obinna and omotola chapter 4

………………… Obi & Omotola………………

Chapter 4

Nnenna has been secretly in love with Obinna since their school days in FUTO, Obinna knew but chose to be close pals with Nnenna because of her intelligence, Nnenna helped Obinna in school work, projects and in his academics.

Nnenna was so sober after the call that night, she was glad to speak to Obinna but so bitter to hear he’s impregnated a girl in Aiyetoro and that news made her so angry and sad that she wants to do anything possible she could to get Obinna back to herself alone.

Nnenna prepared for a journey to Aiyetoro from Lagos, she was ready for any circumstance that could happen.

On the other hand, the next morning, at the church, Mr Olaitan, Suleiman, Omotola and Obinna along with pastor John just concluded the morning Prayer, They were Served Breakfast that morning and got along with the day. Suleiman was more closer to Obinna after more than 2 week of living together, Suleiman learnt about the beautiful eastern culture and religious belief, After many information about the eastern part, Suleiman them realized the rumours about the eastern people being said by the youths of Aiyetoro being totally untrue. The eastern people are also humans like us, they neither eat flesh nor sell children for slavery. Suleiman thought. Omotola had been writing a new book about Tribalism also her aim is to educate and enlighten fellow youths in the community and other communities about the idea-logy they have on other tribes, Just like what’s been happening to she and her lover Obinna. Simply because an Eastern man is in love with a South Western Girl doesn’t mean it’s a taboo. Love doesn’t know color, Age, Race or Ethnicity/ language, Love is a thing of the heart. Love is All.

Suleiman and Obinna was getting ready for an hunting lesson that faithful evening, Obinna was going to learn how hunters entrap Small and Big animals and Obinna was going to practice a few also, he was excited with the new experience he would learn. As Obinna was getting prepared, so his phone rang and it was Nnenna on the phone.

Nnenna – Obi, I’m at Aiyetoro town, where are you? Do you still live at the same place you said the last time?

Obinna – what? what are you doing at Aiyetoro town, you this girl, Now is not the right time for you to be here. You know what? Just wait wherever you are, I’ll come and pick you up myself.

Obinna tells Suleiman, Omotola and Pastor John about Nnenna’s arrival, Obinna and Suleiman quickly moves to pickup Nnenna before it gets darker.

Meanwhile where Nnenna was busy waiting for Obinna, some youths of Aiyetoro village including Oriyomi, stopped Nnenna and asked her to identify herself, she snubbed them at first but later succumbed after Oriyomi angrily brings out Cutlass.

Nnenna – Please, don’t hurt me, I’m a visitor here, I don’t know whatever is happening.

Oriyomi – Shut up there, look at her, she sounds like those easterners, what are you doing here at this time of the day.

The questions and interrogations have Nnenna a Big frightening, she had to confess and tell them, she was visiting Obinna from Lagos.

Then Oriyomi thought of pretending and using Nnenna as a bait to get to where Obinna was.

As soon as the youths left Nnenna, they went nearby the bush and followed her while she didn’t know, Oriyomi had called all the youths one by one that they were going to prosecute Obinna that night because it already passed the 2 week’s Suleiman promised the youths to Remain Calm.

On the way to the meeting point, Nnenna spotted Suleiman and Obinna coming from afar, As they were about to go home, Omotola and Pastor John came from behind telling Obinna that she had a feeling something bad was going to happen and Pastor John had to follow her so she wouldn’t be on her own.

On that night, as they were all about to go home, Suleiman, Obinna, Omotola, Nnenna and Pastor John got surrounded by the masked youth and held Omotola, Nnenna and Pastor John tightly.they had wanted to deal with Suleiman and Obinna alone. Suleiman because he betrayed them by knowing where Obinna is all along and trying to protect him. Then Oriyomi, Unmasked himself and said to Obinna.

Oriyomi – You this wretched easterner, Today your are hereby sentenced to Death, by the youth counsel of Aiyetoro, for Kidnapping, Rapping and Impregnating one of our own. As Oriyomi raised his cutlass to slice Obinna’s chest, Omotola freed herself from one of the youth and went straight to hold Obinna, but Oriyomi’s cutlass missed Obinna and cut through Omotola’s back. Omotola fell to the ground and stopped breathing instantly.

The youths, Suleiman, Pastor John couldn’t believe what happened that instant, Oh my God, Omotola is Dead, what did I do, exclaimed Oriyomi. They all screamed Tola’s name as Obinna was helpless holding Omotola’s body. Crying and Screaming her name.

Obinna – Please Kill me, let me go and join my

Obinna, let me go and join my Unborn baby, he continues Mourning Omotola’s death and asking for Oriyomi to kill him.

Suleiman then collects a Gun from one of the youths and Shoot straight at Oriyomi’s head, Oriyomi falls down dead.

Suleiman – It won’t be well with you, (spits at his dead body)

The whole youths spits at Oriyomi’s dead body while they drop their cutlass and knells for forgiveness from both Suleiman and Obinna.

Nnenna moves closer to Obinna and asks him to leave Omotola who is gone…..

Nnenna – But I love you Obinna, you still have me here, I’ll give you all the babies you want Obinna, I love you so much, please come home with me.

Obinna didn’t mind what Nnenna was saying as he was busy Mourning Omotola’s death. Nnenna was so heartbroken and disappointed that she didn’t know when she took the gun Suleiman dropped while grieving and shut Obinna and herself dead.

Wow, what a tragedy, says Pastor John full of tears. As youths gathered the 2 bodies to bury and pray for their souls, Omotola and Obinna were harmless and got the fair justice they don’t deserve.

Oriyomi – The jealous youth leader who wanted Omotola for herself and is blinded by tribalism.

Nnenna – Obinna’s best friend who loves Obinna more than a friend and wanted him for herself.

Obinna – The youth corper from the east who got punished by death because he chose to love Omotola from the West.

Omotola – A prospective Western writer of Aiyetoro Community who only want to be with her Only True love Obinna.

All dead!

Because of what?

Tribalism.

‘Tribalism can have very negative consequences when it is used to exclude individuals or groups or to take away their rights, status or independence’

………………… The End ………………………..