Chapter Fourteen
I was sitting in front of my piano upstairs I was practicing some music lyrics then I heard the living room door opening downstairs my parents were exchanging pleasantries with some people. The main reason they were home this weekend I arrived I couldn't figure out cuz they rarely stay home always on business trip.
Then I heard footsteps on the stairs someone was coming towards where I was and then the door opened my mother came in.
"Hey son, your attention is needed downstairs we want you to meet someone," she said and I stared wondering who it was.
"I will be behind you,"I answered and and she left.
As I was descending the stairs to the living room I cited the family friend from long time ago with their youngest daughter Rihanna. I could clearly remember that I was a year older than she was, sitting in the middle of our parents she was beaming with smiles as they were discussing something i guess was funny.
I walked close to all of them and my mother has glanced at me" ohhh Tobi you are here remember Mr and Mrs cooker and their youngest daughter pretty Rihanna," she said smiling and I gave handshake to Mr and Mrs cooker and just saying hi to the pretty Rihanna whatsoever.
We all had dinner with so much talk on the table although I didn't contribute to their discussions and finally after dinner we all went to sit in the garden the others were discussing something among themselves then Rihanna came closer to where I was sitting she tapped me cause I had my ear piece on.
"Hi I was just hoping we could get along a little bit,"she said, although I wasn't contributing to their discussions but I knew all this arrangement was all about.
I removed my earpiece and answered, "I'm sorry but I'm not really the talking type," I said,
"Oh really, well we could just talk about anything like as in anything,"she replied again trying to get my attention.
"Uhmmm.....,"I just made a whatever sound.
She was feeling embarrassed but she wasn't ready to show it and just some how the evening went with the Cooker's finally leaving and me back to my room.
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Just laying on my bed staring at the ceiling before I suddenly heard my bedroom door open, it was my mother I wonder what she came to talk about this time around when she walked closer I sat up to listen to whatever she came for.
"Tobi how are you,"she asked like she really cared.
"Fine as always,"I replied coldly.
"Well I came to talk to you about Rihanna your father and I in conjunction with the Cooker's are hoping you two could start something, I hope you understand what I meant by something like some kind of relationship.
"It would help the both family business you know, so I want you to digest that well and know how you would go about it soon good night and sleep well,"she said leaving.
I just sat staring although I heard all what she said but my head does not seems to be processing any of it. The last thing on my list was to start a relationship or getting engaged to someone in the name of family business.
I have to surely discuss with them that I wasn't interested in this they could disown me for all I care and just like that I laid down back to go to sleep but then Miriam Face kept creeping into my thoughts,Why did i always find myself thinking about her? Even when I don't want to, she always manage to find a way to come to my mind I have no idea why she was just absolutely different. But then I wondered how she was doing and how she was spending a vacation.
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Finally opening my eyes on the third day as I was later told, I found myself staring at my older brother standing with daddy and the doctor they were discussing something among themselves I could sense they didn't know I was awake so I spoke almost in a whisper because I was still feeling kind of weak.
"Daddy," I called out and they all turned towards me my brother rushing to my side.
"My baby girl thank God you are finally awake are you feeling much better,"he asked and I just nodded in answer.
"Thank God you are finally awake Miriam it was a miracle, we were predicting if you could survive this but God is really great isn't he," it was the doctor talking facing daddy.
"It is doctor all thanks to you and God I really appreciate ," daddy replied.
I was still weak when mummy and Tolani finally came they had went to get clothes and cook something for the family before I woke up ,they were all glad but then I went back to sleep again I couldn't help it they were still passing pants of blood into my body. According to my brother I lost a lot of blood and I knew that was because of the baby growing inside me.
Two days after I woke up feeling much better I could not sit up, mummy came to sit beside me she wanted to discuss something with me she had told me the previous day.
"Miriam why did you do it,"she asked I knew immediately what she was talking about they had find out about the baby but all still seems a mystery to me cuz I didn't remember using the pill at all so what caused all this wasn't really clear to me.
I was still lost in my own thought when I heard her talk again, "I know you were confused and didn't want to disappoint us but still you shouldn't have tried aborting a baby by poisoning yourself,"
"Poisoning,"I blurted out.
"Yes poisoning the doctor said you poisoned yourself knowing you were carrying a baby," she said and that moment my questions were answered.
Chioma was surely the devil behind all this I could remember the last thing I took was the drink or was it possible Michelle and his girlfriend had planned against me? Could he have done that? But why?i kept questioning myself within me.
"Am sorry," was all i could whisper to my mom
"It's ok thank God you are safe that is all that matters and thank god your womb wasn't affected because that would have been my worst nightmare,"she said again thankfully to God.
After our discussion she went out of the room and I kept thinking if Michelle could have really planned with chioma to take my life but then I still wanted to trust him maybe just a bit. I laid down back on the bed to rest my strength was fading again.
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"Aunty Lillian," I shouted happily running to hug her.
"How are you my baby and how was school today,"she asked smiling and I replied "fine"
And then I could see it clearly happening again she was telling me to do it over and over again what I never wanted to do, but then she was always threatening me never to tell anybody about it or else I was going to die.
The scared innocent me never wanted to die I kept it to myself always following her orders to do things to her over and over again but then I realised it was another nightmare it was clear this time around .
I woke up scared everywhere was dark I remembered putting on the air conditioner the previous night but then I could feel I was sweating profusely. WHY was it coming back again? Am tired of having this very nightmare.