SHATTERED Episode 5

SHATTERED
Story by O'nezer
Episode 5

  “You expect me to be a partner to this right?" Mr Jerry asked calmly trying to smile, but his smile failed him.

  “Not like he is dead. I know what to do to bring him back around. I just need you to help me take him to the room." Mrs Jerry explained quite calmly now, but her husband wasn't having any of it.

"We cannot keep an unconscious boy under this roof because you know what to do. We are taking him to the hospital and that is the only thing I'll support.” Mr Jerry was now furious. He stomped away angrily.

Such anger had never been seen in his face by his wife before. He stamped his feet on the floor and rushed into his room slamming the door behind him.

"You fool! I do not know what to do with you now.” Mrs Jerry stared at Bayo's body and pulled his hands, carrying him to his room.

  A week was gone and Bayo was still laying unconscious in his room. Without any sense of remorse, Mrs Jerry came in fixing drip after drips for Bayo. She had learned how to do that in her little time in a Nursing School before she was withdrawn due to her poor performance.

  Two weeks later, Bayo was awake and he could relate well with everyone.

"Thank God nothing bad happened to his brain, you would have seen the part of me that you've never seen before.” Mr Jerry said bitterly as he sat conversing with Bayo.

  “How many times will I tell you that I am sorry? It was the devil at work" Mrs Jerry turned away from her husband sitting beside Bayo on the bed.

"Let's just thank God anyway.” Mr Jerry shook his head as he watched his wife make for the door of Bayo's room.

  Days turned to weeks and weeks to months and gradually, to years and Bayo continued in the city with the assaults from his Aunt.

  “I don't think I have a living family.” Bayo had explained to Dave who had become Bayo's best friend despite the warnings.

  “I now know my dad is dead, but what about my mum and siblings?" Bayo cried.

  “Maybe they are really poor and they cannot afford the transport fare like your Aunt said.” Dave tried to find the right word to console his friend.

  “But my Aunt and her husband go occasionally to my home town and I believe they should be helping out a little.” Bayo tried to reason with his neglect by his family.

"One thing is sure Bayo, someday, all this will be over and you will have your freedom." Dave encouraged as they parted ways to their homes.

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A year later and Bayo was going to be 11years in a few months. It was a cold morning during the holidays and he had offended his Aunt again as usual.

  “Today, I will make sure I kill you!" Mrs Jerry had sworn and her eyes spoke of being serious about her threats.

This was not her first time to threaten Bayo, and she had sure almost killed him once, but today, seems strange for Bayo.

  “Dying will even be better than a day more in this dungeon.” Bayo smirked.

  He was so used to the physical and verbal assault that it was not a matter of concern to him anymore.

  Bending down by the water tank in the backyard to wash a bucket that he had left unattended to while not knowing Mrs Jerry’s bone of contention for the moment, Bayo heard a bike pulled over towards the backyard. He feared Mrs Jerry might be seeing him through the kitchen window so he did not bother to see who it was.

  “Good morning here.” a woman who just alighted from the bike greeted.

  “Good morning." Bayo replied without lifting himself up from the washing position.

  The woman couldn't get her eyes off Bayo little body. He looked frail and pale and yet, still busy with what he was doing and at that, effectively.

  “You will get your reward today!" Mrs Jerry’s  curse brought back this woman from her thoughts.

  She quickly moved her gaze from Bayo and focused on the kitchen door where the voice was coming from, but not without drying the tears welling in her eyes.

  “Ah! See who we have here o!" Mrs Jerry screamed as she opened the door to the sight of this woman.

  “Can’t you bring her in or at least take her bag from her?" Mrs Jerry called out to Bayo who just noticed the bag the woman was holding.

  “I am sorry ma!" Bayo said reaching for the bag. Bayo's words sent chills down this woman spine as she walked behind Bayo into the house.

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