*
Episode 23
*
Queen tried to get in touch with Kelvin all to no
avail. His numbers were switched off and he
would not reply his messages on all his social
media accounts. Two months had already passed
since she met him and since then she had missed
her monthly period. She was still engrossed in
deep thoughts when Asha who had been in the
bathroom came out and began to get dressed.
Asha: “what happened? Why are you looking this
dull? I don’t understand you these days again o”
she rightly observed.
Queen: “I am just confused” she said turning to
face her friend.
Asha: “What for? Anyway, I ran into an old
university friend of ours yesterday and we got
talking. She told me that she attended Mercy’s
wedding and that it was glamorous. I even heard
that Mercy and her husband travelled abroad last
month courtesy of their state governor who
rewarded her for returning 10 million naira that
was mistakenly paid into her account” she said
cleaning her face with cotton bud and facial
cleanser.
Queen: “Lucky them” she said indicating lack of
interest.
Asha: “can you imagine that Mercy and her
husband now travel abroad and we are still here
with nobody asking for our hand in marriage.
What a world”
Queen: “Asha, can you just stop talking about
Mercy and her husband? Stop tormenting me for
God’s sake” she shouted.
Asha: “what was the outburst for? Are you okay
girlfriend?”
Queen: “I think I am pregnant o” she said quietly.
Asha: “pregnant? How? Who is responsible?” she
said going to sit beside her friend.
Queen: “stop asking silly questions. You know
that Kenny was the last man I had unprotected
sex with”
Asha: “wow! Congratulations, dear” she hugged
her affectionately.
Queen: “what is wrong with this one?
Congratulations for what?”
Asha: “I thought you have always wanted to take
in for Kelvin? This calls for a celebration, let’s go
out and pump Champagn”
Queen: “you still don’t get it? Is this not the same
Kelvin that threw you and I out of the house after
he discovered that we made love? Have you
forgotten that incidence so soon?”
Asha: “that is true o. But I am sure that he would
be happy to hear that you are carrying his child.
Just inform him about it”
Queen: “that is the problem. I have tried to reach
him all to no avail. I called him but his numbers
has been switched off. I sent him messages on
WhatsApp, Skype and even Facebook but he will
not reply” she said sadly.
Asha: “then go to his house” she suggested.
Queen: “you want me to go to his house after the
embarrassment that he gave me that day? I have
made up my mind to go to that house only as a
wife. That is the only way I can hold my head
high among his domestic staff who saw how I
was disgraced that day”
Asha: “well, you have to drop your pride and ego
and go there. As least for the sake of your unborn
child” she pleaded with her.
Queen: “okay, will you go with me? I would your
moral support”
Asha moved away from her as if she was some
plague.
“I cannot go back to that house again o. That
Kelvin can kill somebody with his slap. It took me
more than three weeks to hear with my ear after
he slapped me. Abeg count me out”
Queen: “I am done for it”
Asha: “see, babe. Stop brooding as if pregnancy
is the end of the world. You and I have been
pregnant several times before and we took care of
it. Let us go out and relax, if Kelvin doesn’t come
around, we shall take care of the pregnancy
before it becomes noticeable”
Queen: “where exactly are we going? Asha so you
are not tired of going out and sleeping with men
for money?”
Asha: “When there is no job for us, what do you
expect me to do? It is no longer news that I am a
confirmed prostitute. Let’s go out so that I will
hook you up jare” she said.
Queen declined and after some persuasions
especially considering the fact that she needed
money to feed and for upkeep, she went out.
There she met and slept with a man who
promised to renew her rent which had expired.
She called him the next day to remind him but a
woman picked up the phone and after giving her
the insult of her life, she threatened to kill her if
she ever called the number again.
=====
3 months after Queen got in touch with Kelvin’s
mother to inform her of the pregnancy, the woman
went with her people and paid Queen’s bride price
in an elaborate traditional marriage ceremony
even though Kelvin was nowhere to be found. The
woman had informed Queen’s people that her son
was on a course in the USA and that he had
mandated her to do the needful on his behalf and
take his wife home since she was already carrying
their child.
Although Queen’s parents had their reservation
about the arrangement, they had no option but to
approve when their daughter threatened to kill
herself if they prevented her traditional wedding.
The next day, Queen and Kelvin’s mother returned
home to his house. This time around, Queen
noticed a fore brooding in the house with
everywhere looking unkept and quiet.
Queen: “ah-ah, where are all these domestic
staff? So because my husband has been outside
the country for months, they will not do their jobs
again abi? They have me to contend with” she
said as soon as she stepped into Kelvin’s
mansion with his mother.
Mama Kelvin: “you need to calm down and allow
me discuss with you” she said ignoring Queen’s
rants.
Queen sat down immediately when she saw how
serious the woman had sounded.
Mama Kelvin: “you will notice that there was no
security man when we got here, I had to come
down from the car and open the gate myself” she
started to say until Queen interrupted.
Queen: “yes, don’t mind those useless security
people. Only God knows where they went to
abandoning their duty post. I will deal with them
when they return. If they think they can behave
anyhow because my husband is outside the
country, then they are in for surprises”
Mama Kelvin: “will you allow me talk?”
Queen: “okay, ma” she said cursing the old
woman in her heart.
Mama Kelvin: “there is no security man and there
are no domestic staff anymore. In fact, the story
that my son is outside the country for a course is
false. I had to say that so that your people will
accept your bride price and give us your hand in
marriage”
Queen: “What! Excuse me ma but I do not
understand you. The last time I was here, this
house was overflowing with servants and security
personnel. What happened to all of them? And
what do you mean by Kelvin is not on a course in
America? Where is he? Where is my husband?
Where is the father of my child” she asked her
heartbeat accelerating.
Mama Kelvin: “Hmmn…it is a long story”
*
*
*
To be continued
HAD_I_KNOW
*
Episode 24
*
Queen: “mama, please talk to me, I need to know
everything that is happening” she said suddenly
sweating.
Mama Kelvin: “the truth is that we have not seen
nor heard from Kelvin for months now but I know
that he is fine, my heart tells me so. If something
terrible had happened to him, I would have felt it
in my spirit”
Queen: “I don’t understand you. If this is true,
why did you ask me to keep the pregnancy when I
told you about it some months ago? Why did you
come and marry me for a son whose whereabouts
you do not even know?”
Mama Kelvin: “because the child you are carrying
is my grandchild and I will not allow you abort
him or her just like that. My son left without
telling me anything. I came here and the domestic
staff told me that he travelled the next day after
you had a quarrel with him. He left without
leaving any money behind. I had to pay the
salaries of the domestic staff and other bills with
my money. When I couldn’t pay after two months,
they all resigned to go in search of greener
pastures. My business which has been my source
of livelihood is suffering, the past few months
have been the toughest months of my life, I
cannot explain how I have lost all that I have,
and it is mysterious. In fact, I used the last
money I have in my account to do your traditional
wedding; I didn’t want to give you or your people
the impression that anything had gone wrong.
Few weeks ago, a bank came here and took away
all my son’s cars because he used his exotic cars
as collateral to get loan for a business that I am
sure crashed. Even this house we live in, we have
been issued a letter that it will be confiscated in a
few months time if he doesn’t pay up the loan he
got from another bank”
Queen: “what!” she screamed in disbelief.
Mama Kelvin: “you are a part of this family now
and there is no need hiding anything from you. All
the cars my people and I drove to your village for
your traditional wedding were borrowed. Even this
one that I drove her was borrowed; I have to
return it back in a few hour’s time”
Queen: “no, this is not happening to me. No I
must ne dreaming” she said slapping herself.
Mama Kelvin: “it is a trying time for all of us but
then you have calm down and to be strong” she
consoled her bewildered daughter in law.
Queen: “don’t tell me to calm down”, she said
suddenly losing her cool.” How can you be this
wicked to another person’s child? How dare you
deceive me into marriage with your son?” she
asked anger building up in her throat.
Mama Kelvin: “because you were already
pregnant. I know how you young women of
nowadays behave. If I had not begged you to
keep the pregnancy, the next thing I would hear is
that you have aborted it” she defended herself.
Queen: “don’t give me that crap, woman. You
were the one who told me to get pregnant for your
son. As a matter of fact, you begged me to get
pregnant for him. This was never my idea. You
said you will get your son to marry me once I take
in for him”
Mama Kelvin: “haven’t I done that? Have you not
done your traditional marriage” she asked trying
to control her anger.
Queen: “this was not the life I was promised. The
man I got pregnant for is very rich not this Kelvin
that has disappeared into thin air with all his
properties getting confiscated” she said.
Mama Kelvin: “all I know is that I have done my
part by marrying you as promised. You have to
stay in this house and manage till your husband
returns. My prayer is that he returns before the
bank comes back here. This N5, 000, that is all I
can afford for now. Use it to feed until I return. I
guess we have to sell off the electronics to raise
money for your antenatal and other expenses.
PHCN has disconnected the electricity here
because we have been owing for months so
electronics have no use here”
Queen: “Oh my God. N5, 000 mama. What do I do
with N5, 000?” she asked rhetorically.
The woman excused herself and left the house
which reminded her so much of her son and how
things have fallen apart in few months.
Queen picked her phone and sent Asha a message
which read.
“Asha, I don enter one chance” she sent the
message and began to weep aloud, not minding
that her voice was echoing in the room.
====
Queen’s pregnancy continued to grow with her
looking like a shadow of herself. She barely had
enough to eat and drink and the strain from the
pregnancy was already telling on her. She had
gone to live with Asha in their house but the
agency that managed the property had kicked
them out for failure to pay their fees. Queen
couldn’t go back to her parents’ house for shame
and Asha, used to her extravagant lifestyle took
to prostituting with different men every night. She
lived in a cheap hotel in town and walked the
streets of Abuja half naked and waiting for men to
pick her. Seeing that Queen was nothing but a
burden to her, she had abandoned her and told
her never to call her for anything again. Queen felt
alone and deserted. Even her mother in law could
not help much for the woman was struggling to
feed herself.
Queen was in the house thinking of how she had
fallen from grace to grass when she heard
someone banging on the main gate. She was
surprised, because she had no friends or relations
who visited her. The only person that would visit
her was her mother in law and the woman never
banged on the door that violently. Suddenly, she
thought of the bank that had said they will come
and confiscate the property if Kelvin didn’t pay up
the loan he took from them and her heart flew to
her mouth. She got up and went to the door and
almost screamed when she saw an unkempt man
with beards and tattered clothes standing before
her.
Queen: “yes, how can I help you” she asked since
she could not recognize him.
“It is me, Kelvin” he said.
As soon as Queen heard his voice, her head
began to spin and she had to hold on to the gate
for support. Kelvin entered the compound and
walked past her into the room without saying a
word.
Queen: “my God what happened to you, Kelvin?
Why are you looking this unkept, are you sick”
she asked all at once.
Kelvin: “don’t you dare come close to me, you
daughter of Eve. How dare you talk to me when
you were the one who got me into this mess? I
hate you and I will forever hate you” he cursed.
Queen: “look at me, Kelvin. I am carrying your
child and I have suffered so much ever since you
went away” she said but Kelvin got up and
grabbed her by the neck and began to choke her.
“cursed be you and the cursed thing you have in
your womb. I was enjoying my life until you came
and ruined everything. I hate you so much” he
barked. She tried to ease out of his hold as she
was struggling for air but he held on to her tightly.
She began to scream when she felt she was
running out of air for his tight grip was choking
her wind pipe. Just then, his mother who was
coming to check on her entered the room.
Mama Kelvin: “who is this mad man that wants to
kill the mother of my unborn grandchild?” she
said and rushed at him. She stopped in her track
when Kelvin released Queen and turned around.
“my..my son?” she asked, unable to believe her
eyes.
Kelvin: “yes, it is me mum. Are you happy with the
way you have made me now? I was on my own
and you came around asking that I get married. I
tried to explain to you that marriage is not for me
but you wouldn’t listen, now see where it has
landed me” he said tears streaming down his
eyes.
Mama Kelvin: “I don’t understand what you mean
by I am the cause of all that has happened to
you. What is wrong with a woman advising her
son to get married and have children? Is it not
someone that gave birth to you?”
She was still speaking when Kelvin began to
display elements of madness. He tore his shirt
and began to tear at his beard. Then he removed
his trousers and was about to remove his boxers
when his mother held his tight he began to laugh
hysterically and soon he was running round the
sitting room with mother and wife trying to control
him to no avail. His mother went close to him and
when she tried to touch him, he dodged her and
ran out of the house in a frantic lunatic display.
*
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Watch out for the final saga
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