GRASS TO GRACE, A NOVEL: THE CONCLUSION (PART TWO)

...Saturday, December 26, was a bright and fair day. The ceremony commenced at about 9 '0' clock in the morning. This was the happiest day in the lives of the couples and they were both gorgeously dressed in the traditional yorouba attire with their faces beaming with smiles. The marriage was done in the traditional yorouba style, and all marriage rites were observed accordingly. It was then time for the couples to dance before the guests. This was the most scintillating part of the occasion, as the couples will exhibit their native dance steps. Being natives of yorouba, Abayomi and Bisi were equally good dancers, but one must certainly out-dance the other.
   Bisi swayed her whole body from right to left in the traditional yorouba style. Abayomi also showed off much of the yorouba dance steps, but had by mistake brought in the white man's dance steps at the concluding part and was thus thrown over to the loosing side. While this was going on, guests were busy munching lumps of meat, masticating grains of rice, and gulping bottles of assorted drinks-there was enough for everyone to eat and drink. Finally, the celebration came to an end and the couples retired to their rented apartments for a recuperative night rest. Bisi had earlier gone to her mother's house for a word of advice on how to make a peaceful home and after that night, she was to stay with her mother for a week before finally joining her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Abayomi and Dr. Kunle were to travel back to London the following year. So they had enough time to put everything in place before going back. They even embarked on and completed a number of projects for their community, including a pipe borne water project and the new town market complex.
  The older year had passed and everyone was making resolutions for the New Year. For Mr. and Mrs. Abayomi, they decided not to start bearing children until a month after their white wedding. Kunle decided that he was going to set up a medical center in Britain. He had the dream of discovering helpful drugs and therapeutic measures that would greatly improve human health. At the end of January, Mr. and Mrs. Abayomi and Dr. Kunle had already finalized plans for their voyage back to Britain. They left Nigeria on Sunday evening and arrived Britain on Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Abayomi kept their vows. Their wedding ceremony was one of the biggest in London were they live.
  Barely one month after their wedding, Mr. and Mrs. Abayomi were blessed with a son whom they named Adegoke. Dr. Kunle's dreams were materialized. He established a medical center and was already working as a medical doctor. Mr. Abayomi had also started working as a Civil Engineer in one of London's reputable companies. His company built a number of roads, bridges and tunnels, and with him as the leader of the team of civil engineers they were soon able to supply ample amount of water to drought prone areas. Mrs. Abayomi continued working as a Chartered Accountant in her own firm and also made great impacts in the Accounting field. Her son was placed in the custody of a trusted daycare center, while she worked. Dreams do come through indeed, inspite of obstacles.