The church looked crowded as the people sat awaiting the groom.
Indeed, nothing was a shocker than Joe finding a love of his life. It was a bigger shock for his family to be the fourth time he was going to pass through this stage.
Mrs. Vera wiped off her face constantly to way of tears that kept begging to roll out.
Her son was finally getting married having dated his soon bride for two years, this is the longest date he had so far, all others ended at a date or on the wedding day.
Emily, Joe's younger sister, sat beside Mrs. Vera, holding her hands firm as she smiled with joy.
“ It's going to be alright” she encouraged her mother as they turned their gaze to the priest.
The priest constantly looked at his wristwatch, as the groom was already out of time.
This is the longest, a groom has ever delayed in appearance since he knew.
“Could they be traffic on the way?” The priest asked out of tiredness, he was fed up and needed to eat, for he had stood almost for an hour.
He stepped down from the altar and ordered for a meal.
The congregation laughed at the priest impatient behavior.
Mrs. Vera couldn't help but wonder if he was really a priest, for even her twenty years old daughter behaved maturer than the seventy years old-looking fool.
Of a fact, Mrs. Vera was full of insults, she gave it out at the slightest opportunity given.
“BANG! Was the next sound heard as the door of the church hall was opened.
“The groom is missing” the groom's man spoke, looking sweating as he had tried searching.
He was pushed out of the way by the bride, who headed for her parent's sit.
She had tears constantly rolling down her cheeks, which made her makeup ware off gradually as she ran towards her parents.
“ What is going on here?” Mr. Franklin Yelled allowed raising his daughter Imelda who had fallen on the floor with his wife Joan who supported him.
“What do you mean by missing?” Ringo Joe's uncle asked.
Mrs. Vera had already fainted at the sound of missing.
The church was filled with echoes and noise, leaving many guests to wonder how a man age fifty would run away from his wedding.
Mrs. Vera managed to open her eyes after much attempt, but Mr. Franklin was just on time to attack her.
“Look here” he began, “if your son is not willing to continue with the wedding, pay me back the money for the dowry he furthered.
“I knew it, you must be responsible for my son's disappearance, Joe wouldn't just run away from a long-awaited day like this” Mrs. Vera accused standing up on her feet, not minding the gossips that sprang at her back.
Mr. Franklin got furious at her words, which he termed false allegations, leading to a quarrel.
Mrs. Joan, Emily, and Imelda tried separating the conflict which eventually led to a physical combat leading Mrs. Vera to kick Franklin in the groin.
Mr. Franklin fell to the ground screaming for help as his friends came to his aid at once an ambulance was called.
Mrs. Joan looked at Mrs. Vera furiously and dashed out after her husband.
“That man will forever remain paralyzed” the priest spoke having witness the hard kick Mrs. Vera gave to Mr. Franklin.
The hall emptied bit by bit as the guest left gradually.
“I told you he would have just became a priest, Ringo mentioned taking his leave.
Mrs. Vera was lost in tears, Emily had many tears in her eyes too and Imelda was also with them.
She was really the right one for Joe, as no one had stayed with him like she did. Who could endure an illiterate?
“I wonder where he would be right now?" Imelda asked with great concern.
“Let's just hope he's safe” Mrs. Vera answered wiping off her tearful eyes.
***
A man could be seen sitting quietly on the sea beach, his head bent towards his knees that stood up, and his arms rapped around them.
He buried his leg in the sand and allow his black chukka to sit beside him.
This man seemed to be crying, he sniffed his nose regularly watching lovers and couples on the beach having fun, he thought of how bad his life was and regretted badly.
This is the fourth time Joe was supposed to get married, but he couldn't bare the stigma from previous weddings. His previous ex-wife era abandoned him either on the wedding day or at the wedding night.
“Was l curse not to have a love of my own” Joe stuttered with tears from his eyes as he recalled one of his previous ex's words.
“You are too immature” she said after giving him a hot slap on the cheek.
That was at age thirty-three, now he was more of an old man than a middle age for he is fifty years old.
Joe stood up on his feet after realizing how many pains he might have caused Imelda, he fastened his shoes on and set to return home, his attention suddenly attracts to a scene where a teenager shouted.
The teenager fell from a canoe into the big sea.
“There's no way he'd survive the wave” a lady commented as people drew near to the scene.
Joe quickly pull his coat and dived into the sea.
"Will he make it?" many asked with concern as they stared strictly at the sea.They was no sign of Joe or the teenager popping out of the water.
Minutes later divers dived into the water
Mrs. Vera sat all alone in the deserted hall, she gazed at all the abandoned foods and drinks and wept badly, she had imagined her son dancing across the decorated tables with his newly wedded bride, how foolish she was to hope that, it would ever happen.
Mrs. Vera felt a quick pull on her hands, it was the police, what do they want from her when she was mourning her lost son?
The men ordered her to keep shut as they handcuff her, leading her out of the hall.
THREE MONTHS LATER Joe blinked his eyes opened after a long coma, he glared at the hospital ward which he was in and attempted to sit up. “What happened to me?” He questioned, no one in particular, for he was all alone in the room.Joe tried recollecting the previous incidence, but couldn't get a recap of it.“Vroom! The door opened, and a nurse walked in. “Oh! Master Peter you are awake” she retorted with a smile, she dropped the tray in her hands on the table that sat near the bed. The nurse dashed out happily from the room on her way to inform the doctor of Joe's state. The tray she had left on the table had a content of sandwich, orange juice and drugs. Joe reached out to the sandwich immediately for he was hungry, he ate like a mad dog and flushed the cup's content at once. He wondered why his name was interchanged to Peter? was they a mistake somewhere? Shortly enough the doctor arrived, he stared for a while and ask Joe how he was doing. Joe replied he was fine and as
Joe was discharged from Psychiatric hospital and was given drugs. The doctor assured Michael and Lucy that their son would be alright, all they had to do was give him the prescribed medications and remind him frequently of his past. With the words of the doctor, the couples felt a lot better. They held on to Joe as they walked out. Joe felt pity for the couples knowing he wasn't their son, how does he get out of this mess he had gotten into? “Wait a sec, he pulled, “if I'm in the kid's body, then who is in my body” he asked himself. *** A woman could be seen at the front of a coffin with flowers in her hands, this woman had plenty of tears in her eyes and couldn't control it. They were a few people behind her also holding flowers to keep on the coffin. Mrs. Vera was heartbroken, she only got to see her son in his wedding suit dead.She would never forgive her, will she? Emily's clouded eyes turned red visually, her only brother had died. Imelda was also there, she stood in th
Joe opened a door quietly, hoping he had entered the right room, for he had spent minutes looking for Eric's room.“Finally!” He signed, citing Eric on the bed He had a pop corn on his hands and took one after the other, one could tell from his expression that he felt bitter.“Hey” Joe began, taking a seat on Eric's bed.Eric turned else where to avoid looking at him.“It's a good thing you got your memory back, so we are as good as old enemies” Eric stated after throwing a pop corn into his mouth.“Why do your father hate you so much?” Joe asked.“You don't remember everything a thing, do you?”“No I don't, that's why I need you to help me remember”“Are you sure you're talking to the right person, the last time I remembered, you clarified it that you never trusted me”.'Well guess I changed, by the way, how old am I?“Your eighteen”“I knew it was eighteen” Joe mumbled, looking happy about it.“So, are you going to help me out?” Joe asked, offering Eric a handshake.“Well, I also req
Students could be seen departing for their various destinations.The whole gist was centered on Joe's attitude, for he had gone out of hand to acting weird.The news of his illness spread slowly, making many anxious to know more about his predicament.Among the students who were happy about such news was Denis,. He was one of the kids bullied by peter, so it gave the reason he was excited.This is a chance for him to finally destroy Peter's life, he taught as he watched how Eric supported Joe into Lucy's car.The couple were fond of sharing such duties.When the father takes them to school, their mother returns them home.Lucy discovered the sad looks on her kids and questioned in concert.Without response, she drove to an ice cream shop to get them ice creams in order to cheer them up.“ I don't take ice cream” Joe regretted the ice cream and headed back for the car.“ Is something wrong with him of course he loves ice creams” Lucy became more concerned about the fact that something
After some minutes of gambling, the game was finally concluded as Joe turned out to be the winner of the game.The opposing team weren't willing to give in to this victory, they proposed it was cheating and that another game should be played.They were surely reminded that Peter had never lost a gamble before.Joe couldn't believe his eyes, how did he manage to win a game he barely knows how to play?Eric among all looked dumbfounded, indeed Peter never seize to surprise him. "Did he really lost his memory? or was he pretending to exact revenge?"Ladies kept glueing to Joe as he walked touching him around as he moved."Peter!! Peter!! they kept yelling his name as he struggled to get out of the club house. As Joe aimed for the door, he was suddenly pulled by the dick. it was a gay, who exclaimed "Mama Mia!" as soon as he grabbed the teenager's cock.Joe gave the man a punch that landed him on the floor instantly. He was irritated by the gays attitude and dashed out immediately.Joe
“Ha, ha ha” the 'B' squads as they were called, mocked Joe aloud, exaggerating his question was only a joke and not of his intention. How could he ask who they were?“So you are saying you don't hang out with people like us anymore?” A squad popularly known as the joker questioned Joe.Joe sensed at once that those were Peter's friends. He didn't bother dragging the conversation any further before apologizing to them.He wondered why such people were called friends when they looked like gays.He confessed to them that he had problems with his brain and so it was hard for him to recollect things.The 'B' squads felt compassion for their leader, who was facing such a tragic moment in his life.They offered to take Joe out of the class to cheer him up, but he refused. This shocked his friends greatly for he had never refused their offer before.There came a little giggle from a corner as soon as Joe rejected the offer. Immediately, a member of the 'B' five went to locate the victim. They
Joe struggled out of the grip of his oppressors and stood still as one greeted.“Hello boss!” A gigantic man retorted after taking off a cover cloth from Joe's head.“What's going on here?” Joe was forced to ask, for the men who stood in front of him were definitely thugs.“We called you many times, but you refused to answer, it seemed as though you were avoiding us, and so we brought you over here.Joe looked at where he was brought to and nodded his head, frustrated, it was the same bar Eric brought him to.“So why did you bring me here?” Joe interrogated the men.There were four of them, each gigantic. Their faces weren't as that of a smiley, and so they looked strict and scary.“We need our money, that's why we brought you here” the assumed leader of the men spoke in reply to Joe's question.As soon as Joe heard money, saliva escaped his mouth.“How. How… Much is it?” He stuttered as he asked.“1,500 dollars” the leader replied.“Did he, really, borrow that amount from you? I mean
The gun shot alerted everyone out, people could be seen running scattered.A being laid on the floor with blood rushing out from the shoulder, No one could figure out who had shot the victim. None was curious to know because the club was an illegal place that has been used against the government restrictions.An ambulance arrived after it was called by no one in particular. Soon after, the ambulance arrived, cops also arrived.The paramedics took the victim on a jump bag and led it into the ambulance. A paramedic signed that the patient may likely not survive, having lost so much blood. Joe was stopped from following the ambulance by the cops for interrogation.***Joe sat patiently in the police custody. His hands had handcuffs on them, while a man sat opposite him. This man seems to be in a cop's uniform and looked very strict in appearance.“I am going to ask you one more time. Who pulled the trigger?” The police man stormed at him.Joe kept mute as he was shocked about the previou