The Darkest Hour - Season 2 - Episode 38

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The Darkest Hour - Season 2 - Episode 38

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MR ROBINSON’S RESIDENT
David had arrived sitting before his father in the sittingroom. There was something about him the father couldn’t put a finger on: David was behaving unusual. He wasn’t smiling neither was he angry. Mrs Robinson who sat beside her husband observed the same thing. Before the father proceeded, David’s phone rang. He smiled while picking it.

“Hello my love” he said then the parents looked at each other.
“Why did you go home without letting me know” Sandra sounded on the phone.
“It was urgent dear. But I’ll be back soon”
“Please do coz i miss you” the line went dead.

Mr Robinson exhaled. “I guess Udoka is the one that called now” he said.
“No, Dad. It’s Sandra”
“Sandra?” the father glanced at his wife then directed his eyes back to David. “Son, are you okay?”

“I’m fine, David” David replied.
“What happened between you and Udoka?”
“Nothing Dad”
“Then why breaking up with her?”
“I don’t like her. You guys should stop pestering me about her, please!” David shouted. Just as they were contemplating, a knock came from the door. They weren’t expecting anybody so who could be at the door? They wondered. Ugonma didn’t need to open it coz it wasn’t locked.
“Come in” Mr Robinson permitted.

Mike walked in followed by Mrs Williams and Monica. All looked strange to them except Monica who they thought was Udoka.
“Udoka!” Ugonma shouted. She hurried to hug her but Monica gently disengaged herself.
“I’m sorry, I’m not Udoka” she said
calmly with a smile.

“Oh, I’m sorry, now i remember she has a twin sister” Ugonma said smiling too.
Mr Robinson was able to recognise Mrs Williams but Mrs Williams didn’t know him coz she didn’t come in contact with him frequently. Only her late husband related with him very well.

“Rose Williams” Mr Robinson called her then the wife became surprise likewise others. “Please, sit down”
“Thank you” Mrs Williams sat down on a different couch with her daughter, while Mike sat with David who had not said anything even a greeting unlike him. That baffled Mrs Williams.

“This is an unexpected visit” Mr
Robinson began. “I know you don’t know me but your husband was quite close to me. I’m a native of Ndiogoro village”
“I thought as much” Mrs Williams smiled.
“So what brings you here?”
Mrs Williams exhaled before speaking out. She glanced at David again then said, “Udoka, my daughter, is presently unconscious in the hospital. Armed men tried to kill her. Why I’m here is because Udoka is pregnant, and i know David, your son, has been in a relationship with her. So there is no doubt that he’s responsible for it”
“My son is not responsible for any
pregnancy” Mrs Robinson retorted.
“Shut up, woman!” the husband rebuked her. He looked at David. “What do you have to say on this, David?” he asked.
“Nothing, i never liked Udoka and I’m not responsible for any pregnancy” David replied.

“What?!” Mrs Williams exclaimed.
“You are a lair, David!” Monica began angrily. “Aren’t you the one who broke her virginity?”

“Shut up small girl!” Mrs Robinson
shouted at her.

“Don’t tell my daughter to shut up again! Mrs Williams backfired. “Is that how you train your children?!”
“You are a fool for saying that!” Mrs Robinson stood up..

The noise from the three women at Mr Robinson’s resident became much but nobody said a word. Mike, who knew the cause and source of the problem kept quiet. David also looked at the women without altering a word. But Mr
Robinson couldn’t take it any more so he shouted. “All of you keep quiet!”
The noise gradually went down as Mrs Robinson went back to her seat. Already, Mrs Williams’ temper had risen. She regrated ever letting her daughter had anything to do with David.
“Thank God your daughter is still alive” Mr Robinson began. “We shall know the truth when she recovers because she’s the only one who can tell us the true father of the child she’s carrying”

“I can’t believe this!” Monica exclaimed looking at David.