Episode 10
One day, Dayo was sitting all alone in the kitchen, he had tears in his eyes because, there was no doubt that his mother, Bella didnât love him. His father was always away from the house, and he was feeling abandoned. Cassandra had come visiting with her mother, Halima, and when she didnât see Dayo anywhere in the house, she knew he would be in the kitchen. She often wondered if he was a house boy, or a son as he was always doing one chore or the other.
Cassandra: âDayo, are you crying?â she asked, as she had been standing for a while and seen his shoulder shudder.
Dayo: âCassandra, when did you come?â he asked and quickly wiped his tears.
Cassandra: âWhat is wrong?â she asked coming to sit with him on the kitchen floor. It was in this position that Ken came in and saw them.
Ken: âI donât know what you see in this good for nothing orphan. I am the son of this family, and I deserve your attentionâ
Dayo: âKen, why would you call me an orphan when mother and father are not deadâ he said standing up. For the first time in his life, Dayo was really angry.
Ken: âWell, my father and mother did not give birth to you, so if you say you are not an orphan, go look for your parentsâ he sneered.
Cassandra: âDonât listen to himâ she said to Dayo, and then she turned to Ken, âWhat is your problem, why are you throwing tantrums like a five year who got his candy taken?â she asked, with her hands on her little waist.
Ken: âI am only saying the truthâ he said and turned to leave, but Dayo grabbed him, and turned him to face him. Before Ken could protest, Dayo swung his hand and hit Ken on the lips. Kenâs lips broke and blood spurted from it.
Ken: âYou are so leaving this house todayâ he said as he ran to his mother.
When Gberan came back from work, he was met with an angry wife, who accosted him the moment he stepped his foot in the house.
Bella: âYou have to take that child back to your mother. It was enough that you brought your lovechild to my house, but what I will not take is that child hurting my own childâ she yelled.
Gberan: âWhat are you even talking about, Dayo is not my lovechildâ he replied, with surprise etched on his face.
Bella: âDonât give me that crap, you love him more than Ken, it can only mean that he is your child too, and since I didnât give birth to him, fill in the gapsâ she thundered.
Gberan: âDayo is the child of a woman my mother rescued from accident. His mother is dead and he needed a family, it is the reason my mother told me to bring him here. Dayo is a lovable child, I donât get why you donât love him like everyone doesâ he replied, dropping his suitcase on the floor and falling wearily into a chair.
Bella: âHow can I love a child who is eclipsing my own child?â she retorted
Gberan: âNo one is eclipsing Ken, he just has to learn to be a better personâ he quipped, bending down to unlace his shoes.
Bella: âAre you questioning the way I bring him up?â she quizzed and soon they were in a shouting fit, they did not realize that Dayo was already in the sitting room, and had heard everything.
Dayo: âWho is my mother and father?â
Question: How will Dayoâs life turn out, now that he knows the people he called parents, are not his parents. Also, what role would Halima play in the boyâs life?
To be continuedâŠ
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