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THE UNWANTED LIGHT

The night the gods spoke, even the wind held its breath.
In the ancient village of Umueze-Ala, where red earth clung to bare feet and the moon ruled the silence, the elders gathered in the sacred grove of Ọkpụkpụ Chi; the shrine where destinies were unveiled.
No one entered that place without trembling.
At the center sat Dibia Agụnwa, the oldest priest the land had ever known. His body was frail, but his eyes… his eyes had seen beyond time.
Before him lay the sacred tools:
white chalk (nzu)
kola nuts broken in sacred patterns
a calabash filled with water that reflected not faces… but truths
A sudden wind swept through the trees.
The flames danced wildly.
Then,
Agụnwa screamed.
Not a cry of pain…
But of revelation.
The elders froze.
Even the insects went silent.
Slowly, the old priest began to speak, his voice no longer his own:
“A child comes…
A child wrapped in light…
Born of a reluctant seed…
A son who will lift a fallen house…
But… the father…
The father will call him a curse.”
A heavy silence dropped like a stone into the gathering.
Chief Nduka, a strong and feared warrior, clenched his jaw.
His name had not been mentioned…
But everyone turned to look at him.
Because everyone knew.
His wife, Ifeoma, had been barren for many seasons.
And now… she had just begun to show signs of life in her womb.
Nduka’s voice cut through the air:
“Then the gods have made a mistake.”
Gasps.
No man spoke against prophecy.
But Nduka stood, tall and defiant, his shadow stretching like a challenge against the shrine fire.
“I did not ask for a child that will bring me shame.
Let the gods take back what is theirs.”
A thunderous crack split the sky.
The calabash before Agụnwa shattered on its own.
Water spilled… forming a shape on the ground.
A child.
Surrounded by flames.
The priest’s voice dropped into a whisper:
“What the gods send…
No man rejects… and lives in peace.”
Nduka turned and walked into the darkness without bowing.
Without fear
*Tobecontinued*

🥺 One day… this will all stop
The noise
The “Mummy watch me!”
The random hugs
And the house will be quiet again.
Don’t rush it.
👉 What’s one thing your child does that you never want to end? ❤️

😅 Let’s see who can relate…
You plan your day as a parent…
Then your child wakes up and cancels everything with their own plans. 😭
This tiny humans has proven to own the right to sack your plans and peace without your consent.
At this point, we are just “managing chaos.”
👉 What did your child scatter today? Be honest 😂

Gone are the days people look for irresponsible fathers when they grow up.
If you cut ties when they were little or even before they were born, be ready to stay wherever you are forever.