Arrested By Love - S01 E04 (Story Episode)

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Arrested By Love - S01 E04 (Story Episode)

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 4

Austin neglected Prisca’s question. He
tried to go out but Prisca asked, “Where
do you think you are going to?”
“To know what Red is up to?” Austin
replied.

“You should be running away from Red
not the other way round”
Austin ran out without listening to her.
**
Ebube turned the motorcycle in spherical
shape thereby generating and polluting
the environment with dust. He finally
jumped down from it heroically then
looked around. One could see a bag of
money in his hand but non of his skin
could be seen. All from head to toe was
covered. Opposite him was a popular
palm wine shop where people like
Odem, youths and few elders were
mostly seen. But when Ebube arrived, all
flee except two elders in red caps.

Seeing them, Ebube began to move
forward.

“He’s coming towards this direction”
Thomas, an elder whispered to Ben,
another elder who sat beside him.

Meanwhile, the woman who sells palm
wine there popularly known as Mama
wine hid herself inside the shop.

“Let him come, he will not do anything
to us elders” elder Ben replied.

“How sure are…”
“Hey, both of you lie down!” Ebube
interrupted elder Thomas who looked at
elder Ben in a way that says: I TOLD YOU.

“My son, we are elders…” elder Ben said
but was interrupted by Ebube who took
off their red caps and kicked their
buttocks hardly before they finally laid
flat on the ground.

“Abomination!” elder Ben examined.

“Quiet!” Ebube shouted and sat down. “I
need both of you to do something for
me urgently. Go tell your king that Red
needs a good building in this land. I’ll go
and return in the next twelve hours to
stay under the roof which i have just
requested for. But if i come back here
without my request being granted,
consider both you and your king dead. I
hope I’ve made myself clear”
“Yes sir” the two elders responded
semutanuoisly.

“Now go!” Ebube commanded. They
stood up, pickled their caps and staffs
then began to run slowly with the help
of the staffs like old men they are.

However, Mama wine nearly fainted
inside the shop where she hid quietly.

Ebube stood up again towards his
motorcycle, he looked around without
seeing anybody then climbed the
motorcycle, put the key in the ignition.

“Crooom, Crooom” he sped off.
After he left, all the people who ran away
or hid under one thing or the other
began to come out from their hiding
places, then a total soliloquy began.

Some elders who were there ran to the
king’s palace.

“Chei…!!” one of the youths shouted.

“Our land is in trouble!” he added.

Suddenly, Odem returned with his hand
on his trouser trying to drag it up to his
chest. They could see him rushing to
Mama wine’s shop without a bottle of
wine or in a staggering posture.

“The Wine, what happened?” one of the
youths asked him. “Why are you not
staggering again? Or are you not drunk
anymore?” he added.

“Chei..!!” Odem began looking at the
young youth. “Are you not aware that
condition is what made a crayfish to
bend? Seeing me in this abnormal
condition simply means that something
bigger than the cricket has entered the
cricket’s hole. Please, let me go and set
my body back to normal with some palm
wine” Odem hurried up again dragging
his trouser up. “Mama wine!” he
shouted as he entered the shop.
**
The king’s palace was overwhelmed
with muttering from elders. All were
discussing nothing but the recent event
that just happened.

Of course elder
Thomas and Ben were there to deliver
their message. Suddenly, the king
entered and all greeted him. He had a
big stomach and healthy body. He was
obviously rich and regarded as the
richest king that ever reigned in the land
of Obioha.

“What is the cause of all this noise and
impromptu meeting?” King Lucas asked
then everywhere became quiet.

“My king” elder Thomas began. “Can you
imaging i and elder Ben were made to
lie down flat on the ground?!”
“Heeey!!” some elders shouted.
“Abomination!!” others added.
“And who is responsible for that
abominable act?” the king asked again.

“I don’t know what he called his name,
whether Red, White or Black”
“It’s Red!” elder Ben corrected.
“Yes, he’s name is Red my King” elder
Thomas said.

“Red?” the king repeated.
“Yes, my king. He even said that we
should tell you to provide a house for
him in the next twelve hours otherwis
we all will die including you”
“Heey! What a sacrilege?!” one of the
elders shouted.

King Lucas totally became quiet with his
face down because he knew there is
nothing he could do but to provide the
house in the next twelve hours.
**
Few hours later, darkness began to take
over the day again. Austin had a
successful suppermarket. As he sat in
front of it, Roland and Henry walked in.

They sagged their jean trousers in a way
their dirty boxers could be seen.

“Austin, the boy!” Roland shook hands
with Austin, likewise Henry as they took
a seat. He brought out a cigarette, light it
up, smoked it and blew it out from his
nose. “How about Daria ur babe?” he
asked..
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