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(Final Episode 24) Love with Bitter Tears Seeds of Abomination! Sammy was discharged the following week after Annie’s visit. When they got home, he could not believe he was home at last. He went straight to where his mum’s picture was hung on the wall in his room and said “Mum I am back. Thanks for watching over me and you will not believe I saw a girl who looks just like you, she is so adorable, a real princess. She even saved me, I could have died. I wish you were alive mum, you would have loved her very much too. When I make enough money, I will marry her” he said giggling from ears to ears. His dad snuck into the room. Richard: “Welcome back home son!  I feel like the whole world has been placed under my feet with you in this house again. I hope your mum forgives me too, I made you suffer so much and closed my eyes to what you were going through. I am not a good father at all and you were right, I was a coward and a weakling but that has changed now. I will be strong fo...

(Episode 23) Love with Bitter Tears Seeds of Abomination! Annie: “What happened Sammy? Why did you shout?” Sammy: “It’s nothing, what is your full name?” he asked hopefully. Annie: “Annabelle” Sammy: “Oh I see! It’s not Anita? Oh that’s fine” Paul: “Is something wrong young champ? You look pale” he asked with concern registering in his voice and face. Sammy: “Nothing really, just that she reminds me of my sister who was snatched from my arms some years back” The three men exchanged looks. Ralph: “What was her name?” Sammy: “Her name was Anita but we called her Annie” he said looking so downcast. They exchanged confused looks again. Ralph: “Do you still remember the date it happened? How old was she?” Sammy: “That was one day I have inscribed into my memory. It happened on the 14th of March, 2011 around past 10p.m at night. We haven’t found her till now, not even her dead body. It was as if she vanished into thin air. Meanwhile she was just three months old” ...

(Episode 22) Love with Bitter Tears  Seeds of Abomination! One of the doctors watching them from the receptionist stand walked over to them as they struggled to drag Annie with them. Doctor: “Hello please?” he said politely, smiling as they turned to face him. Paul: “Hello! What can we do for you?” he asked still trying to calm Annie down. Doctor: “Can I ask you guys a question please?” Dickson: “Sure, go on” Doctor: “Who is that little boy to you?” Ralph: “Hmmmmm! We don’t know him, we were just driving by when we saw people gathered. That was when our baby asked us to stop the car, she kinda rescued him from getting killed” he explained proudly. Doctor: “Your daughter should be given an award for such a brave act. And I overheard her saying she wants to stay with the boy? She’s got a really large heart I must say” Ralph: “Yeah thank you!” he replied eager to get away from the conversation so they could go home. Doctor: “May I suggest she stays? She and the young lady here, I will...

(Episode 21) Love with Bitter Tears Seeds of Abomination! As soon as they branched to Ijemo street in Abeokuta, they saw a huge crowd gathered and people shouting on top of their voices. Annie: “1st daddy please park your car I want to see what is happening there” she said pleadingly. Ralph: “No! it is very dangerous, I cannot allow you to go there. I think it is jungle justice o. kai” he said when he viewed what was happening from a better angle. Paul: “And on a little boy for that matter. Jesus Christ!” Annie: “Daddy park the carrrrrrrr…” she screamed angrily stomping her feet on the floor of the car. The car went to a screeching halt at the corner of the road and Annie leapt out of the car before anyone could say anything to her (she was by the window side). She ran towards the scene of the mob action without looking back. They all exchanged bewildered looks and ran after her. Dickson: “Annie waiiiit!” he shouted after her as she kept running as fast as her little leg could carry he...

(Episode 20) Love with Bitter Tears  Seeds of Abomination! Richard: “What are you talking about son? You are saying my wife molests you sexually?” Sammy: “Yes dad she does and she told me not to tell you otherwise she’d put the blame of Annie’s disappearance on me and make all my friends in school abandon me” Richard: “Shut up boy!” he roared. “Do you even know what you are talking about?” Sammy: “But I am really saying the truth dad. She is a monster, she even sleeps with women” as soon as he had said this, his dad stood up and landed him another slap across the face which landed him on his back on the bed. Ophelia, who had been standing by the door unspotted by the two ran into the room and helped Sammy up. Sammy: “I said don’t touch me, what part of don’t touch me do you not understand?” he said in between sobs. Ophelia: “Why did you slap him like that Richie?” she feigned annoyance. Richard: “If only you heard all the things this stupid boy said about you, you wouldn’t be there...

(Episode 19) Love with Bitter Tears  Seeds of Abomination! He raised the compass as high as he could but then he heard the shuffling of feet outside his door. He quickly hid the compass under his bed, laid on the bed and pretended to be asleep. The door slide open and Ophelia tiptoed into the room. She sat on the edge of the bed… Ophelia: “Sammy…”she called his name in a whisper. “Sammy?” she tried again when he did not answer her. He stirred a bit, the right side of his face was swollen and reddish. She had taken with her a bowl of warm water and towel. She dipped the towel into the bowl and squeezed out the water, reached out towards his swollen face with it but he flung her hand away. She tried again and the same thing happened. Sammy: “Please stay away from me. What exactly do you want from me now?” Ophelia: “I am just trying to help you” Sammy: “I don’t need your help. So just leave me alone” he said and turned away from her. Ophelia: “Hmmmmmm! How can a boy be so stubborn?” s...

(Episode 18) Love with Bitter Tears  Seeds of Abomination! Paul: “Ralph, you should go with her. There is no time to waste” he nudged him forward and he followed the nurse. On getting inside the doctor’s office, he saw Annie sleeping soundly on the only bed inside the office and heaved a sigh of relief. Ralph: “Good afternoon doctor” Doctor: “Good noon to you too, please have your seat” he said looking at him from the rim of his glasses. Ralph: “So what did the test result indicate?” Doctor: “Nothing serious. It’s just febrile convulsion which happened because of her high fever. Her temperature was 39°C. I will prescribe some drugs for you, make sure you administer them on her till she is stable again” he scribbled something in a jotter and passed it to him. Ralph: “But hope it’s not epilepsy?” Doctor: “Not at all. It is a different kind of convulsion and less harmful than epilepsy though it can still give rise to epilepsy if care is not taken. Among the drug I prescribed, there is...

(Episode 17) Love with Bitter Tears  Seeds of Abomination! Sammy went close to her confused as to what she wanted him to do. Ophelia: “Remove your school uniform” Sammy: “But why?” he asked looking even more confused. Ophelia: “I am asking you to remove it cos I want you to something for me and I don’t want your uniform getting stained or do you want it stained?” Sammy: “No aunty!” he concurred and removed his shirt except his singlet and shorts. Ophelia: “Remove everything okay? Don’t forget you are supposed to be doing everything I ask of you cos of Annie?” she said moving to the edge of the bed. She unbuckled his belt then removed his shorts and boxer. She saw his little penis and could not believe it turned her on unlike his father’s. She took hold of it and caressed it but Sammy jerked out of her reach. Sammy: “Aunty what are you doing?” he was filled with sudden fright and horror. Ophelia: “I am only measuring it for an experiment my new employer asked me to conduct. You know...

(Episode 16) Love with Bitter Tears  Seeds of Abomination! Sammy: “Ehn? So you think I am dumb? I know what it is of course: you were doing with a lady what you are supposed to be doing with my dad. What did my social studies teacher call it again o…”he put his second finger on his lips trying to recollect what he learnt in a social studies class. “Choi! I can’t remember now, but she said it’s an abomination and infact it has been banned in Nigeria, any lady caught doing it will be sent to kirikiri prison. Sebi you came to replace my mum! Sebi all you do is shout at me in this house. You will be going to prison very soon” he said giving her a tongue out. She thought for some time and remembered how he had used his sister’s disappearance against him several times and decided to see if it will work again. Ophelia: “Have you forgotten so soon?” she said in a whisper, sitting down gently beside him. Sammy: “Forgotten what?” Ophelia: “Have you forgotten that Annie’s disappearance was yo...