RIVER IN THE LAKE EPISODE 9

From the writer of
Nude Bed
Death after life
Cold Desert
Hot eyes
Sorrows of an Eagle
Calabash and
Shattered

No one appears to know the exact source of *river* yet it runs through all walks of life as it meanders its way along the many struggles of nature.

How far, how long, how wide can it stretch to exhibit it's commanding prowess over the storms of the day. Or shall it succumb to the harsh efforts of mother nature to subdue and collect this great water in a *lake*.

Abhynha Yankey

*RIVER IN THE LAKE*

EPISODE 9

Now, will you sit down and tell me what happened in my absence?" Odeneho angrily asked. Odeneho Kwadwo Sintim's wife was shocked at her husband's reaction. Was there something she didn't know? She wanted to be sure of what she heard so she went ahead to say, "my lord, I'm talking of your own friend and Asare Bediako. What has he done? You were with him few minutes before your people came to you crying yesterday. You never told me you people had a problem. Well, whatever the problem is, you need to settle your differences before it gets out of hand."

 "Woman? I can see you have the venom of viper running in your blood. You better wash it out or I put you where you rightfully belong", he said and left the food on the table. His wife ran after him to apologise. She hadn't seen him like that before since they got married. There was certainly a problem she didn't know. Why would Asare hide something from her?
They were both together at the living room when the husband left. He could have confided in her or wasn't she trustworthy enough? She continued to ran after her husband to apologize to him but her legs were too heavy to catch up with the slow pace of Odeneho.

He entered his room and slammed the door in the face of his wife. He locked it and shouted, "now, you stay away from me until I request to have you around. I will not have you disrespect me under my own roof. Now, go! Go and attend to the next chief of this land before he cries." The chief's wife didn't have anything to say, even if she had something to say, her words were not enough to explain herself. She turned to go back and attend to her baby. Her face depicted that of woman who had been tortured. She tried so hard to put herself together but she couldn't.

"Our wife, are you alright?", out of nowhere, Asare appeared and questioned. She put up a lie but her face and voice betrayed her. "Why would you do this to yourself? I heard my very best friend, your husband has arrived and I'm here to welcome him. Where is he? Heard he's been around for long and he didn't bother to search for me. Wait here, let me see him first okay?" Asare Bediako said. "No no no please. Allow him have some rest. He doesn't want to see anyone for now. All he needs is rest. He will meet his people soon. Please leave him to sleep", she begged. "Yes, Asare. Leave me to rest", Nana replied from his room.

Title Credit: Pretty Asare Olivia

To be continued...

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