Must Read: Razor Tongue - Season 1 - Episode 19

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Must Read: Razor Tongue - Season 1 - Episode 19

Daniel battled with the urge to go after his wife.
But he decided to look for Sheila. He would deal
with his wife later. If Sheila had called her
parents, they would be on their way. He saw her
the moment he stepped out of the house. She
was lying on the ground. His heart skipped a
beat. What happened to her?

“Sheila?” He hurried to her side. She looked
unconscious. His heart raced. “Sheila… ” He
shook her by the shoulder. She made no
response. His heart beat quickened. He pulled out
his phone from his pocket and dailed his father-in-
law’s number.
The security guard opened the gate. John drove
the car into the large compound and packed it.
Eureka screamed when she saw her daughter
lying on the ground. She dashed out of the car,
followed by her husband. She sunk to her kneels
and touched her face.
“Sheila… Baby… Sheila… ”
“What happened?”
Daniel met his brother-in-law’s gaze. Martha
walked out of the house. Her sister-in-law’s
scream had alerted.

“Let us take her to the hospital at once,” she
pulled at her husband’s trouser. He knelt down
and carried her. Daniel tried to help him, but he
declined.
John placed his daughter on the back seat of his
car while Eureka sat beside her.
“What happened?” Martha tugged at her
husband’s shirt.
“Get my car keys, we need to follow them.”
“Honey… ”
“Get the keys Martha!”
She frozed. He had never raised his voice at her
before. Why was he staring and talking to her as
if she had anything to do with Sheila’s condition.
“Get going woman!”
She backed away and returned to the house.

What was wrong with her husband? She doubted
if she wanted to follow him to the hospital. She
would rather stay at home than stand beside him
in the state of mind he was in. Where was his car
keys?
John drove out and began to pray. It was only
God that could heal his daughter completely.
Eureka called her father-in-law and Sheila’s
doctor.

John and Eureka sat in the waiting room. Charles,
Sheila’s doctor and a team of medics were
attending to their daughter. They held each
others hands and prayed silently. Daniel and
Martha approached them. They took the seats
opposite the couple and waited.
“What happened to my daughter? What led to
her unconsciousness?” John faced his brother-in-
law. Daniel swallowed hard. Martha folded her
hands across her chest and avoided looking at
her brother and his wife. Her husband had not
spoken a word to her since they left home. She
had no intention of following him to the hospital,
but he turned deaf ears to her pleas and
arguments.

“John… Sheila wasn’t comfortable with her visit,
she decided to leave… I found her unconscious.”
“Just like that!” He voice rose.
“Look John… ”
“No,” he shook his head, “I should have listened
to her in the first place,” he turned to look at his
sister, “She didn’t want to visit because of her
aunt’s hostile attitude.”

Martha met her brother’s glare. “Don’t look at me
like that. I am not responsible for your daughter’s
condition.”
“Really? Do you want to bet on that?”
She hissed and looked away. She didn’t care what
he thought. Charles approached them. Eureka
got up when she saw him.
“She has gained consciousness.”
“Thank you Jesus!” She held her husband. He
made a sigh of relief.

“Her memories are back… We will like to examine
her and run a test or two, but, as far as I am
concerned, she is out of the woods.”
Eureka began to cry. John shook hands with his
father. He was glad that the three weeks
nightmare was over. God had answered their
prayers.
“I am so happy for you.”
John patted his brother-in-law on the shoulder,
“Thank you.”
“When can we see her?” Eureka could hardly wait
to see her daughter.

“Right now. Please come with me.”
John and Eureka followed Charles. Daniel turned
to look at his wife.
“Do you realize what your bitterness for Sheila
caused today?”
She frowned and refused to look at him.
“What kind of a Christian are you if you cannot
forgive the person that offended you?”
Her frown deepened.

“It makes me begin to wonder, what if I offended
you? Will you ever forgive me? Will you treat me
the same way you have treated Sheila?”
Her frown faded, she met her husband’s sad
gaze.
“It makes me wonder, what kind of a woman did I
marry?”
His words pierced at her heart. She tried to
speak, but her throat tightened.
“It doesn’t matter what Sheila said or did to you
or us or anybody. All that matters is your
reaction. Haven’t you heard of the phrase, ‘loving
the unlovable’? That is the true test of your so
called faith in Christ Jesus. If God can forgive you,
why can’t you forgive someone else?” He shook
his head at her and walked away.
Martha felt as if she had been drenched with cold
water. Had she been so blinded by bitterness that
she couldn’t draw Sheila close and win her over
with love? What kind of examples had she la!d
down for others to follow? What had she done?
What had she been thinking? Her actions had
made her husband to question their marriage. It
was obvious that if she didn’t let go and forgive
Sheila, her bitterness will cost her everything she
held dear to her heart.

She stood on shaky legs, tried to steady herself
and walked out of the hospital. She found her
husband’s car, unlocked one of the doors and got
in. Every tear she had been holding back gushed
out and bathed her face. She bowed her head
and asked God to forgive her and give her
strength to forgive her neice. They both needed a
second chance.