Ronke dropped the phone
with smiles all over her face.
It had been fun and interesting, using her semi- tatafo voice to shake Belina’s trust in her
husband.
She was very convinced that things were falling in line.
Luck even seemed to smile on them because Belina walked in
on Richard and Oyin, making it look like a confirmation of what she had heard.
She knew that money would be at her beck and call if Oyin becomes the apple of Richard’s eyes.
She would be able to extort
money from Oyinade as
much as she liked, but what
if Oyin tried to prove stubborn then? Blackmail would come in handy then, she thought. Surely, she would not risk having their
secrets out in the open.
**********
**********
Richard entered the room
Belina was with tears clouding his sight. He was
almost never moved to
tears but now, all he wanted to do was cry tears of joy. He knew the news came at the wrong time but uncontrollable joy was the only thing he could feel.
His heart was filled with pride
and love. The one you can
only feel when you become
a father. Even though he
could not see a child physically, he could feel the child’s presence. He could not believe he had skipped the fact that she might be pregnant.
He could have easily put one and one together and arrive at this same conclusion. How could he even assume she was
when they had believed
God for the fruit of the womb for over two years?
He was sure that despite
Belina’s anxiety, she never suspected the possibility of
her being pregnant.
He sat by his sleeping,
marveling at her increasing
beauty. They had had a
fight, a misunderstanding;
but even her distrust could
not stop his heart from
beating wildly when she
was near. He bent over and
kissed her forehead
tenderly. She had
mentioned a girl, he
remembered. Who was
that? What did she say?
And
why was it yesterday?
All
these went through his
mind within seconds but it
was overtaken by his heart
felt joy. ‘you are going to be
a father’, this went through
his mind again and he
wanted to scream. He
placed his palm on Belina’s
tommy, feeling his child
inside and the tears he tried
to hinder flowed down his
face. He wanted to explode.
He had to tell someone. He
left the room in a hurry to
make a few calls.
**********
**********
Oyinade went about her duty with smiles of victory on her face. She had successfully created a discord in that house. Now, the only thing she had to do was seduce him while
putting fire in that house continuously. She spotted
doctor Felix, being more lively and happy than usual.
She had heard people gossiping about Richard and Belina with long worried faces but she had
assumed that it was due to
the way and manner at which they both left her office.
She hadn’t noticed the whole drama where Richard carried an
unconscious Belina back to
the hospital.
“Doctor?” she called curiously
“Miss Oyin, hope your day is
going on well” doctor felix
faced Oyin.
“Very well” she said,
meaning each word.
“What
is going on? You look very
happy today”.
Apart from being an
exceptional doctor, Doctor
felix is not one to be trusted
with a secret. Whenever he
is happy about something,
he tells as many people as
possible.
“Oh… I am very happy. Mrs Branson was brought in by her husband after she practically fainted”he paused for emphasis.
This delighted her. The
shock had definitely taken
its toll on her. She knew
though that Doctor Felix
could not be smiling
because of this, so she
pressed on for the full gist.
“Oh my God…” she gasped
feigning shock. “And?”
“After reviving her, I
discovered the obvious. She
is pregnant”
“What” she exclaimed, her
blood draining from her
face, leaving her as white as
snow.
**********
**********
Richard got to his office to
pick up his phone and call
his dad, Tony, Prisca,
everyone his mind could
think of; but reason took
over him. His wife had to
know about her pregnancy
before any other person.
Besides, she is pregnant
person. He terribly wanted
to explode, so, he exploded
to God by thanking him and
thanking him until he was
sure God had
acknowledged his
appreciations.
He made for BRP Hospitalto
take everything Belina had
brought to the office. He
would surely not allow her
lift a finger. As soon as she
awakens, his work for the
day would be over because
he would take her home to
take care of her properly
even if she wrestled with
him due to their earlier
fight, he vowed.
**********
**********
Kelvin had been sitting in
the mini reception room
preceding Belina’s office in
BRP Hospitalfor over thirty
minutes. He had been
waiting for Belina but luck
was definitely against him
today. Even though he
hadn’t planned with Oyin
and her accomplice to meet
with Belina today, he felt he
had to rekindle the fire of
the love they had once
shared hastily before it was
too late. Seeing Belina had
erupted emotions he had
tried hard to bury and he
had vowed to claim her
back. He had used his own
hands to destroy the wonderful love they had and he intended on creating it back.
“What the hell are you doing here?” Richard said through gritted teeth as he stared at the last person he wanted to see.
Kelvin rose upand faced his
adversary.
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