Wishful with a disaster... Chapter three

The atmosphere was filled with tension in the apartment of Chinonye's parents. The living room had a couch at the top position and four armed chairs setting, facing each other, two on both sides with a glass table at the center, a plasma TV at the front. Femi and his mother sat in the arm chairs on the left hand side, with Chinonye's parents on the coach, anger and sadness were written on their faces.

"Sir, I have just explained what happened and I am sincerely sorry for the damages i have caused", Femi said avoiding eye contact with the couple in front of him.

" You bastard!", Mama Chinonye yelled tears gushing down her cheeks.

"Please ma, don't make such statements, I know how you feel", Femi's mother consoled

"Was it your daughter that was raped?", Mama Chinonye lashed out in anger.

"Calm down woman", her husband said authoritatively.

"I'm so sorry ma", Femi apologized, "We were cornered, it was either me or them".

"That is not an excuse, are you not a man? You chose to sleep with my baby to save your own life", she yelled once again.

"Haba!", Femi's mother exclaimed placing her palm over her mouth in shock.

"Woman! If you utter another word!", Papa Chinonye yelled in anger of the words his wife had been speaking. Hearing this, she calmed down completely in order not to incur her husband's wrath.

"Now that this unfortunate incident has occurred, what plans do you have for my daughter?", Papa Chinonye asked calmly.

"He will take full responsibility for this Sir", Femi's mother said. 

"Yes Sir, I will", Femi agreed nodding his head.

"That is not enough, for you see now no man would want to take my daughter's hand in marriage", Mama Chinonye said taking a look at her husband's face to see if he was angry for her interference.

"That is true", Papa Chinonye concurred.

"That is not a problem, we have even come prepared for that", Femi's mother said bringing out a keg of palm wine from the bag she had beside her.

"Yes and I am willing to go ahead with the rest of the marriage rites", Femi said

"I will inform my kinsmen as soon as possible, then you will receive the full details of the bride price and materials", Papa Chinonye said clearing his throat, this was the signal for Chinonye to enter into the room.

With a smile on his face he said, "Here is your bride", ushering her to Femi. Chinonye knelt before him and greeted both Femi and his mother as was custom.