LOVES NOT IN HER DICTIONARY

SHADOW WALK

whiles Jennifer was battling for that of her life and her baby in the hospital to the naked eyes? Somewhere in the land of Srogbe Anglo Ga, TOGUI Dagadu had caught wind of the eminent disaster heading his family's way in regards of his son old soldier.

"Avako Kae be ya fo évi le nu nye!? ↔️"which crow seeks to steal my chick from me, whiles I am wide awake.!?" he asked authoritatively. "Enua wo nkume menya kpo ooh!↔️ "This does not look good." I must do something as a matter of urgency. I can't allow this raging whirlwind carry my previous property away? No! I refuse to permit it!" he bellowed with vigor. He empties a pouch of a number of pieces of his divination cowries into his palm, muttering incantations letting them loose into the thin air skillfully with exigency. whiles he watches them fall back down formatively defying gravity as he progressed from muttering to chants of invocative appellations of the gods. He pauses awhile to read the message from within the formations of the settled cowries on the animal skin before him. He in-tones deeply .."mmmh! in understanding, as if in discourse with someone. which infact her was. Her was in a sitting with the gods. Her summoned their presence in his bid for clarification. Sooner than later he sounds out the solution given him.

"EZA GBE DZI!" ↔️ "THE DARK NIGHT WALK!" For such an extreme solution to be the remedy by the gods, to be the path to take? Only meant one thing! The situation is in it severity! It usually took days off preparation to embark on such journey to weigh the pros and cons but as a top priority cases, he was nearly out of time. leaving him no choice but to go with the little information he had.

"Ewo dé?"↔️"Where are you?" her queried the where about of his apprentice.

"TOGUI! ènyè hè Yi." ↔️"TOGUI! h here I am." he came from the back of the medical hut vocally

"Do nkume da afi ee enu ma ke! Mè bèma yi emo de dzi! Ga mé, me li ooh!" ↔️"Show your face here immediately! I am going to embark on a journey, I am out of time!."

"But Efo! you should have told me yesterday to pack your sack? How do I do that now, now that you are on a hurry, wise one?" her asked ignorantly printed

perturbed

"Me nye ame me no zozo oh! ke bown 'Eza Gbé Dzi! ↔️"it is not a physical journey but that of the 'Dark Night Walk'!"

"Ne be!?"↔️"What!?" retorted the lad with shock.

"Ne see pepepe!"↔️"You heard me right!" embossed the old man

"Ga ke mé mè wo dza dzrado dè kè oo de Togui?"↔️"But we have not made any preparations Togui. So how come you are walking the path without prior make-up? it is a a risky journey wise one! One not too be taken cheaply!" he complains with true concern lining his fire for his master.

"Of course! I am aware of the gravity of my actions son. Someday, you will be in my stead. When you are faces with a sticky situation you have no choice than to sacrifice yourself in anyway possible? That is only when I know you will understand me for what I am about to do today. Besides, I am not a newbie. I will be just fine." her comforts his trainee

"Even so, you are going to suffer a great deal of lose Efo! Imagine the amount of prowess you are going to loose papa! Can't you hold on for at least a day so we can put some things underway ahead of your journey?" her please with his teacher

"No! boy, cannot wait! I have already spent too much of essence I didn't have. I called you because I trust you handle the rest formalities here to ensure my smooth impasse there whilesi enter the other dimension to set things right. it is time to make me proud. I know this is an impromptu heavy responsibility. Be it as it may, my confidence in you is ever so strong. Consider this your first test of many to come to prove you worthy of succeeding me."

"Togui! Eya ga se se nam loo"↔️"Togui! this take is very difficult for me." he lamented'

"I understand my son, now is not the time to open the door to the room for doubt. Now be you on your way to begin what you must to secure my safe entry as well as successful exit off the other realm."

"Yes Efo! I am on it. Safe journey. May you succeed in your enter enterprise. I will put everything in order for your entry, execution and triumphant return safely. I will not disappoint you." he assured his master with a sad lined tone

The old man smiles proudly then sends his trainee to get all needed apparatus to work on the human surface. whiles he began to make a circular protective boundary around the spot where his flesh would be until his soul returned for repossession. it was not long before her had completed the rushed set up. He was adorned on all in all the necessary talisman from head to toe; it was very needed considering the short notice with incomplete provisions. Her took a seat on a lazy chair within the enchanted circular bordering, lounged back slowly, murmuring incantations, until he was in the right pose with the changing coming full circle enabling the opening of a portal into the realm of the gods.

Togui ventured into the spiritual realms to save the life of jennifer and her baby, the reincarnating princess. jennifer was held in between the worlds within the living and the dead. The reason for her comatose state. she was supposed to be dead. The anchor temporarily holding her still! there was the fetus in her womb. Thus the princess of the illustrious land of Srogbe. It was the appointed time for the promise of the princess to be fulfilled, whiles it was time for Jennifer to exit. Her return to this dimension in contrast to her bearers elapsed time on here. In deed! two opposite sides truly are the best to form a strong bond.

There was a mystery to Jennifer's birth, the reason for her elapsed time, also consequently the reason for being the only child of her parents. Her parents failed their ultimate trail here on this earth, in this life time of theirs. They were unable to exercise self restraint to the latter in the face of their test. Mr. and Mrs. Kumedro were blessed with all the wealth anybody would wish for, part from inheritance in addition to diligent work in their youthful age but lacked one thing, that is a child! better yet children.

Over the span of years of being together in marriage, with everything they wanted plus more at their disposal, except for their deepest desires. There wish to be called parents! Not just any kind but biological parents. Try as much as they did nothing happened. A family friend chanced upon Mrs. Kumedzro in one of her distressed episodes at a baby shower, in a washroom, consoled her then offered to help her find a solution to her sorrows.

"Why? why? why not me!? 'she wails in the washroom at a baby shower reception of the daughter of a friend.' just after four months of marriage, little Monica is having a celebration to show off her baby bump. whiles I only get to be happy for her! why can't I also experience this joy? After four solid years of marriage; in a continual stream, still have I yet to prove my womanhood! What does she and all the others have that I don't? ', sheet examines herself in the mirror turning this way then the other.' Nothing! 'sheet shouted at her reflection on the mirror banging on the sink as stems of tears fell down her cheeks, Eli while she melted on the floor'. Over shadowed by weariness, she could not register another presence in the washroom soon enough to complete herself, until it was already obvious she

could not connect break her breakdown. Usually her husband was her consoler. However, on musk agree he was no spirit to go everywhere with her. Even as a human the sheer separation of gender restricted him from being with her in the ladies.

"Mrs.! what are you doing on the floor? Com on please get up. This image does not look good on you. Why are you in such a mess in here? 'She went to help her get off the floor saying' you should go join the festivities." This utterance finally broke through the cracks in the wall. Mrs. Kumedzro could not hold her horses in her wreck without her husband to put a leash on her mouth. Sheer plotted her Jerry to the fullest.

"I can't!" she answers

"why not? Everybody is with the expectant mother, exchanging pleasantries accompanied by gifts." the family f friend gond informs

"I can't do this any mo anymore! I can't pretend it is ok! To be a barn land! whiles I share in other's woman is fruitfulness! All of our family's not exempting friends that I got married within the same season have kids. Even the younger generation after us after all having off springs. look at me! just take a good look at me! what do you say? Everybody is bearing legacies whiles I waste away"

"is your husband complaining?" there friends

'No! , Do you expect me to ideal about until he does? I might as well wait till he goes for a second wife." she shot back aggressively

"Why do you down on yourself like this Mrs. Kumedzro. listen, let me tell you a secret in circle. You see all those women in there exposing teeth?"

"Aha?"

"You may not have noticed, almost ninety percent of them wished they were you! with all their children running around. You have a wonderful man beside you, an enormous business empire with the respect of all. On top of that, you are elegant! Your husband wouldn't think of living you. instead of fussing? Rather count your blessings! Why brat yourself up if your better half is nit making trouble over the issue?"

"All I want is to be a biological mother in my own capacity. Everything you do notably pin pointed now doesn't validate my womanhood! or that of the position of a wife. what would all that be for when I have no one to call me'MOTHER' ha? she puts it to the family friend blindly

"Have you tried all alternatives to find out what is wrong?" questions the family friend

"We have tested it all both orthodox along with unorthodox recommendations, home and away! nothing was found wrong but I just can't conceive! can you bellringer that? 'she laughs hysterically' yet I remain am empty pot! Subjecting myself to the torture of gracing such occasions which is salt on my open cut, modestly for appearance sake." She spills helplessly

"Really? This is serious!" The family friend agrees

"Of course! it is! what did you think? That am playing?" Mrs. Kumedzro asked frustrated

"Just relax. I am sure there is a possible alternative you guys have not tried yet which could work and we're will find it.

"I would do anything to have the smile Monica's has on her surface right now.'she said calmly with a distant look' I just want I child from my own womb, to call mine. is that too much for a woman to ask?" sheer demanded bitterly

"of course not! Not at all!" the other buttressed

"of you know if any solution I didn't mention it have heard of any, please help me! This is the very first time 8 am discussing this problem with another apart from my husband. This one act should tell you am fed up of being an empty vessel please. I will go anywhere, do anything to also experience the fulfilling joy of motherhood. You must understand I need a child desperately." condescendingly speaking

"Please stop talking like this, all hope is not lost. I promise to help in any way I can. However, I can ignore but confirm.... are you sure, you will go all extent without prejudice or regret later to Schreiber your goal? the family acquaintance seeks in an evasive manner

"I will jump into any volcano! port sea for the purpose of having a child in return."

"For confiding in me confidently confidentially, I will help you. There is this man that is doing wonders, changing lives with solid testimonies to support the claim. I will take you there to meet him and promise you will not remain the same."

"Is he for real? whatever! when can we go? Can we go tomorrow?" Mrs. Kumedzro requests hastily

"My next day is packed. let's make it the next, which is a Thursday."

"Done! I will clear my table for that day as well as my husband's so we can go together."

"Aer you certain it is a good idea to tell your husband? will he agree?" the family friend asked malignantly

"Yes! I am. Her never says no to me when it had to do with my happiness. Besides I want to do this with him. it is our future we talking about. It is Thursday then." she replies excitedly'

"Thursday it is! Now that we're got that sorted, could you fix this grotesque portrait so we can rejoin the party? Because soon it would be yours were gracing". she smiles

"Of course! of course! 'the them barren woman now Jennifer mother agrees'. Oooh! dear... sorry for making you suffer this heinous caricature. 'she squeals' thank you."she showed her appreciation by holding her hand 'a sight not rarely seen, the almighty Mrs. Kumedzro hand in hand with another apart from her husband'as they walked out of the ladies to join the baby shower.

True to her words, there family friend of theirs introduced them to a spiritualist after they shared their sorrow with her. However, the solution became their nightmare!