Once upon a time in the city called obulo town. There
was an industrious woman called Egonma. Egonma is humble, loyal, caring and loving;
she is a successful farmer in the land. Egonma is industrious and hard
working,that is why she is successful in her farming business. Egonma upon all
her success in farming business, yet there was something important lacking in
her life, she did not have a child. After many years without a child, Egonma’s
mother Nne, as she is popularly called by Egonma, her daughter advice her to
divorce her first husband and remarried. Egonma obeyed her mother and divorce
her first husband called emeka. Latter on Egonma got married to another man by
name Ndubuisi. Ndubuisi is a mechanic who is also successful in his job just
like his wife Egonma. After many years of their marriage, yet child was not
coming. Egonma started doing all sorts of sacrifice to the gods just to get a
child and prove that she is a woman. Egonma started her sacrifice to the gods
when her mother took her to an herbalist who advises them on things to buy for
the sacrifice which includes hen, red cloth, cola nut etc, after which the
sacrifice will begins. Egonma was able to get all that is required for the
sacrifice. Egonma waited many years after the sacrifice yet there was no child.
One day Egonma was coming back from stream with her friend whose children are
stubborn was narrating her ordeal to Egonma about what her children is doing to
her. Egonma’s friend by name Ujunwa, Ujunwa narrated how her children do disobey
her, they will not wash plate, fetch fire wood, neither will they help her in
her farming job during their holiday, she describe her children to Egonma as
stubborn children. Egonma wondered why she is looking for a single child those
with many are complaining of how stubborn their own are. Because of Egonma’s
unpleasant situation she developed love for children, she started bringing
children close to herself but some of her neighbour did not like it as one of
them called Obidiya enters into Egonma’s house and drag out her own child who
is playing with other children in Egonma’s house. Following all this pain
Egonma decided to divorce her second husband Ndubuisi and get married to a
third person who is married already with three children. Egonma married to the
third husband called Uchenna who is married with three children. This man love
her first wife and children so much and equally loves the second wife Egonma
and do help her in her farming business. Though Uchenna married to Egonma,
Egonma do not live in Uchenna’s house where Uchenna’s first wife and her
children stay. Rather Uchenna stays with Egonma in Her house but do pay his
first wife by name Nnenna and her children a visit. Egonma thought that as
Uchenna is already a married man with three children that her problem of not
getting a child is solved. Egonma look at herself it seem as if she is now very
old to get pregnant and give birth to a child.
Egonma started thinking on the next action to take
since all the sacrifice has failed her.
There was an advice from a relation of Egonma; and
elderly woman. She advice Egonma on the next native doctor to visit called
Amadi Oha. According to Egonma relation she describes the native doctor as the
only one that have solution to Egonma’s problem.
Following this Egonma started sacrificing again. She
started bathing with different native medicine while all this was going on Egonma’s
age was getting closer.
After all the sacrifices for many years Egonma still
could not get a child. Egonma decided to stop doing any other sacrifice and
concrete and move on with her life.
Egonma humble herself the more to the husband and the
husband Uchenna love her the more. One early morning Egonma brought out all the
native medicine and all that were giving to her by the native doctor and
destroy them.
Egonma’s Mother seeing this rebukes her and asked her “Egonma” how she would get
blessing from the god’s if she go wronging them.
Egonma told the mother that she have decided to move
on with her life and will never carry out any other sacrifices to the gods and
stop disturbing herself for that which she could not get.
After three months of Egonma’s decision to stop
sacrificing to the god’s she observed that she was two months pregnant. When
her mother’s hear this she was very much happy and start to give praise the gods,
but her daughter said is God Almighty that did it for her and not the gods. The
husband was grateful to God and he stays more close to her wife Egonma to help
her do some hard work at home.
After nine months egonma
delivered of a bouncing baby boy and she called his name Onyemaechi meaning who
knows tomorrow.
Egonma was grateful to God who took away her reproach
and made her a mother at her old age, Egonma vow to train her son Onyema as she
normally called him, in the way of the Lord so that when he grew up he will not
depart from the right way.
Not soon Onyema start schooling in one of the best
school in town because her mother Egonma want him to be train and be educated
as she have the resources to train him.
After successfully attending Primary and Secondary
School as one of the best student, Onyema got admission in the Higher
Institution to study Accountant which has been his dream from childhood.
After four years of study in school with some academic
challenges Onyema graduated with First Class Degree. After serving his father
land for one compulsory service in his country Onyema got a good lucrative job
in one of the best bank in the country.
Egonma in her old age start having the joy of a mother
hood what a happy ending, never give up in life there is hope at last.
THE END
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