CAPTIVES OF THE ALMIGHTY Episode 4

“Uncle, I missed you.” The little boy said excitedly.

“I missed you more..” Uchenna replied laughing.
“Uncle, good evening sir.” He greeted as he and Nnaemeka walked up to meet Nnamdi hand in hand.

“Man of God, good to see you. Nnaemeka have really missed you.” Nnamdi replied laughing.

“I know he would miss me and he’s the main reason why I said we must come over to the house tonight, I missed him so much too..” Uchenna said laughing and rubbing the boy’s head gently.

“You came with your wife?” Nnamdi asked him and just as he was answering, Chizaram came to invite them downstairs for dinner and they talked and laughed before moving downstairs.

Downstairs the whole family surrounded the table as usual but more people had been added to the family and Cherry was also back for the school holiday, so the house was full.

“Uncle, good evening sir.” Shalom stoop down to greet Nnamdi who patted her on the back gently.

“Sister Shalom, you’re welcome, God bless you.” He said in response smiling warmly at her.
“And can see you’re fine, my son is trying very well..” Nnamdi said laughing and the commendation attracted Uchenna’s attention.

“Yes o, uncle..Seeing is believing, you don’t need to ask her before you know I am trying. I am winning the best husband award of the year..” He was praising himself from where he was sitting while Shalom smiled from ear to ear looking very beautiful in her pregnancy.

“Come’on keep quiet my friend, you’re trying what? Is it because I have not told you that you’re gradually developing a pot belly?” Chizaram fired at him and Uchenna started looking down at his stomach as if he was afraid and everybody bursted into laughter.

“God, please I don’t want pot belly biko..Mummy, tell me you’re joking..” Uchenna said looking himself all over again.

“Joking how, don’t you watch yourself in the mirror? Mr man, pot belly won’t fit you o..” Chizaram replied sarcastically with a feigned seriousness.

“Are you for real? Favorite, and you didn’t even bother to tell me. I don’t like pot belly o..” Uchenna said holding his tummy while everyone including Shalom laughed.

“Don’t mind my wife, son. You don’t have any pot belly, you only added a little flesh to show that you’re happily married..” Nnamdi chipped in with a reassuring smile.

“Oh! thank you, Uncle.. My mind just jumped o and what was just coming to my mind was gymnasium because this man of God must keep looking young and cute for the work of the ministry..” Uchenna was still talking, adjusting his cloth when Chizaram threw another bomb at him again.

“Is it for the work of the ministry or you want to look cute to be doing fine boy for all those girls out there and I can see you have stopped wearing your wedding ring.

Marriage that have not even reached how many months, you have dropped your wedding band and you sister Shalom, stay there and be smiling, don’t tell him to start wearing his ring.

These men of God doesn’t want to appear like people who have married o, including this your uncle you’re seeing. I even saw pastor Theo the other day without his ring too but Uchenna pass, he’s doing fine bobo…” Chizaram was still lashing at him and he became tired and didn’t even know what else to say again.

“Yea!!! My father my father, that’s why I love you.
You will live long and younger for me, I will go and buy you jean trousers and polos with sneakers to be looking good..” Uchenna was shouting in excitement while Chizaram hit hard on her husband.

“You like supporting your sons to be doing bad things, instead of telling him to be wearing his wedding ring, you’re supporting him..” She playfully fought her husband who was laughing hard.

“But it’s true, wedding ring is never a proof of love and faithfulness in marriage..” Nnamdi insisted while dodging his eyes from her strikes and Uchenna was just laughing at the top of his voice.

“Mummy, stop beating my daddy..” Nma shouted out to her mother.

“Come’on, keep quiet my friend, he’s your daddy abd he’s my husband, who owns him between us?” Chizaram blurted out and everybody started laughing afresh at the question she pose at the innocent girl..

Shalom fell on her husband laughing hard as that was the first time she was seeing Chizaram acting troublesome…

To be continued..

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