Must Read: Deceit (A Short Story) By Amponsem Akosua - Season 1 - Episode 8

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Must Read: Deceit (A Short Story) By Amponsem Akosua - Season 1 - Episode 8

When the doctor knew I was stable enough, he came to tell me the evil that had befell my unborn baby. I was told I miscarried the pregnancy, I felt devastated and couldn't believe that was happening to me. He further told me I would have to stay at the hospital for some weeks, I became scared. "I'm fine now, I can go home" I told him but he objected and told me my husband insisted I get well before being discharged. My husband had gone out to get me something to eat because I only took tea in the morning before I left for work.
Several unanswered questions were running in my head. Questions like why did my husband have to bring me to a strange hospital where I'm not used to, why did the miscarriage occur etc. Questions that nobody was around to give me answers. I thought of calling my mother but I know she wouldn't like such news so I gave up and stared at the ceiling as I was lying helplessly in the ward. Then my company and businesses came to mind, "perhaps he will oversee things there for me till I get back to my feet after all he's my husband" I thought.

My husband didn't come back not until late in the night, I was hungry there was nothing I could eat. I became upset and demanded for an explanation, he flared up too and all I could do was apologize to the person who has been by my side. I lost my appetite and wasn't able to eat more than 3spoons. He fed me another 3spoons and that makes it 6spoons. I decided to direct my questions to him.

"sweetheart why this strange hospital, why didn't you drive me to Dr. Komolafe's hospital"

"it was an emergency and this place was nearer"

"what happened to our baby?" I asked on the verge of tears

"don't cry my love, the Lord who did that will do another one for us"

"so its true" I was sobbing, I started crying afresh... "will I be able to conceive again?" I asked no one in particular.

I shared my opinion of him working on my behalf at my office pending the time I'll get well, he was reluctant but after so many persuasion he gave in. I invited my Manager and Secretary to the hospital so that they would know of my new decision and cooperate with him.

I was fit to go back to my place of work a month after the incidence. I couldn't face Maami because I knew she will question me and I don't wish to talk about it. I haven't gotten the chance to see Jolayemi ever since she told me we had something urgent to talk about so I created time for us out of my tight schedule. We chose somewhere secluded for our discussion.

Maami visited me on a Saturday, my husband was not around so she took her time to feed her curious mind. She noticed I'm back to my normal self(when I wasn't pregnant) she knew something was wrong somewhere.

"my dear come closer"she said almost in a whisper. "where is it, where did it go, how did you do it, why did you not tell me, what really happened...."

I didn't let her finished her questions before I replied though it sounded rude but the questions were too much for me. Her face became so mean and I knew at that moment I must spill everything so I explained to her how everything happened.

"Adeola ti pa mi o(Adeola has killed me) what have I done to deserve this, you mean you and your husband kept such a big secret from me? Am I not your mother again" with that she picked her bag and angrily left our house, I pleaded but she refused to listen to any other thing from me.