40 A lot of strangeness (1/2)

”Yes, you were down, but you kept waking up internally to mumble some words. Like when I was taking you home, you kept saying ”I am not dead oh; please don't put in the ground”. I kept assuring you that the exact opposite was what I was doing for you. He waved, took a deep breath then continued ”You kept assuring someone that you didn't kill your husband, that you were willing to drink something just to prove it”. It was really weird but I knew it's because of the fever; it makes you hear and see things” he said.

”So we spent the night together?” Ego enquired.

”Yes, we did a lot more than just sleep. That's why I am surprised; you don't remember any of it”.

”Exactly what other things?” She said looking stormed.

”You really want me to go into details?” he asked with a weak smile lingering at a side of his lips.

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”No, don't go into details, I already have so many things to ponder upon, don't complicate it further,” she said.

”If you are wondering whether we had sex, I can assure you that we didn't. I slept on a mat while you slept on the bamboo bed. I took care of you like a brother would a sister; nothing more” he said exhibiting a lot of confidence.

Ego was taken aback by the confidence and carelessness in which he said it; she found sit sexy and very manly to be self-assured. This was the reason for the feeling of knowing him and at last a reasonable explanation as to her strange pregnancy. She wasn't expecting him to say he had sex with her; that would be like jumping from a tall Iroko tree to touch the moon. The gods have used him to answer her prayers. All he just said must be the truth for there was no other way he would have known all these. This thought brought her back to the old lady; so the old lady was never real. Was it all a dream? Ndubisi should help her confirm her doubts.

”So you never saw an old lady with a dog here?”

Waving his head from side to side, he said ”No, I never did. After you left without saying goodbye, I kept coming to check on you for over six market days and never for once did I set my eyes on anyone or saw any evidence that someone was staying here” he said.

With a mixture of unbelief and confusion written on her face ”But an old lady was here. She had a dog named Ogologo that was wounded. We ate and spent an evening together here” she recalled, and then paused for few seconds still deep in thought before asking ”How then is it possible that they never exist?”

”Nne, I don't know. But I am certain there is a lot of strangeness in this forest. It is not surprising you have seen an old woman that was never there” he said trying to calm her down.