Episode 21
âOkokokooh!â Mr Kelechi shouted at Dikeâs grammar thereby interrupting him. None of them understood what he said, therefore, Adaka whispered to Kelechi in Igbo language saying, âOsi ngini?â
âAmam ihe onasu?â
âThis man is confusing us with too much grammarâ
âAnd never will i succumb to this particular one. Letâs continue feeding our earsâ Mr Kelechi concluded then Dike continued looking at the king.
âYour highness, youâre known to be scrupulous to cogent clunkers analogous to this type made by these cadaverous looking men who are acquaintance to me or anything about me. Please, extricate and show no callousness to me because Iâm a benevolent innocent man with high level of erudition acquired from the prestigious university of Cambridge in Eastern England..â
Mr Kelechi leaned sideways and whispered to Adaka again. âDid he just say that he went to England?â
âDidnât you hear Eastern England?â Adaka threw back the question.
âThatâs why iâm askingâ
âYes, thatâs actually what heâs sayingâ
Mr Kelechi glared at Dike, he interrupted him loudly saying, âDike, itâs a lie! We shouldnât listen to all that heâs saying. He must be handed over to the police!â
âYes!â the villagers shouted. Everybody became quiet after that waiting for the final judgement from the king. Some were carrying machetes, stone and other weapons. While the four criminal la!d on the floor bleeding helplessly.
âDike?â the king called.
âYour highnessâ Dike replied.
âAre you through with your supri-supri of a grammar?â
âI canât comprehend what youâre voraciously trying to insinuateâ
âThis is what Iâm saying!â the king spread his hands hopelessly. âInstead of you to say that you donât understand, just listen to the grammar you replaced it with. From all indications youâre the one who has been sending these young men to terrorize us. Not only that, you armed them! You canât say they accuse you wrongly coz they arenât children who donât know their left and right. He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. A child who eats too much shouldnât blame his butt0ckz. Before you begin to trade in blame, look in the mirror.
Dike, youâre the cause of your own predicament and you must face the full Judgment. There is nothing that can be done! Our people say, âA bird that flies off the earth and lands on an anthill is still on the ground.â He that beats the drum for a mad man to dance is no better than the mad man himself..â just as the king was saying, the policemen arrived with their vehicles carrying dangerous guns. Seeing them, the king ordered, âOfficers, take these criminals away including the man standing before meâ he pointed at Dike whom the policemen began to drag into their vehicle.
âThis is dastardly unanimity to a prestigious man like me!!â Dike made his last statement.
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COMING UP NEXT:
REINCARNATION
(Tales of the dead)
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After an hour Dike and his boys were arrested, Ubiji went to the king who told him that his money and other people whom Dike stole their money too must be recovered. That made him happy but at the same time sad coz he realized that he accused his uncle wrongly. He didnât bother to think about Chioma rather concluded that she was working with his father.
Nevertheless, Adaku set to leave that morning. She visited Ubiji for the last time and met him in front of his compound. She wore a tight pair of jean trouser, a pair of white canvas and a shirt which she tied at the base showcasing her abdomen. She also wore a face-cap to match her dressing. Seeing her, Ubiji smiled.
âI guess youâre ready to leaveâ
âYesâ
âI wish you safe journeyâ
âThanksâ Adaku stepped forward. âYouâve heard what happened to Chiomaâs father. Obviously, Chioma was the one that informed him about the loanâ she sounded innocent.
âYes, i guess soâ Ubiji replied. Both hugged each other before Adaku left happily.
THE NEXT DAY
Chioma became heartbroken the more when Ngozi told her about her father. So she had to traveled all the way from Lagos back to Umuye village. She stood before the king and the elders in the palace wearing her NYC uniform and shedding tears too coz she couldnât stand the shame and disgrace.
âYoung lady, what can we do you for?â the king asked her.
âPlease, your highness, i have come to plead on behalf of my father. Forgive him and bring him out of the police cellâ Chioma replied.
âImpossible! Your father of a grammarian has caused this village a lot. He must suffer the consequences of his actions!â
âYes!â all the elders supported.
Hearing the seriousness from their voices, Chioma went on her knees crying this time around. âPlease, my elders, heâs the only one i have in this world. I will do anything u want me to do but donât let him perish in the police cell or jail eventuallyâ she pleaded but the elders werenât smiling..
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