Too late to quit 3

Who will answer these questions? No one could answer these rhetorical questions not even myself. I wiped my tears, as I walked down to where Chike was seated.

I went straight to him, I looked at him very deeply. I could sense that Obim was about to hide the truth from me.

‘’ Chike, what’s wrong, why did everyone walked out on my day of introduction? Did I do anything wrong to your family? Did papa say something he wasn’t meant to say?’’

Chike could not answer me, he placed his hands on my shoulder as I knelt down, and he looked at me, shakes his head and removed his hands from my shoulders and looked at the other direction.

He looked back to my direction and took a deep breath before he spoke: ‘’ hmmn! Dear! The mighty man has fallen! ‘’

‘’ The mighty man has fallen? Obim please says something I can understand. Who is the mighty man that has fallen?’’

Chike started to stammer: ‘’they ….they...They said that we are related. You … You... You... you are my second cousin.

The words managed to come out of his mouth as if they have been tied to his mouth and are looking for a means to get loose.

‘’Jesus Christ! ‘’! I shouted.

‘’What nonsense are you saying Chike, please if this is a joke I need you to stop it. Because I am not in the mood for any childish joke now.’’

The time I knew that the matter has turned from joke to serious case was when papa came out and said: ‘’ so you came to reproduce another offspring from the same blood abi . Mbanu! I won’t be alive and watch this happen. Please I want you people to start going before any eyes sees you in my house nor hear of this.’’

It was as like a dream to me, watching my future crumble.

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