29 Episode 29

The BrideGloom

Episode 29:

ma, I've come to pick you up let's go to my house so you freshen up, eat and get some sleep then we come back

MADAM NKECHI: hehehe! Me eat??? Joke! I have no appetite my dear. With my little girl like this? No, nne. Thank you. I will be here looking into her face until God does something.?

MR AMBROSE: Mama, please go with her. The doctors will be here soon and they will send all of us out anyways, So they can do whatever they need to do with her and it takes about thirty minutes daily.

DOCTOR: (walks in) good morning, everyone.

MR AMBROSE: good morning, doctor

DOCTOR: ummm! Lots of sad and teary faces here! Not sure I've met you ?(referring to Madam Nkechi)

MR AMBROSE: she is my mother in law. She came with me on Saturday

MADAM NKECHI: (kneels in front of the doctor and held his legs) please my son, save my daughter. Her father died when she was only five and since then, she has been my only friend, daughter and the essence of my existence.

We went through a lot together.

She hawked with Me, cried with me when her uncles persecuted us so much. She lived on the streets of Lagos with me for six months before we could pay for a place.

I managed to send her abroad to study because her father always said he would send her abroad because she was very brilliant. She came back with a first class and has since then brought me nothing but Joy and fulfilment.

She gave me two beautiful grand daughters and now a grand son.

Tell me what life would be without her???

Please my son, don't let it happen???

Don't let my world crumble?

DOCTOR: phewwwwww! This is the part of this job I hate! Mama, I wish I can make you any promises than to assure you that I and my colleagues will do everything we can to help her. But the decision on what the outcome would be, lies in the hands of fate.

Erm, Mr Ambrose, the nurses will come around soon and get her ready for the surgery. Unfortunately, the fluids have not drained from the report I read from the doctors who worked last night. A brain surgery has become mandatory.

Just to remind you that this is a six hour surgery. So you may want to go home and get some rest and come back.

There's no need hanging around. The baby has been washed and fed. But we will bring him to his mum and place him on her chest for at least 10 minutes before we take her to the operating theatre. This we do daily so they can be bonding. Very essential.

Yeah! So, the nurses will be here soon!

MR AMBROSE: doctor, when are you going to give me the letter she wrote then?

DOCTOR: ermmm, the thing is This, she left an instruction on what must happen before we give you the letter. She also left one for her mum and Judith.

There are two conditions to that. She said if any of those conditions are met, then we can hand you the letters. So far, none of those has happened. Sorry I didn't read that before now. A colleague of mine who locked it away that day we couldn't find It, told me of the conditions.

MR AMBROSE: what are the conditions?

DOCTOR: I'm afraid, I can't tell you that. I need to go now. Please do whatever you have to do quickly. The nurses will be here Soon ?‍

MR AMBROSE: mama, we need to leave now. Both of you can go, I'll hang around.

JUDITH: let's say a quick prayer?

You are the Lord, the God

Of all flesh and there is

Nothing too hard for you

I know you are able to

Do exceeding, abundantly

Above all we can think

Or imagine

Lord I present my friend

Before you. I ask for nothing

But your grace to pull through

You have answered me in the

Past. Come and do your

Miracle once again

Use the doctors, Lord!

Hold their hands as they

Operate on her

Chioma, I immerse

You in the precious blood

Of Jesus! I declare you

Shall not die but live

To declare the goodness

Of God. We shall see you

Again soon. We shall speak

With you.

We nullify every plans of the

Enemy we bring into subjection

Anything that raises its head above

The knowledge of God!

Jesus! Be glorified in her life

Jesus! Take over from this moment!

In Jesus name I pray!

MR AMBROSE/MADAM NKECHI: Amen!

MADAM NKECHI: Amen!!!!???

(Touching her face) my beautiful, you must come out alive for mama, alright? You remember all out plans, right? We will go on our holiday in December. Don't make mummy Sad, o nwam? Remember, mummy will be left alone in this whole wide world if anything happens to you.

Kick death on the butt and come back to mama. Same way you used to beat up other kids when you were a kid. Remember your kids eh? Tatiana will ask questions and I can't answer them. You must….

NURSES: hello! Sorry we need to get her ready for surgery

MR AMBROSE: (bends over her and kissed her) I love you, baby. You got This, yeah. I'll be outside the theatre waiting to have you back. I love you.?

JUDITH: (kisses her forehead) Chy, don't keep me waiting for too long. Love you.?

MADAM NKECHI: (Hugs her) ????? take me in there with her!!!????

NURSES: sorry, ma'am but you all have to leave now.

(Ambrose held her by her arm and they all Walked to the car park)

MR AMBROSE: drive carefully, Judith and do get some rest yourself

JUDITH: please come with us. You can come back after you've had coffee

MR AMBROSE: nah! I'll be alright?

JUDITH: and you need to be strong. The more mama sees you like This, the more she cries!

MR AMBROSE: I'm strong..??

Bye!?‍