Chapter 46: Chapter 46

Chapter 46.

‘’Mum please forgive me. I didn’t intend to be pregnant. I tried it just one time and that’s the result I got. Please don’t take it against me.’’

‘’My daughter, there are a lot of things that you need to know. I want you to stay away from that boy. Try as much as you can to stay far from him.’’

‘’But why mum? I love Harry so much. He loves me too and if it were not for the evil mother of his, we would be living happily and enjoying it all we can.’’

‘’He isn’t good for you, Clara. The only thing that I can tell you for now is to stop seeing Harry and concentrate on whatever brought you to the city. I love you so much and would like to see you prosper and not ruined, okay?’’

I shake my head at her. Mum is joking. ‘’I don’t expect him to leave me at some point, I want him to marry me when we are both ready to have a family. All these have nothing to do with his parents and family as a whole. It is about me and him, mum. Just me and Harry.’’

‘’What is it that he does to you that you won’t find from another man?’’

‘’Really mum? I will never find another man like Harry. He is the one I love, I know this because he treats me well and at the end of the day, he is willing to go against his mum to start a family with me. He says we will elope together to an unknown land. Somewhere where no one knows us and that’s just a few things I like about him. His traits are appealing and his heart is big enough to accommodate him and I. how about that?’’

‘’Sweetheart, I am not sure about that guy. I know the family so well and even though you are bound to make your final decision, this is your first love and believe you me, it will not all be served on a silver platter. I am your mum and trust me on this, you will not end up with that guy.’’

‘’Mum, I am your daughter. You should be wishing me well at any time. Why would you threaten me? Why would it be so hard for you to support me? I will make the final decision, yes but why not stand with me on this particular one?’’

She moves closer and holds my hand on hers. We are seated under a tree on a mat. My belly pointing right ahead of me, it is the biggest belly ever and I think I am literally breaking the record of big bellies. I hope my baby will be one of the world’s biggest babies on their born day. She looks straight at me.

‘’I know a lot more things than you can ever imagine. I know so much and I know what you may never know. That guy may love you but he isn’t the right guy for you.’’

‘’Who then is right for me, mum?’’

‘’Another guy, you …’’

‘’But I love him! I want him to be my husband in the future.’’ I say and when tears threaten to flow, I don’t do anything to keep them at bay. Sometimes crying is a way of expressing one's emotions. Mum lets go of my hand and rubs my back gently.

‘’I may not be here when you will need me the most. I may have gone when things fall apart but please note I will always protect you whichever way I can. I will make sure that you land into hands that will give you much more protection that you deserve, okay, baby?’’

I nod at her. ‘’Okay, mum.’’

‘’Good.’’

‘’Mum!’’ she tilts her head to look at me when I call her. ‘’I have so many questions to ask you.’’

‘’Go ahead.’’

‘’One, can I know why that woman said that Harry is my brother? I mean do you think so too? Is that why you are against our relationship?’’

She opens her mouth to talk but a stinging pain runs through my lower belly. Right on cue, the door flies open and I swear I have no idea where mum disappears to.

My body aches and my head is reeling. There is a sharp headache from my forehead and I am sweating crazily. My heart beat is fast and abnormal. I try to open my eyes but I close them almost immediately at no one’s orders. The striking light in the room cannot allow me to let them stay open.

I try again very gradually and this time, I can see people who are impossibly tall and the images of their heads appear twice. I recoil when I feel a hand touch me and I force my eyes open. I wonder where I am and what I am doing here.

"She's awake." someone comments with excitement.

Before long, I hear a female voice asking someone to call a doctor and it hits me that I am in a hospital. The smell of medicine smashes my nose strongly and I struggle to upchuck but trust me nothing comes out.

I finally get to open my eyes, forcing them to get used to the light. I catch a smiling strange woman who is seated very close to me. Her hands are hovering gently over my stomach and I force a smile back when I realize that she is Mrs. Jones. She is beautiful. If you met her as a stranger, you wouldn’t know that she sired Luke and Emily.

I thought Emily was almost my age. I was surprised when Luke told me that she is really young, just a bit bigger body wise.

I asked Tabby why she is dating Luke who seems to be younger than her and she shrugged and told me that age is just but a number and it doesn’t matter to them. I admire such people. They dare to do what everyone would want to think will never work.

‘’How are you feeling?’’ she asks gently and I feel the warmth that even my own mother has never made me feel. In fact, this was here trying to tell me how I cannot marry the love of my life. I sigh tiredly when I think about her words.

Well, she said she was leaving and where is she going? Under what care will she leave me? I mean what really is going on with my life?

I don’t understand.

I am totally lost.

I want to open my mouth to say something but I can’t. My throat is cracking dry and whatever I do, I have to save the day by taking water which has been my greatest enemy.

I detest and loathe water so much.

‘’Water,’’ I mumble very calmly and I am glad when Luke comes forward to give me water. He tilts a bottle to my lips and I swig down the content then he steps back to his position.

I feel better after that.

I watch as Luke moves to lean on the wall at the corner. His two hands strategically propelled into his pocket.

I nod at his mum and smile very slightly. I don’t know why but I see her eyes turn teary and even though I have no idea why she is doing that, I feel sad for her.

My eyes sweep the room and when they land on Luke yet again, he gives me a genuine leer and I grin back.

The doctor comes and checks on me after asking everyone to stay outside. He says that I am okay and can be able to go home in a day or two.

I ask him about the intense pain I am feeling on my abdomen and he says everything is okay.

‘’The baby? Is the baby okay?’’

‘’Yes, the baby is perfectly okay. No strenuous work and no stress at all. See, if you weren’t brought here in time, you would have lost your baby. Would you want that to happen?’’

I shake my head. ‘’I don’t want to lose the baby. I want the baby to be born and I want him to have a life I never had.’’

‘’Good.’’

Luke and mum come back in and I realize that there is an additional person. I smile when I see Emmy walk in and Tabby follows a few seconds later.

I have a positive feeling about everything that is going on. Harry might have played with my feelings, lied to me and so on but hey, I have met someone who actually loves me so much. Luke’s mum and the entire family. Everyone is smiling at me and when I tilt my head to the side I spot a card.

I stretch my right hand and pick the card from the stool next to my bed. I smile when I see the writings. I read every single word from all of them. Then it hits me that these people really love me beyond normalcy. I wonder why it is happening that way.

So, that nigga Harry hasn’t looked for me?

Tabby comes closer and I create space for her to sit close to me. ‘’Hey, how long have I been here?’’ I ask her quietly.

‘’This is the fourth day. Why?’’ she asks trying to gauge my reaction.

My face falls and I feel dull all over sudden. ‘’He hasn’t come to look for me, Tabby!’’

‘’How do you know, babe?’’

‘’He didn’t sign this card.’’

‘’Calm down, babe. Did you actually want him to come here? You are here because of his stupidity and by the way, what did he do to you?’’

‘’Hey, don’t shout at her. Let her be.’’ Luke says and my mind rushes to what happened that afternoon.

Harry was busy kissing a bitch. I don’t know if she is but the same bitch that he promised me that he will not be marrying. He didn’t even bother to look at me.

He made a promise to me. And then broke it before it even materialized.

He was too busy to do that.

‘’Baby girl, you are crying. Anything the matter.’’ Mrs. Jones asks and I feel bitter tears fall from my eyes and I honestly have no idea what to do with me.

Anyway, I dry the tears and come to a final decision. I am not going to sit here pity partying on myself. I need to stand up and move on. If he has decided to move on to the next stage of his life then what? He is an adult and there is nothing I can do to change his mind.

Where am I going to when the doctor discharges me? I shrug absently. I wouldn’t know that right? Maybe I should just sit and wait for that day to come.

We speak about a number of things. Everyone goes home promising to come back the following day. I am all lonely and all because no one is left here to take care of me.

I cannot stand the hospital food but as it is, there is a policy in this hospital that home food cannot be brought here. I sleep on an empty stomach knowing very well that Mrs. Jones warned me against it. I barely sleep the better part of the night because I am really bored, hungry and unsettled.

Totally restless.

After watching the television and staring into nothingness to around three in the morning, I finally feel sleepy and I fall into a shallow sleep.

Two days later, I am discharged. I have no idea who settles my bill or where I am going I just know that a doctor has requested me to see her before I go.

I dress in a very elegant dress and a nice pair of designer rubbers. Whoever this is, they are troubling themselves for nothing. Very expensive dress and shoes.

Mrs. Jones walks in and ooh! Now I know. I should have figured this out. She will be taking me to see the doctor because she has requested that the nurse let her do it.

We match to the elevator and she presses the button. A few seconds later, the double door opens and she leads me in.

We are shown the doctor’s office and we walk there slowly.

We walk in and a doctor is standing to look at something through the window but that cannot happen.

‘’Doctor how are you?’’ he doesn’t respond. Instead, he turns slowly until he faces us.

‘’You?’’ they both ask in unison.