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The Wedding Night — Chapter 17
Overview
In the blackout and storm, the four ushers, led by Femi, organize a torchlit search with a first-aid kit. The remaining guests stay in the marquee, relieved to let others act yet doubtful about a teenager’s alarming claim. The mood turns witch-hunt eerie as the search party heads into the night. Tension escalates, foreshadowing a grim discovery and deepening divides between bravado and fearful inaction.
Summary
As the blackout and storm continue, the four ushers assemble a search party. Femi takes charge, grabbing a first-aid kit and paraffin torches from the marquee entrance, framing the mission as urgent and practical.
Their preparations carry a charged, almost gleeful energy, recalling their schoolboy daring. This bravado contrasts with the rest of the guests, who cluster inside the lit marquee, relieved to stay behind while others assume responsibility.
From the marquee, onlookers watch the usher group stride into the violent night, torches aloft, like villagers on a witch hunt. Doubt lingers about the report—dismissed by some as the word of a hysterical teenager—yet the search proceeds, intensifying the sense that something macabre may be waiting in the dark.
Who Appears
- FemiUsher who takes charge, arming the group with torches and a first-aid kit.
- The ushersFour-man group forming a search party, energized and eager to brave the storm.
- The wedding guestsRemain in the marquee, relieved yet uneasy, watching the search with skepticism and dread.