Life And Death - Season 1 - Episode 4

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Life And Death - Season 1 - Episode 4

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Chapter Title: DOUBLE WAHALA
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>>I woke up around half past one in d middle of d night……, and d thought of all that happened during d day dominated my mind….I tried endlessly to catch some sleep, but I couldn’t. The picture of d lifeless body of my dear friend (#Yusuf) kept on displaying itself in my medulla oblongata . Since I am a lover of good music, I later decided to listen to some musicals, at least to cool off the worry. I put in Terry Apala musical disc and I was relaxing with it. This continued till around 3am, believe me, I never knew when I slept off.
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>>I woke up at exactly 6:36am…. I took my bath and had my breakfast … Throughout this time, I never remembered to switch my phone to ringing mode, all that was in my mind was my journey to my town…..
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I wanted to call Dr Korede (my assistant in d office), that was when I remembered that I had not put my phone on ringing, I quickly did that…..Lo and behold, I have had 15missed calls, 5 of them from Dr Korede and d rest from
#Mary …… Mary was my fiancee of almost 5years…. She disliked her call not being picked……So, that morning, I wasn’t ready for her wahala….,instead of returning her calls, I decided to call my assistant back:
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DR SANYA: Hello doc
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DR KOREDE: Bro, good morning. I have tried calling u this morning…..
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DR SANYA: Don’t mind me jorrr….my phone was in silence mode since last night…..
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DR KOREDE: I was calling to tell u that the wife of Yusuf came very early this morning to inform us that she and d deceased’s relatives would be coming to d hospital this morning to carry d man’s remains…..
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[ Once again, my mood was spoilt…]
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DR KOREDE: All right, thanks so much….. Please, don’t forget to help me tell those at d mortuary department that I said d woman shouldn’t pay a dime o…..All d expenses to be on me
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DR KOREDE: Yes, all that has been taken care of…. I even told her of your kind gesture….She was so appreciative….. How about your journey home?
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DR SANYA: Yes, I am almost set….. Please, keep me in touch on phone as things are happening over there….
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DR KOREDE: No problem, boss! ….. Bye!
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[ END OF PHONE CONVERSATION….. I had dropped d call before I remembered that I needed to contact Yusuf’s wife and I didn’t have her number…… Well, I decided to check d deceased’s records at d hospital when I’m back, at least, I was sure that d woman will be his next-of-kin and definitely, d phone number of d next-of-kin would be there…..I just simply relied on d hospital record.
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>>Quickly, I had dressed up in a well-fitting native dress, even though I wasn’t in d mood for fashion that morning, still I knew that my dad won’t want to see me not perfectly dress. So, that morning, I dressed to impress him. …. I picked my car key and drove straight to my town, #Agodiagba town….. I tried seriously not to be distracted on steering because the thought of how my best friend died right on my hospital bed won’t leave my mind….., I kept on playing different musicals, from Juju to Fuji and from Fuji to hip-hop…., at a time, I even switched to gospel music, Tope Alabi songs precisely, yet my worry never departed from….. I realised that driving in such condition of mind was dangerous and I knew that I must be alive to avenge my friend’s painful death, so I reduced my speed and started driving on average speed……
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>>>Exactly an hour into d journey, Mary’s call came in on my phone…. That was when I even remembered that I have not called her back….. Don’t forget that Mary was my lovely fiancee in whom I was well pleased……. Seeing her call, I knew it that I must be prepared for #verbal_war because throughout yesterday, I didn’t call and even when she called me last night, I didn’t pick her call, something she detest with passion….In fact, if u are interested in my Mary’s wrath, ignore her calls…..I assure u, you may not live to tell d story. Knowing all these, I decided not to still pick d call, dieing young was never in my options, so I had got to avoid her argument on steering because she would surely put me through rigorous questions on phone……
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23 minutes later, when I had thought that I had handled d matter well and wisely, a message came into my phone from my #Mary and it read thus:
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“Hi Sanya……. Why are my calls left unpicked? Even if u are with them, courtesy still demands that u give me my own respect by picking my call…….No be your fault sha, a book held so close to d eyes can be very difficult to read.”
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>>>I read d message, patiently digested it and slightly laughed over it without minding whatever her intention may be inside d message….That’s Mary for u, since five years ago that we have been in d relationship, she has never trusted me for a day……Well, enough of her stunt, I was used to it…… I concentrated on driving…..The remainning part of d journey to my town went uneventful. Still no call from Dr Korede, my assistant….. even my Mary never bothered me again with either call or message…..Truly, I have missed her but what I was confronting at d moment which she never still knew about was so bigger than me.
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45minutes after, I was in my town…… Straight to my dad’s house…… Our gatekeeper (Rashid, a.k.a Alomo) opened d gate for me and I drove in….. I alighted from d car and went inside expectantly.
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>>>My dad was so delighted to see that I kept to my promise of coming….. Right there inside the living room, he stood up and gave me a long warmth #embrace. I could feel d passion inside a father-to-son relationship in d embrace and it really worked magic on my moody emotions….. He offered me seat and d following conversations ensued between us……..