Dark Night - Season 1 - Episode 33

4 years ago

Dark Night - Season 1 - Episode 33

Gift was furious at Dave for ending the call.

Gift: why did you do that?

Dave: I am telling you that your father is dead. Your sister told me that your father is dead. They were on their way to go and have her surgery done when armed men attacked them and shoot your dad in the head. She told me he died in the hospital. And that same day, your mother sent her packing from your house into the street.

Gift: wait, wait, what? Which of my sister are you talking about? Who sent who out? I don’t understand.

Dave: See, your mother found out that your sister was pregnant at the same hospital where your dad had died and……

Gift: wait, wait, my sister got pregnant? Which of my sisters? Who was pregnant?

Dave: why ain’t you let me finish what I’m saying? You keep interrupting me.

Gift: (feeling uneasy) okay sorry, I just want to understand. What are you talking about?

Dave: Don’t interrupt me again o.

Gift: I won’t.

Dave: okay! Your sister Blessing! Your twin sister, do you remember her now? Your blind sister, your only sister…..

Gift: oh oh oh, will you just go straight to the point.

Dave: okay, your sister and your dad were on their way to the hospital for her eyes operation, the one you told me will make her see again.

Gift: yes, yes I know, go on,

Dave: Some men blocked their car and shot your dad on the head and made away with the money. Your dad and your sister was taken to the hospital, and your dad didn’t make it.

Gift: go on

Dave: I just said your dad died that day.

Gift: I heard you and I said you should continue your story

Dave: okay! In the same hospital your mom found out that Blessing was pregnant. And she refused to tell her who got her pregnant. And so your mom threw her out of the house. She called me with a phone she said you gave your dad to give her.

Gift: yes I did.

Dave: good, at least you know I’m not lying, she called me and I drove and picked her up in the dead of the night. I got an accommodation for her and registered her for antenatal, before I traveled. I thought I was going to stay for just four months, but here I am after 7years.

Gift: so you mean my mom threw my sister out of the house.

Dave: That is it bro

Gift: so where is Blessing now?

Dave: like I said, I thought I would stay for just four months and I ended up staying for 7years. The last time I saw her she was 8months pregnant, she must have put to birth now. And I no longer know where she is.
Gift picked his phone and called his dad again.

Mr Johnson: Son why did you just end the call like that? What’s happening?

Gift: Daddy I want to speak with Blessing right now.

Mr Johnson: son what is going on?

Dave: are you still calling the same person I told you is a ghost?

Gift: (to Dave) shut up.

Mr Johnson: what? Are you asking me to shut up?

Gift: not you dad, just please put Blessing on the line.

Mr Johnson: But Blessing is not here

Gift: Dad where is she? I want to talk to her.

Mr Johnson: she is not here at the moment , tell me what is going on?

Gift: Give the phone to mummy.

Mr Johnson: your mom is not here either, she travelled to the village.

Gift: Dad, Blessing is not there, mom is not there, I am not a baby, I am 27years for crying out loud.

Mr Johnson: calm down son, and tell me what’s going on.

Gift: Nothing is going on.
(He ended the call )

Dave: I told you, I told you, he is a ghost now how can you explain that he does not want you to speak to your mom or your sister? Because he is a ghost and he is not with them.

Gift: shut up Dave. (He paced around for some time) we are going to Nigeria.

Dave: what? Who is we?

Gift: You and I, we are going home.

Dave: hehehehe you must be kidding me. Going to Nigerian, you and who?

Gift: please Dave, you have to come with me.

Dave: No way Gift, I’m sorry, but there is no way I am going with you to Nigeria. I’ve spent all my time in jail here and I just came out. I’m not even yet settled and you were telling me that we are going back to Nigeria? No way o.

Gift: Dave please, don’t worry about anything, I will handle all the financial aspect. Please just come with me. Please. Do this for your brother please my friend!