Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 13
Mr Pascal stared incredulously at his wife. âOne would think you already learnt your lesson, but you havenâtâ
Teju sighed and sat beside him on the couch of their large sitting room. âItâs not that, darlingâ
âIt is what then?â he turned to face his wife. âYou almost got lynched by someone youâve been helping all your life. Someone youâve spent so much money on, and barely a week after, you still want to help some⊠boy in the hospital?â Mr Pascalâs voice rose fractionally. He was clearly displeased with her.
Teju sighed and drew closer to Mr Pascal on the chair, putting her arm slightly around him. A wife always knows the way around her husbandâs temper. âCalâ she called gently; he always loved her calling him that with her sonorous voice. âI know I just got out of a really sticky situation, but Cal, that doesnât mean I should stop helping people because of one bad personâ her husband pretended not to listen as he fastened his eyes on the flat screen television ahead but Teju knew he was listening to her every word. âBesidesâ she continued, âthis is a young boy battling with his life⊠a young boy that truly deserves to liveâ Teju sighed as Cal fastened his eyes on the television. She put her hands on his cheeks and turned his face to her.
âCal, listen to meâ she said earnestly, looking into his eyes and compelling him to look into hers. âThat boy could be our Johnâ
âDonât bring our son into thisâ Pascal snapped.
âHe could be our son, Pascalâ Teju insisted as her husband pulled out of her arms gently. âYou need to see his face, he looks so innocent and sweet, all smiles despite his condition. Why should we food our arms when we have the ability to help that sweet child and his family?â Teju saw the straight face of her husband and caressed his lap gently. âYou always supported my charities and even encouraged me, why are you saying something else now?â
Mr Pascal shook his head. âYou know how to twist a situation in your favour, right?â he grounded out. âI almost died thinking I had lost you, just last week. I was screaming like a lunatic on the road, I couldnât get to you fast enoughâŠâ he shifted uncomfortably on the chair, â⊠and all because of an ingrateâŠâ
Teju swallowed. She had known it would be hard to convince her husband. Since she discussed Timothyâs state of health with the doctor, two days back, she had been looking for an opportunity to broach this topic. She understood her husbandâs reactions, appreciated it in fact, but she really had to see Tim recover. Maybe it was time to tell her husband what really happened the day she hosted assassins.
âDo you know that I was actually shot that dayâ she blurted out.
Mr Pascal turned his eyes to her slowly. âWhat do you mean?â
Teju Pascalâs eyes turned dreamy as she envisioned the incident of the past week. âThe assassins actually trained their guns on me and pulled the triggerâ she explained, âbut nothing happened.â she stared into her husbandâs disbelieving eyes. âThe first guy had already shot my secretary, but when he shot at me, nothing happened. The other guy shot at me, yet, nothing happened, it was then you came in with the policeâ
Mr Pascal looked frozen in time as he stared at his wife.
âWhen I found Timothyâs parents at the general hospital, Timothy was in coma and I had to rush him to Wickins. When he became conscious, Timothy prayed for me that God will pay me back in multiple folds. That prayer kept replaying in my mind until that day; I got a warning in my spirit which made me give the assassins false informationâ
Teju stood. âIt was after the whole episode that Timothyâs prayer became clear to me. In my little way, God used me to save him from death and I was in turn saved from death.â
Mr Pascal took a deep breath as his wife squatted before him. âYou see why I am so passionate about this? That boy is special; I canât not do somethingâ Teju sat on her husbandâs lap, playing with his hair with her fingertips. âI need your supportâŠâ she paused with a sly smile, weighing her words. â⊠and your fundsâ
Mr Pascalâs mouth twitched as he shook his head. âI knew there was more to this than my supportâ
Teju grinned, adjusting herself provocatively on her husbandâs lap. Pascalâs breath caught slightly and his eyes thinned. âYou know what youâre doing, right?â
âD–n right, I doâ she kissed his ear gently, enjoying the catch in her husbandâs voice, glad that she still had so much effect on him despite their years of togetherness. She needed no answer from him, she already knew heâd do her bidding; it was for a just cause, and despite his initial reluctance, Pascal wasnât one to turn down a good deed.
Doctor Kemi looked up with a smile as Teju Pascal entered her office. âTejuâ Kemi dropped the file in her hand. âIâm sure seeing you today means good newsâ
Teju smiled, pulling out a chair for herself. âI wanted everything to be ready before I come back here, so we can tell Rogers the good news togetherâ
Doctor Kemi smiled wholeheartedly. âYou have the moneyâ
Teju nodded. âMost of itâ
Kemi leaned forward. âI was also able to rustle up something with a few coworkers. Itâs not much thoughâ
Teju smiled. âYou always amaze me. Thereâs something about that boy, right?â
Kemi nodded, looking thoughtful. âThere isâ
I know the feeling, Teju thought with a smile. âWhy donât we break the good news?â
Kemi stood instantly. âI can only imagine their happinessâ
âLoveth didnât talk to you still?â Bola asked, looking concerned.
Timothy shook his head with a soft pained smile. Bola could see in his eyes just how much he wanted to hear from his sister. It broke her heart to see him like this⊠it broke her heart that Loveth wouldnât want to speak with her brother, knowing his condition. âYou want me to speak with her?â
Timothy thought for a second, then shook his head. Bola couldnât understand anything. Loveth was the closest to Timothy, Bola couldnât get why she wouldnât speak with him. There was no quarrel between them, so whyâŠ
Bolaâs eyes widened as comprehension dawned on her. Oh God! That explains the pained look in Timothyâs eyes. God! When would she understand the reasoning of her eldest daughter?
âMummyâ Tim called.
âUhn?â Bola pulled closer to her son. He had been in pains for two days now, she had told him countless stories, in her bid to ease his pain and divert his attention from it. She had sang to him and with him, and with George. They had tried their best to create a good atmosphere around him to make the pain a bit bearable. But Bola wanted it all over, she didnât want to see her boy in some much pain.
âCan you tell me about heaven?â Tim muttered suddenly.
Bolaâs heart skipped several beats and for a moment, Bola became tongue-tied. Bola stared at her son for a while, biting her inner cheek nervously. âWhy⊠Why do you ask?â
Timothy smiled drily. âI just want to knowâ
Bola blinked back tears. She wished George was here now. She should have gone to buy the food instead of him. How was she to deal with this?
Bola drew closer to the bed, running her fingers on Timâs bald head. Softly, she spoke to her son about God and the angels, about the elders, the gold streets of heaven, the mansions, the music⊠Slowly, she watched a smile seep through Timâs face. Bola didnât know what to make of this. Fear ravaged her heart and mind as she watched her sonâs face earnestly. Answering his questions the best way she could. âYouâve been thinking about heaven a lotâ she commented.
Tim paused slightly, then nodded. As a Christian and the wife of a pastor, heaven should be one of her hot topics, but now, she wanted to talk about anything but heaven. âAre you hungry?â Bola frowned. âTim?â
Bola jumped to her feet as Timothy started gasping for breath. âTim⊠Whatâs wrong?â Tears of fear sprang to Bolaâs eyes as she watched her son struggle to breathe. Tim pointed towards the door, struggling to breathe as he mouthed âdoctorâ.
âDoctorâ Bola screamed, scared of leaving her son. âTim⊠Tim, please stay with meâ Bola didnât bother wipe the tears in her eyes as she ran to the door. âDoctor⊠NurseâŠâ she screamed on top of her lungs. âAnybodyâŠâ she ran back to Tim as his chest heaved fervently.
âTim please⊠Please breathe honey⊠PleaseâŠâ she sobbed as she watched her son struggle with life. It was like a living nightmare. Bola was sure sheâd go crazy very soon.
Doctor Kemi dashed into the room with two nurses, moving Bola out of the way immediately. âGet two doctors in here.â he shot at a nurse then looked at Teju, nodding at Bola. âGet her out of hereâ she snapped as she tried to stabilize Tim.
âNo! No, I wonât leave my sonâ she yelled. âTimâ Bola ran to the other side of the bed, trying to stabilize her son with her hands. Timothy continued gasping, his chest heaving heavily. Goosebumps scaled Bolaâs skin as she sobbed, seeing through the film of tears covering her eyes. Teju couldnât get her to leave as three doctors entered the room.
âBola⊠Bolaâ
Bolaâs face turned around as Georgeâs arms enveloped her, dragging her forcefully out of the room. âGeorge⊠no! Timâ Bola cried. Just before the door slammed shut, Bola saw Tim go still on the bed. Bola froze in Georgeâs arms as the door slammed shut as Teju came out. Cold ravaged Bolaâs being as she stared hypnotized at the closed door. No! No!
âNoâ
Loveth jerked up from the bed, breathing heavily. âT.boyâ she muttered into the empty room. Sweat covered her forehead, slipping down her face as she blinked continuously. She never dreamt during the day, this would be the first. She almost never dreamt to start with. âNo, Timâ she muttered as tears sprung to her eyes. No. She wasnât going to cry because her brother was surely not dying.
Loveth climbed down from the bed, her small feet making contact with the cold floor. She shivered, feeling intense fear in her heart for the first time. Loveth had heard several times in church that God hears the prayers of children. And though she was the daughter of a pastor, she never really prayed a serious prayer on her own. It was time to test that theory.
She bent her knees and knelt by her bed, bracing her hands on the soft mattress and for the first time, Loveth really prayed.
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