MOTHER!
Episode 10
Then he asked the shopkeeper to give me anything I want he will pay for it and then the shopkeeper gave me the bread and drink, I was eating like a glutton because I have not eating since, was rushing the drink and then had constipation just as I finished my last chewing, I started throwing up and that was when I knew the man never left the shop since and was looking at me. He and the shopkeeper rushed to me, poured water on my face and then offer me a sit.
After 10 minutes I was fully relaxed and he said he would like to drop me off to my house, I smiled and told him I have no shelter faintly because I had lost my voice from the throwing up and was also tired, he asked me how come? but could not provide an answer, I don’t want to talk about my experience that made me left the house barely 24 hours, then he said “Okay, my name is Johnson, I could be a stranger right now but I think it is safer if you can pass the night at my house now, than on the street, something bad can happen to you” When he had told me that, I think for a moment and then accepted, at least what worst thing could happen to me than the ones I have gone through all these years?
When we got to his house, hmmm Johnson is super rich, though I may come from village but I know valuable things when I see them, I thought why Johnson had brought me to his wife without informing her before. Just as I was thinking, a girl ran to him and shouted “welcome daddy” I became scared as I thought I will be seeing his wife next, I don’t want to cause any problem between his family but I was wrong no one came after the girl. Then he introduced me as his guest and told her to show me the guest room. Before I left with the girl I went on my knees to thank him so much for accommodating me and didn’t let me pass my night on the street, water fell from my eyes and he saw it, told me to wipe my tears as we will talk the next day and told his daughter to take me to the room, when I got to the room, I got comfortable, I have never felt like this before all my life. I went to the bathroom, took my shower and slept.
I saw Uncle Frank, right in front of me, with blood gushing from his mouth and then I stabbed him again, just as I was done, staring at his corpse, Mama came to my room, saw what I had done to Uncle Frank and as she was weeping, she removed the knife from his body and pierce it into my, I gasp,fell and blood was gushing through my mouth and nose, calling her for help, then I fell and died.
Immediately I woke up, it was a dream, I got terrified from my dream, hold close to my pillow and started asking God for forgiveness as I had thought Uncle Frank is dead.”God I had kill someone, this is a terrible sin to you, please forgive me Lord” I had cried all the night as I couldn’t sleep as I was thinking I have killed someone.
Then the Next morning came, I woke up, went to the sitting room and I saw Johnson dressing up his daughter for school, the girl looks 12 years but she is really sharp and also beautiful with striking resemblance to Johnson, he haven’t told me she is his daughter before I knew. I greeted them, knelt down to thank him for all his gestures towards me and he told me we will talk when he comes back from his daughter school as he is going to drop her off, he told me to cook anything for both of us if I can cook though.
He left the house and since I wasn’t doing anything, I cleaned the whole house and then started making rice and stew.When I was done I waited for him to be back before eating, I may not be educated but I am more cultured even though I don’t have Mother care. He came back an hour later and then asked if I have eaten, then we both settled on his dinning to eat, that house is built with wealth, the dinning is something I have never seen before except once in a while before my father died, that he will come home and I will have the chance to watch movies on our small television. I had seen massive houses like this on tv but Johnson’s house is incredible, in fact I am beginning to feel so inferior
Then as we were eating he asked me questions “So what is your name? where are you from? I can tell you are new in Ibadan?” I dropped my spoon, and sigh and told him “I am from a small town in Ondo state, yes I am new in Ibadan and my name is Bukunmi.
Then he went further “where are your parents? why are you here in Ibadan and what brought you here?” he concluded and the only thing I could do is tears and my dream flashed back to my head and I started crying more than before, he was surprised seeing me tear down this much and said “it is fine if you don’t want to talk about it and I said immediately “I killed my step father and ran away from home” he opened his mouth with what looks like fear and surprises, when I saw his face I began to speak “I am not a dangerous person, it was a mistake he raped me and out of frustration stabbed him at his elbow, I was scared he would die and my mother will kill me was why I absconded, please don’t arrest me” He then sighed and said why can’t I inform my mother about the rape instead, then i told him all I have gone though and how my father died, his face became teary and moved closer to me to console me, after some minutes he asked again where I stabbed my uncle and I told him at the elbow and then he said “He might only sustain injury I don’t think he can die, I can only help you maybe in the next two weeks go to your town and check up on your family. I told him not to go but he insisted so I can stop living in guilt.
Then I asked him about his wife since I have known his daughter and that hope his wife won’t be mad he brought a stranger to the house, then he sat down and told me I asked of a serious question and don’t know if it is not too early for me to know that so much about him, but I insisted too and he told me that he lost his wife to childbirth of their daughter. And since then he has not find that woman that will be there for his daughter even when not available.
I was dumbfounded to the misfortune that has happened to the poor man, I asked him on how he has been coping and he told me he is fine, however he felt sober and entered his room and did not come out till it was the next day.
I had helped him prepare his daughter for school and to his surprise, his daughter and I have gone along just barely some hours.
He then asked me if it is okay for me to stay in his house and baby sit his daughter, i did not hesitated, this is more of a good news to me and I was happy about it. He then told me that when he comes back from work, he will take me to do some shopping for clothes.
After some weeks living with this great family, I started feeling sick and weak, Johnson noticed this and told me to take care of myself, he bought some drugs for me but they even made it worse so he took me to the hospital..
At the hospital…
To Be Continued…
At the hospital you’re been decleard pregnant