THREE IS A CROWD (Complete Story) – OPEYEMI OJERINDE AKINTUNDE
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PART 1 “THREE IS A CROWD”
Opeyemi Akintunde
Florence was as weak as a new born lamb, she laid on her bed very exhausted. She had worked the night shift and there had been two emergencies. Nights like these were nights she asked herself why she choose the nursing profession?
The answer wasn’t far-fetched; It was simply because the medical profession was in her bloodline, it only made sense for her to practice anything close to saving lives.
Her parents were both Doctors, while her two elder brothers were also doing well in the medical calling. The first born Chris was a Medical Doctor, while Philip was a pharmacist.
Florence knew from her childhood, medical practice was not her thing but that would make her the black sheep. She loved singing. She could only imagine being a musician in her dreams. To make matters worse, her parents had adopted a girl who fit into the family more than she; the biological daughter.
Miracle had been born in her parent’s hospital and under the careless watch of some of the nurses, the mother had escaped.
Miracle had been born with an enlarged heart.
Florence had been told by her parents how they had done everything humanly possible including selling two of their cars to save Miracle’s life. It was therefore a thing of joy & pride for them at Miracle’s graduation, when she graduated with a first class in Medicine and Surgery.
Florence, on the other hand struggled to get a nursing degree. She wanted something extremely easy and she had thought nursing was the easy route.
If only she knew It was anything but easy. Her back ached like crazy…
“Sugar! Sugar!” Florence heard the scream of her husband. He was calling her by the pet name he had given her, but there was definitely nothing sweet about his voice…
“Which kind of life is this ehn? Someone attended to patients at the hospital all night; someone will come home again and attend to husband again. God this is not fair ooo, me I want to live soft life like my friends”
Florence walked to the living room. Tade sat at the dinning table obviously angry.
“Someone will not enjoy you at night, even during the day, you are a waste” Tade blurted out
“Na wa oh… Tade, you call me sugar one minute and the next minute you insult me again, what have I done this morning?”
“You think I was calling you sugar?” Tade asked
“Yes, is that not what you call me?”
“Then you must be dumb, I was screaming Sugar ! Sugar! Florence, you want to kill me abi? You poured a can of sugar into this small cup of tea?”
“Tade, first of all, my name is not dumb, you seem to be drunk this morning to have mistaken my name for dumb. Well before you say anything, Apologies accepted, so moving on you said I added a can of sugar to your tea, and does that sound like the truth in your ears or you decided to open your mouth because of how big it is without measuring the truth… For your information Tade, I only added a tablespoon of sugar”
“A tablespoon of sugar! Florence you are really crazy, you want to kill me?”
“On the contrary, I want to save you, your memory seem to be short of the knowledge that you are presently treating your low sugar level” Florence reminded him
“My mom said I don’t need to consume a lot of sugar to treat….” Tade defended but Florence cut in
“There we go again… Mummy said, Mummy said, Gosh! Your mum is in this marriage even when she is not here”
“Yes my mummy has never failed me, whatever she says is confirmed” Tade boasted
“Well, I am your second mummy, and I decide whether you live or die, and right now, I say you live, my dad though he was a medical doctor died of low sugar and I am not about to lose you to the same cause of death”
“No, from other sources, I heard that your mum actually nagged your Dad to death, and that’s what you do to me, soon you will nag me to death”. Tade stood up and walked to the room angrily…
Florence couldn’t believe she had been stoned by her dear husband.
PART 2 “THREE IS A CROWD”
Opeyemi Akintunde
Tade was beginning to wonder if his two years marriage was still going to work, he should have just listened to his Mum about Florence. She had told him, she was too educated for him…
TWO YEARS EARLIER
“Tade, I like this girl ooo, but her family…Hmmm… she is coming from an educated family, they are richer than us. They will put you under their armpit, she is more educated than you.
You are just lucky to be rich at young age, your hardwork has made a way for you, look for another girl that you will grow old together.” Tade remembered how he had defended Florence saying she was not going to be a domineering wife, but here she was dictating how he ought to have his tea.
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Florence sat in the living room looking straight ahead thinking of how best to say the words she had to say. She didn’t notice when Tade walked into the living room to watch football; it was the usual commentator’s voice that made her aware of his presence.
“My mum needs a place to stay for a month; she is coming for government sponsored training in Lagos”
Tade did not say a word as he felt there was nothing to say in response.
” So we will be hosting her” Florence concluded
Tade looked at her like she just spoke gibberish.
“Did you just hear yourself or you tend to open your mouth based on it’s size?” Tade said madly
“Tade that’s my line, it is not sweet coming from your lips, be creative if you want to be salvage” Florence replied smiling
“I am not joking, you know your mother can not stay here for a month, we had an agreement that no extended family stays here. You gave the rule when we first got married”
“Well that’s because I don’t want your siblings living with us, my mother is different because she won’t be a burden”
” Oh, so my family is the burden family?” Tade asked sarcastically
“Tade be logical, I do not have sibling that will be a burden, my siblings are established and doing well for themselves, while your siblings still need help”
“Florence, if my family needs help, do I ask you to offer it to them, I spend my money on them” Tade replied
“Oh! Your money, now I see the kind of man I married, that means if you die today, you will bequeath all your money to your family and leave me with nothing”
“It’s your father that will die” Tade answered Madly
“He is already dead” Tade replied laughing
“Then it is your brothers that will die, see this babe wishing me death. Florence in fact you are the one who is going to die”
“God forbid” Florence is shocked and in a flash breaks down in tears.
“Tade, you want me dead, so you can marry another woman who will give you a child”
Tade is weakened; he simply cannot bear watching Florence cry. He loved Florence with every breath in him. He couldn’t understand why they were always at loggerheads. Slowly, he walked towards her and wrapped her in a loving embrace.
“You will not die, and I will not die, and we live long to have plenty babies” Tade said.
“Please let my mum stay for the one month” She pleaded like a baby.
“Why do you do this?” He asked as he looked into her puppy eyes
“Do what?” She looked into his eyes like a baby
“Why do you wrap me… this big guy in your little hand and toss me around the way you like because you know how much I love you” Tade said
“Why do you also speak to me anyhow, knowing fully well that I have a salvage reply for any insult, treat me well, and I will be a good girl.” Florence said like a child.
Tade looked lovingly into her eyes…
“I love you “ Tade replied
“I love you too” Florence replied.
They sat into the chair hugging themselves tightly…
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