Morning!
This is a double-extra special episode. I tried to cut it short but I decided it was worth sharing as it was. It’s two pages of a long juicy read. Enjoy!
She thought about it for the whole two weeks Dave gave her to think about it. She missed him a lot but didnβt want to make a mistake that would destroy their lives. She was so confused. She wondered what would happen if she returned to him and pretended as if nothing happened. Would his family come to disturb her again? She also wondered what would happen if she didnβt return. Would Dave really commit suicide? She suspected he would considering the way he was hell bent on her coming back to him. Could she live with him for the rest of her life knowing that she didnβt love him wholeheartedly?
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She wondered who her soul mate was. Eric? She doubted it considering the way she hated him. She felt it was too late to start searching for her soul mate. She had made a mistake and so had to live with it. She hated the thought of divorce or separation and didnβt want to end up like her aunt, waking up alone everyday of her life. She decided to go back to him and make her marriage work.
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When her husband called at the end of the two weeks, she told him she didnβt know if she would be coming yet and she was still thinking about it. She actually wanted to surprise him by going home the following day.
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βGet ready for my funeral.β he firmly told her.
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βNo, donβt talk like that. Just give me more time. Okay?β
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βIβve told you,β was all he said before he hung up.
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She worried non-stop about that statement throughout the night. It was a pity he had called late evening else she would have gone to see him. She tried calling him but all his lines weren’t reachable. She prayed she would meet him at home the following day since it was a Saturday.
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She had to run an errand for her aunt before she left the following day. The traffic was terrible so she had to wait a long time before she got to the house. She didnβt know what was wrong but she kept feeling weird until she got to the house. She felt something was amiss but couldnβt place a finger on it.
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She exchanged pleasantries with the gateman and asked if her husband was at home. He replied that he was. She got to the apartment and met their neighbor. They exchanged pleasantries. When the neighbour asked her why she hadn’t been around, she had to lie that she traveled. Her neighbor went back into her house while she knocked on the door.
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She continued knocking, wondering what he would say to her. She knew he would be overjoyed to see her. That funny feeling came again when she knocked five times and he didnβt open the door. She continued knocking hysterically. When he still didnβt open the door, she rushed to the back door behind the building. Fortunately, the door was opened. She didnβt see her husband in the kitchen so she rushed to the living room. When he wasnβt there either, she ran to their bedroom and what she saw made her blood run cold. Her husband was sprawled on the floor beside their bed, foaming from the mouth. He had obviously taken poison from the small bottle in his hand.
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Adrenalin pushed her and she ran towards him. She knelt down and for felt his pulse. Relief flooded her when she discovered he was still alive but barely. Screaming hysterically, she ran to call her neighbor. Her neighborβs husband and the gateman carried him to her car.
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She prayed throughout the short journey to the hospital. When they got to the hospital, the wait nearly killed her. She prayed and prayed. She begged God to give her one more chance to love him and she would try her best to do so. She called Aunt Vien to tell her the situation. Aunt Vien rushed down to the hospital to be with her. When their family doctor came out with a grim look on his face and shook his head, Oleng fainted instantly.
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Her neighbor was there on time to catch her before she fell to the ground.
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When she was revived, she was told that Dave was okay but she felt they were lying to her. She insisted on seeing him before she believed. When she saw her husband looking so pale, she burst into tears.
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βItβs okay, Oleng. Heβs fine. It was tough but we were able to flush out all the poison from his system. If he had been brought thirty minutes later than when he was brought, he would definitely have died but we thank God, that’s not the case.β Their family doctor assured her but she cried on heedlessly.
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She held her husbandβs hand and wept profusely on it. βIβm so sorry. So sorry.β she said continuously.
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Aunt Vien and her neighbors gave her some privacy with her husband and went home. When Aunt Vien came back in the evening and met Oleng in the same position still in a melancholic mood, she scolded her.
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βDo you want to be on the bed next to his instead of gathering strength to take care of him?β
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Oleng raised a tear stained face to look at her. βYou donβt understand. I came this close to losing him.β She gestured with her thumb and index fingers βIt would have been all my fault had he died. I was being so stubborn to the man who means the world to me. What would I have done if he had died? How would I have been able to cope without him? I would never have been able to forgive myself.β She lamented.
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Aunt Vien went to put an arm around her. βItβs alright, my dear. He didnβt die and we should be grateful to God for that. Nothing is your fault. You didnβt know he was going to attempt suicide. In the circumstances in which you left his house, one would understand your reluctance in going back.β
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βBut marriage is for better for worse like you told me, aunty. I should have gone back earlier instead of putting him on this hospital bed.β
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βStop it, Oleng!β her aunt almost yelled. βYou didnβt tell him to commit suicide, did you? Frankly, Iβm even angry with him for attempting to end a life that is not his. You left him, so what? That shouldn’t have given him the right to attempt suicide. Life goes on. After all, heβs not the first man with a broken home and he wonβt be the last.β
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βAunty, how can you talk like that?β Oleng was appalled.
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Her aunt removed her hand from her shoulders to look at her. βIβm only being realistic here. I left my husband because I couldnβt stand his second wife but look at me today, am I not still living? Life goes on no matter the troubles. Show me any one who says he or she doesnβt have any problem and Iβll show you a liar. Trouble must definitely come but we just have to face them and allow God to carry them for us,β she continued, βI never knew Dave to be a lily-livered person. Iβm disappointed in him. I expected him to try to woo you back into his house and not take life into his own hands no matter how desperate he was. Learn from this Oleng, now you know what your husband is capable of.β
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Oleng was speechless by the time she finished. She just stared at her aunt who looked wiser beyond her years. βPlease will you help me talk to him when he finally wakes up?β
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βI most definitely will,β she firmly conceded. βNow come and eat the food I prepared for you.β
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When Dave woke up the following day, Oleng was by his side and quickly grabbed his hand and kissed it.
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βOh! Thank God. Thank God youβre awake. God, thank you.β She looked up to the ceiling in gratitude. βHow are you feeling?β
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Dave had to swallow several times before he was able to croak, βWeak.β
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βDonβt worry, youβll be on your feet in no time.β She smiled brightly. βLet me get Dr. Ekang to examine you.β She rushed out to call their family doctor.
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The doctor came along with her and checked his vital signs and smiled.
βYour husband is alright. He needs a lot of rest but heβs okay. Dave, you gave us quite a scare. Why would you do such a thing?…never mind. Thereβs plenty of time to discuss that. Just relax and let your wife take care of you.β Dr. Ekang said gently and smiled. He left the room after Oleng finished thanking him profusely.
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βDave, Iβm so sorry. Iβd already made up my mind to come back but I wanted to surprise you. I didnβt know you were serious about taking your life. Why would you do that?β
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βItβs okay…my angel. Iβm sorry for causing you so much pain,β he spoke slowly. βI…thought you had…left me for good and I couldnβt…face the future alone without…you.β Then he smiled a little. βNow you know why…I call you angel. You saved my life. If you hadnβt…come along, I would have died and…all because of a surprise. Iβm sorry for putting you through the…the… pain.β
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βNo, I should be the one apologizing. My place is with you. I married you for better, for worse and I shouldnβt have refused to come back at the first sign of troubleβ¦Dave, please promise me one thing. Please.β She solemnly requested.
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βWhat is it, my…angel?β he inquired, his eyes never leaving hers. βYou know Iβll do anything for you.β
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βPlease promise me youβll never attempt to take your life again. Please. No matter the situation, please promise me that youβll never think of leaving me again. You mean the world to me.β She passionately pleaded, gazing deeply into his eyes.
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Dave raised her hands to his lips. βI promise…I promise. I love you.β
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βI love you too.β She kissed him and hugged him on the bed.
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Dave spent a total of two weeks in the hospital much to his chagrin. Oleng was surprised when her mother-in-law and Felicia came to see him in the hospital and didnβt accuse her of trying to kill him. She was even more surprised when they apologized for throwing her out and wished her a happy married life.
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Dave told her that he had gone to Port Harcourt to plead with them to leave them alone. She was indeed surprised at the change in their attitude towards her just because he went to talk to them. She wondered if suddenly he had a way with words because he hadnβt been able to get through to them in the past. She was happy at the new development though.
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When Dave was finally discharged from the hospital, he didnβt feel like going back to the house he had attempted to take his own life but he didnβt have a choice. When Oleng finished dropping him at home, she went back to Aunt Vienβs place to get her things. She was grateful to Aunt Vien who had spoken deeply with Dave, extracting a promise from him never to embark on such a sordid journey again.
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They fell back into their daily routine of husband and wife before his family threw her out. Oleng tried more than ever now to truly love her husband while Dave even loved her more.
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They laid on their matrimonial bed together when Dave decided to tell her what he had been keeping from her, waiting for the right time.
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βAngel,β he called softly.
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βHmm,β she responded, albeit sleepily.
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βHow would you feel if we were to go back to Port Harcourt?β he enquired as he laid on an elbow to look at her.
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βTo do what? Visit your family?β She enquired gently.
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βNo, to live.β
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βWhat?β She sat up, amazed.
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He sat up also and placed a pillow behind him on the head board.
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βWhen I came back from off shore, I discovered that Iβd been transferred to Port Harcourt by the company.β
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βWhat?β Surprise was written all over her face.
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βDue to everything that happened, I was unable to tell you. Iβm supposed to resume there next month.β
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βNext month is just a week and some days away.β She said in alarm.
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βI know. What do you say? Will you go with me or youβd rather remain here.β
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She was silent for a while. To go back to the place where she had such sweet and bitter memories of her childhood wasn’t appealing but she didnβt have a choice.
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βYou know my place is with you. Of course Iβll go with you.β she informed him, smiling.
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He kissed her. βThatβs my angel.β
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βThereβd be some much to do before you leave. Iβve to resign first of all. We have to plan how we will move our things down thereβ¦accommodation. We havenβt even thought of where weβd live when we get thereβ¦God forbid! I wonβt live in your family house.β She vehemently told him.
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He smiled easily. βNo one is asking you to. Iβve contacted a house agent there who is already looking for a house for us. I want to buy a house this time around. No more renting.β
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βReally? Thatβd be wonderful. The privacy and all. Can we afford it?β
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βYes. You know money isnβt an issue for me. Thereβre a lot of things to sort out before we go there. I think Iβll have to go first then when youβre through, youβll come and join me.β
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βOkay, if you say so.β She agreed witheringly.
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βPlease make it snappy though. You know I canβt live without you.β
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βNeither can I.β She returned, smiling and they both laid back on the bed to sleep.
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Aunt Vien was sad when she was told of their migration plans. She lamented on how she would miss them when she was helping with the packing and all.
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A week and some days later, Dave left for his new post in Port Harcourt. Oleng was to join him in two weeks.
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The day finally came and Oleng and her aunt wept like babies. They kept reminding each other that Port Harcourt was only a few hours away and they would see each other frequently. Oleng thanked her continuously for accommodating her and all her help over the years. She finally entered her car and followed the lorry that was taking their things to her new destination.
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Thus her life in Calabar was closed and she was back to Port Harcourt again.
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“Now young lady, I have to answer the call of nature.” The old woman told her grandchild and got up from the bed to stretch her old bones.
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Tonia wiped the tears from her eyes for the umpteenth time. “I’ve to go too but I can’t seem to move.”
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Her grandmother chuckled and placed a hand on hers to lift her up. “Go and pee, my dear. We have little time before your parents and granddad get home. I still have a lot to tell you.”
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“Okay grandma.” She made her way to the door but paused to stare at her grandma who was waddling to the bathroom. Tears gathered in her eyes as she recalled all the woman had told her.
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“Strong woman.” She muttered before opening the door.
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END OF PART ONE
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*Hold on to your seat belts everyone ’cause we are about to change gear! Part two is coming soon with a lot of drama. Why is Oleng’s life so dramatic? Is she jinxed?*
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OMG!!! Oleng and Eric ghen-ghen! very juicy as you said sally. oh, she’s so going to get preggers. adultery toh sweet gaan! who told you to go and marry psycho sterile dave? ntoooooo
let’s see how dis goes.
Audrey, you sabi write drama o. tuale! nollywood needs you
Lol! Thanks dear
Lool…. Of course, she’ll get preggers! Team Oleng and Eric forever!
Lol!
oh Oleng! what have you done? i kinda hate dave now….well maybe not hate but dislike. and he and his asthma…. sha hope Oleng finally gets preggie
Hmm…
now my shifty mind tells me something,if eric and oleng didnt send em selves those messages,who did,tho i know that eric bro did his own o for him,but i still have this feeling that dave also had a part to play,and secondly,i think dave is impotent!!!!!!!!!! mrs oleng should comman answer all my qwestion o! so after all the initial gra-gra,oleng still kpansh eric? Audrey, O Audrey,take me out of this my misery
Lol! Hmm…misery? Lol! It’s not in my hands
Bye bye Dave
Lol!
Yaaayyyy, Eric here u come , Btw, i don’t bliv Dave’s family left oleng alone jst like dt, Dave must av told dem he was d one with d problem …wotever,we will kuku reach d root of ds suspense one day. Thanx Audrey ,nice read as usual and sally,tanx for sharing ds on ur blog
Hmm…thanks dear
This is a ghen ghen. Chaii Audrey tanks oo. Double episode
Lol! Thanks dear. Thanks to Sally
Ewelele!!!!! Kimmon! Oleng and Eric would make another baby!!!!! I keep thinking Dave played a role in their breakup. Audrey, u too much!!!! Make thurs come quick abeg!
Hmm…thanks dear. Lol!
*smiles* I knew Eric, Oleng and Eric jnr would get back together again. Won’t blame Dave tho I have a feeling he behaved selfishly
Hmm…
Lobatan!!! This is an interesting twist. Can’t wait to see how it’ll all unfold.
Good job Audrey
Hmm…thanks dear
Phew!! Deep breath, is as if I didn’t breath since oleng entered erics room. And just like dat old memories came rushin. AUDREY nani,
Lol! Thanks dear
This episode na real action film. Thanks Audrey
Lol! Thanks dear
Ermmm…..what just happened?!.. I feel trouble brewing up for someone ohhh…..#teamEric.Thanks for the lonnnng read!
Hmm…
Chai!!!!!!!! I don’t have anything more to say.
Lol!
lovely #team Eric#
Hmm…
this is not fair on Dave at all
True talk but…
Ayemi oooooh! Oghene! Chineke! Osalobua!!!!chai!!chai!!!…..i dont even know what to say.biko pardon my drama i just kent help it.this Oleng and Eric Love of a thing!!!!….i pity dave…and gbam oleng will get pregnant…..ot feels like i am seeing a movie!! #screaming# and Thursday is a long wait; well i will wait….AUDREY nice twist
Lmao! Thanks dear
Ayemi oooooh! Oghene! Chineke! Osalobua!!!!chai!!chai!!!…..i dont even know what to say.biko pardon my drama i just kent help it.this Oleng and Eric Love of a thing!!!!….i pity dave…and gbam oleng will get pregnant…..it feels like i am seeing a movie!! #screaming# and Thursday is a long wait; well i will wait….AUDREY nice twist
Lmao! Thanks dear
Hehehehehe hehehehe Hehehehehe hehehehe hehehehe hehehehe Hehehehehe.
Lol!
omo wetin mitchell talk na true o,calabar women bad gan….the drama just start,dave vs eric,i smell blood
Haba! That’s not fair. Don’t allow the calabar girls in the house come after you. It’d be your blood I’d smell then. Lol!
Lol,
Lol!
Lol
Thanks Audrey! this is so sweet….
You’re welcome, dear
Aunty sally u no go kill me wit suspense u nid to see my face when I got to d end of today write up nah halogen light abeg with big smile in short sally I love you die if oga no go vex #wink# can’t wait for next episode #sulking#
Ghen-ghen!!this is getting interesting.for someone who is very emotional and cries abt every single thing,hmmm,this oleng is becoming something else.so Audrey we have to wait till next week to continue???its too long o*pity pity face*
Oh my God,Oh my God. What just happened?
Ghen ghen….Oleng had no business going back to her unfinished business with Eric….Absolutely None
O wow…… Que sera sera, I sincerely wish Dave has a bright future ahead. I don’t wish him any heart aches but my spirit tells me Oleng might cheat on him with Eric. I just can’t wait for the episode. Good job Audrey u re fantastic writer.
Oh womannnnn,na now u know dat Dave was not that good on bed ba?But dave wat ve u really done,there is more to thee story ur telling,i hope Eric n Oleng really find out the truth.
Geun geun!!!!!!! Oya, lets go……….this episode is action packed. Cant wait for next thursday to come. Weldone Audrey
Bye Dave,welcome back Eric. Good job Audrey
What a long and enjoyable read.. Good work audrey. Sally pls keep them long. Muaaaah
Omg! Omg! Cnt wait, cnt wait for the next episode!
Choi! This is super story…..
Happy! So so happy
Oya now! I’m fastening my seat belt for the ride o! Audrey let’s go there!
Audrey you killed it.i knew there was foul play somewhere btw eric & oleng. I love this twist. Good read,thanks Audrey & Sally.
Choi! O SETigo! Ghen Ghen!
Oleng back with her soulmate!
Dave go take otapia-pia this time around.
We need writers like Audrey Timms to be writing scripts for nollywood.
If this masterpiece should be acted out in a movie,it will top box office for so many months and end up winning an oscar.
Thanks for sharing sally.
OMG, this episode got me speechless and glued to my screen. how could Dave be this wicked? I bet he sent those messages just to ruin Oleng and Eric’s rship, so sad! He must pay dearly for what he has done. beautiful piece Audrey
Hmmm, Audrey Timms…Kisses on your Forehead…Thank you for bringing My Eric….Dave(bury yourself) Oleng(find full truth.)
Sally…Thank you..
Thank you for TWO pages..
The comments section shows exactly why our world is pathetic especially we in this part of the world,am sorry i might be sounding harsh but where is our morals,no one is saying anything about Oleng been so stupid to walk into another man’bedroom and commit …..but we are busy fanning ourself with Team Eric and Oleng…..we are so full of sentiment that we almost always neglect the obvious…..
Sorry Ustyn i’m not buying your argument. When it comes to matters of the heart and actions of humans your part of the world isn’t worse than any other. And while i’m not condoning Eric and Oleng sleeping together, there’s a lot of hurt, betrayal, bitterness and passion between them. All that makes for a big explosion-moral or not.
@ ustyn,where is the sentiment when Dave became secretive about his fertility status? where is d sentiment when one marries out of pity nd not out of love? *rme*….pls,put ur sister in oleng ‘s shoes, wud u rather tell her to continue to endure d marriage once she finds out d truth or wish her a happily ever after kind of life?…think on these things.
Seconded!
This is the part I hve been waiting for… Great work Audrey, I can’t wait for thursday to come!
Hmmmmm…..what can I say? Its all been said. Well done Audrey, thanks soo much Sally for letting us enjoy dis very interesting story, God bless u. One love. Can’t wait….
Tola and Leon,Oleng is still married to Dave for whatever we may all think Dave is hiding they are legally married and Oleng shouldnt go near Eric,whether she married out of pity or not is sentiment if you ask me,she is married and should not do anything with another man,all these Dave is impotent,Oleng is pitiful and bla bla,please lets call it what it is Oleng shouldnt do anything contrary to her marriage vows anything thing is just mere covering up the obvious
@tola which truth is she finding out,she is just been carried away by Eric’ handsomeness and her inner lust for him,whenever that so called truth is reveal she should do the normal thing seek for divorce and if granted,she can go on with her lover boy but till then what she is doing is illicit and as youths we should not alway champion such,am not a saint but i just think that we should strive to do what is right,thanks for your response
gobe don land….. you are a genius, Aunty Audrey. thanks to Aunty Sally
Wow! I’m short of words. Oleng and Eric…hmmn
I like the way Eric came back to the picture. But let it be in the records that Oleng once committed adultery. Which is just all shades of wrong!!!
Audrey, this episode be leaving me craving for more. Do a weekend special for us na *battingeyelashes*
As much as I like d Eric reunion, this is all shades of wrong! Marrying Dave sud av never been an option! Now slipn with two friends…I rest my case. I jus want to see the end abeg.
But really, we are jst pre-empting the story line, no one knows what wud apn to Eric nd oleng, jst voicing my opinion here ustyn,am nt saying she shd commit adultery while she is legally married to Dave, all I knw is she shd do the right thing once she finds out the truth shikena!!!one step after the other
Wait a minute!! I’m I missing any episode??? Cos I’ve not seen where oleng and Eric met oo. This is what nollywood should be showing. I’ve already created images over all the casts in my head. Lol. Weldone Audrey
Wait a minute!! I’m I missing any episode??? Cos I’ve not seen where oleng and Eric met oo. This is what nollywood should be showing. I’ve already created images of all the casts in my head. Lol. Weldone Audrey
Dancing Azonto right now, ohh weeeh. Eric will knock her up again, its obvious Dave got a problem. You guys should just come back together.
Finally Eric is back, have been waiting for this all along…..the whole truth n nothing but d truth will be out now.
Thank you so much Timms for making this happened. You are really a writer, Love you scarra.
Itis very orite and okay! I’m here waiting for omugwo!
This is the beginning of what i’ve been waiting for-the truth to come out. Thanks Sally for making this a double episode. Now I must say something that’s been on my mind for awhile. I’m tired of Oleng’s weak, babyish ways. She can’t stand to hear anyone else’s thoughts concerning the truth of her life and she cries at the drop of a hat. Sorry Audrey, I kmow she’s the lead charcter but there are times she truly wears me out.
I forgot to say I think baby Eric is still alive but that’s a whole nother story. I rest till the next episode.
It wud be the ultimate betrayal if Dave caused the breakup between this two, but right now I am beginning to understand that as for as long as Oleng and Eric are alive it wud be difficult for them to be apart
She shouldn’t have slept with Eric that’s adultery
Haaashhhhhh! Once a lover always a lover, old times feeling tins
Please i need #20. I’ve waited 4 too long.
Pls pls pls…can dis piece continue…i don wait soteeee…pls i beg u