Finally, Ojinta came out, a hunter at its best, handsome and
well built; he greeted the king, chief priest, chiefs and the villagers, danced
a little as the band played some body moving sounds, after a while, the whole
arena was silence, as Ojinta raised his voice, I choose the Princess, he turned towards the King and his chiefs and
repeated himself, the entire community were amazed, some were confused too,
because they wondered why Ojinta will choose the Princess as against other cool
stuffs, but the chief priest was not shocked as he stood up and started dancing
to the spirits, it was like he was excited about Ojinta’s choice, but the King
was shocked, he could not believe his ears. Amidst the confusion, the Chief priest
spoke, he said, this great man, Ojinta, has showed his epic wisdom, and has
made history today, may generations to come ever speak about his choice today
as the best ever made in history, he has created a new path, a new hope for the
future of the children of Lorji community. Ojinta who had more wives than the
crow of an adult cock in a day, took a long look at the princess as he smiled,
she responded to his smile, though a bit shy.
The King stood up to speak; mind you if he should not approve
of Ojinta’s choice, it means that he didn’t keep his words, and he may lose his
kingdom, as it is believed that the King honors his words more than his name;
the king said, I Eze Ochendu II of Lorji community, hereby; there was a sudden
silence, so silent that one could hear the footsteps of a soldier ant; the King
smiled and turned towards his wife, who looked a bit sad but had no other
choice than to put a small smile just to encourage her husband, he also took a
few seconds look at his daughter, then he continues; I hereby give my daughter
to Ojinta as he requested, to be his wife, hereby making Ojinta a member of the
royal cabinet as the second in command, Ojinta shall be my right hand man, the
King said further as he takes his seat. The entire community went to a
spontaneous outbreak of joy, as they jumped, danced and sang to the good news
they had just heard, the celebration continued to dusk, and a date was fixed
for the marriage rituals to take place. One after the other, the villagers went
to their different homes, the celebrations for the day had ended, yet the
people kept talking about all that had transpired at the King’s palace earlier,
Ojinta’s wise choice topped the gossip chart board.
Weeks later, Ojinta and Princess Abuoma had concluded their
marital rites, the gigantic celebration brought several special guests from
neighboring villages, Ojinta received pieces of land here and there, cattle,
goats, yams, silver, gold, and several other gifts, making him very rich and
famous too. Excited Ojinta carried his wife home, placed her on the locally
made comfy bed and they had a sensational romantic affair. Princess Abuoma was
a virgin, so it made the coital interaction very special, so special that
Ojinta went for rounds without getting tired, at the first crow of the day, the
newlyweds slept rather excited and tired. That night was the best night for
them, and would turn out to be even exciting as Princess Abuoma got pregnant
from the events that took place that night.
The cordial relationship between the wives of Ojinta grew
stronger, maybe because they felt that they were now royal personalities in the
village. After, nine months of pregnancy, Abuoma was due to deliver, and when
she did it was, oh my, oh my, it was a bouncing baby boy exclaimed Ojinta as he
ran around shouting, singing and dancing. Out of excitement he named the child,
his only son, IKEMBA.
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