NATASHA THE LIVING DEAD : EPISODE 24

TITTLE: NATASHA THE LIVING DEAD  - Episode 24

‘’oh God! The love and heart of a good woman has been taken for granted. My faithfulness trampled upon and our marriage vows insulted. He didn’t only cheat, he defiled our matrimonial bed, beats, raped and abused his step daughter. My blood, he took the right and freedom from her going as far as aborting her pregnancy without her due knowledge, not considering if that would have taken her life. God!!! She was just 16 and don’t deserve to be treated like a slave in her mother’s house. I have failed my late husband’’........she said in tears.

She cried with eyes red. The tears from her eyes were those boiling to consume. Her anger increased with the thought of betrayal, infidelity, guilt, hurt and pain. But the sudden touch of her daughter calmed her. Natasha being alive was a miracle she never believed would come to pass.

‘’Mummy, i know how you feel. Im sorry for keeping this away from you. You know i hate seeing you like this. I lost dad before and couldn’t nurture the thought of loosing you too mum. I thought i...’’

‘’shhh....its ok my child. Im here my child, Come to me’’....she said hugging her tight

‘’you wouldn’t loose me. Being able to hold you like this is a miracle i will forever be grateful for.  Wipe your tears ok.’’...she said as she wiped Natasha’s face while Natasha wiped her mother’s face.

‘’i grew up an orphan.....you and your sister Anabel are my joy, my life, my blessings, my only family, my hope for strength and new beginning. Nothing else matters.’’......she said while both were still kneeling hugging each other still sharing tears. Lington got really emotional as tears finally dropped from his eyes as he excused himself.

‘’mum im here now and back for a reason. Back stronger to fufil my promises to you and my late dad.’’

‘’My daughter, i cant believe im holding you again in my arms. Where is Lington?’’

‘’Lington!’’

‘’yes ma! Coming!’’....Lington quickly wiped his eyes to join them.

‘’its ok my daughter. Motherhood has been insulted and the wrath of a faithful wife has been provoked. Igwe naira must pay for this evil against my own blood. I will be needing evidence to nail him but first i need a divorce.’’

‘’Mum! a divorce?’’

‘’you heard me. Lington get me my phone from my car outside, i need to pass a call to  my lawyer to prepare the divorce papers immediately.’’

‘’ok ma. Be right back’’

‘’when a woman loves, she loves completely. When she hates, you don’t want to know what shes capable of doing.....yes,  Its like i have been calm and cold for too long, that’s why he had the guts to  take me for a fool. When im done with igwe naira, he will know whose daughter he messed with.’’....Natasha’s mum paused as she turned to Natasha with a look Natasha saw as strange.

‘’For you Natasha, go get dressed. Its time we pay somebody a visit’’

‘’Really mum?.....Ok, but i need to change to something good.’’

‘’haha....something good?......when i said get dressed, i was talking about your being in your ghost mode....its time’’

Natasha’s mum concluded while Lington came in with her phone as she didn’t waste time to call her lawyer.

After the call, Without wasting time they went straight to the hospital. Natasha changed to her ghost mode in a quiet changing room within the hospital and according to the plan, She was to approach igwe naira as a ghost in the hospital to make him confess his evil deeds while on record unknowingly to him. This is to be used as evidence in court to nail him and they met him sleeping as predicted. Natasha positioned at the edge of the wall at the back of the door and she was to torment him for 30seconds before Natasha’s mum will come in.  Natasha’s mum was keeping watch to prevent any Nurse from going in or  trying to rescue him  as a result of igwe naira’s screaming, which the entire hospital might hear.  So Just to pre-inform the nurses, she went to brief them saying

‘’Please my beautiful Nurses....i want to ask for a favour. When you hear my husband screaming, don’t bother coming to his aid or rescue. His actually fine as i will be helping him to carry out random motion of movement and excercise with his joints and body. Reason is, he is tired of staying in the hospital and really want to go home  and thats why i see exercise as a step ahead towards achieving that just like the other doctor adviced earlier’’

‘’hmm...ok madam. But ....’’

‘’Nurse, no but...its what me and my husband want. Kindly respect that please. Thank you’’.......She replied and left the nurses.

It was time for action as everything Was set. Then Natasha started in a loud voice 

‘’No peace for the wicked!!!’’

This word woke igwe naira up as he couldn’t find who was talking as his vision was not clear yet.

‘’Hahahaha........Its time Mr, to join your ancestors!!!’’

Igwe naira awake already, don’t need a prophet to tell him shine your eyes, death is here as he screamed with a voice so loud that got the Nurses wondering what kind of random movement or exercise the wife was engaging him. They ran towards the room ignoring what the wife told them earlier because this type of screaming for a body exercise was strange.

‘’He is shouting like who is possessed’’....one among the Nurses said while another replied saying

‘’Possess ke?......hmmm ....Me no understand this kind shout o. Its like they are cutting him into pieces’’.

‘’We better go and help him to prevent querry of any sort from our matron’’......they hurried to the room but met Natasha’s mum already waiting for them at the door with her hands on the waist as she sighted the nurses coming. 

‘’Haa....These Nurses are really coming o. its like these nurses are either the aproko type or four of them are deaf. If not, they would have obeyed what i said’’...Natasha’s mum said as she removed her hand from her waist and folded her hands waiting for them at the door. 

‘’Ehen?.....so where are you people going? Its like my instruction didn’t sink earlier’’

‘’mmm...madam, we heard what you said earlier loud and clear. But this kind of shout for an exercise actually got us wondering.  Excercise??.. haa...he is shouting like who trailer jam o’’

‘’ehen...?  its my trailer that jammed him....yes and so?....You people have tried already.....So  Biko, kindly go back and focus on other patients for this moment because i want to be my husband’s nurse. Thank you for your concern anyway!’’.....As Natasha’s mum replied, Natasha seem not to relent in her torment as the shout and sound was getting intense. Igwe naira shouted loudly again

‘’Hey!!! Bikonuuuuuoooo!!!’’

‘’ah , madam its like its not only your trailer that is jamming him now o’’

‘’Oh God!....Nurses, can you all just allow me be alone with my husband just for 5 minutes? When anybody or matron in charge ask you, just tell her what i said earlier. If not enough, tell her im having a quiet time with my husband. Hope you know what i mean?....Ok, incase you don’t, let me explain.....Tell her im having sex with my husband. Simple!’’

‘’Ha...but madam, what type of sex would make a man to shout that loud like he want to fall the building?’’

‘’You are asking me???.... Ok.....its so clear your bed game is very poor!  The reason he is shouting that loud is because he is enjoying it in another level...... i mean Cloud 9 if you know what that means’’

‘’hmm...ok, if you say so madam. But incase of any querry or whatsoever, be ready to take the blame on our behalf though’’

‘’That one? You all have nothing to worry about my beautiful Nurses’’....Natasha’s mum said smilling as the Nurses departed. 

Natasha’s mum just realised the Nurses actually took much of her time as planned. she quickly opened the door and ran inside to meet igwe naira surprisingly on the floor sweating and crying, pointing at Natasha’s direction while the wife pretended there was nothing there.

‘’Honey what is it?? Why shouting that loud??’’

‘’Right there! There!.....gho....ghooo....ghossst!’’......he stammered sweating and pointing at Natasha

‘’Ghost??.....What do you mean ghost? But there is nobody there’’.....the wife replied as Natasha kept repeating

‘’Talk or die now!!!’’

‘’ok...ok..ok...i will talk! Hon hon’’

‘’Talk what honey??’’....Natasha’s mum on her A-game in acting that got Natasha wondering where she learnt it from.

‘’Nata...sh....sha Ghoss!’’

‘’Natasha’s ghost?  What connection do you have with Natasha’s Ghost?’’

‘’Talk now or die!!!’’.....Natasha shouted as she started moving closer to where igwe naira was that made him wet his pant.

‘’Oh God!!!...ok...ok...hon...honey....i .....i....i’’

‘’What??’’....the wife asked acting scared and confused

‘’I mean....there is something i wanted to tell you before but . ok i actually dru....’’

Before igwe naira could say further, There was a knock on the door as Natasha slowly took few steps backward to the back of the door. When the door finally opened, it was the doctor in charge and the nurses that came earlier. As they walked in leaving the door open, blocking igwe naira’s view of been able to see Natasha . No one noticed when Natasha quietly left the room. 

‘’Mr igwe naira , what is it? We have been hearing your voice from where we were holding our meeting. It was getting out of hand and i was sent to control whatever it is. So what is it?’’....Asked the doctor

‘’mmm...Doctor ...mm....nothing. im fine. Yes im fine’’

‘’Really? You cant be fine. I disagree with that. How can you be fine when You want to scream down the building even to the extent of wetting your pants?’’.....The confused doctor said looking at him including everyone in the room

‘’its just pain on my back, thats all.’’....igwe naira replied as they helped him up from the floor.

‘’Doctor, as you can see he is fine now. Can i talk to my husband privately please?’’

‘’Ok madam. But please Mr Igwe Naira, such loud scream will not be permitted if you keep claiming you are fine. Other ViPs and patients are around and hospitalised too. Thank you for your cooperation’’....The doctor replied as they all excused them

‘’Honey what was that about??’’

‘’Woman i said im fine!’’

‘’Dont tell me that! You pointing at the door calling my late daughter’s name and you say all is well? How am i sure you have no hands in her death?’’

‘’What kind of silly talk is that?? How will i harm my own daughter?’’....he said with that look of sincerity while Natasha’s mum starred at him with thoughts

‘’This man is a bloody liar! He still denies even till now...hmmm....he don’t know whats coming. We just started and i guess its time to nurture thoughts for you to be discharged from this hospital. So nobody would come to your rescue like these stubborn Nurses here...mtchww... These Nurses though, i must commend them too. They take their patients as priority and am quite impressed. But they would have allowed me na...mtchwwww.’’

‘’Woman, why are starring at me like that??’’.....igwe naira asked while the wife replied saying

‘’ah, how exactly oga??....its just that i feel pity for you. I mean you have really tried staying in this hospital for long. I cant leave you to prevent what just happened from happening again because i heard you saying its coming back though i don’t know what you meant’’

‘’Really? I said something like its coming back??’’

‘’yes you did.  you know by then i wouldn’t be  here with you. By the way, the doctor said the other day that you can be discharged and keep using this clutches for the mean time till you get better ‘’

‘’Its true...im strong already. Infact, help me call the  doctor or matron to start processing the discharge bills. I want to leave this place before tomorrow evening’’

‘’ok honey, but what was it you said you wanted to tell me earlier? Whats going on with you??’’

‘’Woman, i say nothing is going on. Why don’t you just let me be?’’

‘’hmm...ok bye then since you don’t want to talk and don’t call me. Enjoy the moment with whatever it is’’.......She said as she left the room

‘’Honey! Honey! Oh God!’’....fear of being alone gripped him as his imaginations became a torn on him while he stared at each corner with every sound that comes on.

Natasha’s Mum joined Natasha who is already in the car waiting

‘’Well done my daughter. Your mum just started and we over to plan B.’’

‘’hmm..plan two? So mum, what is this plan B about?’’

‘’Just activated his discharge back home. We need atleast some sort of good evidence if we really want to nail him and hand him over to the law.’’

‘’Mum, the sound of the law in this throws me off most times. I mean based on the calibar of man we dealing with here.  This is not his first case in court, So why do you think he cant escape this just like others?’’

‘’Hmm...true talk but not when a good evidence is clear and available. Thats why we have to act fast, so don’t worry. By the time your mother is done with what she has in mind, that beast will be far gone’’

‘’hmmmm....that’s my mama talking! Missed you so much mum!!! By the way, how do i reveal myself to Anabel?’’

‘’Oh yes! I almost forgot that. They are not on holidays yet. So Lets set out a day to give her a surprise visit in school’’

‘’Really mum? I don’t want to scare her to the death tho ...hahaha’’ 

‘’Nah.....not Anabel. She has a strong heart just like your late father. Unlike me thats just learning...hahaha....lets go and prepare for plan B’’

TO BE CONTINUED......