Caleb virtually froze not knowing what to do. His sister and their parents were oblivious of his state of fear since Esi was also busy trying to calm her parents down.
“You people stop this!” Esi out of frustration shouted at her parents, and for that moment they stopped quarreling.
“What is this? Huh? Mum and dad, why?”
Just then there was the loud knock at their door again.
“Now I’m sure it’s our neighbors again - coming to ask why Mr. and Mrs. Owusu are fighting as usual!” she said in anger as she walked towards the door to open it.
She went with such swiftness that Caleb could do nothing to stop her from checking on who was at the door.
“Hello!” she said to the angry looking elderly man and the girl who seemed to be crying. She wondered who they were since she hadn’t met them before.
“Eh where is that boy? Where is that Caleb boy?” the man started to raise his voice almost making a scene.
Caleb began to quiver, and his parents wondered what was happening since they could also hear the man shout.
Without an invitation the man just entered their home dragging the girl along.
“Excuse me Sir! What is it?” Mr. Owusu demanded from the man whose spectacles was almost falling off his nose bridge.
“Where is that boy Caleb?” “Caleb is my son! What is it?” asked Mr. Owusu
Esi quickly went to stand by her brother in defense.
“This boy! This boy beat my daughter up! He beat her up!” the man said almost running to hit Caleb but his parents quickly intervened.
“Hold it Sir!”
“Don’t tell me to hold it! What right does he have to beat up my daughter? Huh? He should explain!” he said angrily looking at Caleb. “When I asked my daughter, “Why did he beat you?” she couldn’t say why! Young man answer me! Why did you beat my daughter?”
“Come on open your mouth and talk!” Mr. Owusu said angrily to Caleb.
“Ah...Aah… She didn’t want to pay back!” Esi’s 17 year old brother struggled to say.
“Pay what?” his mother yelled at him.
THE CHARGE - EPISODE 4
“Ah...Aah… She didn’t want to pay back!” Esi’s 17 year old brother Caleb struggled to say.
“Pay what?” his mother yelled at him.
“Ah…ah I know her in the neighborhood…She’s been taking my money and my gifts, and she didn’t want to pay back for all that! Enam tell them the truth eh!”
“Ah no Papa it’s not like that! He said that he likes me and that he wants to ‘spread’ me!” the teenage girl said naively.
“Shut up! Spread you like how? Are you a spreadsheet? Or you’re now Blue band spread?” the elderly man rebuked his daughter.
“Caleb which kind of ‘pay back’ are you talking about?” his father enquired trying hard to hide his shock.
“Daddy she’s been taking my money and my gifts! Even her friends were benefitting! Then she didn’t want to pay back! Yesterday she told me that she will pay back! I went to meet her only for her to give me the excuse that it was her time of the month! I asked her to let me check to confirm but she said no! I knew she was lying! I got angry then gave her a few punches.”
His father gave him a dirty slap. “Caleb! Where did you learn that from? 17 year old boy! Just 17! You’ve been using my money to ‘spread’ girls?”
“Don’t you do same? Eh Owusu! Don’t you give out money to small girls at the expense of your own home? No wonder your son is learning same!” Mrs. Owusu angrily addressed her husband.
“Woman don’t bring yourself! Don’t bring yourself… Caleb how could you be this senseless?”
“Ah daddy don’t shout at me!” Caleb spoke back for which his father gave him another slap.
“Why? Are you surprised that your son is talking to you that way?” Mrs. Owusu sneered. “You disrespect me and talk to me anyhow, why won’t our son learn to talk back at you in likewise manner?”
Esi stood there helpless as the scene got more and more chaotic. Before she realized, her parents had resumed quarrelling in the presence of the girl and her father to the embarrassment of the whole family.
#TheCharge
Dorothy Budu-Arthur
"The Quenched Desire" by Lewis Dampson. This is a story about a young boy-preacher who had an unmistakable dispensation of worldwide revival allotted to him. But, because of inexperience, limited revelation, and demonic control, his incredible ministry was cut short long before its time. This story is a message to the church.... Don't miss this wonderful and exciting story!!!! The Quenched Desire (Coming Soon!!!!!) On www.kofibless.blogspot.com
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