His muse 8

Dean was pacing up and down at the hospital. Sally was sitting on a bench too. Dean tried to call Edem and the medical assistant answered the call and told him what had happened. "It's all my fault. I was too harsh." Dean said. Sally signalled for him to sit down. "It's not your fault. The driver's brakes failed and his wipers weren't working. Stop blaming yourself. Edem will be fine." She said. After about two hours of waiting the doctor calmed them down. Edem was fine. He just had a bruised knee and a few minor injuries. They rushed to see him but he was asleep.

The next day when Dean and Sally came to the hospital, Edem was awake. "I don't think its luck. I saw the van coming and I dived. I didn't even have enough time to scream 'me wu!' " Edem said. Sally laughed. "Hey I'm sorry about our talk oh. I shouldn't have said those things." Dean said looking down. "Ah its ok. You were right. If I had a girl I wouldn't want some guy chasing her like that anyways. Maybe I should consider Dela." Edem confessed. "Oh you don't think..." Sally started but stopped when Dean nudged her. "What? Say it." Edem demanded. Sally looked at Dean. "If you don't tell me I will roll off my bed and tell the nurse you are trying to kill me oh." Edem added. Sally giggled. "Dela started dating some guy yesterday." She finally let out. "Really? Amen!" Edem said. Dean and Sally looked at him, surprised. "Well I don't mean to sound rude but Dela was not really my type. And you two were just giving me pressure." Edem confessed. They all laughed.

Edem missed his next gig. "Hmm…this is bad. This gig was to bring in more money. Right now I may not see third year." He said to Dean. This was his last day in the hospital. "Once you get well we will find other shows for you to do. Don't worry. Anyways I have a test to write so will come by in the evening. Sally made Jollof. Should I bring you some?" Dean said putting his hand on his shoulder. "Oh, of course! Now I have a proper appetite oh." Edem joked. Dean left smiling. He was in such a hurry that he left his phone on Edem's bed. Edem felt it a few minutes after Dean left. He tried to get up but he did it too fast and felt a sharp pain in his knee. "Hey, should you be moving?" He heard from the door. The voice was just too good to be true. He turned around and saw Sandra. She looked worried. "What are you trying to take? Let me get it for you." She said, walking closer to him. He was too surprised to smile but he wanted to. She helped him lie down and sat on the bed. "You are lucky I have a small bum. Or else I would have pushed you off the bed." She teased. Edem laughed. "How are you doing?" She asked. "I'm getting better. The doctor says I will be discharged tomorrow." He replied still not sure if this was happening. "That's good. Do you have arrangements because I can come and pick you up." She offered. His face lit up.

 "How did you know I was here?" Edem finally asked. Sandra smiled. "I run into your friend Moses today at the snack stand and I asked about you." She explained. Just then Dean walked in. "Hey I forgot..." he started and froze when he saw Sandra. "Hi." He finally said. She responded. Edem stretched his hand and gave the phone to Dean. He noticed Edem was smiling. "We will talk later then." He said and dashed out. "So are they feeding you well here?" Sandra said to break the silence. "The food is ok. I've had worse." He answered. "Like what, cats?" She teased making cat sounds in addition. Edem laughed out loud. He really liked this girl. They spent the next two hours chatting. Sandra even had to hide a couple of times from the nurse because the visiting hours were over.

"The doctor said to take things easy alright?" Sally said as Moses and Dean helped Edem onto his own bed. His roommate watched and occasionally made fun of him.  Sally had prepared some food to last Edem a few days. She put it in the fridge. "Wow this is the driest fridge I have ever seen." She said and his roommate giggled. "Anyways we have got to go. We have to leave campus before its too late to get a cab." Dean said. Sally nodded and gave Edem a little wave. "Sal, can you take the lead? I will be right behind you." He said and sat on Edem's bed. She looked at him with an eagle stare and walked out. "What's up with you and Sandra? Anyways I have good news for you." Dean whispered. Edem smiled. He sat up properly. "We are just cool oh but sometimes I think she likes me. I know it sounds stupid." He confessed. Dean shook his head. "No it doesn't. You know why? She doesn't have a boyfriend. When I met her in your room I decided to do a little investigation. That guy we saw her with is her ex boyfriend. They broke up a month or two ago. He used to be an executive on the SRC. He was sacked some months ago. I guess Sandra realized he was a liar." Dean said smiling. Edem's face lit up instantly. "Oh and you better get well soon. We have another gig." He added. Dean said nothing more and stood up to leave.

To be continued...

The brave 10

Once there was a king. He ruled his people so well his kingdom was the happiest. Everyone loved him and would be nowhere else than in his Kingdom. One day an enemy attacked and fought them. They fought hard. The enemy wasn't strong enough to defeat them so they took as many people as they could captive and run away into the forest. The king was not happy. He loved every one of his people and wanted them back. He sent a message to the village. He told them that he wanted his people back. He was sending his army to go get them but since some had died in the battle he needed more hands. Some of the people yelled "We are not soldiers! Let the army go and do what they can!" Others said. "The forest is scary with all sorts of wild animals. They will tear us apart. We won't go!" Some also said, "We are busy fixing our homes from the war. We don't have time."

The king was sad. These were their fellow wives, sisters, sons and friends who were taken away. He didn't give up. He kept asking till he got a few people interested. They were just ten. The day came for them to leave. The king thanked them. They marched into the forest with the army knowing not what they would face. They walked for hours, following the trail of footprints left behind. "This isn't as frightening as I imagined. There are no monsters and goons at all." one of the ten said. At last, they caught up with them. They had made a camp in the forest. The army looked left and right but the enemy was nowhere to be found. They approached their people and told them they were here to save them. The captives laughed. "We like it here. Our leaders give us free food and we eat as much as we want." some said. The ten that came with the army were amazed. "You are in chains. How can you be happy?" one asked. They got her point but shrugged. "Don't you miss your daughter?" the army commander asked also to a woman he knew. After more questions they realized they were prisoners, real prisoners. The army released them from their shackles.

Just as they started to leave the enemy came back with their swords and spears. The army faught them and the ten protected the people. In no time at all the battle was over. The enemy was defeated and the people returned home. when they got back to the kingdom the ten told the stories to everyone. The captives jumped in joy and reunited with their families. The king was so happy. He was proud of his people and glad they were home but most of all he was proud of the brave ten.

Doesn't this story sound familiar? Can you relate? Imagine the King is God and we are his people. When he sends us out to bring his children back to Him, who are the very people we love don't we give excuses? Don't we depend on Pastors, Priests, Bishops and Popes to do God's work? Well it's not late. In our own little way we can be one of the ten :)

His muse 7

‎"Chale if I were you I would go to her hostel and act as if I met her by chance." Moses said. Edem and Moses had become good friends. He felt more comfortable talking to Moses about Sandra than Dean. Dean had a girlfriend, he didn't understand. "Chale she get boy oh." Edem said, throwing his backpack on the bed. "Well if she loves him she won't be so nice to you." Moses added. He was playing with a football. Edem thought for a while. The more Moses spoke, the more confident he got. He was almost sure he could win her over. He thought about ways he could approach her. She was so cute. He was going to make his move the next day.

"You should have been there. The designer took my measurements and asked me to try on some clothes." Edem said walking next to Dean. "Oh that's nice. Abi you are a star now." Dean replied. Edem smiled. "Don't get too excited oh. We still need to make enough money for your school fees and...goodness! Hostel fees too." Dean added, scratching his head. Edem nodded. They got to the shop and Dean looked around. "At least now that you have a new muse we are good to go." Dean said. Edem froze. "What new muse?" He asked confused. "Dela. I'm talking about Dela. I watched how you lit up the last time she came to watch you. It looks like she likes you too oh. You should look sharp." Dean explained and made his payment. Edem felt a bit offended. "I beg Dela is not my muse." He finally said. Dean looked at him funny. 

"Oh but before she came you were a mess. Then all of a sudden your jokes were super funny." He said trying to understand Edem's anger. "That day I had lunch with Sandra." He spilled out. Dean giggled. "The girl you are afraid of or which Sandra?" He teased. "Look Dean, I know you don't like the idea of me thinking about her but chale I dey like am waa. I may not get her because I don't have much to offer and she has a boyfriend who buys her stuff and all but it doesn't change..." Edem started but Dean cut him short. "Yo, can you hear yourself? She has a boyfriend. Let her go! If you date a girl like that she will just make you feel bad about yourself and boss you around." Dean was getting angry now. "You have a show tomorrow. Focus on that and leave that girl alone! You need to put yourself together and realize that you make all these jokes yourself and this muse business is just a distraction. I have to go prepare for my class so later." Dean added sternly and walked off. Edem just stood there soaking it all in.

On his way back to his hall Edem decided to walk. He felt like thinking. He was so deep in thought that he didn't notice the dark clouds forming. He kept walking on the wide walk, thinking about what Dean said. It was when it started drizzling that he realized he should have taken a taxi. He stood by the road and signaled for a taxi to stop. They were all full. Edem was getting soaked now. He shook his head and decided to walk to the bus stop ahead. He turned around and started walking, insulting himself as he went. He was interrupted by some screeching noice. He turned around and saw a blue van heading right at him. Edem tried to dive into the bush but the van was just too fast. It hit him and he fell down unconscious.






To be continued...