A Daughter’s Revenge Episode 77
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🙎 A Daughter’s Revenge EPISODE SEVENTY SEVEN:
PREVIOUSLY ON A DAUGHTER’S REVENGE:
Meanwhile, Mary had prayed and prayed but her efforts proved abortive.
Martha was in between life and death. As death and life had gone into a bazaar bidding war over her head.
At this juncture, Mary was left with no option than to visit the mountain. She prayed and fasted. And she made it clear to God that nothing must happen to Martha and her baby. That she wouldn’t be leaving unless Martha had delivered.
Yes, it’s highly unlikely that one would have a pregnancy that would go beyond 10 or 11 months.
But in Martha’s case, she carried her pregnancy for 12 months before finally delivering.
It was a miracle.
Martha and the baby made it out of the delivery room not just alive, but hale and hearty.
And it was a baby girl.
MIRACLE!
That was what Martha named her child.
TO BE CONTINUATION:
Miracle was growing from strength to strength.
The little child was indeed the joy of Martha’s motherhood. Martha’s sources of happiness.
Martha was really working hard to make sure she gave Miracle the best of life.
And as God may have it, Miracle never lacked anything in life.
Meanwhile, Martha never spared the rod. As she was diligent in disciplining Miracle. Martha did all to her possible best ensuring she was a good parent to her daughter. She showered Miracle love and respect, guiding her, teaching her and protecting her from harm.
Most importantly, Miracle’s upbringing was in a godly path. Martha really did a wonderful job by training her to develop good habits, make appropriate decisions, and to follow God.
As the saying goes: train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old he will not depart from it. Even as Miracle had become an adult, she never departed from the path her mother brought her up and she continued to do so well into adulthood.
Miracle was a brilliant child. In fact, she was the true definition of brilliance. She lived a life of emulation. As many parents used her as a case study when admonishing their children to live a worthy life.
In her secondary school days, Miracle emerged as the best student. And also made excellent grades in her West African Examination Council and Joint Admission And Matriculation Board Examination.
🏫🎓🎓UNIVERSITY 🏫🏫🎓
Miracle had successfully secured admission into the University Of Lagos to study Economics. The admission was given to her on merit.
But from the inception of the whole thing, Martha was against the idea of her daughter going to Lagos to study. As Lagos was a place of her dark memories.
‘…my daughter, you have grown to know my stories from the top..down to the bottom. And as you know, Lagos is a place of my dark memories. Lagos is a nightmare to me. Lagos destroyed my life. Lagos holds no good memories in my life,’ she paused. ‘My daughter, please forfeit this admission. Tell me any other university of your choice and I will make sure you secure admission in that institution. Even if it will cost me a lot of money, I wouldn’t mind..,’ Martha was pleading with her daughter on the day she broke the news that Unilag offered her admission.
‘Mother, I understand your point. But we are two different human beings when it comes to destiny. Yes, Lagos maltreated you but that doesn’t mean it will do so to me. I am going to Lagos for a purpose and that purpose must be accomplished. Lagos will definitely favor me..,’ she moved closer to her mother and started patting her. ‘Sweet mother, stop worrying yourself. Stop disturbing yourself. I will be alright. I will be fine, ehn?..’
‘Are you sure?’, Martha asked.
‘Mother, your daughter will be fine. Lagos will not cause me tribulations. Instead, Lagos will favor me..’, Miracle assured her insecure mother.
‘I am just worried. I am just afraid. I don’t want anything bad to happen to you..’, Martha expressed her concern.
‘Mother, stop being afraid, nothing bad will happen to me. The only thing that will happen to me is something good. Please cheer up..’, she further assured her.
‘Are you sure that you will be fine?’.
‘I am very much sure. All I need from you is nothing but your prayers,’ Miracle said.
The water of silent battered the scene. As Martha buried her head in thought. Miracle was watching in silent.
Moments later, Martha broke the silence:
‘My daughter,’ she paused. Heaved a long sigh. ’If Lagos is the place God destined you to go study, then let the will of God be done,’ she paused. ‘The good Lord shall be with you. No evil fashioned against you shall ever prosper. My daughter, In any battle you shall find yourself in Lagos, you shall come out of the battle victoriously, not a victim. In fact, the land of Lagos shall favor you; you shall find favor from east, west, south and north parts of Lagos. In all, the purpose of you going to Lagos, you shall achieve it in a hundred folds…’ Martha made some declaration upon her daughter after finally accepting to allow her to go to Lagos for her studies.
Even after giving her daughter, Miracle, her blessings, Martha was still very skeptical about the whole thing. To the extent she had to visit her friend, Mary, to hear her opinion again.
‘My dear friend, Martha, I have told you time without numbers to allow your daughter to follow her dream path. I have prayed and fasted about her matter and God has not revealed anything bad on her educational journey to Lagos. So worry not because if there’s any impending danger that’s awaiting her in Lagos, I will definitely have the revelation,’ she said.
‘I am just worried about the whole thing. I am afraid that something bad might happen to her. Let my fate repeat not it ugly self upon her..’
‘Miracle’s path is a very successful one. I see no evil on her path. Her path is very clear. Your paranoid feeling upon her is nothing but an optical illusion,’ she paused. ‘Go home and pray for her. Declare positive words upon her. And worry not yourself..’
Mary was admonishing Martha that very day.
Miracle had gone to school.
And life in school was not really an easy one for Miracle. But as God may have it, she was copying gradually.
Miracle was living a comfortable life in school. She lived in a room and parlor. Free accommodation for that matter. Aunty Ifeoma allocated the accommodation for her. As the building belonged to one of her stepsons living abroad. The building was very close to school.
Meanwhile, Aunty Ifeoma had become a frequent visitor to Nigeria. She visits Nigeria almost every year or atmost, every two years.
And anytime Aunty Ifeoma visited Nigeria, she must pay a visit to Martha. In fact, she always spent more time in Kaduna than she does in Lagos.
Aunty Ifeoma has been at home for the past one month now. She came for the burial of one of her relatives who lost her life in Canada.
After the burial, Aunty Ifeoma spent a week in Lagos to visit one or two places before leaving Lagos for Kaduna to rest.
Aunty Ifeoma had spent more than a week in Kaduna and was planning to even spend more weeks. She was really enjoying life in kaduna.
It was a sunny Sunday. Aunty Ifeoma and Martha were having a relaxing time under the shade of a tree. The tree was situated in Martha’s compound. They were enjoying a fresh and chilled fruit juice while engaging in discussion.
‘…Martha Nwa m, I am really enjoying the land of kaduna. One of the sweet things I love so much about this beautiful land is that the city is a real value for money as you don’t have to break a neck to have a decent life.
The prices of foodstuffs and fruits are very cheap compared to other states, especially Lagos. And fruits here are as fresh as early morning mangoes.
What of the transportation system? Fantastic! Whether it is to the train station or airport, movement in Kaduna is quite cheap compared to other major cities in the country..’, Aunty Ifeoma was remarking before she was interrupted.
‘Mama,’ Martha interrupted. ‘You know you have not been to Jos. When you get to Jos, then you will see fruits and their freshness.
Secondly, the only major city which can give Kaduna a run for its money in terms of transportation is Kano..’
‘My daughter, I have heard you. They say seeing is believing. So since I have not been to Jos or Kano, let me testify upon the ones I have seen with my two naked eyes here in Kaduna. Look, as far as I am concerned, Kaduna is the best so far,’ she paused before continuing:
‘When it comes to tourist attraction centers, Kaduna has the best.
Talk of the Kamuku National park: it’s one of the best in the country. The National park is covered with guinea savanna vegetation and blessed with a wildlife population.
Another tourist center to talk about is the Matsirga Waterfalls. A place where the clear water cascades down a height of about 30 meters. A wonder of nature to behold.
Then talk of Kajuru castle that’s located in the south-east of Kaduna which is known for its European style castle that is built on a rock.
Then the breathtaking one of them all is the Kagor Hill. One wonder of this hill is that it’s above sea level and very peaceful.
TO Be Continued
