The following day, Oke made it early from his mat as he woke up before his wife Aina. He woke up with a confused frame of mind. He could not recall when last he had a terrible nightmare of such. His feelings were so mixed over the issue if broad daylight ritual he received as message from ifa
Still on the mat with his legs thrown apart for good scrutiny of the message from divination containing the conditional solution to their childlessness life. He couldn't afford to belittle the installation of Baba Ifakale which may lead to an entire childless life.
The situation and conditional means of bearing a child clouded his mind. Different thoughts and imaginations occupied his mind Oke who had always been a man of his own mind was completely weakened by the strong message from the throne of ifa.
After doing away with a lingering thought of mistakingly marrying Aina, he urged himself of the mat and remained on his feet firmlessly. He managed to stretch his right hand to reach the wall for the propose of gaining some fitness. His emotional and spiritual weakness actually had a reflective effect on his physique. After a while, fumbled with his hand on the wall,, he eventually found his strength. He stirred his stumps and moved towards the door way with the rightful intention to see Adisa concerning his family predicament.
Out there, the atmosphere was tense with cold that threatened the skin. The atmospheric humidity was on a high degree The entire cloud saturated with tiny bubbles of moisture that precipitate like rainfall. The raining season was actually over, therefore the expectation of cloud burst wasn't in the villagers mind.
The situation of cloud wasn't an outlandish one because everyone in the village was in the mood to welcome harmattan. Farmers seemed to attach professional value to this period of weather change because it will help in their fruit plants sprout well and make their fruit ripe fast.
Without weather proof on him, Oke immersed himself in the weather and threw his foot-steps towards Adidas's house. Intuitively, Oke knew that Adisa might be ready to lead a helping hand in his problem but this might not happen under a free of charge agreement.At first, the tense force from the cold weather couldn't allow Oke to take a full length of steps at a time. Probably the cold might have created a kind of stiffness in his muscles. He was able to gather momentum after he had fully freed himself from the harsh weather condition.
With a long apprehensive mood still registrated in his mind, Oke kept hoping to meet Adisa not only at home but also at the point of readiness to assist. Adisa had been a good help yo Oke and Aina in very many undesirable situations in the past. Adisa was known for his sincere ability to help others out of their problems.
A couple of minutes after getting out of his day dreaming, Oke threw a heavy knock on Adidas's door. The day had broken finally and people from their neighborhood were prepared for the day's activities. The industrious nature of Alapa villagers made them to stand out successfully from other neighboring villagers.
The villagers were always in the mood of doing after their daliy endeavors with great zeal. This people believe that behind any successful member,there must be a zealous person.
As usual, Adisa was about to leave home for nearby Forrest to check his trap. Awero and he two year old Abiodun were yet to recover from their slumber when Oke came around.
"Good morning my friend, you are so lucky to meet me at home. I'm about going to check my trap in alaro forest," Adisa explained after he had offered Oke a friendship handshake.
"Really, I'm lucky......I suggest we go together," Oke smiled.
On their way to Alaro, Adisa launched a discussion on life in general with Oke. He dominated the discussion as he has moving from one topic to another ranging from issues of economy,the security of the village to the series of political meetings and groupings that's go on in the village. Oke,on the other hand, was quite absent minded. In a bid to ensure that he gave his friend his impression that he was following him in the discussion kept on saying "yes", "it's true" of "oh" at regular intervals. They got to Alaro forest and Adisa was happy to discover his trap had captured a big graasscutter. He thought of selling it, rather than eating it ha Oke has first suggested.
After they had taken some steps on their way back from the forest, Adisa and his friend ended up under one of the mightiest tree beholding his catch while Oke was trying to think of how to present his case before Adisa.
"Oke I think we need to stay here to have a the full content of your briefing", Adisa suggested.
In life, it always takes two tangle...It was said that a friend in need is a friend indeed..... Our friendship has been long propelled with common grounds of understanding. This is why I have come to you at the early hours of today", Oke succeed in introducing his problems.
"My Friend, you are are speaking in parables..... Please,unfold what is in your mind... What are friends for?"
To start with do you know Baba Ifakale at iluju.
"Yes... Yes.....The greatest ifa priest,yes I certainly do"
" Aina and I were at iluju yesterday to see him concerning our state of infertility..... After the usual ifa consultations, Baba made us to understand that our chance of having offsprings lies in carrying a broad daylight propitiation at any market place....We believe from ifa but Baba Ifakale didn't see it from that perceptive. He encouraged is us to comply if actually we need a child", Oke explained.
" This is totally strange...
..Why broad daylight... Why not in the night?...Well, I believe ifa must have a reason for such offering such difficult ritual."
" Please,I have come to you for assistance..... Baba Ifakale asked us to look for a grown up man who will assist in carrying out the ritual on our behalf....."
" No!...No!.....Why not you performing the ritual?.....ifa must be mistaken for asking you to come to me for such deadly and uncustomary ritual.... You are a full grown man......
Yes, truly, I should be the one carrying the ritual exercise, but Baba have and option to look for someone else....
"Then why me?"
"Because you are my best friend. You happened to be the only one I can trust an have confide in you.....You are the only friend that I believe can end my despair of having a child.... Please,save me from this shameful childless life...... Help bring smile to my face and joy of the womb in my family....... You are my hope,my only hope. I will forever be grateful to you..... Please, Oke pleaded with misty eyes.
After giving Oke a word of comfort, Adisa accepted to carry out the ritual. He insisted to intimate his wife with the knowledge of the ritual assignment. To Oke,it was not necessary to bring as many woman into this issue. He believed it was men discussion that needed no woman at all.
"There is no m need to inform your wife...Let this be between you and me ...I promise this to be between you and me...
...I promise to legally transfer my large piece of land to you since you have agreed to assist me."Oke promised .
" Are you sure of what you said?" Adisa asked.
" Yes that has been my plan before coming to you, although I didn't create awareness of this to Aina." Oke concluded.
" Thank you... I'm very honored. I believe you are aware that all form of legal transfer of piece of land must be approved by the King?" Adisa continued.
" Yes, that is what tradition and custom demands. So the due process must be followed.... Please, once again,do not bring your wife into this matter,"Oke warned.
" Understood my friend..... When will the ritual be carried?", Adisa asked
" Tomorrow after we have concluded the legal process concerning the land transfer." Oke answered conclusively.