By God’s grace, I was in a position to bring my pink jet upon mother earth. Thanks to my mother, she stood by my side and never at all left me. She requested my husband that I should go home, for at least three months so that she could help me nurse my baby and get back in shape.
Kenny was against the idea. He told mom we had a maid at home who would help but mom told him it was not all about helping. I needed much more than just a house help. He accepted, but still against his will.
Every time I looked at my baby girl, with the smile on her face, I would promise myself that I would be a good mother to her. Mom had several natural remedies to help me get right back on my knees. Through just these three months, I saw how much she loved and cared for me to the extent that I shed tears when I thought about her. Yeah, I tried putting myself in her shoes. She had decided to leave me, and start a marriage so early, but I knew deep in her heart, she was hurting.
I can’t say that my running away from school and my pregnancy changed her. Right now, I could tell what she was trying to protect me away from. A number of times, I woke up in the wee hours of the night only to find her praying for me and for a happy family. This would leave a smile on my face. At the end of the three months, I had to go back home. I didn’t bother telling Kenny that I was going back home. It was a weekend, and obviously, I expected him to be there. Mom decided to drive me home… Along the journey, she gave me some tips on how I could be a good mother to my little one.
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“Love her, in the best way you can. All those babies need is love. Above all, pray unceasingly, for your man, your marriage, and your baby.” I promised myself that I would do all this. In no time, we were home.
“Greetings to your hubby.” Mom said as she made to drive off.
“Not coming in, mom?”
“Not really dear. I have a meeting at church.” She said.
‘Thank you, mom.” She smiled and drove off. Suzie saw me, and she helped me get to the house. I was so excited to see Kenny, but he was not in the main room. I went to our bedroom, but still, he was not there.
“Suzie?” I called. She rushed to where I was.
“Where is daddy Angel?”
“He left, at around two.”
“Left? How was he dressed?”
“In casual, ma’am.”
“Okay. Get me something to drink please.” I got out my phone, and dialled Kenny’s number.
‘Love?” I called, when he picked.
‘Yeah. How is you?” he asked.
“Good. How is home?”
“Good.”
“So, is all well? How is Suzie? Can I say hi?”
He was silent for some time, something that made me suspect he was not okay.
‘Kenny, are you fine?” I asked.
‘Yeah. Was trying to look around for Suzie, but perhaps, she has moved out a little bit.”
‘Oh, okay then…just wanted to say high. Bye.”
“Bye.” He hung up before I did, but by the time I put my phone down, I was shaking terribly. Shivering like a sick person. Had Kenny just lied to me? Why had he? What was going on? I wanted to call mom so that she could help me track him down but I changed my mind immediately. I decided to wait until he got home. The hours of waiting were like a decade. At around 10 p.m. in the night, I heard him walk into the house. I was sitting on one of the sofas, with lights off. Angel was asleep already. He switched on the lights, and his eyes fell right on me.
‘Dee?’ I didn’t say anything.
“Why are you here? Why are you in darkness? Why…when…”
“I was waiting for you so that we can go to bed,” I told him, as I stood up and examined him tentatively.
“So, how was your day?” I asked.
“Good. When did you come back?”
“Was here by three.”
“Three? Meaning you called…”
“Yeh. I was here. Baby Angel missed you.” I walked to our bedroom, without any other word. I waited, a few minutes for him to come and join me until sleep took up the pace. I guessed he was trying to figure out what lies he would come up with to cover up his lies. I swore, under my breath, that I wouldn’t bother asking him why he lied…
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