KAMMA’S REGRET
Episode 5
WRITTEN BY Nnenne uju izuanabgara
Kamma came home. she never thought life would turn out this way. She walked into her sister’s room. She could not talk. she just sat down looking into space.
–sister(crying) nobody to talk to.
you were the only one i heard when difficult situation comes up. sister, because of what they did to you, i went to a native doctor to kill whoever will be my mother in-law.
ADA NNEM, i never knew i would have the best mother in-law in the whole world. i have a car, i work in a big company, so many other good stuff my mother in-law has done for me but i don’t have JOY. once i.get marrried to UGO, mama will die.(crying) i had to see the native doctor, he said the only options i have is either to bring her to the shrine or cook with the blood of a chicken for mama.
SIS, i cant. i can’t go with either of the options. what do i do? .(all adaobi could.say.was MAMA. KAMMA WEPT)
Their mother came in.
-choose the second option.
(KAMMA was shocked) mum, have you been listening?
-oh yes my child.
-mama i can’t. how can i add the blood of an animal into someone’s food. i’m calling off the engagament.
-not on your life. NWAKAMMA, good things like this don’t come easy. you want to loose all? Just like that? Hmmm, see, God saw what i went through with ugodiya and Collins her son. i will make sure you don’t throw it away. see how good you look, you own a car, you have a good job and you never even enter well. listen to me, you will not loose this. infact, i will not loose this kind of in-law. Now you are not in this fight alone. i am with you all the way. We shall go with the second option. i’m going with you. (she left the room. All adaobi could say was MAMA, MAMA. It pulled out tears down kamma’s face.)
WEDDING PREPARATIONS are going on. KAMMA prepared mama’s favourite. oha soup and wheat. she added the fowl’s blood in the soup and also added to the wheat.
Mama told KAMMA to come and sit on her lap so she can feed her.!!!
KAMMA felt like running away. She just wished she could lie that she doesn’t eat oha and wheat. Mama has prepared it because of her countless times.
YES!!! she is fasting will do the magic.
-mama, i’m fasting. 6 to 12. would have loved you to feed me ooo.
–(laughter) for what? this my daughter nawa. my baby you have me, who is so ready to take care of all your needs and world’s best husband who can buy you the whole planet if possible. Your wedding has been taken care of. why are you fasting?
-mum, you are so right. but i really need to pray for my wedding. so many wierd things happen on one’s wedding day. only prayers can protect spiritually.
-mmmm, you are right. well, this one will not kill the fasting and see it’s 12:57. abeg open your mouth and eat with joor. (laughter) ehen. ezigbo nwunye nwan.(my God daughter in-law)
KAMMA was still finding it heard to swallow the food, mama came with meat.
-ngwa eat meat.
-oooooh mum. you will take my back to orobo o.
-abegi. just a bite of meat. eat joor.
KAMMA took a bite.
-ehen. see that’s how it will be o, when UGO finally takes over. (laughter)
KAMMA felt it wasn’t harmful afterall it is meant to save life but when the fowl’s blood comes to mind? She feels like throwing up.
Kamma continued to add fowl’s blood to food she gives to mama. She actually put the blood in a black container and kept it in her fridge. so each time she is to cook for mama, just like oil she used it. GOD HAVE MERCY. She also continued to eat with mama.
One week to her wedding, something like boils started growing on her skin. within three days, KAMMA’S SKIN WAS COVERED.
She was taken to the best hospital. Nothing was found. The boils were so hot. she would cry all day.
One day the native doctor appeared to her. He told her she wasn’t suppose to eat that food with mama. The death has been transfered to her. She will die slowly and painfully.
KAMMA was dying. Mama could not hold it anymore. She felt she was paying for her sins. She felt UCHECHI’S curses are begining to manifest.
UCHECHI was once ugo’s date. Mama does not like uchechi at all. Uchechi was smart, she has the charisma that could steal people’s heart. Ugo loved her dearly. Nothing mama said or did for them to break up worked.
UCHECHI got pregnant and mama didn’t want it. “THIS STUPID GIRL CAN NOT MOTHER MY grandchildren, NEVER!!!” she would always say .So she planned with TONYE the cook. She paid TONYE 200k. She gave TONYE a substance to give to UCHECHI .
” TELL HER TO DISH MY FOOD AND ADD IT TO MY FOOD. TELL HER I SAID”
Uchechi got the message. She was happy that for the first time, mama wants her to dish her food. Over excitement clouded her mind of reasoning.
So it was, as uchechi was adding the substance, Mama raised alarm.
“UCHECHI,IS THAT NOT MY PLATE? WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING IN MY FOOD? I saw you.
MAMA, you asked me to dish your food and add this to it.
What lie!!! Since when did you start dishing my food? TONYE Is in charge of my food. So you want to kill me.
No mama.
Oya stir that food very well and eat. Prove your innocency by eating that food.
UGO WALKED IN.
Mum what’s going on?
Your useless uchechi added something to my soup. She said it is salt abi? No problem, let her taste it.
” BABY,ugo called, what are you doing close to mama’s food? When did you start dishing mama’s food?”
“Honey, she answered crying, was TONYE o. He told me mama said I should dish her food and add this salt to it.
Mama shouted, my friend shut-up and taste that food, in fact you are eating the whole of it.
UCHECHI ATE the food. One hour later, she felt like using the toilet. She was passing out blood. From her anus to her nose, then her ear, in fact even her sweat turned to blood. She was rushed to the hospital.
Mama was just shouting THANK YOU JESUS, IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME OOOOOOOO. She went to the hospital to see uchechi.
I thought you were smart. Come and marry my son lemme see. (When she noticed the nurses were coming she started acting up.
UCHECHI, WHY DO YOU WANT TO KILL ME OOOOOOOOOO, CHIM OOOOOOO.(the nurses were calming her down. Uchechi replied her)
-MAMa, you will never enjoy a good daughter inlaw. The one you choose will not last.(she died)
MAMA felt like letting kamma know but she feared kamma will hate her more.
Kamma too wanted to tell mama, but she felt mama would abandon her. Her own mother could not stay with her when she came.
WHO WILL TELL?
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