Chapter Two- The Birth

Chapter two tells of the birth of Kolawole.

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Ilu Igbasaye has been in existence for as long as the oldest man in their village could tell. The man kept telling the tales of how his father's father came into the town and met people already inhabiting the town.

So, no one knows exactly when Ilu Igbasaye came into existence.

On reaching home from their visit to the river goddess, Mr Okin who was already famished had asked his wife to go cook him a decent meal. He asked how long the meal would take and decided to take a hike to his best friend's house.

Olododo (the truth sayer in English) was Mr Okin's best friend from childhood. On reaching his house, he was greeted by many other elders and the looks on their faces told alot.

"What's going on" demanded Mr Okin

No one seemed to care to answer him, it was as if he had asked a rhetorical question.

"Where's Olododo" Mr Okin asked again

All he got was hands pointing towards the direction of Olododo's backyard. On reaching there, what he saw made him bade farewell to the appetite he thought he had a while ago.

"What could have happened to Olododo? That was the question on everyone's lips.

"How did this happen "

"Why did this happen "

"Who could have done this"

Mr Okin went back home feeling rather dis-spirited than hungry. His wife welcomed him with a sumptuous meal, he had to take a bite or two from the bowl of food so as to avoid any arousing suspicion his wife might have concerning his concubines outside.

The night was rather long as the thought of Olododo kept ringing in their minds. The next day was the same. Even the Ilu Igbasaye market day that was supposed to be cheerful with the hustling and bustling of the town, didn't hold. The town was in a stand still.

Olododo couldn't talk or walk yet and it has been 5 months already since the incident. Some others started speculating the village needed cleansing and propitiation had to be made to the gods of the land.

The king and elders had gone to inquire from the priest of the land, but the gods all seemed to have abandoned the people of Ilu Igbasaye.

Mr Okin's wife was now 5 months pregnant too, and she already had the annoying pregnant women character. Her husband almost ran away one night because her problem seemed to be increasing daily, not until his mother intervened by telling him how her own case was.

On the day of delivery, something unusual happened. The river of Ilu Igbasaye had never been dry, but the day before the birth of Kolawole, the river dried up.

Many villagers already feared the worst. They were still deliberating when the sky itself turned dark, it was so dark people thought the gods were about to unleash their anger on the town.

But just as baby Kolawole came forth, one of the bystander at the river said, the river sprang forth and the sky cleared up. It was like an experience the villagers would never forget.

The chief priest of Ilu Igbasaye came to Mr Okin's home to congratulate them.

He then excused Mr Okin and told him that the child was no ordinary child. He said the forces that be had tried to stop the child from being born alive and it was in response that the gods had made a show last night.

He also told Mr Okin to take the child to meet Olododo that dame night before the blood on the child was washed away

The whole village was still in shock as to why a child had to be taken to Olododo's house. On reaching there...

"Yes..Yes.. yes" was the first three words Olododo could utter

He then sat down and asked to carry the child. As he held the child, he held the palm of the child and told the chief priest to look into it.

The people beside kept asking the priest to tell them what he saw, but he never did.