THE NIGHT WIFE CHAPTERS 61-70
CHAPTER 67
BY SOLOMON ADINYA
The sun had moved to the west, the pink reddish ray covered the evening sky. Ogwuche was returning from farm, a cutlass on his right arm, a hoe hanging over his shoulder, he walked like a man lost in a strange world, he was going on his own not minding the people on the road, he was having an internal conversation with himself, grumbling as he walked home.
A white lexus car was coming from Ugboju at a very high speed, the young driver was blasting an Idoma song by Chris Morgan, his heavily pregnant wife sitting by his side.
His tyres bounced in a pothole, dirty water splashed Ogwuche from head to toe, he looked at the car that had already driven ahead, she shook his head, and cleaned of the dirty water from his body, he didn’t mind much the whole rain that had fallen that day, had fallen on his and soaked him wet, the sunlight came up and dried up his wet clothes, he didn’t worry he knew it would dry again. The saloon car drove and parked ahead.
“What’s it baby?” The pregnant woman asked her husband as he stepped on the break after clearing the vehicle from the road.
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“Baby I think that’s my friend from the Unical, that guy is a Brain box, he topped the whole school of medicine in Unical when we graduated, he even broke the record of highest scores in twenty years.” The young man said to his wife, she found it hard to believe him.
” Then why is he looking so wretched and dressed like a beggarly farmer? ” She asked, her husband kept staring at his review mirror to see if he was mistaking, the emaciated person looked like Ogwuche Simon Ogar he said, the man walked passed him and his car not paying them a least attention, it seemed to him like he was talking to himself, he drove beside him.
“Ogwuche?” He called Ogwuche didn’t respond to his name, his mind was in another dimension, he didn’t know about the Car and man. “Ogwuche have you gone deaf?” the man repeated.
“Baby let’s go please, this man isn’t who you think he is, he must be someone that just resembles him.”The pregnant woman who was eager to get home and rest her tired limbs complained.
” Hold on babe, I know what I am telling you.” He parked the car behind Ogwuche and got down, he ran after him, when his hand touched Ogwuche, he jumped out of the road thinking it was a car about to knock him.
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“Ogwuche is this not you?” He asked, Ogwuche looked at him for a long time before he recognised him.
“Austin? Is that you?” Ogwuche said his jaw dropping down.
“Ogwuche the brain box! When I saw you told my wife that this is my guy she no gree.” Austin said bursting with joy.
“Men it’s been five years since we left calabar. Men you no the try! You left the alumni group, you’re not keeping in touch with anyone what happened to you?” He asked staring at Ogwuche from head to toe.
“Brother talk to me what happened to you, how did it get this bad?” he asked Ogwuche he couldn’t look at his course mate, for the first time he felt so ashamed and less human, a streak of tears dropped from his eyes.
“My brother life happened oh.” Ogwuche said, he wiped off the line of tears rolling down from his eyes.
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“Ogwuche this is not life oh, Ogwuche this is not life.” He said folding his hands over his chest shock written all over his face. “Chaaa! Ogwuche the brain box Jesus Ogwuche something is wrong somewhere.”
Ogwuche was stunned and speechless. Austin went back into the boot of his car, and took out four bundles of money from a black bag, he put it in a big brown envelope and handed it to Ogwuche,
Ogwuche collected the money, he couldn’t say a word, tears, uncontrollable tears fell from his eyes, he was trembling in pains.
“Thank… You Austin.” Ogwuche said shivering and crying as he embraced Austin. Austin brought out a complimentary card, from his chest pocket and handed it to Ogwuche.
“Please don’t forget to call me. I’m leaving for Abuja tomorrow morning, we need to talk. This is just crazy.”He said, his wife was pissed at him for keeping her on the road.
” Can we drop you off at your junction? ” His wife furrowed her brows and her fair skin turned red.
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” Austin let’s go I want to leave this place! Aanh aah, what is it? ” Ogwuche turned down the offer of riding with the young couples, he could sense and feel the hate from Austin’s wife.
” Thank you Austino you’ve gone enough for me, go and take your wife home.” Ogwuche said Austin nodded and embraced him, before getting into his car, he honked at Ogwuche before speeding away.
Ogwuche got home around six P. M, his father was busy playing a game of chess with two of his friends.
” Ogwuche my son welcome oh, see my son yes so hard working, if not for him grass would have finished my yam farm.” The men praised Ogwuche for being a submissive son with a smirk on the corner of their faces.
“Good evening.” Ogwuche greeted casually.
“What do you have in the bag?” Ogar asked Ogwuche, he didn’t want to respond to his father.
“It’s money.”Ogwuche said.
” Who gave you that kind of money? ” He asked, Ogar asked, Ogwuche was just watching his leg, unable to look at his father. ” Said who gave you!” He yelled.
” It’s my friend from the university.” Ogwuche said timidly.
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” Bring it here let me see how much he gave you.” Ogar ordered, Ogwuche had started walking to his father, when Onyabehi appeared from behind him, and dragged him away.
” Comfort are you mad!” Ogar asked Onyabehi.”I am talking to my son and you came and dragged him away ? Do you have any home training at all?” Ogar asked angrily.
Onyabehi dragged Ogwuche into the house. “What’s wrong with you Ogwuche? Why are you behaving like somebody who has had their brain removed?”
“He said I should give him the money nah.” Ogwuche said.
“Ogwuche can you hear yourself? You’re twenty nine years old with a wife and two children, your father will work you from morning till night, he wouldn’t pay you a dime for your labour, he doesn’t go to farm anymore,
just walking in town drinking alcohol because he doesn’t want to go near his farm anymore, because he knows his loyal slave will do the work. What kind of problem did my father put me like this eh?” She broke into tears.
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