The pains of a lonely mother episode 15

Pains of a lonely mother 15
©️ Fardaykhemy Raheem

After Jacob parents left, he didn’t know how to approach Ibiwunmi parents back. He is so confused about everything.

Ibiwunmi on her own side can’t face her parents after the wh0le drama. The plan she made is now haunting her. Her parents don’t take it lightly with her as they abu-se her everyday.

Jacob concluded in his mind to visit Lagos and do the condition his parents wanted him to do. He informed Ibiwunmi about his visit to Lagos while she begged him to come back.

“I will my love ” he said and left.

That is it

Jacob never returned to the village, she don’t know what happened? Her parents has accept their daughter cross.

Ibiwunmi is always depressed about everything.

Months after months.

She delivered a bouncing baby boy

She named him “ibikunle” “Abidemi” “iremide” etc.

Her parents nutured and cared for the boy.

She never heard from Jacob again, she lost herself in the process and will always cry. After few months. She forgot about everything and move on with life.

She struggled with her parents to cater for the child, her once glowing skin has started fading due to constant hustling in,side the sun.

She do laundry, farmed and any other menial jobs.

Ibikunle turned 2years and she is happy for it.

She is happy with her son.

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One fateful day.
Jacob parents arrived from the town .
They look so bàd and sad.
They move closer to Ibiwunmi parents house and knock at the door.

Ibiwunmi went to open the door and was shocked at the person in her presence, she hissed and went in,side…

Jacob parents went to the sitting room to have their seat while ibiwunmi parents came out to see them.

“It’s this w!cked people again, why are you here? What are you here for?” Ibiwunmi mum asked while Jacob mum went on her kneel

“We agree that we are a baàd people but please forgive us, we regretted our actions”.

“Why are you begging me, I am not the one that your son impregnated, where is Ibiwunmi? Ibiwunmi! Ibiwunmi!!.

“Maaaaaaaaaaaaa

“Your people are here o”

Ibiwunmi walked to the sitting room with a big frown on her face.

“My wife, I am sorry”.

“Who is your wife? Don’t you ever call me your wife again, why are you here in the first place?”

“My wife, ehmmm….we are sorry, we are here for jacob child”

“Which child? Is it the child you abandon or which one?” Ibiwunmi dad cut in.

“We are deeply sorry sir’s and ma’s . We re the cause of all this. We forced Jacob to Lagos to sleep with his new wife but everything seems abortive as Folake don’t get pregnant again. He wanted to come back to the village for Ibiwunmi but we disagree, we instructed the bouncers we hired to monitor his every moment. Not until he impregnate Folake. He was forced to sleep with her several times but all proved abörtive. My husband decided to take Folake for a check up and Everything is Alright. Unknowingly, she has planned with the doctor to hide the real result, she has a dam_aged womb. We didn’t know all this and keep on forcing him on Folake. Jacob lost himself in the process, he started drinking heavily……

“One day, there is no one in the house and all the bouncers are outside. Jacob got drunk and made a mistake in touching the na-ke-d wire beside the house socket. He died from electric shock. I lost myself as his mother, I cried so hærd, I just k!ll my sonnnnnnnnn!!!! She said and broke into fresh tears.

Ibiwunmi couldn’t believe what she hear as she jumped and scre-m so loud.

“Jacob is dead!

“No! No!! No!!! No!!!! You are lieing, tell me this is all a joke” she shouted moving closer to Jacob mum while she broke into another round of tears.

“You k!lled him! You did! She held Jacob mother cloth in tight fist.

“You have ru!ned my life, I will never forgive you for this” she said pushing her.

Everyone is shocked at the news.

“You just k!ll that man for nothing, are you sure you are a mother? I don’t think you are the one that gave birth to him because if you are, you would be after his happiness and what are you doing here mûrde-rers? Ibiwunmi mum asked

“We are here for jacob child ma” Jacob dad replied.

“For which child? So that you can k!ll him just like you k!ll his father right! We won’t give you!

“Please sir, the child is the replica of his father, he is the only child that can replace his father in our mind, we promise to take care of him. No harm will come towards him, pleaseeee..

“If you think I will give you my child, then you are making a big mistake” she shouted and leave their presence.

Ibiwunmi parents don’t agree with them taking the child away but promise to let them see him anytime they want. They left their complimentary card for her parents and left amidst tears.

Throughout that week,

Ibiwunmi cried her eyes out, she loved Jacob alot and this is how their love life ended. Her parents consoled her, telling her to move on with life.

Ibiwunmi struggled to take care of his child,
After a year.
A war break down in the village, the warrior from other village attacked the village and k!ll more people, Ibiwunmi Parents are among the people that was k!lled. Ibiwunmi take the complimentary card and her child and flew to Lagos.

She struggled to take care of his kid in Lagos, she decided not to get married to another man and do many jobs ….

Ibikunle graduated from primary school and things started getting wor-se for her, she fell ill and don’t have an helper. She managed to call Jacob parents. They assist her to the hospital and take care of her child..

When she was hale and hearty, she decided to Leave their house with his son.

They refused to let go of ibikunle.

“Let me go with my child, did you want to k!ll him just like you k!ll his father?”

“We don’t k!ll his father, he died a natural death and his son will replace him” Jacob mum shouted at her.

She don’t bother arguing with them because she know the kind of person they are.

She sneaked out of the house the next week and fled to another state.

She met another man who claimed to love her and decided to give love another chance again.

After a while, the man started beating her, she endured alot not until the man started beating ibikunle. She can’t stand it again and left man house.

She focused on her son until he graduated from the institution and has a decent job.

All her thought was that,
She will have a good life now and enjoy the fruit of her labour, but such is not the case when he came home with his wife to be.
Temitope.

They got married and everything changed.

Her son stopped visiting her, he stopped sending her money….

That is the beginning of her pains, she is so lonely, so sad and started suffering …..

Anytime she wanted to reach her son, Everything proved abörtive.

Temitope made life m!serable for her.

Is she aware of the pain she went through before she met her son, it’s so painful

She is in so much pain and started afresh by working with mama cook.

Mama cook is her only survival

“My second name should be sufferness” she said to herself and closed her eyes….

In anticipation for d next day work…..

TBC.
(D next part drops tomorrow).