The Pains Of A Lonely Mother Episode 18 – 19

The pains of a lonely mother 18&19
©️ Fardaykhemy Raheem.

Mama got back home with Rebecca
“Thank you dear, if not for you, I wouldn’t have gone to that house today. You saved me today.

“Mama, we have to give it to that lady hot so that she will respect you next time. It’s not okay now. You are too old for struggling at your age”.

“Thank you o, you won’t suffer like me o”

“Amen, what should I prepare you sister?”

“Anything will be okay, let me rest my back” she said and slept off.
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The next day being weekend
They both left the house for ibikunle house.
Getting to the gate, the gatekeeper refused to open the gate.

“Gateman, are you ok_ay? Why don’t you let us in?” Rebecca imapatiently asked.

“My madam has instructed me not to let you in, please I don’t have any other job, I don’t want to lose my job” he replied.

“Temitope told you not to let us in”

“Yes ma”. He replied

“Is she the owner of the house? Mai friend open this gate” Rebecca shouted at banged her fist on the gate.

She continuously banged her fist on the gate and this woke ibikunle up, he rushed outside.

“Who is that? Musa, are you si-ck? Who is at the gate?” He asked.

“It’s one sister like this”

“One sister, didn’t she knows that she is in an estate? Open it?” He ordered while Musa opened the gate.

Rebecca and mama pushed him back and enter the compound.

“Mama! Ibikunle exclaimed while strands of tears streamed down mama face.

Rebecca move closer to him.

“So…you are around and still living this house while your wife keep treating Mana anyhow ibikunle”.

He move closer to her mum while mama pushed him away.

“Is it a crime to nurture you all alone ibikunle? She calmly said and continue
“You left me all alone, all alone to myself. You don’t bother to check on me, you don’t know how I am fairing and you called yourself my son” mama cried out pointing to ibikunle”.

“I am sorry mama, I am really sorry. I had allot of work in my hands, I am a busy man and mama, God knows that I always send temitope to give you some money. Didn’t she delivered it?” He asked her mum.

“Temitope that warned me to stop coming to your house, she made my life a living he-ll. I started working in a canteen, I really suffer ibikunle and you couldn’t spare a day to see me…Ahhh ibikunle, I suffered! Mama cried out once again while ibikunle hugged her mum. He cried so much for abandoning her mum for a long time , she really suffered on his behalf. Ibiwunmi trieeeeeeedddd.

Rebecca couldn’t hold back her tears watching mother and son together. It is a good day for mama.

Ibikunle released her mum from the hug and went back to Musa.

“If you don’t want to be sacked in this house, you must never stop my mum from entering this house. She suffered for me, if she didn’t nurture me well, how would you get a job here? Be careful” he warned him and went in,side with her mum and Rebecca.

Getting to the sitting room, Temitope is already up, she sit on the chair and started watching some movies.

Ibikunle came in with mama and Rebecca. She jumped up on sighting them.

“Wow, mama, it’s been a while visiting us here, how is everything mama? I have missed you, please come and have your seat” she said acting all nice.

“Essss madam pretender, stop acting all nice and get this straight into your sk_ull, mama will start living here with you and you don’t have a choice than to accept it” Rebecca said while her mood changed. Ibikunle charged forward.

“Temitope! You are a w!cked soul, anytime your mum come to my house, I always make sure to drop something for her, she is living in a good building and has a car of her own but such is not the case about my mother, you refused to take care of my mum after all the money I gave to you to give to mama, you are w!cked” he shouted at her while she trembled with fear.

“I al…wa..ys visit ma…ma…I…

“Shut up your mouth, which mama did you normally visit? You lieing b!tch” Rebecca interrupted.

“You know what, my mum like staying in her lane, she don’t like living with people but will all what I see, she will start living with us, I will always see my mother now. I want her to be the first person I see in the morning and the last person I will see before nightfall. LET IT SINK IN YOUR SKULL, MY MUM WILL START LIVING HERE”. He said while she nodded her head.

“Thats good, now, go into the kitchen and get everyone what to eat” he instructed while she went in.

“Thank you my son, the Lord will bless you”

“How are you now surviving since mum?” He asked sitting down while mama and Rebecca sit down too.

“I was working with a woman in a canteen, I helped her in Washing plates while she pays me 5k every month and always give me food to eat”.

“Imagine! My own mum washing plates with all the influence I have in this country and how wealthy I am…Ah! Temitope don’t do well at all! he exclaimed.

“Everything is settled now, when are you packing mama loads to this place?” Rebecca asked.

“Once we finish eating our food, we are going there to pack her loads and to also get her new stuff” he replied.

“Thank you dear, your own too child will take care of you”

“Amen!.

They all ate Happily and chatted before mama stuff is moved to her new room.

TBC.
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The pains of a lonely mother
19

Mama was given the largest room in his son house, everything she ever needed was provided into the room. Her son always spend his time with him whenever he is around.
Her son love grow in her heart.

Temitope never like the idea of mama living with them, she had to pretend for a while.

Monday arrived quickly and ibikunle left for work, leaving temitope and mama behind.

Mama woke up late, her stomach grumble while she gro-ned out loud. She weakly brush her teeth and rinse her mouth before going to the sitting room.

She met Temitope on the chair, still dressed in her night gown. She was busy pressing phone and laughing at the same time.

Mama got to the sitting room, Temitope looked up from her phone and hissed out loudly.she continue pressing her phone.

“My daughter, I am so hungry, please get me some food” she pleaded.

She ignored her at first.

“Temitope, I am talking to you”. She said while she flared up.

“What is it? Why is your problem this much?she shouted dropping her phone,she faced mama.

“If you are hungry, you will go into the kitchen and fix yourself something to eat, you know that I stayed in my lane now, I don’t disturb your life, so please, spare me the rubb-ish. I am not your maid”

“But you know that I can’t operate the cooker in the kitchen, how did you want me to fix my breakfast?” She asked almost crying.

“If you don’t know how to fix it, then drink garri(cassava flakes) . I don’t have the time to cook old woman, LEAVE ME ALONEEEEEE!!!!

Mama staggered back and wiped the tears on her face. She walked to the kitchen and get herself some flakes to drink in the morning.

She dranked it with a sad heart and went back to her room.

After a while, she started experiencing stomach ache.she held her tummy in pain and called on Temitope, she refused to answer her and she passed out….

Temitope went to her room when she didn’t hear her name again and met mama lifeless body on the floor. She tapped her twice but couldn’t respond.

“Ah! My life!! Hope I haven’t k!ll her like this ” she said . She went out to call musa while they both carried mama to the hospital.

Ibikunle is aware of her mum ailment, he rushed to the hospital and met Temitope on the reception seat pressing phone.

“Temitope or what are they calling you, I left Mama in your care today and she is rushed here in how many minutes? Nothing must happen to my mother because I wouldn’t take it easy with you, you this w!cked woman” he shouted at her while she pleaded.

The doctor call them in the next minute.
“Mr Jacob ibikunle, please is that mum your mum?” He asked.

“Yes doctor, my biological mother, why did you ask sir?”.

“What we discovered in her bloodstream is not good, she is an old woman for God sake and people like her should have a special meal, they don’t eat what young people like you eat . Her balanced diet is sooooo poor, please take care of her very well, before you leave, I will refer you to a nurse to give you the list of what mama will start eating from now on”.

“Alright doctor, what did she ate this morning because I left her with this woman alone in the morning” he asked pointing to Temitope.

“How will an old woman drink garri early in the morning?”

“Ga…wetin! Temitope, what are you doing at home while mama is drinking garr” he asked in a fury.

“I gave mama good food in the morning, I don’t know what’s wrong?” She lied.

“Please monitor mama very well, she shouldn’t be drinking garri, please!!!.

“Alright Doctor, I will work on that, when are you discharging her? Ibikunle asked.

“She should be discharged on Wednesday”

“Can I see her?” He asked.

“No, you can’t see her for now but you can see her tomorrow”

“Alright doctor, thank you” he said and left while Temitope follows.

Throughout their journey back home, ibikunle is angry at his wife. They got home and went in,side.

Ibikunle went straight to the bedroom while Temitope follows.

“My husband please I am sorry, I gave mama good food in the morning but she insisted in drinking garri” she lied.

“Really?”
“Show me the food that you gave to her in the morning, let’s go to the kitchen” he instructed while Temitope shakingly follow her husband.

They got to the kitchen and met all the pot clean and neat including the plates, except the cup that mama used for drinking garri.

“Where is the food that you prepared? He asked raising up the cup that mama used for drinking garri.

“I have ate it when mama refused to eat it”

“Stop lieing to me topeeee! He shouted throwing down the cup in his hand.

“Until you learn to respect my mother, you won’t have peace in this house” he said and left the house in anger.

TBC.