Maraa - Season 1 - Episode 16

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Maraa - Season 1 - Episode 16

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The doctor shook her head and I let out a heart-rending scream


“Jesu ooo!! Ina omo ti jo mi oooooooo” I screamed so sadly.
Taiwo sat on the ground close to her twin and tugged at her, tears strolling down her face.
“Oh Jesus! Oh Jesus!! Oh my Jesus!!!” the doctor exclaimed too.
“He has failed me again. He has failed me again. Your Lord has failed me again.” I cried the more as my head started thumping.
I sat close to the corpse and carried the heavy lifeless body in my arms.



I started rocking it as tears ran down my face.
The doctor held her head in regret as she shook her hand intermittently.



Immediately a crowd started forming in front of the house, I dropped the corpse gently and rushed into my room, locked the door and fell on the bed- on my tummy.



The great pain I felt made me to flinch as I cried out the more!


I felt that instead of my problems being solved after the so called reason for the bitterness kind of life had been discovered, it was becoming bitterer!


Wouldn’t it just be safe to commit suicide?
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Oh my God!

Oh my good God!


This was just not my plan at all!



It just felt as if the Lord had failed me.



As I drove back from the market where I had gone to after dropping the corpse in the mortuary, my mind just welled up in me as if it wanted to pop out.


“God why? Why?” I asked as tears ran down my face.




I had trained myself never to question God’s act but in this case, this was someone I was trying to win for the Lord!


Why should this happen to her Lord?
Why?

Tears strolled down my face and as I wiped with my bare hands, the smell of the fish I had bought wafted to my nostrils and I became irritated.
The woman had locked herself in the room for hours.



“Lord, why are you quiet?” I cried out loud again as I parked my car in front of the small building which was their residence.
“God, please teach me and use me for the short period of time I would be spending in this place” I prayed silently.


I wouldn’t let what happened affect my faith in Christ even though it had been shaken vehemently!


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It had been four days that I had been in the house teaching the kids and consoling them.
Glory Olowo had been inside the room without coming out of it for that long..

Only her tears and sobs reassured me that she was alive.



Her husband had not shown up even though he had been sent for.


I just wanted God to prove himself strong in this family

He had never failed me before and He wouldn’t start now.


I had stocked the kitchen with different stuffs and the children had been feeding well after being consoled a bit after their sister’s death.
“Let’s try knocking the door again if she would open” I told Taiwo and she nodded uncertainty etched on her face.


We knocked on her door and after some wet sniffs and a low cough, there was a movement
“I am fine here” she said…her voice hushed
“Yes you are fine but I want to see your face. Open the door and eat something no matter how little” I pressed on


“Why? I don’t need to eat o…do I know the next person to be taken off my family now? Do I? NO!” she exclaimed loudly but weakly
“Please don’t be discouraged ma. The battle is toughest when the victory is near. That’s the explanation for this. Please reconsider and glorify God for He is good” I admonished her when she gave a scornful laughter


“You must be a joker! Glorify? Except He proves Himself to be God. Except He doesn’t only takes us to the root of the problem but solves the problem, he then can be considered by me! For now, I really think you go!” she said firmly and I withdrew from the door.

My pastor had travelled to Lagos State for a prayer conference and I had informed the prayer band about the issue at hand.


But the heavens seemed shut against us!
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“Daddy” the children echoed together as a moderately tall man stepped down from the bike with about four to five polythene bags.


He smiled at the children as they attempted to collect the polythene bags from him, although he didn’t release them.


He came inside and saw me
“Good evening” he greeted
“Good evening sir. You are welcome.” I said to, genuflecting a little


“I am Mr. Adejare Olowo, the head of this family. And you are?” he asked and I smiled faintly


“My name is Dr. Flora Adegite. The gynecologist in charge of your wife and daughter” I said respectfully

He smiled ruefully
“Kehinde used to be my favorite daughter” he said as he dropped the polythene bags.
“Hmmm” that was the only thing that left my mouth.

“I learnt that she committed abortion” he said and I nodded.


“She did a very dangerous abortion but days later, she used dangerous drugs as she experienced some pains. She also had some internal bleedings before giving up the ghost.” I explained and he shook his head in regret
“Where is the mother?” he asked
“Daddy, she af lock hersef in da door” James said.




The father pulled his ears softly
“She has locked herself inside the room” he corrected him as he proceeded to the bedroom door.


“There are soup ingredients in one of the polythene bags. Water melons and other fruits in the other…bring the other nylon….my wife’s goodies are inside” he said and Taiwo blushed as she took it to him.



That looked real…a real man!
He knocked the door and waited
“Dearie. Its Jare. Open the door” he said sweetly and waited.
But wait!


Wasn’t it this guy that beat his wife to stupor over a month ago?

He had not come home since then, so why this niceness when he was just resurfacing?
What goodies did he buy his wife?
He didn’t even seem to mourn his daughter’s death.


Was there more to this that I can’t just see?
Open my eyes Dear Lord to spiritual insights….
Show me the secrets oh Lord as your word says in Psalms 25 that if I fear you, you would reveal your secrets to me.


Why are you silent Lord?
I felt very troubled within that I glanced occasionally at the door side where he stood.
If she opened the door, then would I be sure that there was a big wahala!



I had knocked that door to no avail for many days.
If she opened to a man who almost kicked the life out of her and life her for many weeks, then, I would be certain that I would be in for a big problem!



“Open the door dear” he said again
It looked like a movie though as I heard the door creaking as it opened.


“How are you?” he asked in a baritone voice
“You are welcome” she said faintly and Jare hugged her.



I blinked hard
My ears went deaf!


What kind of a thing was going on?
Welcoming into your room the man who had almost killed you few weeks ago?
Hugging him?

Chai!


It didn’t seem to make sense to me and I needed to get to the root of the matter!

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There was a knock at the door.

“Oh! Who wants to spoil the show for me o” I mumbled as I jumped towards the door.
The children watched me as I behaved weirdly.
“Who is there?” I whispered
“It’s me” I heard the whisper from outside too
Who could that be?

I opened the door slowly and peeped through the slim slit.

I saw that broad face with a great smile.
Pastor!


I opened the door as a great relief dawned on me.


“Good afternoon sir” I genuflected.
He touched my shoulder briefly as he entered.
“Thank God you are here sir.” I was saying when he covered my mouth with his curved palm.
“I had to come. I arrived this morning and God said ‘go’…and here I am” he said silently, smiling


I was so glad as if I had found a long lost treasure.


We sat down and he bowed his head, mumbling words of prayer.


I rubbed my hands together anxiously as I could read that something great was going to happen in the house.


Power will confront power and power would pass power today!


He looked up and faced the children.
“Come” he said and they moved to him obediently.


He sat them on his knees and mumbled words of prayers.

I shook my head in ‘amen’ of whatever it was that he was saying.

I was just so sure that it couldn’t be curses
I trust my pastor.
He had been tried and tested.

Afterwards, he told all of us to go on our knees and we obeyed promptly.
“Just thank God because victory is His alone. Just say it anyhow in your own words” he said and I got ready so firmly and he smiled
“Pray well…but silently!” he added and we started the war.

As much as I wanted to get the whole gist of whatever was going on in the room, I was ready to obey the leading of this man of God.


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Seeing my husband again after a long time set my tummy of fire.

There were like a billion butterflies in my belly as I set my eyes on me immediately I opened the door.

I was going to react rashly to him but as I set my eyes on him, all anger and furiousness flew away.
The warmth of his hug on my tummy killed it all!
I had really missed him.

As we walked to the creaky bed, he made way to quickly pack the litters of clothes off the bed so that I could sit down.
I was impressed.

“Welcome” I said again and he smiled as he pecked my lips softly.
Blood rushed into my face.
“I am sorry for everything” he said and my eyes widened.
If I could recollect well, that would be the second time in our entire fifteen years of marriage that he would use that magical word.
…and it really worked magic!
Things were changing!
I was glad!

He went on his knees as he held my hands firmly, looking into my pained eyes with such great penetration that I flinched
As he buried his face in my palms, I felt the moist- he was crying!

“I am sorry for ever causing you pains. Forgive me my lovely wife. Ogooluwa please” he cried on and my heart ached as tears ran down my face too.

I had with no doubt forgiven him!