19 Episode 19

THE brideGLOOM. Episode 19

CHARLOTTE: shall we go for lunch, it's almost break time.

NINA: sure. We haven't been out together in a long while

CHARLOTTE: Yes and we have a lot of catching up to do!

(The girls got to the restaurant, ordered some food and drinks, and as they ate, Charlotte began to tell Nina her worries..)

CHARLOTTE: I am not happy with my life, at all

NINA: how can you be, when you are married to a dead bit.

CHARLOTTE: it's not about Deric this time. It's about me. I am not happy with my lifestyle.

I have the money, and freedom yet deep down, I am not happy. And I don't think what we told that man about his wife is right.

Deric is really mad at me because their marriage packed up as a result of it.

NINA: So? This is why I don't like doing stuff with you. You didn't break their home, did you?

Deric is stupid! He is more concerned about her than he has ever been about you!

CHARLOTTE: Deric is actually a good man. He is just frustrated that he has no job at the moment.

NINA: since when? Chai!! Hahahahaha! So you went on holiday with another man and maybe he wasn't as great as you expected in bed, and all of a sudden, the Deric you told me was your worst nightmare suddenly became the best man in the world??? Girl!???

CHARLOTTE: Nina!! What are you insinuating? I never slept with Adrian!

NINA: you did, babe. I saw the videos from his phone. Come on! Don't lie to me! You even initiated it. The video was steaming hot though. The lap dance, how you seduced him until he became helpless..

CHARLOTTE: stop!!!!

NINA: hahahahaha! You see why you should never lie to me?

CHARLOTTE: yeah, it happened and I regret it. How did you manage to find it?

NINA: I spent the night with him

CHARLOTTE: hmmm! Did he invite you?

NINA: not really…

(The ladies went back to the office and Charlotte decided to confront Mr Adrian about the the video clips)

CHARLOTTE: you are sleeping with Nina now, right?

MR ADRIAN: that is supposed to be personal. Get out of my office.

CHARLOTTE: I will . Can I ask that you delete every personal image or video of me in your possession. Thanks

MR ADRIAN: Yes, mother !

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KATE: Oga, there is a knock on the gate

MR AMBROSE: is there? I'll go see who it is.

(He opened the gate and there stood a couple and Tatiana. Immediately she saw her dad, she jumped on him and held him tightly around the neck)

MR AMBROSE: Jesus! Mummy!!! Thank you Jesus. Mummy are you okay?( looking all around her body)

MR IKE: morning, sir. My name is Mr Ike and and here is my wife. We own a restaurant at the end of this street. Don't know if you are aware, but there is a narrow path at the back of that big uncompleted building . It leads to our house and we go home through it at the end of every day.

At quarter past 12 yesterday night, we found her on that path crying and calling daddy. We were shocked and my wife carried her, she was quite scared and when we asked her where she was going, she said she was going to grandma Nkechi' s house to see mummy.

We tried to get more information off her but she was too upset to talk so we took her home and this morning, we decided to take her to the police station; but while we were driving past here, she said it was her daddy's house

MR AMBROSE: oh thank you, Jesus! Since yesterday, I have been a walking corpse. I was getting ready to go to the radio station to put it on air that she was missing.

You guys are life savers!

She is a beloved child and I would have killed myself if anything had happened to her!

Thank you so much!!!! Please give me a minute ?‍♂️?‍♂️.

(Mr Ambrose went inside and brought the couple a cheque of one hundred thousand naira. They were very thankful and left. He showered her and took her to the police station where Chioma has now been detained for 24 hours.

She explained to the police what had happened and asked them to release Chioma. They cautioned him informally and brought Chioma out)

CHIOMA: (tightly hugging Tatiana and crying) oh! My little girl! Thank you for coming back . Thank you Jesus!

TATIANA: mummy, I was looking for you because I miss you

CHIOMA: I miss you too, darling but you must not leave the house without telling daddy or nanny Kay. Alright?

TATIANA: Alright, mummy. Mummy your tummy is very fat

CHIOMA: Yes, because I will be having a baby next month.

TATIANA: is it going to be a tiny baby?

CHIOMA: Yes, it will but then it will grow into a big baby

MR AMBROSE: Chioma, I am really sorry for what I put you through. I sincerely apologise

CHIOMA: please get Patrick to always keep the gate shut!

MR AMBROSE: Patrick left.

CHIOMA: why?

MR AMBROSE: because you are no longer at home. He said he will only come back if you do.

CHIOMA: just look after them, Please! Get someone else or take the responsibility. It doesn't take a lot to lock a gate!

MR AMBROSE: ermm, do you want to have lunch with her somewhere?

CHIOMA: Yes.

(Ambrose took them to a nearby restaurant, they had lunch and he dropped Chioma to her house and went back home with his daughter )