story for
another day. But what are you
doing here? Where’s the lady
that the officers told me that
helped them to locate Nora?”
She looked around.
“She’s the one, Sis. She was
the one who saved me from
Alex’s den.”
“Do you guys know each
other? By the way, who is this
goat called Alex?”
“We got to know each other
through Daniel. Alex is her
fiancé.”
“No, he was. We dissolved
everything long time back.”
Tonia clapped her hands
together. “I am still in the dark.
That means Gloria have met
Daniel already, right?”
Gloria chuckled. “A funo, he
was. We dissolved everything
long time back.”
Tonia clapped her hands
together. “I am still in the dark.
That means Gloria have met
Daniel already, right?”
Gloria chuckled. “A funny
day, it was.”
Nora smiled too. “They have
met. They actually met a day to
our wedding.” She explained.
Tonia swooshed out a long
breath from her nostrils.
“Anyways, we’ll talk about all
that later. I’m just happy
everyone’s back together.”
“So, Daniel?” Nora asked
Tonia again.
Tonia smiled. “Take a rest,
dear.”
**
.SEVEN MONTHS LATER.
ALEX.
If I had known, wouldn’t I
have believed in God?
Wouldn’t I have given him the
wheel of my life to drive? I
never read the Bible, but
getting here, Bibles were
distributed to us. It is better
for those who are outside the
prison to start reading the
Bible so that they won’t read it
when they eventually get to
the prison.
No one is here to teach me
now about Christ before I start
knowing him. I wish I
followed Gloria to Church
when she was calling me. I
wish I never lived my life in a
reckless way. What even
planted that evil thought of
killing Daniel in my mind?
What actually prompted me to
kidnap Nora?
I thought I was in love, but
that was lust! I never loved
God, how could I have loved
any other person better. As I
have read in Matthew, Loving
God is the greatest
commandment which even
hangs all the prophets. If I
never loved God, could I have
loved either Gloria or Nora
better? Certainly No!
It pays to listen when one
have the chance to listen! It
pays to live one’s life as if one
would die tomorrow! Prison is
not a good place for one to be.
It is even better to be here
than the hell fire I read in the
Bible. The description alone,
according to John the beloved
that wrote the book of
Revelations frightened me.
How can fire be burning a soul
and you’ll be in the eternal
pain without suffering?
If I get another chance, I’ll
live my life for no one else, but
God!
**
Daniel was already in
Nigeria, but still struggling
with his speech. His utterances
weren’t clear like before and
he still couldn’t walk on his
feet. All thanks to God and the
wheelchair that had been
supporting him. Nora had
never taken a break! She was
always running up and down
even in her condition just to
make sure Daniel was fine.
She could read the passion
on his face whenever they
were together. Sometimes,
she’d cry her eyes out,
wondering if her husband
would be able to talk like a
normal human again, if he
would be able to walk on his
feet again.
Though the Doctors that
operated him abroad had told
them he would still be fine, so
far he was with his loved ones
who would care for him. But it
was seven months already! He
still couldn’t talk or walk!
Though, he was getting better
day by day, but she expected
him to be whole already.
For how long!
**
It was a cool Saturday
evening. The breeze was
blowing softly by the side of
the beach and there were
lovers and families around the
beach who might have to have
a view and enjoy their lives
like David and Gloria. The two
were under the shed with a
drink with each of them. David
had told Gloria earlier that he
would like to take her to
somewhere where she would
love to go to
She really loved it, from all
indications. She had been
smiling and drinking with
David for a while now as both
of kept running conversations
on their secondary school life.
“I just wish that time can just
come back!” Gloria had said
severally.
“Indeed one of the best
moments of one’s life. A
moment you’ll think it’s tough
and after that time, you’d just
want that time to come back
to life. Honestly those teachers
were bombs then! I can never
forget the English our
economics teach spoke when
I was in Senior Secondary
School Two; she was like – ‘if
you don’t pay your tax, it is an
offend.’”
They both burst into
laughter. “That’s hilarious!”
She passed her comment.
“I just can’t forget. Because
when she said it, I couldn’t
hold back my laughter, not
knowing that the woman
knew she just committed a
blunder. She caught one of us
laughing and dealt with the
guy. She was now telling the
guy to look at me, that I never
laughed at her.”
“But you actually did. May
God forgive you.”
“Honestly, not easy at all. I
didn’t laugh at teachers’
blunders but that was too
much! I couldn’t resist the
laughter!”
“May God just forgive you.”
They continued gisting for
hours until Gloria said it was
high time they left. “Before we
leave, Gloria. I want to ask you
one question.”
“What question?” She faced
him.
David smiled. “I’ll be right
back.” He stood up and left
hurriedly.
**
Alex had just finished
preaching to some of his
mates while they were cutting
down bushes in the prison. He
was now being called Pastor
by even warders in charge of
them. Since he knew what the
truth was, he had been
preaching the gospel to
everyone he met. He had learnt
humility to even prisoners
younger than him.
He had promised himself
that the twenty years he was
meant to use in the prison,
would be to God’s glory and
service if he was still alive. He
was already a role model of
many prisoners already, letting
peace reign in everything they
did in the prison there.
He was surely a great
testimony of God’s change.
**
David walked back briskly,
sweating profusely. “Let’s get
going.” He said to her.
“I thought you said you
wish to ask me one question,
why the sudden change of
heart?” She wondered.
“You’ll get the question very
soon. Let’s just get going, ma.”
He smiled.
Gloria chuckled. “Alright,
Sir.” She stood up and they got
going already. As they got to
where they parked the car,
David opened the door for her
to enter and crossed to the
driver’s seat after shutting the
door. As Gloria entered, she
could see a white teddy bear
hanging in front of her with
red inscriptions on it – “Will
you marry me?”
David just entered and
pretended as if he knew
nothing. Gloria had smiled as
she saw the teddy bear. At
least it was there she sat while
they were coming, there was
nothing of such there. It must
be that was what he just came
around to do when he told
her he would be right back
the other time.
“When did you get this
teddy?” Gloria asked David,
smiling.
Dave chuckled. “I bought it
for you. You can just take it
with you.”
“Honestly, you’re funny.” She
smiled and detached the teddy
bear.
**
…Story Continues..
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