Maraa - Season 1 - Episode 14

5 years ago

Maraa - Season 1 - Episode 14

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“Now, for real, Gun Ju Pyo stood outside the Namsam Tower from evening till dusk…not in the sun or rain or….but in the snow!” he said firmly, a small knit of frown on his forehead.

I pouted my lips as I hugged his left hand firmly.
I knew what he was driving at.

“I ordered for the strawberry flavor which they didn’t have. So I had to wait till it was freshly mixed. My mind was on fire as to how worried you would have been. I was so shocked that looking at you from the back view, you didn’t look worried but angry! Is that our love? No patience?” he asked and that was when I knew that he meant business.

“Are you angry?” I asked and he shook his head

“If in the movie you recommended for me, a proud, arrogant rich kid could wait for hours in the extremely cold snow for an ugly duckling as he did call her, I don’t know why you beautiful lady couldn’t patiently await your sweetheart for some minutes” he said and I smiled ruefully.
“I am so sorry dear. It was intentional. Forgive me” I said, touching his small beard playfully.
He looked away

“No problem. Take your ice-cream before it thaws” he said as he placed the big bowl into my hands
“Thanks” I said, smiling but he looked away still.
I had to do something to save the situation before it got out of hand.
“Please smile and tell me you have forgiven me” I said and he gave a little smile
“I have forgiven you” he said curtly
“Add darling jhur. I have forgiven you my darling” I said and he smiled largely.
“You can’t be for real!” he said
“I am for real. Say it”
“I wont”
“Say it jhur”
“I wont say it jhur” he said on.
By now, my playful frustration had made his smile to grow larger but I wont let go until he added ‘my darling’

I moved to his side and started to tickle him hard.
He fell upon me in a fit of laughter.
I didn’t let go

“Say it”
“Darling”
“Say it loudly”
“Darling…I have said it” he said, gasping for breath as tears strolled down his face from the forceful laughter.

“Say it in full. Smile and say I have forgiven you my darling” I ordered again
I intensified the tickling
“I have forgiven you my darling” he said and I tickled him the more as we both laughed out loudly.

It took some minutes before we became sane again.

“Eat ice-cream with me please” I said to him but he shook his head and held my hands softly, stirring deep into my eyes
“What have you eaten today?” he asked
“Nothing. I was about preparing food when you called me” I said and his face lightened up
“What delicacy were you trying to prepare?” he asked sweetly and I smiled

“Garri. I got some freshly made groundnut. It would really be a good combination” I explained and he shook his head
“Garri! I wonder why your eye sight is still as good as this when all you take is nothing but garri! I just wonder!” he said, so worried
“I will be fine. I just love it” I said and he shook his head

“You like garri or there is no money? Which? Would you stop lying! You wouldn’t allow anyone to help you even in the slightest way and it’s tiring. You have become so lean and I really don’t know what to do to you again. I just want this service year to end so I can marry you shaperly” he said and we smiled
“I can’t wait too. But as much as I love you and wanna spend my life with you, the big obstacle on our way wouldn’t give me real joy” I said with mixed feelings even as I sadly inserted few scoops of ice-cream in my mouth.
“My parents?” he asked as he nodded knowingly

“Whether my parents like it or not, it is you I want, not another! You are my wife” he said authoritatively.

I nodded like a chicken and took in more spoons of ice-cream

I looked into his face
He looked pained
“I just don’t want to be the cause of any problem between you and your parents. I don’t want wahala for you” I said again when I realized that he looked so withdrawn and sad that I had not said anything sensible since.
He shook his head.

He took the bowl of ice-cream from my hand and placed it on the mud bench with a bang.
I looked into his face with shock etched on my heart.

He held my hands and pulled me up
“We have to do something important now.” He said as he pulled me away

I was mum as he pulled me on till we got to his car.

He opened the door of the front seat and made me to sit down.

He turned to enter through the driver’s seat.
I was so patient.

He sat for a few minutes after he had put on the regulator in the car to regulate the temperature in the car.

“Erm…” I said after I became bored of the silence.

He looked at me.

Tears flowed down his face
I was shocked
“What is the matter?” I asked as I held his hands in amazement
He wiped his tears with the back of his palm and looked outside.

“I am scared” he said and I became more scared

“Of what?” I asked and he turned to look at me
“Of you! I am scared of you!” he said firmly and my mind was in serious disarray.
“Of me? How? Why? What do you me?” I pressed his hand the more

What could be wrong that he would be scared of?
“You are loved! Many men love you so much. They look at you and even come to you at all times” he said and my heart was muddled
“So?” I asked and he scratched his head
“I am scared that you won’t be able to scale through my parents’ discouraging comments on phone even without meeting you. I am scared that you would one day tell me that you had reconsidered our relationship and that you are backing out. I am scared” he said, bursting out into tears the more.

I smiled

“Adejare! You almost killed me with your words. Is that all?” I asked, still pressing his palm softly

He too his hand off mine and wiped his face
“You don’t just understand. Not at all do you understand!” he said and I held his two shoulders and shook them gently.
“I love you. I will stay by you. I will always love you. I will not leave when you when you need me most. I won’t. I promise!” I said and he looked into my face
“Are you sure?” he asked as if he was a baby
“Yes I am sure” I replied like his mother as I wiped his tears.

We had been friends for years and I understood clearly that he didn’t want anybody between us.
He jealously wanted me for himself only!
“Swear” he said, seriously
I smiled
“I swear!’ I replied him.

I didn’t believe in swearing but since that would make him ok, I decided to do it.
He smiled and gently pushed me aside as he hurriedly checked his drawer for something I didn’t even know.
He brought out a razor blade.
“What’s this?” he asked, raising it to my face
“Razor blade” I replied, still unsure of whatever he was driving at.

Before I could stop him, he had cut himself on the left thumb
My eyes widened
“What was that for?” I asked as I held my chest in horror
He panted quietly
“Lick it” he pointed the finger at me
“What!” I exclaimed and he urged me with his eyes

“Only if you love me, Glory. If you sincerely do” he said and I shook my head
“I love you Adejare. But what’s all these for goodness’ sake? What?” I lamented and tears gathered in his eyes.
“I will lick yours too. It shows you love me unto death do us part. There is no side effect” he said again and I sighed deeply as i licked his salty red body fluid.

He smiled and then picked my right thumb, cut it a little bit and licked my blood
I cringed!

He smiled again, looking satisfied
“Please repeat after me…” he started and I nodded as I turned to look at through the window
I was never going to leave this guy!
I wonder why he was wasting his time doing something fetish and unbinding as this
“…the day I go against this bidding, let the ground receive me” he said and I repeated after him

He hugged me afterwards and that was how our relationship became strengthened till we finished our service in Nasarawa state.
Was that the blood covenant the pastor was talking about?

It couldn’t be anything other than that though!
Because I had never killed anybody…not even a fowl!

I just needed this God!

The God that saved my Doctor from the devices and enterprises of the enemies….

I need that God too!
—-urgently!!!