Travails of Oluwole

Tunde bought a lot of toys for Wole as a young lad. He wanted to use his wealth to ensure thathis dear son was very comfortable. He felt that comfort was the best way he could share his love,especially since his birth mother was not there to give it to him. Few years into their marriage,Kate began to grow and nurture hatred towards Wole. She felt Tunde showed him so much loveand care and she became very bitter towards Wole; such that even his mere presence irritatedher. She became so jealous of Wole because she wanted all of Tunde’s attention to herself.She never really married Tunde out of love. She married him because of his fat wallet. More so,he was rich, hardworking and much more successful than all her other suitors. As a result of this,their love life was dead. Hell broke loose for Wole when Kate gave birth to her first child,Mirabel. She made sure he was beaten at every slightest offence, even when

When Kate had come to pick Wole up from school, his teachers made several complaints to her.She casted a nasty look at Wole and his tears began to flow again. Wole knew that now that hisfather was paralyzed, Kate would deal with him mercilessly and there would be nothing hisfather can do about it.“Why were you sleeping while your teachers were teaching today, Wole?” Kate asked.“I-I-I-I…” Wole stammered.“You don’t want to answer me, right? Don’t worry, we would see about that when we get home”she said visibly pissed now.Wole impulsively ran and hid behind Mrs. Sharon. He didn’t want to be beaten up by anyoneanymore. Kate however dragged him forcefully to the car and drove off roughly. Mrs. Sharononly looked on with sad eyes.“She is his mother anyways, my hands are tied” , she thought to herself.That evening, Wole rece

When Wole woke up, he could neither find Kate nor the car. He was lost. All four cardinal points around him was covered with thick vegetation and was pitch black. Some many questions ran through his poor mind. It was far into the night and he had no idea where he was or what had happened to him. The several bites and perches of mosquitoes on his arms and legs only heightened his confusion and agitation.Bad thoughts began to run through his mind.“What if this isn’t a mistake?”“What if she actually dumped me here on purpose with no intention of coming back?” he thought.Tears began to well in his eyes as the apparent condition of his situation began to dawn on him and he was gripped by great fear and uncertainty. He remembered the picture of him and his Dad from last Christmas that he always kept in his bag pack. He reached for it and though he could barely see the images on the picture, the thought of his dear father living