Oreofe also, left to her room.
She began to ask herself why prince chose to marry her younger sister instead of her.
"I must curb this shame by fire by force no matter what it cost me. She concluded.
Early morning the following day, Oreofe woke up to see Ifayemi, a well known herbalists who lives at, Ilukan -- Ilukan was a neighboring town with Ayegbaju about two town distance but their king pay homage to Ayegbaju.
Ifayemi and Folarin had for once argued over a land demarcation but was later resolved in favor of Folarin by the council of elders.
Ever since then, Ifayemi sort for means to get hold of Folarin but to no avail. Oreofe, when to consult him and planed to kill her sister in believe that its going to hinder her marriage with Prince Adeyemi.
Ifayemi asked Oreofe to come back next market day for the concoction and she went home meanwhile, nobody knew her plan or suspected.
It was Monday the atmosphere of Ayegbaju market was calm -- as it used to be on their market days due to crowds from different angle of the Village nearest and inside Ayegbaju.
Ayegbaju market has upper hand in terms of cheap and quality goods with over two thousand traders, there had never been record of evil as such to other nearby markets.
The last market before a soul was taken from Folarin house was strange. When a voice screamed out in the middle of the market.
The voice was strange because there hadn't being such record as the market was concern, when people gather they find out that she was joking
Iwalewa who was in the market to help her mother sell, approached the woman
"Madam,' what you just did now, is riskful -- the result might be fatal next time. She said in a rather low voice and went on her way.
‘’Thank you my daughter, I wasn't serious anyway. The woman Replied waving at her.
Evening that day, after market Oreofe returned to the Herbalist to get her deal, when she got there Ifayemi handed her a concoction to put it inside water for her sister during meal.
When It was time for supper, Oreofe joined to serve the meal with Iwalewa, her intention was to carry out the evil she planned - she, only render little help at her wish especially in the kitchen. Her mother never take concern on any misconduct from her this had been, right from their childhood. Iwalewa was the only used to help their mother sell market and also in cooking. After serving the meal in the dinning, she sucessfuly rub the creamy charm in a glass cup in front of Iwalewa's plate
But reverse was the case. Oreofe placed the poisoned cup at Iwalewa front, she rushed her food and dashed inside remaining Iwalewa her mother and Folarin, as they was eating a piece of rice run into Febisola's Nostril she began to sneeze uncontrollably, Iwalewa with aim to ease the situation took her glass water rushed in some water and gave it to her mother to drink, Febisola ignorantly drank in haste and that was how she took the poisoned. She continued sneezing for over 20 minute by then the poisoned in her had started working before they could help her to clinic she died.
People hearing the sad mournful tone in Folarin’s house assembled from all corners of the village.
Folarin’s eyes twinkled; he didn't know where to began to shed tears of sorrow. His wife had left him to the wicked world, ‘without a world of fare well', sympathizers tried to console him but it was like increasing an already burning fire. After, some days he braced up to console himself in believe that the reality of her wife death on was real! Iwalewa dangled herself left to right. Oreofe, voice blocked with cough - as a result of crying. It was an unrecoverable lost.
Febisola burial was celebrated in elaborate manner as quoted by the culture and as a result of In-law to King Adesewa, nevertheless Iwalewa and her sister could not easily fore –go the death of their mother.
After some month of Febisola's demise, the engagement between Prince and Iwalewa was fixed. A week to
the agreed date, Prince Adeyemi bought enough clothes, shoes, bags and jeweleries of all kind with different colours. He Also, bought men wears for his inlaw he wanted to make them look more presentable that day before the guests.
Iwalewa's engagement spread round the whole Ayegbaju village and beyond.
“ Aunty that girl deserve more. She continued. 'I wonder the type of creature Iwalewa is, gentle and accommodating, she hardly got angry. Aunty that girl is a model, her lifestyle is as her name implies (Character is Beuty) Do you know prince Adeyemi had proposed to marry her? .” Said Ashake opening her mouth like church gosippers
Really? Asked Itinu in reply
Yes, I mean the preparation is on even as I speaks to you, very soon the invitation shall be officially announced, I pray our ancestor possess Iwalewa to include my name as her best female on her traditional wedding day. Ashake replied prayerfully they both resumed into kitchen to prepare evening meal.
Iwalewa gave her sister Oreofe some of the items that prince bought for her as she wasn't used to some of them which includes trousers, Show back etc this was apart from the one Prince purchased for Oreofe, instead of this Iwalewa attitude to appease Oreofe she became more jealous and inflamed towards her and vowed to deal with her at all cost.
‘‘What does this Foolish girl took me for? ‘’Me Oreofe, as big as I
am Iwalewa is dashing wears?
''Prince my foot! They shall meet me there, over my dead body will you marry in my presence let’s wait and see.' Oreofe said hitting hand on her chest in assurance.
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