*BROKEN TEARS*
CHAPTER ONE
Mr and Mrs Akintunde Williams have been copulated for twelve years with full happiness from their well wishers, but, most time sadness governed their minds because they were yet to have evidence of their copulation. After waiting on God, their long awaited prayer was answered as the arrival of the new bouncing baby boy came but, unfortunately they owner of the soul claimed it back. Mourns governed their home, people consoled her including her husband, they were all trying their best to make her forget the awful incident an wipe away her sorrows. Her husband Akintunde an affluent businessman owns big companies that he could afford anything they desire.
While he was in office attending to some files on his desk, his phone rang, it was his mother calling, abruptly he picked it up with wonder in his face "why did she called". She said to him she did be coming to the city to seee him for a vital issue, he knew she was coming to discuss with him about his wife who was unable to give birth, he told her that she should wait on God till He answer their prayer. But mama Akintude nodded in disapproval that she is in haste to see her grandchildren before her dissolution, but after little persuasion she gave in.
*CHAPTER TWO*
Weeks after, mama Akintunde turned up without notifiying her son, but this time she was really serious and mean about her discuss with Akintunde, she came with the "olori ebi" family head and a young beautiful maiden from the village. Akintunde saw this and he knew trouble was knocking around, he called out his wife Bisi to welcome them, pleasantly she did.
Minutes after, they gathering was just silence as a graveyard, Akintunde broke the decorum and said "mama you are yet to tell me the reason behind the unpremeditated meeting upon my abode" mama Akintunde replied "we are here because of your wife inability to birth us another baby and this new lady "ronke"is your new wife, Akintunde spurned his face in anger at the same time in pity because of his wife Bisi, his legs formed beats on the ground like the legs of soldiers ready for war, his head nodded in news, grumbled for he disapproved his mother command despite that Bisi his wife accepted the new wife "ronke" though with pain raiding her inner mind covered with mint of smile outer. Akintunde was surprised, bisi told him not to worry but he is still unhappy with that.
He loves his wife despite her barrenness , the marriage ceremony was arranged and planned for the new wife and it auger well
*CHAPTER THREE*
Four months later, ronke, the new wife was four months gone and after the terminus period for the pregnancy she birthed two bouncing girls "twin" they were so much identical and cute. Akintunde loved them both and took care of them very well.
Four months later, Bisi was also five months gone after her terminus period she also gave birth to a boy, happiness looms around, Akintunde was more full with joy that God later answered their prayer, but the arrival of the new baby drew a battle line between the wives.
Ronke started behaving aberrantly to her senior wife but Bisi turned deaf ears and spurn her behavior but ronke will never resist. She went on to plot an evil plan against the baby so as to eliminate him but the herbalist told her the baby was never destined to die young but to live till old age, she was never satisfied, she had to pay the bigger devil a visit and became it bones and dice, she was told to mix a powdery substance given to her with her husband food.
On the day to carry out the evil plot, she pretended to fall sick and handed the cooking duty to the senior wife, bisi unknown to her about the disastrous plot gladly accepted the offer, bisi out in the kitchen to answer her crying baby was an awful and awesome chance for ronke's plot to be executed , she mixed the substance without any traces and went back into her room, bisi came back stirred up the food together and served her husband, Akintunde devoured the food to it fill happily.
Few days, Akintunde started to show signs of an unknown mild illness, he was rushed to the hospital after some days the doctor was unable to detect the cause and what kind of illness it was, he was then conveyed to the village where native doctors would take good care of him, but unfortunately he didn't get to the village before he gave up the ghost and was given a befitted funeral.
*CHAPTER FOUR*
Bisi and her son were booted out of her matrimonial home by Ronke and the late relatives, accusing her that she killed late Akintude , out of shame Bisi went out with her four months old son "wale' to her village.
Ronke knew what she had done and her avarice spirit doesn't want any rival to contest with her and her husband's wealth.
Bisi engaged herself in a petty job to make her and wale survive, she fried bean cake and wale her grown up son hawked, while hawking wale would see other children going to school and he would love to, but as soon as he remember the financial state of his mother he would just keep the thought to himself and continue to help his mother. People would ask wale about his father and he would tell them he had no father, but when he gets home, he would asked his mother and all she does was to shed tears, he would then console her and promise not to ask her the same question again.
After some days, Bisi decided to tell wale the story of his father and how they ended up living in the village, wale said with tears "How sad it is, what would have become of him if his father was still alive.
*CHAPTER FIVE*
One day, wale was hawking and deep in thought about the lost of his father, unknown to him was an incoming vehicle, before he could realize it was to late to dodge the speedy car and it hit him into an unconscious state. He was rushed to the hospital by the driver, immediate adequate treatment was given to him and after some days he recovered but was yet discharged. The driver whose car hit him was the son of the state governor "chukuwuemeka", he paid his balance and wale was discharged, but before he went home, chukuwuemeka questioned wale about his life affairs , he narrated everything to him with tears rolling down his cheeks, chukuwuemeka felt pity and decided to help him. Wale narrated everything to his mother and how chukuwuemeka decided to help them, their home was filled with joy.
Days after, wale started schooling though an embarrassment it was to him in his First Class, he was the eldest amidst young children though he wasn't after that, wale was determined to attain success he started reading, burning candles at night to read. Wale became one of the best student in his school and was given scholarship for free schooling in secondary school. He maintained his brilliant result and was also given scholarship to study medicine abroad. Bisi was so happy for wale.
*CHAPTER SIX*
Things were not auguring well with Ronke at home, after she and her two had extravagantly spent their hoarded wealth. A mild illness visited her as she had no money to take care of herself, she had to sell most of her husband properties including the house She lived in just to recover but all were proved effortless.
Few days later, Ronke died leaving her children to harvest her awful trespasses. The two girls went through lot of objurgated phases they had no where to go but to go cap in hands.
After five years, wale was back from abroad, he was so happy to meet his mother in a good health and also his messiah Mr. Chukuwuemeka was also happy to see Wale again.
Wale worked at the government hospital as a great personnel, also the best Doctor in the hospital, he worked there for years till he accumulated some money to build his own hospital, he also built schools in his village also clinics, his mother Bisi was not left out in a beautiful mansion, wale was loved by all.
One day, wale was driving when he came across two beautiful girls begging for money, he alighted to give them some money but to his surprise the two girls "Adesewa and Adenike" called out his name.
Bubbles of surprise churned his face, how did they got to know him? he was so happy though still surprised, so he took them into his car, off they went to his house where his mother lived.
When they got home, Bisi was also surprised to see the two girls looked shaggy, she welcomed them and they were also surprised to see their step mother, but sadness never stoped to rule them. They told her about their story including that of their mother, Bisi felt pity for them. She then told wale about the two girls, he was happy to hear he heard sisters. Wale took good care of them and helped them set up a business they could do for survival, they were glad to see their brother and things went well for them.
Years later, wale got married and was blessed with four beautiful children, his sisters also got married and were blessed with children and bliss of hearts loomed in the Akintunde family again, also tears advertised it saline solution on their faces, "how they wish their father were still alive and Ronke".
Written by:
*Zainab Adam. O*
