The Curse
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Episode 23
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With fear Tonia’s mother screamed and jumped up from her sleep panting and sweating
“What kind of a terrible nightmare is this, but I haven’t seen Nathan in my dream before, why now? Is not as if am the one that killed him, why will he torment me in my dream, what does he mean by his curse will continue to haunt my daughter, hmmm…. I think I understand what he meant by that, but I will not give hi……. “Tonia’s mother haven’t finished her statement before she heard strange noise in her room, with fear, she ran out of her room to her daughter’s room, when Tonia saw her mother rushed into her room panting, she asked her what was wrong, and her mother told her about the dream and the strange noise she heard
“That’s why I told you we should do what the pastor asked us to do, but you refused, now see, Nathan have started tormenting you “Tonia exclaimed
“But am not the one that killed him nah… Why will he torment me? Her mother asked still panting
“Yes we are not the one that killed him, but we caused his untimely death, if I hadn’t disappointed him on the wedding day he wouldn’t have died, remember you were the one that told me not to marry him that you don’t want a crippled man as a son in law, and besides, the money we are enjoying now is Nathan’s money, and we were told to sell everything and give the money to the orphanage, mom please we have to do what we were told to do “Tonia insisted and her mother still persisted
“No… My daughter, going back to square one is not a good option, do you know what it means, going back to suffering to start all over, no I don’t think it will be possible, you have to understand where am heading to “her mother still disagreed
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The next day afternoon, Tonia’s mother was in her supermarket, attending to one of her female customer who came to buy provision, as she was attending to the customer, someone tapped her from behind, she turned to know who was that but didn’t see anyone, apart from the customer she was attending to
“Are you the one that tapped me? Tonia’s mother asked looking at the customer
“Tapped you? Nooo…. Am not the one, why will I do that when you are still attending to me “the customer said confusedly and then Tonia’s mother continue attending to the customer, not too long someone tapped her again from behind……
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TBC
