The Widow

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 4

The Widow, Day Four
“Don’t be scared darling. It’s me, Ike, your husband. I was not dead. Don’t run, come close to me.” Ike said as he entered the room that evening. It was a few hours to the time when Simisola’s in-laws planned to come to throw her out of the building so that they could take over her husband’s property.

“What do you mean you are not dead? How come? I was told you died in the hospital. I even saw your dead body. How come you are standing here talking to me? Please, don’t come any closer to me, because I’m very sure you are a ghost.” Simi responded to Ike as she took a few steps backward with a lot of fear in her heart. She stepped back speedily until she was sure she has reached a point of safety.

“No my darling, I was not dead. I’m still alive. It’s me, your husband. Trust me and come closer to me. I crave to hug you because I have missed you so much. Don’t run because I’m finally here to eliminate all your enemies.” Ike said as he was walking closer and closer to Simi who started stepping back again. She did not believe that the person talking to her was her husband.

“How could that be? The doctor confirmed you dead right in front of me at the hospital. I was there when you were sick and I was there when it became clear that you did not make it. I came back home alone, crying and dejected. And now you are saying you are not dead? I mean, how do you want me to believe you. Please, you are a ghost, go back to wherever you are coming from.” Simi said, this time, she was running towards her room and Ike followed her with speed.

“Don’t touch mel” Simi shouted when she entered her room and Ike followed her and shut the door. She was so scared that she wanted the ground to open up and swallow her. She pinched herself just to make sure that she was still alive and that she was not dreaming. She hit her hand on the wall to be sure she was not sleeping or having a terrible nightmare. It turned out to be that she was not sleeping. Simi was wide awake and what she was experiencing was in real life..

“I told you I’m your husband. I was not dead. Trust me. Have you forgotten that you are the love of my life? Have you forgotten that you are the only queen I have? I’m not going to harm you because I’m not a ghost. I was not dead.

I’m very much alive.” Ike continued trying to convince his wife but he was not succeeding. Simi was freaking out in fear. She had gotten to the wall of the building and there was nowhere to run to anymore. She wished that she could hit the ceiling, open it up and fly away like Spiderman.

“I’m not talking to a dead man. You died four days ago and your kinsmen have even fixed your burial. Everyone in the community knew you have died. They are preparing to attend your burial. Where are you coming from? You are coming from the land of the dead? If you were not dead, where did you go? Or did you die and resurrected? Please, don’t come near me, I’m convinced you are not my husband. You areare ghost.” Simi said. She had her back against the wall.

“I can explain what happened. Just give me a listening ear.” Ike said calmly when he realized that trying to force his wife to trust him would not work.

“Go ahead, I’m all ears. Convince me that you were not dead and that the ghost standing before me is my husband.” Simi said. In a twinkling of an eye, Ike moved swiftly and held Simi tightly and started touching her in a romantic way. Simi was shouting but at some points, the shouting stopped, or the shouting turned into a slower voice as they fell on the bed and did what she has been missing for a few days now. The fear in her body disappeared after the bedroom action. It was after then that she was finally convinced that Ike was her husband and that he was still alive. There was no doubt that he was alive since his system brought network and he could log into a website.

“But what happened though? Why did you declare yourself dead?” Simi asked, holding a cloth to cover her body.

“Because I wanted to know the kind of family I have.” Ike responded.

“Hmmmm! Your family is terrible. They want to tear me apart. Do you know they accused me of killing you? Your brother, Ajuka proposed marriage to me immediately he heard you were dead. They are even coming today to throw me out of this house. But thank God you are here.” Simi said, but just then, there was a knock at the door. Simi and her husband dressed up and started coming down to see who it was. They were hearing voices, meaning it was not only one person. When Simi opened the door, she saw her in-laws trooping in.

“Pack your things and leave this house. Your time is up. There is no place for a witch like you to reside in our family.” Ajuka said forcefully. He was supported by his kinsmen who were standing behind him.

“She is going nowhere.” A voice came from inside the living room. Everyone watched to see who it was. They were shocked when they saw Ike, Simi’s husband. All the kinsmen ran away, except Ajuka who stayed back to be sure of what he just saw.

“You are a dead man.” Ajuka declared.

“No brother! I’m not dead, but alive and I shall continue to live.” Ike tells his brother.

“But now I have seen the kind of person you are. I have seen what you will do to my wife in my absence. I knew you people hated her, but I never knew you could go to the extent of proposing marriage to her and threatening to chase her away from my property. Wow! You people are evil. I declared myself dead as a way people are evil. I declared myself dead as a way of gaining full knowledge of the evil you people are capable of. Now that I know, I will make sure you will never be able to torment my wife in my absence. Now, leave my house immediately. From today onwards, I shall never have anything to do with you or other kinsmen who planned against my wife. I have no family.” Ike declared. Ajuka walked out of the house like a rat beaten by heavy rain.

Ike and his wife lived happily ever after and they were later blessed with twins a year later.

THE END.