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The Blue House S04 E14

Dear reader, this is the final episode of the series. I'm sure that you've enjoyed it. If you still haven't shared it with your contacts, please get to it!!!

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Banke walked into George’s hospital room and saw him lying on his stomach, his head was facing the opposite direction. His skin was baldly scalded from the hot rice Joy had poured over him. She stood still not sure what to believe, Kunle had told his version of the story and so had George but why would either of them lie? Don’t be so quick to judge she told herself, he loves me. George had heard someone come in but whoever it was wasn’t saying anything.

“Banke?” he called out lying still because of the pain on his back. “Is that you baby?”

“Yes George it’s me.” Banke replied weakly turning to his side and facing him, she saw the agony of his suffering on his face. “How are you feeling?”

“I’m in a lot of pain. What took you so long?”

Banke pulled a chair closer and sat beside him. “I went home to check on Teni and I heard some stories, I want you to tell me the truth, what happened George?”

The Blue House S04 E13

Dear reader,  this is the second to the last episode of The Blue House(sigh)! I've enjoyed writing this series and appreciate you for going on this journey with me. I'm getting emotional (rolling my eyes)! So, enjoy this post and have a very merry Christmas.

P.S: The last episode will be posted on Friday.

Joy kept running until she realized that George wasn’t chasing her. She stopped momentarily and observed herself; her skirt was torn in front and she was holding the pieces in one trembling hand. She touched her face with her other hand and felt the welt on her face where George had slapped her. Her skin was burned where the hot rice had poured on her and her fingers were inflamed from carrying the hot pot. She began to cry feeling ashamed, terrified and in pain. If only she hadn’t let him in knowing what he had done before. Where could she go? Her only thought was to call Kunle but she had no money.

A black SUV pulled up in front of her and a woman’s head peeked above the glass.

“Hello dear, what happened to you?”

Joy looked around wondering if she could trust this woman in a black tinted vehicle. “I need money to call my Uncle.”

“No problem. But please tell me, who did this to you?” the woman asked again, coming out of the car this time around. She was a middle-aged, elegantly dressed woman.

Joy looked into her eyes and saw that she could trust her, she looked genuinely worried about her. “Somebody tried to rape me.” She said embarrassed.

“Who was it?”

“My madam’s boyfriend.”

The Blue House S04 E12

Ronke stared at Iya Ibeji as her customer left. She knew she was here for money again and she was determined not to give it. Her husband had said they should leave things as they were and wait for the baby to be born but he hadn’t said anything about giving Iya Ibeji money. Not that he needed to, she could see Iya Ibeji for what she was, a stubborn leech.

“What do you want?” she asked coolly.

“Peace needs money, she’s not eating well and we both know how important it is for a pregnant woman to eat well.”

“I don’t have any money to give you, you can come back and see my husband.”

Iya Ibeji laughed a cold laughter. “You just sold goods worth five hundred naira. I’ll take that.”

“The money belongs to my business, it’s not my personal money.”

“You and your business are one and the same. Don’t waste my time please, the day is almost over.”

“It is you who shouldn’t waste your time, I’ve already told you that I don’t have the money. Come back and see my husband.”

“You’re testing my patience, I may not be as rich as you are but I know my rights and I know what I can do to make your life miserable.”

The Blue House S04 E11

For the first time in a long time, Dapo considered the possibility that he had made a mistake. Raising children with the right morals and good Christian values had been his greatest pride as a parent but in the past few months everything had been tested- his capabilities as a parent was tested.  It was this, his seeming incompetence as a father that annoyed him the most about the whole pregnancy episode. His reputation had been tarnished, he and his family had been the image of the perfect family, church members rallied to him for advice and encouragement and he had relished the position of authority it gave him. To think that those same people would be praying for him, gossiping about him or pitying him was a devastating blow to his self-esteem. Ronke had said that he had to own up to his mistakes, to be a man. He had never thought he’d hear those words from her mouth, she had challenged his manhood.

The Blue House S04 E10

“Morning love.” George put his arms around Banke and nuzzled her neck.
“Morning…” Banke murmured, stifling a yawn to keep George from smelling her breath.
“You slept like a baby…?”
“Yeah… I wish I could stay in bed all day!”
George laughed. “Not with your daughter and maid here.” Banke moaned. “Tell you what, why don’t I bring you breakfast in bed? That way you get to at least sleep in.”
“You can’t cook George.”
“I’ll have help. Your maid is there. What’s her name again?”
Joy…”
“That’s right, she can help me. I’ll just tell her what I want, probably have to go to the supermarket to get a few things but we will get you breakfast in bed.”
Banke moaned again. “I really love you George!”
“Yeah I know you do.” He laughed and got out of bed, glad that his plan had worked. He had to do some damage control and quick. “Do you think she’d be awake by now?”
Banke rolled over and faced him. “She’s an early riser. I’m sure she’s awake now. Please tell her to give Teni a bath and give her breakfast.”
“Okay.”
“What happened to your lip?”

The Blue House S04 E09

Joy was happy to be with Teni, her mother barely knew anything about her or had the time to find out. She was always busy with work and often came home late, apparently she had changed her job because her previous one didn’t take up as much of her time as it did now. Teni was gradually getting used to the change in environment because she was there with her, although there were times she’d call out desperately for her Dad, Helen and Ada. Everyday when she picked her up from the crèche, she secretly wished that Ada would come to take them home and everything would be back to the way it used to be. She wondered how Kunle was faring without them, were Helen and Ada missing them as much as she hoped they were? Most of all she wondered if they would go back and when.