Hmm… wonders will never end! So Emeka has been playing for the other team for a while
now and Oby had no clue. No wonder he always found fault with everything she did, even
though as far as I was concerned she was perfect.
Apparently Emeka’s younger sister had contacted Oby to beg for financial assistance to help
release her brother on bail.
A janitor in the office had hinted to the management about the suspicious activities of Emeka
and his colleague after working hours, and the management decided to probe further. They
increased the number of hidden CCTV cameras in their office by one and that extra one was
installed in Emeka’s office, the alleged meeting point for their escapades. Their most recent
nasty deeds were caught on camera and they were both sacked and handed over to the
police; from the look of things only a good lawyer could save him.
Saying Oby was heartbroken and disappointed would have been the understatement of the
century. In spite of all that happened she was still willing to help; according to her she was
doing it for old times’ sake. Like I told you earlier, she has a heart of gold— the man who will
eventually get married to her is one hell of a lucky guy.
I advised her to avoid getting involved in the case since the police were already involved but
she could assist him financially if she wanted.
I was just glad she met someone else at the party the day before. They seemed to be getting
along really well, and he’d called her over 5 times already since the previous night. I
wondered what they were always talking about.
The rest of the weekend went by really quickly and before we knew it, it was Sunday and we
had to go back home. Oby was a bit sad to be leaving Chuks behind, and they actually spent
most of Saturday in each other’s company. They said their goodbyes and promised to keep
in touch.
We were all packed and ready to go, as a matter of fact we were already inside the airport
shuttle when Yemi suddenly realised she had left her second phone charging by the dresser
in her room. She literally flew out of the bus to get the phone. I would’ve been very excited if
she had actually left the phone behind because we had been begging her to change the toy
for ages but she stubbornly refused to get rid of it. As far as I was concerned, the noisy
object wasn’t worthy to be called a phone, it was a miracle it could even make any calls.
We waited anxiously for her to return… we were already running late and I was getting ready
to give Yemi a piece of my mind if we missed our flight because of the toy. Just as Charly
was about to go to find out what was delaying her, we saw her come out of the hotel, running
as fast as her tiny legs could carry her, one chubby leg after the other. She raced towards
the mini bus until she tripped over a stone—it looked like a really bad fall from where I
watched.Bayo and Charly rushed out of the bus to make sure she was okay as it seemed
like she had been injured. They helped her up and she hopped on one foot towards the bus.
I took one look at her leg and I knew it was official, we were missing our flight. Well maybe I
was sounding a bit too dramatic but she had a deep cut on her leg that was dirty and needed
to be cleaned. I rushed inside to ask if the hotel had a first-aid box, and luckily they did—I
wasn’t surprised anyway, every standard public place should have one. I took my time
cleaning her wound and dressing it properly, then I prescribed some antibiotics for her to
take and asked her to get a tetanus toxoid vaccine immediately after we got back home. You
should have seen the way she looked at me… like I was out of my mind or something!
I had to tell her what I’m about to tell you: tetanus is a serious condition that affects the
nervous system; it occurs when a wound is infected by a certain type of bacteria called
“clostridium tetani”. These bacteria are usually found in the soil, dust and animal faeces;
they get into the body through breaks in the skin such as open wounds, burns and animal bites and cause muscle stiffness and spasms, especially in the jaw and neck muscles.
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In some cases, it interferes with the ability to breathe and can become life threatening.
Tetanus can be prevented by having a tetanus vaccine, which is part of the routine vaccines
given to babies and children. Adults will need to take what is known as a booster dose of the
vaccine every 10 years; it’s important to ensure that you get the vaccine, especially when
you have an open wound. Be kind enough to spread the word so people like Yemi will stop
harassing me when I suggest it to them!
That was another one of my Dr. Tess moments… now back to the story at hand.
Luckily for us we got to the airport just before check-in closed and we didn’t miss our flight.
We had chosen to take the first flight out of Ghana to enable us enough time to prepare for
work the next day.
After we landed, we all went our different ways and Yemi decided to go to Bayo’s instead of
coming home. I guess she was already feeling like Mrs. Solanke—if only she’d known the
evil he had got up to this weekend I’m not sure she’d have been as excited.
I took a cab home, threw off my shoes and just crashed on my bed. By the time I woke up it
was past 2pm already and there was absolutely nothing at home to eat or drink. I jumped out
of bed, freshened up and drove off to the supermarket in the estate to get some groceries.
I was halfway into my shopping when a little girl about 5 years old ran towards me and gave
me a big hug. I immediately recognised her,— it was Dade. What in the world was she doing
here? I lifted her up and gave her a peck and I was about to ask who she came with when
an angry woman walked up from behind, literally snatching Dade from me.
“I warned you not to talk to strangers,” she said, scolding her.
“But mummy, Aunty Tessy is not a stranger, she always brings ice cream for me when she
comes to play with daddy,” little Dade innocently explained.
“Oh so you’re the Tessy that won’t leave my husband alone?” the woman said, turning to
face me.
Before I could even answer she put Dade down beside her and grabbed my blouse by the
neck and started shouting, “Husband snatcher! Everybody Come and see oh, stupid woman,
leave my husband alone!”
By this time other customers had started to notice what was going on and were staring in our
direction. Dade just stood there clearly confused. She looked like she was trying to
understand why her mum was attacking me. I tried to pull myself free but the stupid woman
held on tighter, how was she so sure I was the one sleeping with her husband? After all she
didn’t catch me red-handed and it was not like we’d met before, this could’ve even been a
case of mistaken identity. Some women can just be unnecessarily vicious. I was not even
ready to start exchanging words in public because of a man.
Luckily one of the shop attendants came and separated us, I hurriedly adjusted my blouse
and started to walk away, but not before sizing her up with my eyes and letting out a long
hiss, “The next time you try this nonsense, you won’t live to tell the story,” I threatened as I
turned away and started my walk of shame towards the exit. I didn’t even bother waiting to
pay for the groceries I had in my trolley, I just needed to leave the vicinity.
“Husband snatcher!” I heard her call out from behind,”go and look for your own and stop
chasing mine.”
Gosh! That woman wasn’t giving up, she was no different from a motor park thug. No
wonder her husband cheated on her. She should really consider joining them at the motor
park, they’d only be too happy to welcome her to their fold.
I know some people in the supermarket had already started judging me, I could tell from the
look on their faces. Every coin has two sides, however, before you start to judge, listen to my
own side of the story…
– Written by Dr O
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