Episode 16

 The time Bintu the young girl who is now Alhaji Bako girl came over to spend the weekend with Alhaji Bako.  But her surprise was the way she was welcome by Ada.   Ada was able to welcome her because the Rev asked her to do so.
              on Bintu arrived at Alhaji Bako house the first person she met was Ada.    Ada had just seen a friend off returning back to the house when Bintu saw her, she squeezed her face,  but  Ada ran to her,threw her hands round Bintu neck and said cheerfully,  "Hello  my darling , how are you doing?"
            Bintu was very surprised. She could not understand what type of greeting could mean, especially as it comes from someone on whose toes. "I am fine."
             "How is the school?" Ada asked.
             " It is fine" Bintu responded.
             "I hope you well spent the weekend with us?" 
              " I hope so," replied Bintu
              " That is lovely!"
            When Alhaji Bako appeared before them he could not believe with his eyes.   He wondered when their friendship started and meant to demand for explanation from Bintu.
               " Good evening Alhaji," greeted Ada.
                "Good evening," Bako replied.
                continuing, Ada said, "Our pet is here to spend the weekend with us."
              "That is alright," said Bako with lack of interest.
              Surprised at Bako cold voice response, Ada said to Bintu ,   " My darling relax and feel at home.  In the language of William Shakespeare,  I want to leave you with a better company while I go to round off the little work I have in side,  I should be with you soon."
          "Okay." Bintu responded 
       Alhaji Bako said to Bintu in a very harsh voice, "What is the new friendship between you and Ada?"
          "We are no friend, Alhaji."Bintu responded.
          " enough of those nonsense what do you mean you people are not friends? If you are not, how come you people were talking together before I came in? 
             With tears already tricking down her cheeks,   Bintu said, "I am telling you the truth, Alhaji. 
            After some time Bintu opened her bag and brought out some underwear.  As she was about taking them to the bathroom, Bako asked, "Where are you taking those things to darling?"
            "Just to Quickly wash them before we go,   answered Bintu. 
        Bako asked her to give them to Ada to go and wash them for her.
           Bintu was very happy to hear that from Bako she picked up the intercom and called Ada to come and wash some clothes for her, that are in the bathroom.  Ada getting to the bathroom she found out that there were Bintu underwear she surprised to asked to wash a  underwear of a young girl, she was very angry and left the bathroom and went straight to Bintu and said.
         " Please come and show me the clothes, I did not see them."
            Foolishly, Bintu went in.     The moment she entered the bathroom, Ada locked the door and roared at her,  "So you this small devil have the guts to tell me to come and wash your underwear with which you mass up your self with?"   Before Bintu could open her mouth, Ada had started raining slaps upon her, kicking and booting her mercilessly.
          Bintu raised an alarm like a dog caught in a trap. At once, Alhaji Bako raced to the scene, but found the door locked.  He knocked and knocked, but Ada refused to open the door.  He then boot the door open.  Finding blood oozing out of Bintu mouth and nose, he leapt on Ada .
 He left her when she was almost midway to the world beyond.  calling his gatekeeper, he instructed them to carry Ada out of his house and not to allowed her come in again.
       Ada lay in the pool of her own blood groaning helplessly. Some of the people who saw her ran away.
         But there was a particular taxi driver who while driving past in the morning , and saw her and help her to the hospital, but it was not easy for him due to her weight. He nearly abandoned Ada there and left because following the severe wounds she sustained all over body, she always give a very loud cry when touched on any part of her body.
           On getting to the front of the hospital  he parked and in a twinkling of an eye, dragged Ada out and drove off,  then some men rushed to the scene and took Ada into the hospital and immediately range the Medical Director of the hospital and informed him about her.   Godly as the Director was, he instructed that Ada should be brought in and given first aid treatment before he came.
           Five days had rolled by but Ada still remained unconscious. Although Dr Joy peter, a long time classmates of Ada, she was surprised to see her in such condition, she was giving assurance that she would survive, none who saw her lent credence to it.
       On the 6th day, their efforts paid off. Ada opened her eyes and there was jubilation everywhere.  She looked round and round and asked, "Where am I?"
           "You are in the hospital," responded one of the nurses.
           She paused for a while trying to gether some strength, which she had lost due to hunger and pain.
                    "What am I doing here?" she asked again after regaining some strength.
           Ada tried to get up by force, but the nurse said to Ada.  "But in the mean time lie down first and rest." 
            
           The nurses and some Christian who had come to pray for her and other patients in the hospital became baffled and promptly intervened. They held Ada hands and legs tightly while one of the nurses ran to call Dr Joy  At the juncture,Dr Joy came in.
       "O, no madam ! appealed Dr Joy, "You are too big for that. crying does not help matter.  Joy asked her nurses to leave that she wants to have some words with Ada on what happened to her and who did it to her.   Ada told her everything that happened between she and Alhaji Bako how Bako bought a girl to the house and was asking her to wash her underwear.  Hearing all this Joy was weak she could not know what to say to Ada . But at the end she tried to advise Ada to go and asked Bako forgiveness for the last time. which Ada know that she well never be allowed to enter Bako .
          As Ada left the hospital she was at a loss as to where to go. Already Bako house have been ruled out . she kept walking  along the street absentmindedly.  Sighting a hotel name, " Man  must wack , she went into to take lunch at least for her not to join her ancestors with an empty stomach.
              As  the day was getting darker and office s, stores and shop owner were locking up for the day.  Because of the excessive alcohol Ada consumed , she became tipsy.  she came out of the hotel she did not know where to go. It was about 7.45 p.m. and as more confusion set in her mind, she decided to go to one of her friend, house to pass the night in her house.
        She came across a road and was about to cross to the other side. Without looking properly, she got into the road. A lorry carrying pigs was already at a close range.  The driver tried to swerve to  avoid hitting her, but it was too late. The lorry raised Ada six feet above the ground level and crashed her on the tar road.
    
        An angry crowd rushed to the scene and apprehended the driver. They attempted to manhandle him, but Ada opened her weak eyes and said, " Have nothing to do with that innocent man but send my message to Alhaji Bako. Tell him that our judgement will be in heaven." she closed her eyes and gave up the ghost.
        Bako had gone out with Bintu, his girlfriend, to attend a friend birthday party.  That day he decided to drive himself.  As he was driving home after the party under the influence of  alcohol , they got to the accident scene. The crowd began to wave him down.  As he applied his brake they showed him Ada already lying stiff on the ground.
 But surprisingly, Bako said to his girlfriend,  "Look at that fool lying there like a fowl ." they both laughed broadly and he took his legs off the brake and drove off.
      As they were going they made Ada a laughing stock.  Not up to a kilometer from Bako house, Bintu foolishly tickled Bako  as she wanted to make another remark about Ada.  Bako unconsciously left the steering. The car swayed left towards a long tanker carrying petrol . In an attempt to avoid colliding with such car , the tanker driver hit an electric pole.  The petrol spilt over and spattered on Bako car and it caught fire. By  Bako and Bintu had been burnt to ashes .
   Many people ran there to things for themselves. Among them was an elderly man.  When the man got there and saw the horrific sight, he shook his head, spat on the ground and said, "Children of nowadays must learn to desist from evil. Evil deeds are never without some repercussion.  If it is not in one life time, the children suffer it."

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    FejerMa. Fe

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    13/08/2023

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    aisyah rajat

    love it this story

    04/07

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    DafinahMuna

    love your story

    02/07

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