Just a mercy

Foundational curse makes poverty, failure and difficulties to reign in Hakeem's family .it how ever becomes an abomination for any family members to achieve success. Hakeem accuses his father Mark of the cause and dumps him in the evil forest.mark who does the same to his father places a curse on Mark that his son shall accord him the same treatment.after many years of struggle without success ,

Hakeem carries mark to the same evil ball rolling. And clean up and start a new life in city with his friend jack, who married Mrs rose with two kids named Bella and gift

Mrs rose is a independent woman who struggles and get a luxury life that Hakeem admire so bad ,. and to his father in village.,mark had become a different person when his son Hakeem met him in the village .non of the villageers came to welcome Hakeem when he arrived , previously mark small mud house would be filled with well wishers.as they were on their way to the city , Hakeem was thinking why they snubbed him even when he came with a car .cars were celebrated in the village but no one came out to celebrate with Hakeem.

Hakeem continued to think about it's as he drove to the mark was well known in the village and people came to visit him.what happened that he has been alone? Hakeem look a short look at his father but noticed that ossai looked older leaner and darker

The villagers had declared mark's house a no go area after he was accused of killing Miriam with witchcraft but no one told Hakeem of the incident.neither did Mark tell him of the pains and embarrassment he suffered.his journetto the city was a relief after all

Hakeem had announced the date for his wedding .me and Mrs Jack were strongly behind him,they supported Hakeem in every step he took .his wedding card had reached every nook and cranny of the city and some of the villageers around porthacourt that Hakeem had visited.

Mr.and Mrs Jack sponsored the printing of the invitation card as Jack begun to earn salary

Joy was rose's bodsom friend.dhe was not surprised with the extent to which her friend was committed to see that her wedding see the light of the day.it was one of her visit to rose's house that she met Hakeem.

A fowl does not forget the person who plucks it's tail feathers during the rainy season . Hakeem sat down with his father and narrated to him all that Mr and Mrs Jack had done for him.

There are memories of people worth living with said Hakeem after managing to get Mark wheat to eat for supper .he has no option than to do the best he could b.even mark could not use the cooking facilities.he needed someone bto cater for him, a major reason that makes Hakeem want to marry immediately

Mark looked round the beautiful house again and embraced his son ,his son had gotten most of the things she wanted in life , marriage bell was ringing in Hakeem's ear and mark wanted to see it happen .he needed bit most.

Dad Hakeem called.everything about the village has ended , suffering and poverty bhas no space in our lives anymore

No I will go back to the village after your wedding mark disagreed who will take care of my yams and my cassava Even my house?

Those are things of the past I'm looking beyond that now, Hakeem traded his old man ,.you must not go back to the village.

Mark was not impressed with Hakeem's objection.the city food he ate was not satisfactory.they we're too soft in his throat and sometimes made him to vomit like a pregnant woman.he preferred the roasted yam any palm oil he ate in the farm.

I must not leave the village like that people may think I ran away .i must go back to village mark insisted

.......to do what in the village? I shall take care of you right here in the city

;One who gives a blind man a mirror is mocking his prediction.i need to be in the village for important reasons . Alot has happened on your behalf .I don't want to seen as a wizard mark to his son Hakeem

., You just have to smile over those issues, it is one of the casiest ways to case tension.nothing is taking you back to village.please ,I beg you , the only thing you should do for me is to stop thinking about the village for now., Hakeem pleaded without getting the directions mark was driving at.

One whose house is on fire does not know how to quench it. I was accused of

F using witchcraft to kill a little boy that looked after me when I was sick.

Hakeem was shocked and couldn't believe his ears.....

.,they accused you of witchcraft,? How did it happen and why did you hide it from me when I came to the village? Hakeem asked with depression.

Hakeem did not want to think about what mark told him .he was interested in his father becoming a better person.hevmade his father to enjoy the benefit of township .marlk went to the pharmacy for first aid instead of rubbing fresh pepper on the surface of his new wound. He used the modern toilet instead of excreting on cassava root to enhance soil nutrient .he used electricity inside of lamp .mark was happy and wished that Helen was there to see Hakee