"Why is it taking so long!!!!!!!!"
The police are closing in on us, Lord save .....
"ahhhhhhhh!!!! My back.....holy sh....." This pain is getting worse,
" I'm sorry ma" Adejoh the cab man, my husband's trusted friend rushes to check me again with a gallon in his hand, so much care filled in his eyes.
"Madam abeg no vex, please, calm down, please, abeg no vex help me come down"
He opens the door for me, it wasn't easy but I did come down with my soaked blooded shirt and splash of blood on my face, my hand immediately still holding the big black bag to my chest while rubbing my big belly clearly protruding. "Oga Adejoh please be fast!! "
While holding still, a bundle of money drops from my bag but it seems I wasn't the only one that noticed, he noticed too, first thought, pick it, which wouldn't be hard if I wasn't extremely pregnant and worse in early labor, second pretend it doesn't exist and hope he picks it up and gives me or keeps it...either ways I'm good.
"MA, Your mo....."
I should probably sound ignorant "My what?"
"Nothing madam, madam I dey come"
He goes close to the car and taps a few things and closes the bonnet with his fuel tank, that was unusually fast, no time to overthink, I guess we are good to go, I am having a baby for duck sake
.
Adejoh comes close to open the door, or so I thought and just before I could do anything I was on the ground and the bag? no longer with me.
My belly hurts, my vagina hurts, my back hurts, and now I feel a sharp pain and sensation in my head, I could feel the blood droping from my head to my shoulders, to my back, I shouldn't think about my self, Ireti is scared, just hold on, "Just hang on a little Ireti, mumi is right here with you, I'll never leave you, just hang on, we are almost……there" I felt her relax, I also feel dizzy, there's blood on my neck, no it's not my husband's, it's mine, I feel dizzy, I could really use a long sleep but my baby,I should..I.could save... I'm..oka....…hang..on…Ire….
It's getting really dark
I can hear the faint cry of a baby, no, not any baby,my baby, she came out... that's weird cause I didn't push, but I should.... probably.... hold her, but I'm tired.. I'm exha..ust..te.ted
It's pitch black.
It's suddenly quiet.
it's peaceful here.
TWO DAYS EARLIER
"Honey this is the last garri in the house"
" Do you think I’m not aware"
" didn’t say so, did i? I am just reminding you that…"
" that what? That I have not been doing my work or job as a husband well? That what"
" Dayo, are you really going to exaggerate this matter again?"
" be mindful of the words you use with me, ok?"
With these words, he tries to drink his garri, I should probably apologize, yes, it's not my fault but I'm sure he's doing his best
"Baby, calm down, I’m just hoping there is more we could do to……you know…. I’m not supposed to be taking garri this often in my condition "
"DO YOU THINK I DON’T KNOW? What do you want me to do? Hold a gun to their head? Kill them? Huh? Business is not going fine and you know, borrowing Adejoh’s car for Kabu Kabu ehn, and now fuel price is already 800plus, do you think people will board the car? Talk now… cause just a few minutes ago you were babbling about what we don’t have forgetting that it’s not my fault. Look, young woman…"
I don't know if my emotions kicked in or it was just the hormones or the baby, now I can't hold the tears, I try smiling but my eyes aren't in the game
"I fully understand you honey, I’m sorry"
With that he walks out as usual without empathy or maybe he's good at hiding it.. I guess...I Hope.
TO BE CONTINUED
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