Hatred on a girl child episode 9 – 10

HATRED ON A GIRL CHILD ?

episode 9

I was chewing the cud when the doctor opened up that I was a month pregnant. “Doctor tell me you’re joking” I said in bewilderment.

“No! I didn’t give a tongue-in-cheek – I am serious…” the doctor replied.

Words failed me and I kept staring at the doctor as I was subjected to stupefaction.

The doctor felt uncomfortable because that was a great news for him but I found it depressing and odious.

“Mrs Ben,you should be delighted; Favour has been locked in the vault of the Grim Reaper” The doctor verbalized thoughtfully.

“We’ll help you with the hospital ambulance so that the deceased would be taken to the graveyard “he added and absconded.

It was really a crying shame; due to the fact that Mama would be disappointed if she did not see her grandchild’s corpse.

Although,she had been calling, I haven’t told her what was happening and she was unaware of Favour’s departure.

I kept meditating pensively on what to tell Mama “Should I tell her that Kaima,my cousin who had no child,came and took her? or Should I tell her the truth?”.

“Telling her that Favour was with my cousin would be a flight of fancy– it is imaginative but not at all sensible. This is harebrained idea,
I will tell her the truth” I said in my mind.

Instantly,I moved into the doctor’s office “Doctor, your suggestion is quite good but unfortunately,I have wasted all my money on hospital bills” I spoke with a soft voice.

“Don’t worry Mrs Ben,I know your present condition and you won’t be charged anymore” the doctor uttered

I was sadly happy to the doctor’s positive response” Thank you so much Doctor,God bless you” I thanked him with my face grim not wry grim though.

Immediately,I called the resident pastor in the church we were attending, narrated to him everything that had transpired and pleaded with him to come so that the guiltless toddler would rest in peace.

The pastor didn’t decline and promised to be in the hospital in the next thirty minutes.

When I was waiting for the pastor,the kind-hearted nurses came and wanted to converse with me.

I was like a Yes Man as I was uttering yes to what ever they said.

They thought I was following because I was smiling broadly not knowing that in,side,I was lonely as a stone in the depth of a lake.

Luckily,the pastor arrived .The doctor called the driver who took us to the cemetery.

When we got to the God’s acre, I saw thousands of tombs and my blood ran cold.
The voice of Lumpkin,the crying bird echoed in the graveyard.

Its voice sounded so shaky and wobbly. My heart thumped into my stomach when two able bodied men started digging the grave.

Favour’s look was much lively. She did not look like a déad person. Her round face was still fresh with her tick eyebrows.

The grave was dug wholly by the men in a blink of an eye. The pastor ordered them to open the little coffin and they did as instructed.

“Favour,my beloved daughter,I know you’re the one that supposed to bury me hereafter but unfortunately the Grim Reaper said otherwise. It was quite unfortunate,you had a bad father and I am to be blamed for your déath. Rest on my love,I know Ben will surely regret this” I blubbered with my cheeks full of1 tears.

The pastor then ordered the two men to deep down the little coffin in the grave. They did as they were instructed.

My heart sank in,side my belly when the pastor said the last prayer.

Forthwith,they buried my child.

I was cheesed off and felt like eating someone alive. It was already 12 noon and I entered the house secretly.

Ben who doesn’t stay a day off work except weekends was at home cuddling his new wife who said that she had been put in a family way.

My heart raced because I did not know my so-called husband was having an affair before he finally revealed it few days ago
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EPISODE 10

Ben was having an affair with another woman and I was caught unawares hearing that she was pregnant.

I bashed in immediately and saw my husband rejoicing as though he was in full swing.

“Ben,what is wrong with you?” I blurted angrily. “Your child have pushed up the daisies and you’re here chilling out” I added.

“Oh! that one, it’s a good news! and you should have the time of your life in here” Ben said as though he was having a ball.

I was down in the mouth. My face changed instantly and was shadowed in deep misery.

“Don’t cry baby girl,come and join us” Ben’s new wife Miriam muttered.

My face was like a w-t week-end and I wanted to made my way to my matrimonial room when Ben called my attention that my luggages have been taken to the guest room – “you would be sleeping there” he said in his words.

“What? I know you’re drolling” I said down in the dumps.

“You must be a fóol for saying that I am joking” Ben roared wrathfully.

I headed to the room to see if what he was saying was true because seeing is believing but behold, I couldn’t find my bags and my clothes in the wardrobe.

I came out like an angry lion “Miriam you must leave this house” I shouted pointing fingers at her.

“She is pregnant with my son and you’re not the owner of this house” Ben replied immediately”

“Yes, darling,she isn’t” Miriam added.

“I am also pregnant” I uttered.

“Wow! My male child would be more important because you’re going to deliver a baby girl” Ben retorted.

My temperament was very high and I rushed to give Miriam some blóws but Ben obstructed and knócked me down.

I stood up immediately not minding I hit my head on the floor. Ben and I started fíghting. He was fíghting beastily.

“Bring me the wh¡p” he ordered Miriam when he held me on the ground.

Miriam brought the wh¡p and my husband started bashing it hærdly on my back “You will comprehend well this time,you didn’t learn your lesson the last time” He said as he was bashing my body stiffly.

“Ah! Ah!” I kept scre-ming and no one came to my rescue. Ben kept béating, béating and béating.

I cried and my eyes were tearless. After assaulting me,he tied me up and ordered Miriam to bring the scissor and clipper that my head should be bald.

Unluckily for me, Miriam cut off my long ebony hair. Ben now used the new clipper and Bab off the remaining hair on my head.

I was bald and hopeless as a widow. Ben insisted that my mother won’t step an inch in his house and I was not feeding well.

After nine months of suffering,I was put into bed together with Miriam my Ben’s wife.

She gave birth to a boy and unfortunately,I birthed a girl.

I was very sad when I saw that the child was a girl child “God why?,why don’t you give me a male child” I kept shouting at the hospital and the nurses were consoling me.
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To be continued