They heard the voice from nowhere. It was the King who spoke, they all faced the back and saw him and was terrified.
••••
It was on a sunny afternoon. Lolade, a
young woman who also just gave birth to
a daughter and named her Gloria. She
didn’t know the meaning of the name and
didn’t know it was a christian name, she
just loved it. She was walking by the
road side and met Feyi there with a new
born baby, weeping. She walked closer to
her when she heard the baby crying and
her mother didn’t attend to her.
“Madam, the baby is… Why are you
crying?” She changed her topic on seeing
her face when she rose her head.
Feyi raised up her head and continued
crying. Lolade walked closer to her, ‘why
now?’ She asked wearily again.
‘Your baby is handsome.’ She uttered.
“Handsome? She’s a female, and that’s
not what we are talking about now. Why
are you crying?” She insisted.
‘Urgh, may God not let you a quater of
my problem. I’ve just been sent out of
my house.’ She uttered.
‘Your house? You rented it?’ She
continued her questions.
‘Yes, my husband died when I got
pregnant and his family sent me out of
his house. Since then..’ She wept.
‘No, stop crying. Its not good if your
tears drop on this girl. You don’t need
this. I wish to help you, I’ll have to
suspend where I’m going to. Let’s go my
place.’ She said.
“Ehn? D… Do you me.. Mean..” She
stammered.
‘Yes, don’t bother. My husband is nice,
you don’t need to bother. If you just
wish.’ She uttered.
Feyi wiped her tears and took her stand.
“Bother? I’m ready.” She uttered.
Lolade smiled and helped her with the
one bag she was with. ” Where are the
remaining luggages?” She asked.
‘That’s all I have.’ She replied.
Feyi got to Lolade’s place and started
living with her and her husband, she did
follow Feyi to her shop and work
together.
…
‘You are a thief then!’ The King uttered
from the back. They all turned to the
back and was terrified.
‘Is it because she now gave birth to a set
of twins?’ The King smiled.
Seun kept staring at him. How did he
know, “we are in soup” she thought.
‘Now, before all of you knew she gave
birth to a set of twins, I’ve known. The
medical doctor had told me he did a
scan and saw them. I knew you’d plan it
this way, such is life.’ The king smiled.
“Y..you kn..know?” She Queen shivered.
‘Yes. Now to you Mr money collector, if I
hear this anywhere, I’ll assume you said
it even if not you! The other child will be
living here so that no one will suspect.’
The King uttered.
“Y… Yyy.. Ye.. Yes your h…highneess.”
She automatically stammered, shivering.
‘Yes, no problem. I’ve been tracing all of
you and I’ve been present in all your
meetings, just to know if you want to
eliminate one of my children.’ He smiled.
“Haa.. Never!” Seun shouted.
The Queen was relieved and smiled.
‘The one with us will bear Raymond, this
one that will start living with you will be
Tony. We’ll gv names when the time
comes but these are the names I want
for them.’ He uttered and left.
The Queen and Seun laughed seriously at
Segun. “I can now tell you to go and
bring me my 1M.” The Queen mimicked
and laughed.
«Twenty years later»
Tony and his twin brother, Raymond gad
grown up to twenty years. The King is
already weakened by his sickness. The
lives of the babies born twenty years
back started.
Tony had been introduced to Raymond as
a friend and not his brother. They were
best of friends. Loved each other like
brothers that they were and but didn’t
know. Raymond was living in the palace
while Tony was still living with Seun and
was told Seun was his mother.
The two “jolly friends” do go hunt and
watch females by the stream everyday
when they were less busy.
••••
Funke and Gloria were by the river
playing before they wanted to carry their
clay-pot and go home. The two friends
arrived there and met the girls. “See
beauty!” Raymond tapped Tony and
pointed to Funke.
‘Na you sabi, you know Damilola musnt
see me looking at girls.’ He laughed.
‘Shey that Dami, the daughter of women
leader?’ He asked, his eyes were focused
on Funke.
‘Yes now.’ He replied.
“This is serious!” Raymond exclaimed.
‘My friend, take am easy oh.’ He replied
smiling.
‘Honestly, wait here. I’m coming.’
Raymond smiled and left him.
…
To be continued
