Contd....... I was just staring at my mum, I couldn't say anything or rather I didn't have anything to say. I couldn't believe my mum actually knew my real mother. Finally, I asked my mum,
"you didn't see the woman before she died."
My mum replied, "I didn't see her, and I wasn't told about the accident until the woman died because I was still crying over my lost child."
"Why didn't you try and contact her." I asked.
"Yemisi sincerely I didn't think of doing that, I lost a child I carried for 10months in my womb and besides I was married, going to look for her or Abdullah might not be polite to my husband so I stayed back thinking she would come back and I would tell her that I had lost the baby so Abdullah shouldn't bother about me."
"so daddy had gone to get money to save you and a child that wasn't his and on his way back he hit my real mother. so even if the child hadn't died the child wouldn't have been a true member of this family. Please tell me how does all this affect my uncle because I have been expecting to hear his name since and why does he hate me so much?" I asked.
My mum replied, "your uncle is just a nuisance. When him and your father were young, they lived an extravagant life because their parents were rich. After their father's death, they found out that their father had given them little and willed the rest to his grandchildren stating in the will that with the way they were spending he was scared that they wouldn't be able to take care of their children when they start having kids."
"Please how does it affect me?" I asked
"U see, your uncle didn't know my first pregnancy wasn't for your father but he was at the hospital when the doctor told your father I had lost the baby and he knew about the accident too. It was stated in the will that the your grandfather's remaining wealth should be shared equally amongst all the grandchildren and from our side, we have 3 and from his side he has only 1. so he wants to eliminate 1 of ours."
"Can't we wait maybe he would have more kids too and besides I don't need the money, I have more than enough. My husband left me enough that would take care of me and my daughter for years."
This time my father replied "No we can't wait for him, it was stated in the will that after 20years the wealth should be shared and its been over 20yrs now, just because we have been waiting for him, besides I am blessed with a good wife who made me a better person and with or without the money I am very okay and as for you, you can't be left out, it was a gift from your grandfather, he didn't live long to see any of you and yet he made provision for you all. Its been taken that I have 3kids and you are my first and nothing on earth would make me sign you as an illegitimate child."
I sighed heavily then turned to my mum and asked,
"do you know if my real mother had other kids?"
She replied, "yes she did, I think she had 2 or 3 boys."
My real father came with my real uncle, they were happy at the same time sad. My real father accused my dad of killing his wife and depriving him the opportunity of taking care of his only daughter. He said it had not been easy for him, taking care of 3boys alone. He didn't remarry because of the hope he had that his wife might come back home. Uncle Abdullah also blamed himself for sending his sister on the errand that took her life. My real father just kept looking at me. Later he asked me what I was doing I told him I had finished university but I didn't finish my youth service. He was about asking me why when my younger sister brought Tani to me because she was crying. My real father asked me if Tani was my baby and I told him yes and told him my husband was late. He asked how my husband died and I explained to him. By the time I finished he was in tears saying how he wished he was there to stand by me through it all. They left after we all eat dinner, before they left my father gave me his address in lagos.
2weeks later I left Abuja for Lagos not with the intention of going to my real father but I wanted to go back to my husband's house. I wanted my child to grow in the room her father had decorated for her at least for a year or two or even more depending on how soon I get my life back on track.
When we landed in lagos, my real father, Dr musa and his mum were waiting for me. I didn't know who to follow but at last I went in my father's car and Dr Musa's own was right behind us. He dropped me home and used the opportunity to know my house, I promised him I would visit him before the week runs out. Dr Musa's mother spent the night with me. She wanted to hear the whole story and she wanted to stay with Tani.
2days later Dr Musa came to pick us and we all went to visit my father. It was fun, I met my brothers and they were so happy to meet me. One would easily notice the resemblance, we all look alike. They carried Tani one after the other and my cute baby was smiling through out that day. My eldest brother was married and had a daughter who looked exactly like me. While the other two were still single.
With the help of my real father I got a job after a year, then my daughter was over one year. I still count myself lucky, because I have 2fathers, 1mother, 3elder ones and 2younger ones. I got my share of my grandfather's wealth. At 24, I was a millionaire all thanks to my lovely husband and grandfather but I was still working.
I remarried 3yrs after my husband's death to my eldest brother's best friend and had 3 kids for him.
Tanimola is 15yrs now and she cherish her father's gifts more than anything in the world. The day she misplaced one of her gifts she cried and refused to eat till she found it. To crown it all she looks so much like her father and she can also draw and paint. She is aspiring to be an architect. I try as much as possible not to show it that she is my favorite but to be sincere I love her more but I make sure I treat all my kids equally.
I am happily married and united with my family both my real and foster family.
I give thanks to Almighty Allah for seeing me through.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
episode 23
Contd..... After I spoke with Dr Musa's mum, I just laid on the bed, Tani had slept. Ever since my husband died I had always missed him and mostly at night, I had nobody to tell my deepest secrets to, my fears, nobody to share my days activities with, nobody to cuddle me and kiss away my troubled heart. I miss my husband so much. I remembered the way my father came to take his wife from my room and I thought to myself my mother was the luckiest woman on earth. I moved closer to my daughter on the bed and slept off.
The next day, I had taken my bath and bathed Tani before my mum came to my room that morning. She was surprised I had taken care of myself and my daughter even before she woke up. I told her I was already used to it. My mum's eyes were swollen I guess she had cried all night. I didn't talk about what happen the previous night, so I ignored her swollen eyes. Even when my younger ones were asking her what happen to her eyes, I did as if I hadn't noticed the swollen eyes. Through out that day my mum did as if nothing was wrong and I played along.
Three days later, very early in the morning I had, had my bath and that of Tani's and was dressing up for Tani when my dad and mum came to my room together and told me some people would be coming to meet me that day but before they come they need to explain some things to me. My parents sat down beside me, I had finished dressing Tani so my father took her from me. My mum cleared her throat and said,
"Yemisi, I was in one of the pictures you brought home and that picture was taken 30yrs ago, 8yrs before you were born. I dated an hausa man then, his name was Abdullah Yahya. The bride in the picture you brought home was his elder sister, I attended the wedding with Abdullah. I traveled with Abdullah to kaduna all the way from ife because we were in the same university(university of ife). His sister had just finished from there while he was in his final year and I had just gained admission into the school. I didn't meet his sister until a day to her wedding. She got married to a yoruba man who was based in ife. Abdullah finished school the following year and travelled abroad promising he would get in touch with me then I was in my second year. He didn't come back until after 7yrs, I had dated other men because I didn't hear a word from Abdullah for 7yrs. At the time he got back I was dating your father who on the other hand had numerous girlfriends and wasn't ready for any kind of commitment. Abdullah was able to locate me when he came back to Nigeria because I had gotten a job in Ife after school and stayed back in Ife and he had come to visit his sister in Ife. We picked up our relationship from where we stopped, I stopped seeing your father because I knew he wasn't serious in the first place not knowing Abdullah was already married. Abdullah usually does the visiting and I visited him at his sister's place once or twice. He went back to the UK after 4months and promised me he was going to come back in a month's time. It was after he left that I realised I was 2mnths pregnant. I waited for him to come back but he didn't show up. It had been 3months since he left and not a word from him andI was 5months pregnant. I had no choice then to go and tell his sister that I was pregnant for her brother. His sister explained to me that Abdullah had gotten married that she didn't know that I wasn't aware. I asked her if he was going to be back soon and she told me no that he didn't tell her he would be coming anytime soon. she was surprised that the pregnancy I was carrying belonged to her brother. She promised to get in touch with me. The day I went there I noticed she was pregnant too.
I got back home only to meet your father, he had been waiting for me. He came to apologise to me begging me that he wanted to marry me." My mum paused for awhile.
"Ha, didn't he know you were pregnant" I asked her.
"He didn't know because my pregnancy was only making me fat and my tommy wasn't that big and as a man he didn't notice until I told him everything that happened to me. He insisted on marrying me because it was certain Abdullah didn't want something good for me. I waited for two months no news from Abdullah or his sister so I agreed to marry your father. 3months later, my pregnancy was 10months old and I hadn't delivered. Abdullah's sister showed up saying she had relocated to lagos that's why she didn't quickly get back to me. She was heavily pregnant too. She came with a letter written by Abdullah, he wrote in the letter that he was sorry that he didn't tell me he was married because his parents had paid the lady's bride price before he came back to Nigeria that's why he stayed in ife throughout his stay in Nigeria because he wasn't interested in the lady. He wrote in the letter that he had sent his sister to make all necessary arrangements so I would join him in the Uk and his parents would have to return their own bride who is already staying with them in kaduna. After I read the letter I asked Abdullah's sister to kindly leave my house. I was angry he took them this long to tell me all this. She left saying she would come back the next day that I would have calmed down.
That night and I ran into labour and was taken to the hospital. I never saw her again and I thought she had gone back to lagos and must have told her brother to forget about me. I never knew she was the one my husband had hit. Yemisi, Abdullah's sister was your mother.
Abdullah would soon be here with his sister's husband your real father."
To be contd.
The next day, I had taken my bath and bathed Tani before my mum came to my room that morning. She was surprised I had taken care of myself and my daughter even before she woke up. I told her I was already used to it. My mum's eyes were swollen I guess she had cried all night. I didn't talk about what happen the previous night, so I ignored her swollen eyes. Even when my younger ones were asking her what happen to her eyes, I did as if I hadn't noticed the swollen eyes. Through out that day my mum did as if nothing was wrong and I played along.
Three days later, very early in the morning I had, had my bath and that of Tani's and was dressing up for Tani when my dad and mum came to my room together and told me some people would be coming to meet me that day but before they come they need to explain some things to me. My parents sat down beside me, I had finished dressing Tani so my father took her from me. My mum cleared her throat and said,
"Yemisi, I was in one of the pictures you brought home and that picture was taken 30yrs ago, 8yrs before you were born. I dated an hausa man then, his name was Abdullah Yahya. The bride in the picture you brought home was his elder sister, I attended the wedding with Abdullah. I traveled with Abdullah to kaduna all the way from ife because we were in the same university(university of ife). His sister had just finished from there while he was in his final year and I had just gained admission into the school. I didn't meet his sister until a day to her wedding. She got married to a yoruba man who was based in ife. Abdullah finished school the following year and travelled abroad promising he would get in touch with me then I was in my second year. He didn't come back until after 7yrs, I had dated other men because I didn't hear a word from Abdullah for 7yrs. At the time he got back I was dating your father who on the other hand had numerous girlfriends and wasn't ready for any kind of commitment. Abdullah was able to locate me when he came back to Nigeria because I had gotten a job in Ife after school and stayed back in Ife and he had come to visit his sister in Ife. We picked up our relationship from where we stopped, I stopped seeing your father because I knew he wasn't serious in the first place not knowing Abdullah was already married. Abdullah usually does the visiting and I visited him at his sister's place once or twice. He went back to the UK after 4months and promised me he was going to come back in a month's time. It was after he left that I realised I was 2mnths pregnant. I waited for him to come back but he didn't show up. It had been 3months since he left and not a word from him andI was 5months pregnant. I had no choice then to go and tell his sister that I was pregnant for her brother. His sister explained to me that Abdullah had gotten married that she didn't know that I wasn't aware. I asked her if he was going to be back soon and she told me no that he didn't tell her he would be coming anytime soon. she was surprised that the pregnancy I was carrying belonged to her brother. She promised to get in touch with me. The day I went there I noticed she was pregnant too.
I got back home only to meet your father, he had been waiting for me. He came to apologise to me begging me that he wanted to marry me." My mum paused for awhile.
"Ha, didn't he know you were pregnant" I asked her.
"He didn't know because my pregnancy was only making me fat and my tommy wasn't that big and as a man he didn't notice until I told him everything that happened to me. He insisted on marrying me because it was certain Abdullah didn't want something good for me. I waited for two months no news from Abdullah or his sister so I agreed to marry your father. 3months later, my pregnancy was 10months old and I hadn't delivered. Abdullah's sister showed up saying she had relocated to lagos that's why she didn't quickly get back to me. She was heavily pregnant too. She came with a letter written by Abdullah, he wrote in the letter that he was sorry that he didn't tell me he was married because his parents had paid the lady's bride price before he came back to Nigeria that's why he stayed in ife throughout his stay in Nigeria because he wasn't interested in the lady. He wrote in the letter that he had sent his sister to make all necessary arrangements so I would join him in the Uk and his parents would have to return their own bride who is already staying with them in kaduna. After I read the letter I asked Abdullah's sister to kindly leave my house. I was angry he took them this long to tell me all this. She left saying she would come back the next day that I would have calmed down.
That night and I ran into labour and was taken to the hospital. I never saw her again and I thought she had gone back to lagos and must have told her brother to forget about me. I never knew she was the one my husband had hit. Yemisi, Abdullah's sister was your mother.
Abdullah would soon be here with his sister's husband your real father."
To be contd.
episode 22
Contd....... She just kept saying
"mogbe! mogbe! God pls don't let it be what I am thinking it is." She kept looking at me then she ran out of the room. I was about running after her when Tani woke up and started crying so I had to stay back to attend to my daughter.
Minutes later my mum came back with her phone, she was really sweating. I asked her, "mummy ki lo shele (what happen)."
She didn't answer me she, she was dialing someone's number on her phone. The person picked it cos my mum said,
"hello iya peju, I am sorry I am calling you at this time of the night. Ehmmm I need your help."
The person on the other end must have asked her what the problem was because my mum replied her,
"you said you saw Abdullah yahya years ago and you exchanged phone numbers please do you still have his number."
My mum kept quiet because the person on the other end was talking after a while my mother replied the person,
"Pls I need it now, I know I told you I don't want to have anything to do with him but pls send it to me."
It seem the person had asked my mum to get a paper so she would call the number because my mum started looking for paper and biro. I had to quickly pass my phone to her so she would type the number on it. The person called the number and my mum typed it on my phone. She thanked the person and said she would call the person later then ended the call. She looked at me and asked,
"yemisi what time is it?"
"10:30." I replied. But mummy what is going...........
"It's not to late to call someone, is it? My mum interrupted.
"It depends on who the person is and your relationship with the person." I replied angrily.
She ignored me and dialed the number the person gave her. After some minutes she said, "hello please am I speaking with Abdullah yahya?" The person replied her at the other end. it's so annoying when you are been left in the dark, like what my mum was doing. Then my mum said,
"Abdullah sorry I am calling you at this time of the night this is Mojisola Folajomi speaking."
I guess the man repeated the name because my mum then said,
"sorry, Mojisola Aluko." my mum kept quiet again then later replied,
"yes same old mojisola aluko and yes folajomi is my husband's name."
Silence again and my mum replied,
"Abdullah please I didn't call you for that, please how is your sister?"
Silence again and my mum replied,
"I know its odd that I call you after so many years just to ask of her. Please I beg you tell me where she is."
There was silence again person at the other end must have was talking my mum was silent for long then she ended the call and slumped on the bed crying. The way she slumped scared my daughter and she started crying I didn't even know who to pet my mum or my daughter. I carried my daughter and left the room to call my dad. I told my dad the drama my mum had performed since she saw the pictures. My dad followed me to my room, instead of him to ask his wife what was wrong. My father started petting his wife and took her out of my room when they got to their door my father noticed I was following he turned and said,
"Yemisi goodnight we would see in the morning."
Reluctantly I said "goodnight" and headed for my room. I was so angry, I called Dr Musa's Mum and told her everything that happened she said I should be patient and if by the next day they don't say anything I shouldn't ask them about the incident. They would tell me when they feel its right. All she wants from me is to be patient. (To be contd)
"mogbe! mogbe! God pls don't let it be what I am thinking it is." She kept looking at me then she ran out of the room. I was about running after her when Tani woke up and started crying so I had to stay back to attend to my daughter.
Minutes later my mum came back with her phone, she was really sweating. I asked her, "mummy ki lo shele (what happen)."
She didn't answer me she, she was dialing someone's number on her phone. The person picked it cos my mum said,
"hello iya peju, I am sorry I am calling you at this time of the night. Ehmmm I need your help."
The person on the other end must have asked her what the problem was because my mum replied her,
"you said you saw Abdullah yahya years ago and you exchanged phone numbers please do you still have his number."
My mum kept quiet because the person on the other end was talking after a while my mother replied the person,
"Pls I need it now, I know I told you I don't want to have anything to do with him but pls send it to me."
It seem the person had asked my mum to get a paper so she would call the number because my mum started looking for paper and biro. I had to quickly pass my phone to her so she would type the number on it. The person called the number and my mum typed it on my phone. She thanked the person and said she would call the person later then ended the call. She looked at me and asked,
"yemisi what time is it?"
"10:30." I replied. But mummy what is going...........
"It's not to late to call someone, is it? My mum interrupted.
"It depends on who the person is and your relationship with the person." I replied angrily.
She ignored me and dialed the number the person gave her. After some minutes she said, "hello please am I speaking with Abdullah yahya?" The person replied her at the other end. it's so annoying when you are been left in the dark, like what my mum was doing. Then my mum said,
"Abdullah sorry I am calling you at this time of the night this is Mojisola Folajomi speaking."
I guess the man repeated the name because my mum then said,
"sorry, Mojisola Aluko." my mum kept quiet again then later replied,
"yes same old mojisola aluko and yes folajomi is my husband's name."
Silence again and my mum replied,
"Abdullah please I didn't call you for that, please how is your sister?"
Silence again and my mum replied,
"I know its odd that I call you after so many years just to ask of her. Please I beg you tell me where she is."
There was silence again person at the other end must have was talking my mum was silent for long then she ended the call and slumped on the bed crying. The way she slumped scared my daughter and she started crying I didn't even know who to pet my mum or my daughter. I carried my daughter and left the room to call my dad. I told my dad the drama my mum had performed since she saw the pictures. My dad followed me to my room, instead of him to ask his wife what was wrong. My father started petting his wife and took her out of my room when they got to their door my father noticed I was following he turned and said,
"Yemisi goodnight we would see in the morning."
Reluctantly I said "goodnight" and headed for my room. I was so angry, I called Dr Musa's Mum and told her everything that happened she said I should be patient and if by the next day they don't say anything I shouldn't ask them about the incident. They would tell me when they feel its right. All she wants from me is to be patient. (To be contd)
Thursday, December 8, 2011
episode 21
Contd........ I thought to myself what a reunion I would have preferred seeing the devil than seeing my uncle. He kept on looking at me with disgust, I stepped aside for him to pass. He stepped outside and said,
"The prodigal bastard is back, alas she came home with another bastard. I knew you would grow up to be slut you just proved it." Then he stormed away. I didn't say a word to him. He just killed the little confidence I had in me. I turned to leave only to see me my sibblings Dupe(female 19yrs) and Oyin(male 18yrs) coming down from a cab. Immediately they saw me they ran towards me to hug me, Dupe quickly took Tani from me saying,
"sister me, whose baby is this cute girl."
I replied, "mine"
She looked at me and said, "sister me, where have you been, daddy told us what happened when we got back from school, please tell me you are back home." I smiled at her and said, "yes."
Oyin had started taking my things in. We entered the compound and I hesitated my siblings noticed they moved closer to me in an assuring way. Dupe was still carrying Tani and Oyin was with my luggage when we entered. My mum was asking my father, "what does your brother want this time around he has succeeded in chasing my daughter away?" She turned when she heard the sound of the door. The minute she saw me she froze where she was standing, my father stood up from the couch and said, "Yemisi"
I moved closer to them, knelt down before them and started begging for forgiveness, my siblings came to join me. My father pulled me up and hugged me, we were all crying.
Hours later my father was carrying Tani, I had told them everything that happened to me after I left. They were not happy that I got married without their consent but they sympathized with me on the death of my husband. They said they read it in newspaper that he died of cancer and was survived by a sister, wife and daughter and it never occurred to them that the wife was their daughter.
We all had dinner together, it was so obvious my parents were happy my father just kept smiling, my mum was just going up and down making sure everything was okay. It got to a stage my father was humming to himself and shaking his head in a rhythmic way. Then I couldn't hold it any longer I started crying, immediately they all gathered round me, asking me what was wrong with me, i looked at all of them one by one, Tani was strapped to my mother's back and then I said, "I didn't know I was this loved, look at all of you, you people are so happy to see me and my baby and I am so grateful." They all hugged me, we ought to have taken a family picture.
Later that night my mum came to my room and said she wanted to spend the night with me. I told her about Dr Musa's mum and the whole birth mark story and the pictures but I didn't tell her I saw her in one of the pictures. She requested for the pictures herself and I gave them to her. She confirmed it herself that me and the person in the picture look so much alike. She kept on looking at the pictures until she got to the one that she was in. The minute she saw herself in the picture she threw the picture down and starred hard at me then said, "ohhh my God you are his sister's daughter."
"Whose sister."I asked.
(To be contd)
"The prodigal bastard is back, alas she came home with another bastard. I knew you would grow up to be slut you just proved it." Then he stormed away. I didn't say a word to him. He just killed the little confidence I had in me. I turned to leave only to see me my sibblings Dupe(female 19yrs) and Oyin(male 18yrs) coming down from a cab. Immediately they saw me they ran towards me to hug me, Dupe quickly took Tani from me saying,
"sister me, whose baby is this cute girl."
I replied, "mine"
She looked at me and said, "sister me, where have you been, daddy told us what happened when we got back from school, please tell me you are back home." I smiled at her and said, "yes."
Oyin had started taking my things in. We entered the compound and I hesitated my siblings noticed they moved closer to me in an assuring way. Dupe was still carrying Tani and Oyin was with my luggage when we entered. My mum was asking my father, "what does your brother want this time around he has succeeded in chasing my daughter away?" She turned when she heard the sound of the door. The minute she saw me she froze where she was standing, my father stood up from the couch and said, "Yemisi"
I moved closer to them, knelt down before them and started begging for forgiveness, my siblings came to join me. My father pulled me up and hugged me, we were all crying.
Hours later my father was carrying Tani, I had told them everything that happened to me after I left. They were not happy that I got married without their consent but they sympathized with me on the death of my husband. They said they read it in newspaper that he died of cancer and was survived by a sister, wife and daughter and it never occurred to them that the wife was their daughter.
We all had dinner together, it was so obvious my parents were happy my father just kept smiling, my mum was just going up and down making sure everything was okay. It got to a stage my father was humming to himself and shaking his head in a rhythmic way. Then I couldn't hold it any longer I started crying, immediately they all gathered round me, asking me what was wrong with me, i looked at all of them one by one, Tani was strapped to my mother's back and then I said, "I didn't know I was this loved, look at all of you, you people are so happy to see me and my baby and I am so grateful." They all hugged me, we ought to have taken a family picture.
Later that night my mum came to my room and said she wanted to spend the night with me. I told her about Dr Musa's mum and the whole birth mark story and the pictures but I didn't tell her I saw her in one of the pictures. She requested for the pictures herself and I gave them to her. She confirmed it herself that me and the person in the picture look so much alike. She kept on looking at the pictures until she got to the one that she was in. The minute she saw herself in the picture she threw the picture down and starred hard at me then said, "ohhh my God you are his sister's daughter."
"Whose sister."I asked.
(To be contd)
episode 20
Contd....... I ended the call and placed my head on Dr Musa's mum's laps and continued crying. She placed her hand on my head and said, "a mother would always be a mother, you don't need to hear any further for you to know the love is still there and would always be there. Your biological father might have even remarried do you think that step mother would love you, all you need to know about your real family is who they are, you can't change your surname to theirs cos you are married now. So go back home and apologise to your parents."
"Do you think they won't be angry that I got married and gave birth." I asked.
"See, the joy of every parent knows no bound the day their child gets married. I am sorry to say this you deprived them of that joy. Let's face it here you got married to kami without him paying your bride price and without the consent of your parents. Yemisi omo yoruba ni e (you are a yoruba girl) you should know better than to think going to the registry alone will do. See I can't tell you your parents won't be angry with you at first but not to worry they would forgive you as soon as they hear your story."
Two days later, Dr Musa came with his mum to take me to the airport. They helped me with my luggage. Dr Musa asked me when I would be coming back. I told him,
"it depends if I am accepted a month or two but if I am not accepted I would be back the tomorrow." Dr Musa smiled and said
"you would be accepted don't worry we will keep calling you."
When we got to the airport Dr Musa's mum said, "are you sure you don't want me to follow you."
I replied, "I would be fine and if I am not I would call you."
They hugged me and the baby, then they left.
We got to Abuja at noon, I took a cab to my house. The cab man dropped me infront of my house and left. I was still standing at the gate thinking of how to enter and what I would say. I heard footsteps then the gate opened, standing in front of me looking at me with disgust was my Uncle... (To be contd).
"Do you think they won't be angry that I got married and gave birth." I asked.
"See, the joy of every parent knows no bound the day their child gets married. I am sorry to say this you deprived them of that joy. Let's face it here you got married to kami without him paying your bride price and without the consent of your parents. Yemisi omo yoruba ni e (you are a yoruba girl) you should know better than to think going to the registry alone will do. See I can't tell you your parents won't be angry with you at first but not to worry they would forgive you as soon as they hear your story."
Two days later, Dr Musa came with his mum to take me to the airport. They helped me with my luggage. Dr Musa asked me when I would be coming back. I told him,
"it depends if I am accepted a month or two but if I am not accepted I would be back the tomorrow." Dr Musa smiled and said
"you would be accepted don't worry we will keep calling you."
When we got to the airport Dr Musa's mum said, "are you sure you don't want me to follow you."
I replied, "I would be fine and if I am not I would call you."
They hugged me and the baby, then they left.
We got to Abuja at noon, I took a cab to my house. The cab man dropped me infront of my house and left. I was still standing at the gate thinking of how to enter and what I would say. I heard footsteps then the gate opened, standing in front of me looking at me with disgust was my Uncle... (To be contd).
episode 19
Contd .... 2days to the day I was suppose to leave I called Dr Musa's mum and told her i wouldn't go back home. She came to my house that evening and said,
"Can I ask you some questions?" She said.
"Yes, sure you can." I replied.
"While you were growing up with your parents, did they at any point in time do or say something to you that you can refer to that they did or said because you weren't their child." She asked.
"No." I replied.
"You told me that you had two(2) younger ones."
"Yes"
"Did they ever treat them specially compared to you."
"No, they only say I am responsible for them because I am the eldest and whatever I do I should remember that they might want to emulate me so I should be careful, at times I get punished for their mistakes and my father would say if you are punished for their wrongs you would always remember to stop them from doing the wrong things because you know you would be held responsible." I replied.
She smiled and said, "that is how to train a child especially the eldest child, that's how I trained Musa too because he is the eldest. All his siblings are married and they still confide in their brother even more than me their mother. We parents do that to build the love between our children so that when we are not there we know the eldest would take care of the younger ones." She moved closer to me and continued,
"nobody was born perfect, we make mistakes at times and those mistakes are simply because we don't want something bad to happen to us, because they didn't want to go to jail they decided to make it a secret incident and they took you in loved and catered for you as if you were their child."
"No they felt it was the right thing to do since they killed my mother and they had lost their own child. It was like a compensation for them, they lost one and got another." I cried.
She pulled me towards her and placed my head on her chest. Then she said,
"they showered you with love."
I lifted my head to look at her and said,
"I know they did but I can't help thinking that what if their own child hadn't died what would they have done." Then I placed my head back on her chest.
She didn't say anything for awhile, she later said, "they would still had taken you in because the doctor can't take you in and he would have no choice than to report to the police and your father would end up in jail. They wouldn't want that so they would still have taken you."
I shook my head and said, "but they wouldn't have loved me this much and what would they have told people, that they had twins or what."
"Iya Tani stop thinking like that, look at it from this view. What if they had gone to the police and your father was jailed and still the woman's family did not show up, where do you think you would grow up?" She asked.
"No, they would come for me, at least they should have been that chance." I cried.
"And if they didn't show up, you would have ended up in an orphanage home." She said.
"They would have come." I cried.
"Iya Tani, when Allah allows bad things to happen to us he would definitely allow something good to happen to you as compensation to the bad that has happened so you would have cause to praise him. I am sure it has been written that your biological mother would die when she gives birth and Allah wanted the best for the child that's why he made the father you know the culprit and his wife to loose her baby so you would end up being with them and they did a great job taking care of you and he blessed them with two more kids."
I don't know how but what Dr Musa's mum said touched me. Dr Musa's mum continued,
"Iya Tani I love you so much but I can never love you more than my kids, this people would always be your parents and they would always love you and the family you want to look for, if you find them they would accept you but you would always be a stranger to them."
"Are you saying I shouldn't look for them?" I asked.
"No my child you have to try and look for them for your sake and that of your children's sake. As you are now you would still get married again because you are too young to remain a widow, don't look at me that way, u will get married again and it is better you find your parent so you don't marry your brother or your child doesn't end up with one of your family. So you have to go back home and apologise to your parents. I would follow you if you want."
"Would I still ask my mum about the picture."
"Yes you would but that would be after you have apologised to them."
"Do you think they would accept me back."
"Of course they would accept you because they still love you no matter what."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes I am, okay let's put your mother to test. Call her now, pretend as if something his wrong with you let's see her reaction. Wait a minute didn't they call you after you left."
"They did but I changed my sim."
"Okay call her now and let's see her reaction."
I picked my phone an dialed my mother's number she picked on the second ring and said,
"hello"
I paused for awhile and replied, "hello"
Immediately my mum said, "yemisi."
"Ma"
"Haaaa where have you been, please forgive us and come home. Your father has not been well ever since you left please come home."
I started crying on the phone. (To be contd)
"Can I ask you some questions?" She said.
"Yes, sure you can." I replied.
"While you were growing up with your parents, did they at any point in time do or say something to you that you can refer to that they did or said because you weren't their child." She asked.
"No." I replied.
"You told me that you had two(2) younger ones."
"Yes"
"Did they ever treat them specially compared to you."
"No, they only say I am responsible for them because I am the eldest and whatever I do I should remember that they might want to emulate me so I should be careful, at times I get punished for their mistakes and my father would say if you are punished for their wrongs you would always remember to stop them from doing the wrong things because you know you would be held responsible." I replied.
She smiled and said, "that is how to train a child especially the eldest child, that's how I trained Musa too because he is the eldest. All his siblings are married and they still confide in their brother even more than me their mother. We parents do that to build the love between our children so that when we are not there we know the eldest would take care of the younger ones." She moved closer to me and continued,
"nobody was born perfect, we make mistakes at times and those mistakes are simply because we don't want something bad to happen to us, because they didn't want to go to jail they decided to make it a secret incident and they took you in loved and catered for you as if you were their child."
"No they felt it was the right thing to do since they killed my mother and they had lost their own child. It was like a compensation for them, they lost one and got another." I cried.
She pulled me towards her and placed my head on her chest. Then she said,
"they showered you with love."
I lifted my head to look at her and said,
"I know they did but I can't help thinking that what if their own child hadn't died what would they have done." Then I placed my head back on her chest.
She didn't say anything for awhile, she later said, "they would still had taken you in because the doctor can't take you in and he would have no choice than to report to the police and your father would end up in jail. They wouldn't want that so they would still have taken you."
I shook my head and said, "but they wouldn't have loved me this much and what would they have told people, that they had twins or what."
"Iya Tani stop thinking like that, look at it from this view. What if they had gone to the police and your father was jailed and still the woman's family did not show up, where do you think you would grow up?" She asked.
"No, they would come for me, at least they should have been that chance." I cried.
"And if they didn't show up, you would have ended up in an orphanage home." She said.
"They would have come." I cried.
"Iya Tani, when Allah allows bad things to happen to us he would definitely allow something good to happen to you as compensation to the bad that has happened so you would have cause to praise him. I am sure it has been written that your biological mother would die when she gives birth and Allah wanted the best for the child that's why he made the father you know the culprit and his wife to loose her baby so you would end up being with them and they did a great job taking care of you and he blessed them with two more kids."
I don't know how but what Dr Musa's mum said touched me. Dr Musa's mum continued,
"Iya Tani I love you so much but I can never love you more than my kids, this people would always be your parents and they would always love you and the family you want to look for, if you find them they would accept you but you would always be a stranger to them."
"Are you saying I shouldn't look for them?" I asked.
"No my child you have to try and look for them for your sake and that of your children's sake. As you are now you would still get married again because you are too young to remain a widow, don't look at me that way, u will get married again and it is better you find your parent so you don't marry your brother or your child doesn't end up with one of your family. So you have to go back home and apologise to your parents. I would follow you if you want."
"Would I still ask my mum about the picture."
"Yes you would but that would be after you have apologised to them."
"Do you think they would accept me back."
"Of course they would accept you because they still love you no matter what."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes I am, okay let's put your mother to test. Call her now, pretend as if something his wrong with you let's see her reaction. Wait a minute didn't they call you after you left."
"They did but I changed my sim."
"Okay call her now and let's see her reaction."
I picked my phone an dialed my mother's number she picked on the second ring and said,
"hello"
I paused for awhile and replied, "hello"
Immediately my mum said, "yemisi."
"Ma"
"Haaaa where have you been, please forgive us and come home. Your father has not been well ever since you left please come home."
I started crying on the phone. (To be contd)
episode 19
Contd.......I kept looking at the picture for a while trying to see if she was the one or not. My mum (the mum that raised me) had shown me the pictures she took in the 1980s and that was exactly what she looked like.
I asked Dr Musa's mother if she knew the person standing next to her room mate in the picture. She said no that the person must have been another guest at the party.
I told her that the person looks like the mum that raised me. Dr Musa's mum took the picture and looked at it very well. She shaked her head and said,
"its been long, I can't remember her or her relationship to the bride, we were about taking picture when she joined us I think but I am not sure. Haa its been over 30yrs."
I didn't know what to think or say the hausa lady looks so much like me but I have heard and seen people who look alike yet they are not related but the birth mark couldn't have been a coincidence and to make matters worse what was my mum doing in the picture.
Tani had slept off in Dr Musa's mum's hands, so the sitting room was silent. Dr Musa's mum asked, "what do you intend doing?"
"I still don't know" I replied and added "tell me about your roommate."
"What exactly do you want to know about her?"
"Her name, any thing u remember and want to share."
"Haven't I told you her name?" She asked.
In truth she had told me the name but then I was still doubting so I didn't really get bother about the name.
"Yes you have but I can't remember.' I replied.
She relaxed on the couch, still carrying Tani she said, "Its alright her name was Halimah Yahya. Halima was studying economics while I was studying business administration. She was the quiet and very blunt type. She hardly talks but when she does she says what's in her mind not minding whether you like it or not. She met the man she married in school, they started dating when she was in her 2nd year and he was in his finals, by the time she was in her final year he had proposed to her or maybe she got pregnant I can't remember. But I know she was pregnant before they got married, I wish I could remember the man's surname because I know I use to tease her with it. she called me once after she got married to tell me she had given birth and I remember she said it was a boy and I told her that her Aisha would have to wait because she had always said she would name her daughter Aisha which is my own name, that's all I remember about her for now."
"Interesting, so if this Halimah happens to be my mother then I won't be her first child and if I am her first daughter my name ought to be Aisha." I said.
"so what do you intend doing?" she asked me again.
"I still don't know." I replied.
Before Dr Musa's mum left that day she was able to persuade me to go back home, if not for anything but to find out the relationship that was between Halimah Yahya and the mother that raised me. We mapped out a plan and in that plan I would leave for Abuja 2weeks after the day we had the discussion because of Tani's clinic appointments. (To be contd)
I asked Dr Musa's mother if she knew the person standing next to her room mate in the picture. She said no that the person must have been another guest at the party.
I told her that the person looks like the mum that raised me. Dr Musa's mum took the picture and looked at it very well. She shaked her head and said,
"its been long, I can't remember her or her relationship to the bride, we were about taking picture when she joined us I think but I am not sure. Haa its been over 30yrs."
I didn't know what to think or say the hausa lady looks so much like me but I have heard and seen people who look alike yet they are not related but the birth mark couldn't have been a coincidence and to make matters worse what was my mum doing in the picture.
Tani had slept off in Dr Musa's mum's hands, so the sitting room was silent. Dr Musa's mum asked, "what do you intend doing?"
"I still don't know" I replied and added "tell me about your roommate."
"What exactly do you want to know about her?"
"Her name, any thing u remember and want to share."
"Haven't I told you her name?" She asked.
In truth she had told me the name but then I was still doubting so I didn't really get bother about the name.
"Yes you have but I can't remember.' I replied.
She relaxed on the couch, still carrying Tani she said, "Its alright her name was Halimah Yahya. Halima was studying economics while I was studying business administration. She was the quiet and very blunt type. She hardly talks but when she does she says what's in her mind not minding whether you like it or not. She met the man she married in school, they started dating when she was in her 2nd year and he was in his finals, by the time she was in her final year he had proposed to her or maybe she got pregnant I can't remember. But I know she was pregnant before they got married, I wish I could remember the man's surname because I know I use to tease her with it. she called me once after she got married to tell me she had given birth and I remember she said it was a boy and I told her that her Aisha would have to wait because she had always said she would name her daughter Aisha which is my own name, that's all I remember about her for now."
"Interesting, so if this Halimah happens to be my mother then I won't be her first child and if I am her first daughter my name ought to be Aisha." I said.
"so what do you intend doing?" she asked me again.
"I still don't know." I replied.
Before Dr Musa's mum left that day she was able to persuade me to go back home, if not for anything but to find out the relationship that was between Halimah Yahya and the mother that raised me. We mapped out a plan and in that plan I would leave for Abuja 2weeks after the day we had the discussion because of Tani's clinic appointments. (To be contd)
episode 18
Contd..... "Like your mother of course." Dr Musa's mum replied.
"Do you know my mother?"
"Yes I do, we went to the same university."
I starred at her for awhile, without uttering a word I grabbed my towel and left the bathroom. I reacted that way because I was confused, I didn't know what question to ask. I had been through a lot in less than 2years. I had once been the happiest daughter on earth, the happiest wife now I am a widow and also the mother to the cutest baby on earth. My husband had just been buried my baby is less than a week, I don't even know how my baby would be named. I didn't want to add to my headache. I got into the room and started dressing up. Dr Musa's mother came in and asked,
"My daughter did I say anything to offend you?"
"No ma, u didn't offend me in anyway its just that I don't want to talk about anybody except my late husband and my daughter." I replied then later added "For now."
She nodded and left the room.
Dr Musa came late in the evening to pick his mum. I called him aside and asked,
"Pls did kami tell you anything about my parents?"
He scratched his head feeling so uncomfortable then replied,
"Yes he did."
I swallowed my spit and sighed heavily.
He continued "he told me because I wanted to know the reason why he wanted to shut you out the minute he heard about his disease. He told me u had parenting problems to solve."
"so what did you tell your mum about my parents." I asked.
"Excuse me, I just told her to come help my friend's wife who just gave birth and her parents are not in town. I am sorry if you don't like the idea of my mum coming to help. I wouldn't bring her here again." He replied angrily.
"No no I am sorry if I sounded rude, pls keep bringing her I need her. Its just that she mentioned something about my mum but not to worry. Once again I am sorry." I pleaded.
My baby was named Oluwafiyemisikamikun Tanimola Pearse. The first name was given by her father, he had written it down and I couldn't change it. I only hoped our daughter would like it when she grows up because to me it was a weird name which I couldn't change. I gave her the second name.
3months later, I was in the sitting room playing with my baby and at the same time waiting for Dr Musa's mum.
We had spoken about the person she said she knew that had that same birthmark. She told me that person was her roommate in the university an hausa lady to be precise and immediately after university the lady had gotten married to a yoruba man and she had attended the wedding. Dr Musa's mum had promised to get pictures of her and the lady when next she comes to lagos because she was based in Ibadan and all the pictures were there. We had that discussion a month after I gave birth and that was 2months ago. She had gone to back to ibadan and was back to Lagos again.
Back to present I was so anxious to see the lady's pictures. At last the door bell rang. I went to open the door for her. She hugged me and said she had missed me. She took Tani from me and went inside.
An hour later she brought out the pictures after she had eaten and asked so many questions about Tani's latest development health, habits and so on.
The pictures were much, the minute I saw the lady it was as if I was looking at myself in the 1980s. The lady was on afro and yet that resemblance was still there. I kept looking at the pictures until I found one that shocked me. The lady's wedding picture and in that particular picture my mum I mean the woman that I thought was my mother was there. ....... To be continued.
"Do you know my mother?"
"Yes I do, we went to the same university."
I starred at her for awhile, without uttering a word I grabbed my towel and left the bathroom. I reacted that way because I was confused, I didn't know what question to ask. I had been through a lot in less than 2years. I had once been the happiest daughter on earth, the happiest wife now I am a widow and also the mother to the cutest baby on earth. My husband had just been buried my baby is less than a week, I don't even know how my baby would be named. I didn't want to add to my headache. I got into the room and started dressing up. Dr Musa's mother came in and asked,
"My daughter did I say anything to offend you?"
"No ma, u didn't offend me in anyway its just that I don't want to talk about anybody except my late husband and my daughter." I replied then later added "For now."
She nodded and left the room.
Dr Musa came late in the evening to pick his mum. I called him aside and asked,
"Pls did kami tell you anything about my parents?"
He scratched his head feeling so uncomfortable then replied,
"Yes he did."
I swallowed my spit and sighed heavily.
He continued "he told me because I wanted to know the reason why he wanted to shut you out the minute he heard about his disease. He told me u had parenting problems to solve."
"so what did you tell your mum about my parents." I asked.
"Excuse me, I just told her to come help my friend's wife who just gave birth and her parents are not in town. I am sorry if you don't like the idea of my mum coming to help. I wouldn't bring her here again." He replied angrily.
"No no I am sorry if I sounded rude, pls keep bringing her I need her. Its just that she mentioned something about my mum but not to worry. Once again I am sorry." I pleaded.
My baby was named Oluwafiyemisikamikun Tanimola Pearse. The first name was given by her father, he had written it down and I couldn't change it. I only hoped our daughter would like it when she grows up because to me it was a weird name which I couldn't change. I gave her the second name.
3months later, I was in the sitting room playing with my baby and at the same time waiting for Dr Musa's mum.
We had spoken about the person she said she knew that had that same birthmark. She told me that person was her roommate in the university an hausa lady to be precise and immediately after university the lady had gotten married to a yoruba man and she had attended the wedding. Dr Musa's mum had promised to get pictures of her and the lady when next she comes to lagos because she was based in Ibadan and all the pictures were there. We had that discussion a month after I gave birth and that was 2months ago. She had gone to back to ibadan and was back to Lagos again.
Back to present I was so anxious to see the lady's pictures. At last the door bell rang. I went to open the door for her. She hugged me and said she had missed me. She took Tani from me and went inside.
An hour later she brought out the pictures after she had eaten and asked so many questions about Tani's latest development health, habits and so on.
The pictures were much, the minute I saw the lady it was as if I was looking at myself in the 1980s. The lady was on afro and yet that resemblance was still there. I kept looking at the pictures until I found one that shocked me. The lady's wedding picture and in that particular picture my mum I mean the woman that I thought was my mother was there. ....... To be continued.
episode 17
Contd.......kami was gone. The light in my life had been blown out. It was actually a miracle that he had stayed that long. I knew he was going to die, I even thought it he wouldn't make it to the 9th month. When my pregnancy was 8mnths I begged kami to let me undergo cesarean section so that he would see his baby but kami refused saying I shouldn't worry he would get to see her. The good thing about knowing you would die is that you get to prepare. Kami had willed his properties to me, I knew he was rich but I didn't know he was that rich, the chemotherapy was quite expensive and yet he still didn't feel it. While he was receiving treatment we still had time for ourselves, we had gone baby shopping together and on everything we bought my husband would sign on it "love from mum and dad." He decorated the baby's room himself, It took him 3months to do what he would have done in 2days. He bought 18 lovely gifts for his child each one for her birthday from 1st to 18yrs.. Mostly jewelry, expensive and unique. He made a locket with our picture on it for our child and said I should make sure our daughter wears it round her neck so she would always know her parent were so much in love. He had written down names he would love his daughter to bear.
I went back home 4 days after I gave birth, kami had been buried. His sister had come to stay with me for awhile. People were paying condolence visit and at the same time congratulatory visit. I wanted to call my parents but was to ashamed to call. I had gotten married, given birth and now my husband is dead, how do I explain that to them so I decided not to call them. Dr Musa's sent his mother to teach me how I would bath my baby and the hot water therapy for nursing mothers. My sister in law would have taught me but she refused saying an expert should teach me.
Dr Musa's mother followed me to the bathroom to teach me the hot water therapy. After she taught me the hot water therapy which was so painful. She asked me where I had gotten the birth mark that was right below my left breast. I told her that I had thought it was an injury mark until I saw the tiny version of it on my daughter. The woman looked at me very well and said,
"I noticed you look so much like her."
"Like who?" I asked.
(To be contd)....
I went back home 4 days after I gave birth, kami had been buried. His sister had come to stay with me for awhile. People were paying condolence visit and at the same time congratulatory visit. I wanted to call my parents but was to ashamed to call. I had gotten married, given birth and now my husband is dead, how do I explain that to them so I decided not to call them. Dr Musa's sent his mother to teach me how I would bath my baby and the hot water therapy for nursing mothers. My sister in law would have taught me but she refused saying an expert should teach me.
Dr Musa's mother followed me to the bathroom to teach me the hot water therapy. After she taught me the hot water therapy which was so painful. She asked me where I had gotten the birth mark that was right below my left breast. I told her that I had thought it was an injury mark until I saw the tiny version of it on my daughter. The woman looked at me very well and said,
"I noticed you look so much like her."
"Like who?" I asked.
(To be contd)....
episode 16
Contd..... The pain went down again, I managed to get inside to get my phone so I could call Dr Musa. I got my phone checked it and realised I didn't have credit. I took the car keys and I went back outside. The pain was becoming so unbearable, I knew I couldn't drive with my condition. I went to my neighbour's door and was told by their maid that they had gone out. I asked the maid to help me check the flats upstairs to see if she would see anyone who could drive. The maid came back with two other maids and none of them could drive. They said they were willing to help me, I sent one to buy recharge card, sent another to go out of the estate to get a cab. The last one stayed with me. The pain had started affecting my back, to stand was difficult to seat was worse. The maid I sent to buy recharge card came back, she loaded it on my phone. I told her to help me dial Dr Musa's no, the call went through but Dr Musa didn't pick the call. She kept trying the number still Dr Musa did not pick.
The other maid came back with a cab, I told the cab man where I was going to and entered. The cab man realised I was the only one going, said he couldn't take me alone unless one of the maids follow me. The maids said they couldn't leave the house because of their madams. The cab man refused to move and asked me to get down. I got down and the cab man drove off.
Immediately the cab man drove off another car passed, stopped in front and reversed. The driver got down and called,
"Yemisi"
Dr Musa was standing in front of me with the car separating us. I screamed out of pain and anger. He drove me to the hospital. Even in pain I asked him if he had seen my husband. He said No that the ambulance hadn't gotten to the hospital when he left the hospital because he had called one of the nurses that came with the ambulance and she told him who they picked so he had to come pick me himself.
When we got to the hospital Dr Musa handed me over to another doctor.
I gave birth to a baby girl 9hrs after I got to the hospital. The baby was so beautiful, she looked so much like her father. I noticed a nurse came in immediately I gave birth and took my picture with her phone. I knew kami had requested for it.
An hour after I gave birth Dr Musa came in to check me his eyes were red he had been crying. I knew what had happened so I asked,
"Did he see our daughter?"
"Yes and he sent a nurse to take your picture, he waited for you to give birth"
I turned and faced the wall crying.
Oluwakamikun Richard Pearse had died 10minutes after I gave birth. (To be contd)
The other maid came back with a cab, I told the cab man where I was going to and entered. The cab man realised I was the only one going, said he couldn't take me alone unless one of the maids follow me. The maids said they couldn't leave the house because of their madams. The cab man refused to move and asked me to get down. I got down and the cab man drove off.
Immediately the cab man drove off another car passed, stopped in front and reversed. The driver got down and called,
"Yemisi"
Dr Musa was standing in front of me with the car separating us. I screamed out of pain and anger. He drove me to the hospital. Even in pain I asked him if he had seen my husband. He said No that the ambulance hadn't gotten to the hospital when he left the hospital because he had called one of the nurses that came with the ambulance and she told him who they picked so he had to come pick me himself.
When we got to the hospital Dr Musa handed me over to another doctor.
I gave birth to a baby girl 9hrs after I got to the hospital. The baby was so beautiful, she looked so much like her father. I noticed a nurse came in immediately I gave birth and took my picture with her phone. I knew kami had requested for it.
An hour after I gave birth Dr Musa came in to check me his eyes were red he had been crying. I knew what had happened so I asked,
"Did he see our daughter?"
"Yes and he sent a nurse to take your picture, he waited for you to give birth"
I turned and faced the wall crying.
Oluwakamikun Richard Pearse had died 10minutes after I gave birth. (To be contd)
episode 15
Contd........I sighed heavily. Still holding hands
Kami turned to me and said,
"which would you prefer?"
I wasn't expecting him to ask me that question. I faced Dr Musa and asked,
"without chemo what's the situation going to look like?" Sincerely I didn't want the answer to the question but I used it to ignore my husband's question.
Dr musa replied, "the cancer cells would keep multiplying, he would keep coughing blood and he can die anytime depending on how hard the cancer cells are working." Immediately he stopped talking, my tummy started making noise. I excused myself and ran into the toilet. By the time I came out of the toilet Dr Musa and Bimbo had left, kami who was lying down when I left was now sitting up back against the wall. I was relieved. Kami called me to sit beside him. He placed his head on my breast, that had been his preferred sleeping position after we got married. He pulled my top up a bit so he could touch my tommy. He said,
"Imagine we are so engrossed in our problem that we forgot we are expecting a baby."
I sighed heavily.
"Yemisi can you go through with the pregnancy without me?" He asked.
I had started crying again. I replied "I can't go through with life without you."
"Yemisi you can. back to my previous question which would you prefer."
"Kami seriously I don't kno, (sobbing) I don't want you to die and at the same time I don't want you to going through pains."
"Yemisi please choose one."
"Kami I can't let you suffer although I want you around, I will choose no treatment."
Kami picked his phone and called Dr Musa that we had decided, so he could come.
Dr Musa came in 10minutes later. One could see it in his eyes that he was so disturbed, its not been easy for him too because he was about loosing a friend.
"Musa we have decided, please make arrangement for me to start chemotherapy immediately, if I die now Yemisi would injure herself and the baby."Kami said.
"kami that's not what we decided, I said no treatment. You don't have to do this because of me."
"Honey, I want to do this. I can't leave you alone like this not when I know I can extend it a bit at least to stay with you till you give birth."
Dr Musa made all the necessary arrangements and my husband was
discharged from the hospital and we were referred to luth to start treatment.
He started going for treatment, the effects started showing. At first I was still going to work, it got to a stage I couldn't handle it anymore so I stopped. I worked day and night to make sure everywhere is clean because any infection might lead to his death even malaria because his system couldn't fight anymore. It wasn't easy at all he was sick and I was pregnant. He would vomit everywhere while cleaning I would vomit too because I couldn't stand the smell. I would follow him to the hospital for treatment and he would do the same whenever I am going for anti natal.
He started loosing his hair till he became bald, lost weight because he hardly eats, he would scream out of pain most times. I can't count the number of times I fell while running to attend to him. We told his sister, she cried and cried over the phone, she later came to lagos and spent a month with us.
One morning I woke up, kami was not beside me. I felt a sharp pain and it lasted for like a minute and left. I knew I was due but it didn't occur to me that I was in labour. I later felt like using the toilet, tried using it but nothing came out. I went into the sitting room to check my husband cos I hadn't seen him that morning. I saw him painting in the library so I decided not to disturb him. Dr Musa called me to ask after kami as usual. As he was talking to me I felt that sharp pain again so I told him about it. He said I had fallen into minor labour that I should try and walk round the house he would send the ambulance to the house to pick me before it becomes major. He told me not to tell kami until the ambulance comes so as not to stress him.
I started walking round the house, when the sharp pain comes I would close my eyes and hold my breath. I checked the time after I had walked slowly round the house 5 times, it was exactly 45mins since I spoke with Dr Musa, the ambulance would soon be around. I went to check my husband. On entering the library I saw kami on the floor blood was coming out of his mouth and nose. He was looking lifeless. Just then I heard the sound of the ambulance I rushed out to tell them to help my husband. They carried kami into the ambulance, I went back inside to carry my baby's bag in the room. As I entered the room the sharp pain gripped me again. I sat on the bed held the bed sheet till the pain went. I stood up carried the bag and went outside. I guess the nurses in the ambulance didn't know they came for the woman not the man because when I got outside the ambulance had left. Just then the sharp pain seized me, this time around I screamed. (To be contd)
Kami turned to me and said,
"which would you prefer?"
I wasn't expecting him to ask me that question. I faced Dr Musa and asked,
"without chemo what's the situation going to look like?" Sincerely I didn't want the answer to the question but I used it to ignore my husband's question.
Dr musa replied, "the cancer cells would keep multiplying, he would keep coughing blood and he can die anytime depending on how hard the cancer cells are working." Immediately he stopped talking, my tummy started making noise. I excused myself and ran into the toilet. By the time I came out of the toilet Dr Musa and Bimbo had left, kami who was lying down when I left was now sitting up back against the wall. I was relieved. Kami called me to sit beside him. He placed his head on my breast, that had been his preferred sleeping position after we got married. He pulled my top up a bit so he could touch my tommy. He said,
"Imagine we are so engrossed in our problem that we forgot we are expecting a baby."
I sighed heavily.
"Yemisi can you go through with the pregnancy without me?" He asked.
I had started crying again. I replied "I can't go through with life without you."
"Yemisi you can. back to my previous question which would you prefer."
"Kami seriously I don't kno, (sobbing) I don't want you to die and at the same time I don't want you to going through pains."
"Yemisi please choose one."
"Kami I can't let you suffer although I want you around, I will choose no treatment."
Kami picked his phone and called Dr Musa that we had decided, so he could come.
Dr Musa came in 10minutes later. One could see it in his eyes that he was so disturbed, its not been easy for him too because he was about loosing a friend.
"Musa we have decided, please make arrangement for me to start chemotherapy immediately, if I die now Yemisi would injure herself and the baby."Kami said.
"kami that's not what we decided, I said no treatment. You don't have to do this because of me."
"Honey, I want to do this. I can't leave you alone like this not when I know I can extend it a bit at least to stay with you till you give birth."
Dr Musa made all the necessary arrangements and my husband was
discharged from the hospital and we were referred to luth to start treatment.
He started going for treatment, the effects started showing. At first I was still going to work, it got to a stage I couldn't handle it anymore so I stopped. I worked day and night to make sure everywhere is clean because any infection might lead to his death even malaria because his system couldn't fight anymore. It wasn't easy at all he was sick and I was pregnant. He would vomit everywhere while cleaning I would vomit too because I couldn't stand the smell. I would follow him to the hospital for treatment and he would do the same whenever I am going for anti natal.
He started loosing his hair till he became bald, lost weight because he hardly eats, he would scream out of pain most times. I can't count the number of times I fell while running to attend to him. We told his sister, she cried and cried over the phone, she later came to lagos and spent a month with us.
One morning I woke up, kami was not beside me. I felt a sharp pain and it lasted for like a minute and left. I knew I was due but it didn't occur to me that I was in labour. I later felt like using the toilet, tried using it but nothing came out. I went into the sitting room to check my husband cos I hadn't seen him that morning. I saw him painting in the library so I decided not to disturb him. Dr Musa called me to ask after kami as usual. As he was talking to me I felt that sharp pain again so I told him about it. He said I had fallen into minor labour that I should try and walk round the house he would send the ambulance to the house to pick me before it becomes major. He told me not to tell kami until the ambulance comes so as not to stress him.
I started walking round the house, when the sharp pain comes I would close my eyes and hold my breath. I checked the time after I had walked slowly round the house 5 times, it was exactly 45mins since I spoke with Dr Musa, the ambulance would soon be around. I went to check my husband. On entering the library I saw kami on the floor blood was coming out of his mouth and nose. He was looking lifeless. Just then I heard the sound of the ambulance I rushed out to tell them to help my husband. They carried kami into the ambulance, I went back inside to carry my baby's bag in the room. As I entered the room the sharp pain gripped me again. I sat on the bed held the bed sheet till the pain went. I stood up carried the bag and went outside. I guess the nurses in the ambulance didn't know they came for the woman not the man because when I got outside the ambulance had left. Just then the sharp pain seized me, this time around I screamed. (To be contd)
episode 14
Contd..... I regained consciousness. They made sure I eat something because I hadn't eaten since morning. I went to see kami. He was still unconscious, I sat down on a chair beside his bed.
"Kami, please wake up. I am sorry and I know I am selfish. I should have noticed something was wrong with you but I was so engrossed in my own problems that I didn't notice yours. Even in sickness you are still so concerned about me that you chose to be alone.
Kami you can't do this alone please let me help you, I can't live without you." Tears were rolling down. "Don't shut me out of your life, I wouldn't forgive myself if I sign the the divorce papers and you die alone. I don't want to be your ex-wife, I want to be your wife, I want to stay with you through out. Please let me."I was talking to him as if he was conscious and was listenining to me just then his eye lids started moving, slowly he opened his eyes. I ran out to call Dr. Musa. The doctor asked me to wait at the reception after 20mins the doctor told me that kami wanted to see me. I went to see him, kami told me that he heard everything I said but he just feels that I am to young to be a widow.
"Kami let me decide what I want, you can't choose for me. I don't care, I would rather be your widow than your ex wife." I went down on my knees "pls let me help." I pleaded.
"The shock would be too much for you to handle if I die in front of you but if you leave before then you would just go back and start your life afresh, nobody would call you a widow, you wouldn't have to mourn, and no chidren to disturb your youthful life."Kami persuaded.
"Kami I am pregnant." I sobbed
"Are you serious or you are joking" he asked.
Dr musa walked in and said "kami she is very serious that was why I called you to meet me before your accident."
"Musa is there anything you want to give me like drugs you can give me now and when you are done please take yemisi out of here I want to be alone." Kami said. The both of us left him. I had never felt so rejected in my life. I had no one to call. I thought of calling his sister but I changed my mind. The next day I went to meet kami and told him I was going to sign the divorce papers because I had made up my mind to do things that would please him. He smiled and said "move closer." I moved towards him. He continued
"yemisi what do you want?"
I replied "I want to do anything that would make you happy.".
"Kiss me."He ordered. I moved closer and kissed him. I kissed him till he withdrew his mouth. He looked at me and said, "Yemisi I haven't brushed my teeth for the past 2days and you kissed it to please me didn't you feel irritated."
"No I didn't feel irritated." I replied and continued "the only feeling that was in me was the fact that I was kissing the man I love. Kami the last time we kissed was the day I left for camp and that's like 2months ago and now you asked me to kiss you, something I have been longing to do and you think I would allow a smelling mouth to stop me." Tears had started forming in my eyes again. Kami smiled again, he lifted his head and asked me to bring out the paper underneath the pillow. I did as he had asked me. I gave him the papers, he rejected it, gave me a pen and said,
"Yemisi that's the divorce document sign it." I looked at the document, who could have brought it to him , I thought. I took the pen and started reading the content of the paper. After reading, I said can I ask one question?
"Yes go ahead" he replied.
"If I sign this paper it means we are divorced?"
"Yes."
I gave the paper back to him, kami, I won't sign it. I can't.
He collected the paper from me and tore it. He said, "I don't know why God gave you to me but one thing is for sure if I die tomorrow, I would die a happy man."
Dr Musa and Bimbo came in. They were both smiling. I am sure they heard our conversation.
Kami turned to Dr Musa and said,
"Musa please tell me what my chances are?" I held kami's hand. Dr Musa cleared his throat and said "less than 2months."
"With and without chemotherapy?" I asked.
"No that's without chemotherapy with chemotherapy it might be a bit longer but the end would still be same." He replied.
"What's this chemotherapy" I asked.
"Chemotherapy is designed to kill cancer cells
Chemotherapy works by destroying cancer cells; unfortunately, it cannot tell the difference between a cancer cell and some healthy cells. So chemotherapy eliminates not only the fast-growing cancer cells but also other fast-growing cells in your body, including hair and blood cells.
Chemotherapy may be given with a curative intent or it may aim to prolong life or to palliate symptoms.
If he decides to go for chemotherapy he would be given Palliative chemotherapy this is given without curative intent, but simply to decrease tumor load and increase life expectancy. For these regimens, a better toxicity profile is generally expected.
All chemotherapy regimens require that the patient be capable of undergoing the treatment because of the effects
Low white blood cell count
Low red blood cell count
Low platelet count
Nausea
Vomiting
Hair loss
Fatigue
After going through all this the patient would still die."
Which would it be with or without. (To be contd)
"Kami, please wake up. I am sorry and I know I am selfish. I should have noticed something was wrong with you but I was so engrossed in my own problems that I didn't notice yours. Even in sickness you are still so concerned about me that you chose to be alone.
Kami you can't do this alone please let me help you, I can't live without you." Tears were rolling down. "Don't shut me out of your life, I wouldn't forgive myself if I sign the the divorce papers and you die alone. I don't want to be your ex-wife, I want to be your wife, I want to stay with you through out. Please let me."I was talking to him as if he was conscious and was listenining to me just then his eye lids started moving, slowly he opened his eyes. I ran out to call Dr. Musa. The doctor asked me to wait at the reception after 20mins the doctor told me that kami wanted to see me. I went to see him, kami told me that he heard everything I said but he just feels that I am to young to be a widow.
"Kami let me decide what I want, you can't choose for me. I don't care, I would rather be your widow than your ex wife." I went down on my knees "pls let me help." I pleaded.
"The shock would be too much for you to handle if I die in front of you but if you leave before then you would just go back and start your life afresh, nobody would call you a widow, you wouldn't have to mourn, and no chidren to disturb your youthful life."Kami persuaded.
"Kami I am pregnant." I sobbed
"Are you serious or you are joking" he asked.
Dr musa walked in and said "kami she is very serious that was why I called you to meet me before your accident."
"Musa is there anything you want to give me like drugs you can give me now and when you are done please take yemisi out of here I want to be alone." Kami said. The both of us left him. I had never felt so rejected in my life. I had no one to call. I thought of calling his sister but I changed my mind. The next day I went to meet kami and told him I was going to sign the divorce papers because I had made up my mind to do things that would please him. He smiled and said "move closer." I moved towards him. He continued
"yemisi what do you want?"
I replied "I want to do anything that would make you happy.".
"Kiss me."He ordered. I moved closer and kissed him. I kissed him till he withdrew his mouth. He looked at me and said, "Yemisi I haven't brushed my teeth for the past 2days and you kissed it to please me didn't you feel irritated."
"No I didn't feel irritated." I replied and continued "the only feeling that was in me was the fact that I was kissing the man I love. Kami the last time we kissed was the day I left for camp and that's like 2months ago and now you asked me to kiss you, something I have been longing to do and you think I would allow a smelling mouth to stop me." Tears had started forming in my eyes again. Kami smiled again, he lifted his head and asked me to bring out the paper underneath the pillow. I did as he had asked me. I gave him the papers, he rejected it, gave me a pen and said,
"Yemisi that's the divorce document sign it." I looked at the document, who could have brought it to him , I thought. I took the pen and started reading the content of the paper. After reading, I said can I ask one question?
"Yes go ahead" he replied.
"If I sign this paper it means we are divorced?"
"Yes."
I gave the paper back to him, kami, I won't sign it. I can't.
He collected the paper from me and tore it. He said, "I don't know why God gave you to me but one thing is for sure if I die tomorrow, I would die a happy man."
Dr Musa and Bimbo came in. They were both smiling. I am sure they heard our conversation.
Kami turned to Dr Musa and said,
"Musa please tell me what my chances are?" I held kami's hand. Dr Musa cleared his throat and said "less than 2months."
"With and without chemotherapy?" I asked.
"No that's without chemotherapy with chemotherapy it might be a bit longer but the end would still be same." He replied.
"What's this chemotherapy" I asked.
"Chemotherapy is designed to kill cancer cells
Chemotherapy works by destroying cancer cells; unfortunately, it cannot tell the difference between a cancer cell and some healthy cells. So chemotherapy eliminates not only the fast-growing cancer cells but also other fast-growing cells in your body, including hair and blood cells.
Chemotherapy may be given with a curative intent or it may aim to prolong life or to palliate symptoms.
If he decides to go for chemotherapy he would be given Palliative chemotherapy this is given without curative intent, but simply to decrease tumor load and increase life expectancy. For these regimens, a better toxicity profile is generally expected.
All chemotherapy regimens require that the patient be capable of undergoing the treatment because of the effects
Low white blood cell count
Low red blood cell count
Low platelet count
Nausea
Vomiting
Hair loss
Fatigue
After going through all this the patient would still die."
Which would it be with or without. (To be contd)
episode 12
Contd.....Divorce papers! what's the meaning of this nonsense. This has got to stop. I thought to myself. I took the file, picked my bag and left the house. I took a bike to his office not minding the distance and I had even forgotten I was pregnant.
When I got to his office,his secretary wanted to call him that I was around, I didn't wait for her to pass the message to him I walked past her an...d entered his office. He stood up
immediately he saw me and asked "yemisi what are you doing here?"
I threw the file at him and said "what's d meaning of that?"
He picked the file and checked it, looked up
and said "Yemisi when did u start going through my stuff with out my consent?"
" Wow this is question time, I have got a lot to ask you, let's start with the tissues with blood stains." I noticed he was shocked to hear that.
"Kami what is wrong with you." I asked.
He picked his briefcase and walked out of the office. I ran after him calling his name but he didn't answer me. He went straight to his car, opened the door and entered I ran to the passenger side and tried to open it but it was locked, Kami didn't open the door for me. He started the car, I went to stay in front of his car, he couldn't move forward. He kept starring at me. some of his colleagues came out but they didn't interfere. Kami came out of the car at last walked towards me and said "let's meet at home."
"Alright let's go home." I replied
"Yemisi we are not going home together."
"Why"
"Because I am not going home straight.
"Let me follow you I would wait in the car." He shouted "no, okay stand there." He went back to his car. I still didn't move. He stretched and opened the passenger door indicating I should come. I started moving towards the door, as soon as he noticed I had moved away from his front and was on the side he drove out of the car park with speed. everything happened so fast. The next thing I heard was glass shattering. A car had hit kami's car. (To be contd)
When I got to his office,his secretary wanted to call him that I was around, I didn't wait for her to pass the message to him I walked past her an...d entered his office. He stood up
immediately he saw me and asked "yemisi what are you doing here?"
I threw the file at him and said "what's d meaning of that?"
He picked the file and checked it, looked up
and said "Yemisi when did u start going through my stuff with out my consent?"
" Wow this is question time, I have got a lot to ask you, let's start with the tissues with blood stains." I noticed he was shocked to hear that.
"Kami what is wrong with you." I asked.
He picked his briefcase and walked out of the office. I ran after him calling his name but he didn't answer me. He went straight to his car, opened the door and entered I ran to the passenger side and tried to open it but it was locked, Kami didn't open the door for me. He started the car, I went to stay in front of his car, he couldn't move forward. He kept starring at me. some of his colleagues came out but they didn't interfere. Kami came out of the car at last walked towards me and said "let's meet at home."
"Alright let's go home." I replied
"Yemisi we are not going home together."
"Why"
"Because I am not going home straight.
"Let me follow you I would wait in the car." He shouted "no, okay stand there." He went back to his car. I still didn't move. He stretched and opened the passenger door indicating I should come. I started moving towards the door, as soon as he noticed I had moved away from his front and was on the side he drove out of the car park with speed. everything happened so fast. The next thing I heard was glass shattering. A car had hit kami's car. (To be contd)
episode 6
Contd....Immediately he ended the call I jumped off my bed, ran to my wardrobe pulled out the clothes I could lay my hands on,squeezed them into my traveling bag, took d file containing my important documents and kept it in my hand bag. I ran into the bathroom,washed my face, changed into a pair of jeans and a top. I left the house and took a cab to the airport. On my way to the airport I kept c...hecking my phone expecting his call. I got to the airport yet no call, I dialed his no. it wasn't going through. Haa I started panicking, maybe he had left Abuja, the cab man turned to me and asked if I didn't have money to pay cos why else wud I be delaying him. I begged him to wait that I had the money but didn't just want to wait outside the airport that I would pay him double. I thought to myself Oluwakamikun Richard Pearse I need you now more than ever. U have been my brother, mentor, lover and friend for the past three years despite the fact that you are 7yrs older than I am,u have always brought yourself down to my level and pulled me to yours. I didn't know when I cried out "baby where are u?" The cab man turned again and asked if I was alright? I kept on crying and told him to take me back to where he picked me. As he turned on the ignition my phone started ringing. Still crying I picked my call"baby u left me" I cried.
"No why would I do that I am still at the airport had trouble getting your ticket but I have gotten it now but they said we would take off in the next 30mins. Can u make it to the airport in less than 30mins and are u sure you ....."
"I'm already at the airport, been waiting for you for over 30mins" I interrupted.
"He paused for awhile and said I would meet you at the entrance the first one to be precise" he replied then hung up.
From the way he was sounding he was confused and worried. I jumped down from the car paid the cab man and walked towards the entrance, there he was standing next to a uniformed man, the half cast I fell in love with 3yrs ago. Immediately he saw me he walked towards me arms stretched ready for a hug. I practically ran into his arms and started crying. He pulled me away so he could look into my eyes, shaking my head I cried out " they are not my parent"
"Shhhhh u re with me and I am not leaving you,when we get home we would talk about it, all I need you to do is lean on me cos I won't let go" he concluded. That was the sweetest words I have heard in hours. Mmmm I have seen lagos lookers but never av I seen Abuja lookers. People were looking at us, fine guy and cry cry girl. To be contd.
"No why would I do that I am still at the airport had trouble getting your ticket but I have gotten it now but they said we would take off in the next 30mins. Can u make it to the airport in less than 30mins and are u sure you ....."
"I'm already at the airport, been waiting for you for over 30mins" I interrupted.
"He paused for awhile and said I would meet you at the entrance the first one to be precise" he replied then hung up.
From the way he was sounding he was confused and worried. I jumped down from the car paid the cab man and walked towards the entrance, there he was standing next to a uniformed man, the half cast I fell in love with 3yrs ago. Immediately he saw me he walked towards me arms stretched ready for a hug. I practically ran into his arms and started crying. He pulled me away so he could look into my eyes, shaking my head I cried out " they are not my parent"
"Shhhhh u re with me and I am not leaving you,when we get home we would talk about it, all I need you to do is lean on me cos I won't let go" he concluded. That was the sweetest words I have heard in hours. Mmmm I have seen lagos lookers but never av I seen Abuja lookers. People were looking at us, fine guy and cry cry girl. To be contd.
episode 5
Hahaha heart attack! Please spare me the pretense, who ought to be on the ground with heart failure if not me. My father was on the floor gasping for breath, my mum was shouting is name, my uncle and grandma ran towards them to help. My uncle screamed "let's take him to the hospital, pls help melift him up." They were all trying to carry my dad. I did not move from where I was, I jst kept lookin...g at them, the daughter in me was scared and really want to help but the stranger that I had suddenly become was 2 angry to pity anyone. They carried my father out of the house my mum ran upstairs nd came back almost immediately and rushed towards the door. When she got to the door she stopped to look at me, hoping I would come with them. She couldn't hold it any longer so she asked "are you coming with us?"
Shaking my head I replied "No". She just turned and left. I was alone in the house, my siblings were away in school, our cook wasn't around. I felt so alone and cold, I wasn't even crying but my heart was still beating fast. I stood up and headed for my room, just then my phone rang, I ignored it but the caller wouldn't stop. When I got into my room I threw myself on the bed and started weeping, my phone was still ringing I ignored the call and was about switching it off when I noticed it was my boyfriend that was calling, I had to pick cos I knew he wud worried that I wasn't picking, with the intention of telling him to call back later I said "hello baby can u...." He interrupted.
" Just the voice I needed to hear to calm my nerves, baby can u believe my flight to Lagos has been delayed"
"Mmmmm"
"Yes honey they said due to technical problem, I don't kno why it is so difficult for them to get us out of Abuja to Lagos despite the fact that we paid".
"Mmmm sorry, pls can u...."
"Baby what is wrong with you is everything alright"
D minute I heard him sound S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ soft I couldn't hold it any longer I started sobbing.
"Oh my God! What happened to you baby pls tell me" he pleaded
"Pls can I come with you to lagos" I sobbed
" What! Why! How! Ur dad...." he was confused
"Please please I need you now" I pleaded.
"I don't understand you,what's going on?Please tell me I can't jst take you with me. First your dad how do you intend telling him you want to follow a man out of Abuja, second I can't get you a ticket now." he replied
" He is not my dad, there are not my parents. Please I want to leave"
"That's not possible, what are u saying, did you quarrel with him".
"They asked me to leave their house" I lied.
"What! Wait give me 5 minutes let me confirm if I can still get you a ticket I would call u back". (To be contd)
Shaking my head I replied "No". She just turned and left. I was alone in the house, my siblings were away in school, our cook wasn't around. I felt so alone and cold, I wasn't even crying but my heart was still beating fast. I stood up and headed for my room, just then my phone rang, I ignored it but the caller wouldn't stop. When I got into my room I threw myself on the bed and started weeping, my phone was still ringing I ignored the call and was about switching it off when I noticed it was my boyfriend that was calling, I had to pick cos I knew he wud worried that I wasn't picking, with the intention of telling him to call back later I said "hello baby can u...." He interrupted.
" Just the voice I needed to hear to calm my nerves, baby can u believe my flight to Lagos has been delayed"
"Mmmmm"
"Yes honey they said due to technical problem, I don't kno why it is so difficult for them to get us out of Abuja to Lagos despite the fact that we paid".
"Mmmm sorry, pls can u...."
"Baby what is wrong with you is everything alright"
D minute I heard him sound S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ soft I couldn't hold it any longer I started sobbing.
"Oh my God! What happened to you baby pls tell me" he pleaded
"Pls can I come with you to lagos" I sobbed
" What! Why! How! Ur dad...." he was confused
"Please please I need you now" I pleaded.
"I don't understand you,what's going on?Please tell me I can't jst take you with me. First your dad how do you intend telling him you want to follow a man out of Abuja, second I can't get you a ticket now." he replied
" He is not my dad, there are not my parents. Please I want to leave"
"That's not possible, what are u saying, did you quarrel with him".
"They asked me to leave their house" I lied.
"What! Wait give me 5 minutes let me confirm if I can still get you a ticket I would call u back". (To be contd)
episode 3
My father stood up came 2wards ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ and placed his left hand on my right shoulder he ΨåS̤̈̊ speechless. At that time I ΨåS̤̈̊ shaking, my father licked his lips 4 d 100th time nd I knew at that point D̶̲̥̅̊α̲̅τ̲̅' it wasn't going to be good cos my father does that only when he is S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ uncomfortable. Finally he said "I didn't ...... he swallowed his spit nd continued...W̶̲̥̅̊e̶̲̥̅̊ re... not ur parents". My legs started shaking nd I ΨåS̤̈̊ finding difficult 2 stand D̶̲̥̅̊α̲̅τ̲̅' I had 2 seat on the floor. My father continued "21yrs ago my wife ΨåS̤̈̊ I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ labour and needed to be operated upon or W̶̲̥̅̊e̶̲̥̅̊ wud loose both mother and child. I had to rush down to my office to get more cash on my way back to the hospital, I ΨåS̤̈̊ overspeeding I didn't notice" ..........my father ΨåS̤̈̊ shaking and tears were stumbling down his face. My mum came towards him and held him they were both crying. That instance I knew there ΨåS̤̈̊ more and it ΨåS̤̈̊ going to be worse than the fact that they were not my parents. My father cleaned his face ώį̸̸̨ƭƕ his palm nd said "I hit a pregnant woman who ΨåS̤̈̊ trying to cross and I rushed her to the hospital where my wife ΨåS̤̈̊. My wife gave birth but the baby had died I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ the womb. The woman I hit died but her baby ΨåS̤̈̊ saved. W̶̲̥̅̊e̶̲̥̅̊ couldn't get her family nobody came looking for her. S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ my wife and I took the child. U̶̲̥̅̊ are that woman's child". To be contd
episode 1
Wow its S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ amazing how time speeds. I could remember wen I tot the end of the world ΨåS̤̈̊ just A̶̲̥̅̊ few hours away.
It all started........ Seriously there actually ΨåS̤̈̊ no beginning but let ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ start 4rm where I feel it should start from. My boyfriend just cald ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ and said he would soon leave 4 d airport. He ΨåS̤̈̊ leavin 4 lagos his leave ΨåS̤̈̊ over. I told him I ΨåS...̤̈̊ sorry for not being able to see him to the airport cos my father ΨåS̤̈̊ around and it would be difficult for ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ to say I wanted to go out at that time cos it ΨåS̤̈̊ already 6pm. I promised him that I would convince my father that I wanted to do my youth service I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ lagos S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ I wud end up
spending more time ώį̸̸̨ƭƕ him. W̶̲̥̅̊e̶̲̥̅̊ ended d conversation ώį̸̸̨ƭƕ love u,kisses,promises nd S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ on. I headed for the sitting room where my parents, grandma nd uncle where discussing, as soon as I entered they all stopped. I noticed my uncle ΨåS̤̈̊ lookin at ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ angrily and then he turnd to my father and said why don't u tell her now I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ front of ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ and mama. My father looked at him I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ A̶̲̥̅̊ stern way nd said "I wud wen I A̶̲̥̅♏ ready" then turnd towards ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ nd said "Yemisi please W̶̲̥̅̊e̶̲̥̅̊ are I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ middle of A̶̲̥̅̊ very serious conversation please excuse us. As I turned to leave my uncle shouted, "my brother why av u been postponing this issue why can't u just tell her now that u re not her real parents".
It all started........ Seriously there actually ΨåS̤̈̊ no beginning but let ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ start 4rm where I feel it should start from. My boyfriend just cald ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ and said he would soon leave 4 d airport. He ΨåS̤̈̊ leavin 4 lagos his leave ΨåS̤̈̊ over. I told him I ΨåS...̤̈̊ sorry for not being able to see him to the airport cos my father ΨåS̤̈̊ around and it would be difficult for ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ to say I wanted to go out at that time cos it ΨåS̤̈̊ already 6pm. I promised him that I would convince my father that I wanted to do my youth service I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ lagos S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ I wud end up
spending more time ώį̸̸̨ƭƕ him. W̶̲̥̅̊e̶̲̥̅̊ ended d conversation ώį̸̸̨ƭƕ love u,kisses,promises nd S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ on. I headed for the sitting room where my parents, grandma nd uncle where discussing, as soon as I entered they all stopped. I noticed my uncle ΨåS̤̈̊ lookin at ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ angrily and then he turnd to my father and said why don't u tell her now I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ front of ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ and mama. My father looked at him I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ A̶̲̥̅̊ stern way nd said "I wud wen I A̶̲̥̅♏ ready" then turnd towards ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ nd said "Yemisi please W̶̲̥̅̊e̶̲̥̅̊ are I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ middle of A̶̲̥̅̊ very serious conversation please excuse us. As I turned to leave my uncle shouted, "my brother why av u been postponing this issue why can't u just tell her now that u re not her real parents".
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