Dora And The Water god!
Episode 34
… Shocked, I looked at everybody present one after the other, and then at the old man.
“You’re going to give me back my father?” I asked to be sure of what I had heard.
“Oh yes, depending on your choice. You either have your father back or the little girl from the future” He repeated.
That moment, I immediately thought about my father and when I was a little child and all the times we spent together, and the memories of my childhood immediately came back.
I didn’t get to enjoy motherly love, as well as fatherly love but the little time I spent with my father is to be treasured for life.
I remembered when he provided for all my needs, how no one in the family dared to maltreat me or speak to me anyhow, father was always there to protect and defend me.
I remembered when I would follow him to the farm all alone and he would tell me tortoise stories till we reached the farm. And on our way back, how he would sit me in front of his bicycle and arriving home, how my stepmother and her children would grow with envy as soon as they see us together, but father never gave them the chance to disrespect me, except in his absence, and I started to weep.
And then, I thought about the little girl from the future. I had fantasized about how we would both go out together after she’s finally mine, and how I wouldn’t hesitate to tell whoever cared to listen that she was my daughter.
I remembered how many times she came to my rescue when I had no hope of survival, and the more I thought about these things, the more difficult making a choice was.
“Are you ok?” The King asked all of a sudden, freaking me out of my thoughts.
“Oh, yes yes, I’m fine” I said wiping my tears with the back of my hand.
“Can I ask for something?” I said to the old man with a finger in the air.
“I will make a choice. But please allow me see my father and talk to him before I do so”
“Ok then, the choice is yours” Said the old man, and he then pointed at a bush path which connected to the neighboring village and all of a sudden, my father appeared on that path, wearing a pure white attire.
“Father!” I screamed and then ran to him with arms wide open.
“Dora” He called too, with arms already spread for a hug. He was looking so fresh with a smooth skin, and also looked younger than he was.
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“How come? How was I summoned?” He asked with all seriousness.
“They helped me” I said pointing at the direction of the old man and the others.
We hugged so tight, not letting go. After we hugged, he grabbed my face and looked into it while dropping a tear.
“I used to come visit you, even tell you things sometimes but you didn’t always hear me. I can’t count how many times I’ve stood by your bed till dawn watching you cry out your eyes and it really hurt not being able to help even when I wanted to. I really wished to but I couldn’t due to the fact that your stepmother tied me down till I was completely chased away from you when the native doctor revealed to her that I was still coming to visit you” He said and my jaw dropped in awe. I stared at him in the eyes trying to comprehend what I just heard.
“I don’t understand that last line. Can you make me understand please?” I said with eyes still glued to him.
He sighed and then looked away, and then back at me.
“Dora, your stepmother went to visit a native doctor who lives in a far away land just to tie me down. She knew I was going to help you out of your situation somehow cos of the bond we shared, and she also confirmed it from the native doctor that I was going to help. So she was asked to buy a male doll which represented me, the doll was tied with a small chain and then buried. “
“What did that mean?” I asked still staring at him.
“It meant that I would no longer be able to help you ” He revealed and I bowed my head and I started to shed tears again.
I don’t just know why my stepmother hated me so much to that extent.
“Can I tell you a secret?” He asked and I nodded.
“She k!lled me ” He said and my jaw dropped again in awe with eyes now wide open.
“You can’t be serious ” I said to him.
“She k!lled me cos she thought I loved you more than her children, so she had my food po!soned”
As soon as I heard that, the whole of my body began to shiver.
“What?!” I exclaimed, trembl!ng.
“So unbelievable!” I added, so shocked.
“Father, you have no idea what I have been through” I said and almost fell at his feet but he grabbed me up immediately.
I explained everything I had been through and my father stood there dumbfounded. I told him the turn of events, and also how I was told to choose between him and the little girl from the future, and his response had me thr!lled.
“Are they the ones?” He first asked pointing at them.
“Yes” I replied with nods.
“Don’t tell me you’re this senseless. So you don’t know who to choose between us both? Oh Dora, I am pa!Ned and highly disappo!nted” He let out and I stood there confused.
“Father I’m so sorry, honestly I had you in mind as soon as I was told to choose between you both…” I said but he immediately cut in.
“Listen Dora” He said grabbing my shoulders and staring into my eyes.
“I have lived my life and it’s time to give your little daughter a chance to live hers “
“What?!” I asked him with teary eyes.
“Yes, I know you love me so much and would want to have me back again but I’m sorry, I have lived my life. Let the child come to life” He repeated, and I fell on my knees before him.
My father blessed me and after a while, he left bidding me farewell for ever.
I went back to the old man who was still standing there waiting for my response on who to choose.
” My… daughter, the girl from the future ” I said still sobbing and Neon immediately smiled.
“And so…shall it be!” The old man screamed with hands up in the air and immediately, there was this lightning and a sound of thunder from nowhere and suddenly, Neni and her grandmother appeared with the little girl from the future, while Neni’s grandmother gripped the little girl by the neck. The little girl was struggling to free herself from the old woman’s grip but she seemed powerless now.
The old woman and Neni stood there gnashing their teeth while smoke was coming out of their eyes…
To be continued.
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