Slim Hope

💢Chapter 43💢

Chapter 43

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Dele sat in the waiting room of another hospital. He sat waiting for the doctor who finally walked up to him. "How is she?" "She's out of danger." He announced and he sighed in relief.

"Thank God"

Funsho and Gbade stormed into the hospital seeing Thomas and Tiwa. Tiwa was seated with her head in her palm. Thomas met them on seeing the both of them.

"Hey guys" he called out, "Where's Dad?" They both asked and Thomas scratched his hair. "It's complicated guys, I don't even know how I'm going to break the news." He stalled and Funsho shook his head.

God let it not be what I think it is! He prayed within.

"We've lost him, we lost Chief"

"No!" Gbade cried out, "It can't...." He stalled, "It can't be. Let's see him"

"We can't see him"

"Why?"

"Chief Bamidele Duncan is here, your Uncle, he's here with his spiritual entourage and they're not letting anyone in and according to him, they're taking him away"

"For what reason?"

"It was your father's demand"

"Where was he when Dad was sick huh?" Gbade asked, "Now he comes in here and start ls to make decisions"

"I'm not just making decisions on my own will." He stretched out a letter to Funsho being the eldest one. "Your father demanded we bury him that way, he is a Chief after all and all traditions and protocols must be duly followed if you don't want to invoke what you shouldn't"

Gbade looked at Funsho to get a signal to confirm what his Uncle just said and he nodded his head. It had his father's signature on it.

"Dad is now a sworn Christian" Funsho answered folding the letter. 

"Remember you have to give to ceasar what belongs to him" he answered and Gbade scoffed, "Screw it! We need to see our father" "Gbade!" Funsho yelled, "Don't disrespect, whether we like it or not.... He's right" He added and some men dressed in white pushed Chief out with a stretcher.

A cloth was covered all over his face.  "Dad" Funsho muttered as tears poured down his eyes. Tiwa stood up too. "No!" She wailed, "Brother mi, you can't be dead, no!" She moved closer and Thomas pulled her back.

"Can I just see his face for the last time?" Funsho requested and his Uncle shook his head. He moved his hands behind his back following the people out.

Immediately Mrs Bimbo and Yewande got out of the same car, on seeing Chief Bamidele,  she ran towards the people in white. "Kilo se le? (What happened?)" "I'm sorry" he apologized and Yewande fainted.

"Ah! Mummy Gbade!" He exclaimed, "Mummy Gbade!"

Dunni, Timmy Dara, Boma walked towards them too, she glanced at  Yewande on the floor then she looked at the man being pulled into a car. "Is that..... " She pointed looking at Timmy then she fainted falling in his arms.

Funsho sobbed in one of the hospital bathroom while Dara, Ade, Pamilerin stood by the door. Pamilerin had Sewa in his arms.
"Funsho dear?" She called out in tears but he kept quiet then he knocked, "Hey!" She added and he finally opened up, he had already washed his face.

"I'm okay"

"I'm sorry" she apologized and he went back into the bathroom to continue crying.