THE BrideGROOM Episode 24-25

THE BrideGROOM Episode 24


KRISTA: Mr Ambrose, I’ve never seen you this distressed! Calm down Chioma is alright. I spoke with her yesterday

MR AMBROSE: you did????

KRISTA: Yes, let me ring her

MR AMBROSE: no! Hang on! I think they do not want me to know where she is. So don’t tell her I am here with you. Just call, ask the exact address she is at. Please put it on loud speaker so I can hear her voice. I miss her so much! God!??

KRISTA:?????…… ……. …… ringing….ringing…connecting….

CHIOMA: ??hello Kris! How are you my darling!

KRISTA: I’m fine, gorgeous. Yourself?

CHIOMA: I’m fine. Thanks

KRISTA: I can hear you chewing something, what’s going down?

CHIOMA: Judy bought me some coconut chips. Really yummy

KRISTA: Oh! Are you with Judy?

CHIOMA: Yeah. I came to spend some time with her

KRISTA: babe, are you pregnant?

CHIOMA: hahahaha! Why do you ask?

KRISTA: the picture you posted yesterday… your face looks all swollen

CHIOMA: ermmm! Hehehehe. I am eight months gone

KRISTA: wow! Mr Ambrose is very fertile, I must say

CHIOMA: hahaha! We both are?

KRISTA: so where exactly does Judy live because I might come to Nigeria any time from now

CHIOMA: she lives in Federal Housing Estate. Number 43 Ahmadu Bello street.

KRISATA; alright, I’ll visit soon. Take care of You, hun.

CHIOMA: do same. Bye!
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JUDITH: Chy, food is ready.

CHIOMA: guess who called?

JUDITH: Ambrose? Deric? Mama?

CHIOMA: no way! Krista called

JUDITH: wow! Haven’t seen her in ages.

CHIOMA: she said she will be visiting soon

JUDITH: that would be super!

CHIOMA: Judy, tell me what you think about this. Actually , let me put it this way. Would you marry your best friend’s husband if she asked you to?

JUDITH: huh? I dey mad?

CHIOMA: so if she pleads with you to marry her husband if she dies because you are the only person she trusts to properly look after her kids, you won’t?

JUDITH: that’s a tricky one. It depends on a lot of things. But come On! Where is this weird one coming from!

CHIOMA: I was just chatting with Funmi before Krista called and she was telling me her best friend recently passed away and had pleaded with her never to allow any other woman look after her children.

JUDITH: who is Funmi?

CHIOMA: come on now! You don’t remember any body do ya! She was one of the prettiest girls in our class in high school

JUDITH: ermm. I don’t remember her but in her shoes, I would need a good dose of fasting and prayer to see what baba God would say about that.
It’s a really tough one because people might even accuse her of killing her best friend so she could marry her husband.

CHIOMA: people will always talk, darling. We must all learn to do what is right regardless of what anyone has to say about it. At the end of the day, you are doing it out of a pure heart and that’s all that matters. But like you said, it’s a difficult one
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DERIC: Mama, good morning. How are you?

MADAM NNENA : still alive

DERIC: when did they put this drip. The other one was almost finished when I left last night?

MADAM NNENA: she put it in the early hours of this morning.

DERIC: your poor skin all punctured. I wish I could take all these pains away from you and have them!?

MADAM NNENA: shushhhh! No tears, no crying. You are doing your best and that’s enough for me

DERIC: I brought you some vegetable soup.

MADAM NNENA: I’ll have it later. The doctor wants to see you.

DERIC: doctor Ikenna?

MADAM NNENA: no. This one came last night. A very young and petite lady. She has been very nice to me. She said she would like to speak to you when you come.

DERIC: I hope all is well? Where is her office?

MADAM NNENA: first floor. Room 4

DERIC: okay. I’ll go see her now. I’ll be right back, mum.?‍️?‍️?‍️

MADAM NNENA: alright, son.

DERIC:

XANDRA: come in!

DERIC:? hello, I am Deric, Nnenna’s son

XANDRA: I am Xandra with an X. I had to say that because people call me Sandra but that’s not my name. I am Alexandra.

DERIC: Oh I see. Nice to meet You, Xandra ?

XANDRA: please take a seat. What’s going On? Why are you doing nothing about your mum’s health?

DERIC: phew!! I’m doing everything I know how to. But my best is not good enough.

XANDRA: I’m gonna be honest with You; mum is not getting any better. She needs to be flown abroad.
I wish I didn’t have to say this, but we do not have the right equipment and medications here. I feel very sad seeing such a lovely lady full of life suffer daily with little or nothing being done to help her

DERIC: ??? I wish it was transferable. I’ll take it from her. That woman has done so much for me and it’s killing me that I can’t help her???

XANDRA: how much do you have?

DERIC: sixty thousand

XANDRA: hehehe! You know what? See me tomorrow at 8 o’clock before I go home.

DERIC: i will. Thanks, doctor

XANDRA: pleasure! Bye.


THE BrideGrOOM Episode 25



DERIC: you have been worried and glued to your laptop lately. Hope all is well?

CHARLOTTE: all is well, Thanks!

DERIC: anyway, I’m out to see my mum. The doctor wants to see me at 8.

CHARLOTTE: say hi to her. I might see her over the weekend.

DERIC: it’s up to you!

(A few minutes after Deric left, Charlotte quickly got dressed and went to Nina’s house. They had already planned to go and confront Mr Adrian in his house.)

CHARLOTTE:

NINA: (opens the door) come in?

CHARLOTTE: you look dead already! Calm down babe! It’s not the end of the world and by the way, he might be lying! Let’s get the test done first!

NINA: nobody jokes with a thing like that. God where are You!

CHARLOTTE: please leave God out of this. We can’t be doing everything God asks us not to do and not expect consequences. But honestly, Adrian is wicked! How could he do such a thing!

NINA: if I’m honest, he did suggest we use protection but I refused because I wanted to get pregnant for him since he said he was single. So he’s not that wicked.

CHARLOTTE: same here! He asked to use condom but girl! I wanted the real thing since Deric hadn’t touched me in a donkeys years!
Please get dressed let’s go

(Charlotte and Nina got to Mr Adrian’s residence but the entire place was locked so they decided to go to the office to speak with him. When they got to his office, they saw Jaykob instead!)

NINA: what are you doing here!

JAYKOB: you two were meant to be on annual leave by my records. So what are you doing here?

CHARLOTTE: where is Mr Adrian?

JAYKOB: seriously???? How long have you been off that you do not know that Mr Adrian has gone back to France!

NINA: you are kidding right???

JAYKOB: nah. That’s why I was sent back here

CHARLOTTE: ???

JAYKOB: is everything alright?

NINA: ermm, he owes us.

JAYKOB: put it in writing and say what the debt is about and the company will pay.

CHARLOTTE: Okay, Thanks. Nina let’s leave please.?‍️?‍️?‍️

JAYKOB: bye ladies

CHARLOTTE: Nina let’s go straight to the hospital

NINA: I’m petrified! I don’t want to know. I’m going home??? Charlotte i am doomed!

CHARLOTTE: HIV is just like asthma. As long as you take your meds, you will be alright! Let’s take things easy and confirm first. We can always support each other! We got ourselves into this mess.
I wish I had remained faithful to Deric!

NINA: so he has the virus too if you have it

CHARLOTTE: for where! He hasn’t even as much as kissed me since I came back. Some nights I wake up and find him on the floor snoring away. He acts as if I disgust him .

NINA: well, now is the time to infect him! Someone gave it to us so we will pass it around! I swear to God! Any man that comes my way now will get it including that stupid Jaykob!
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XANDRA: you look like you didn’t sleep all night. What’s the matter?

DERIC: how can I sleep knowing that my mum is constantly in pain!

XANDRA: did you have breakfast before coming?

DERIC: no. I had to leave early to beat the traffic

XANDRA: have you seen your mum?

DERIC: yes. I saw her first. Albeit briefly

XANDRA: do you mind coming to the coffee shop down the road with me?

DERIC: Not at all.

XANDRA: can you drive?

DERIC: hehehe! Good question. I probably have been driving before you were born

XANDRA: excuse You! Do you know how old I am??

DERIC: above 25 and below 28.

XANDRA: don’t be fooled by my stature, I am a little over 30

DERIC: you must be a vampire then!

XANDRA: how old are you?

DERIC: that age where you are considered a fool forever if you are a fool at that stage of your life

XANDRA: still a boy!

DERIC: hey! Watch it! You should be calling me uncle, you know.

XANDRA: hahahaha! Uncle Deric, you are a careful driver. Well done

DERIC: Thanks, smallie?

(XANDRA ordered a breakfast of omelette, bacon and cheese and a cup of hot chocolate for himself and same for Deric. So they spoke as they ate)

DERIC: you didn’t tell me you were taking me out on a date.

XANDRA: hehehe. Well, you need the break. I know how hard it must be for you watching your mum suffer.

DERIC: I feel less of a man. I feel like committing suicide

XANDRA: what about your kids? Who will look after them if you die?

DERIC: I have no children!

XANDRA: a wife?

DERIC;? I’d rather not talk about it.

XANDRA: that’s absolutely fine. Anyways, I contacted a UK doctor friend of over the cost of mum’s treatment and he told me it will cost approximately 7.5 million . I have made a deposit towards that and would pay the rest after the treatment.
You need to run around for a visa. I’ll give you a supporting letter so they give you an emergency medical visa

DERIC: you are joking , ain’t You?

XANDRA: not something I do so often. We might as well buy your mum some breakfast.

DERIC: I am dumbfounded. I don’t know what to say to you right now????

XANDRA: awwwwa! Look at You! Come get a hug!

DERIC

hugs her)

To be continued

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