Let's Make A Deal

❤️ Chapter thirty-eight

Dedicated to you.

Simisola_
     It's Saturday. I'm doing the dishes in aunty Ifeoma's kitchen while she sits on a stool and spoke to her sister, Elyon, who sat beside her.

    "Ahn Sister, so because you're two months pregnant, you will not go to work again?" She asked.

       "Who said I won't go to work?"

"But you've already stopped work nau."

     "I just took a break. I didn't know what was wrong with me. You know, it has been long I felt like this. You think I'm lazy eh? When I was pregnant for Dindu, wasn't I doing manual jobs? Even in the eight month sef. You wouldn't know, you were just three years old. Me, I even miss work sef."

   "Well done, workaholic." Elyon said while laughing.

     "The baby..  the baby I removed before this one, I didn't have pregnancy symptoms. I don't know why. Now, it seems strange." She said quietly.

      "Eh maybe it's because it wasn't up to a month nau. What are you insinuating?"

       "Nevermind Elyon. Today we'll be going to the church, will you like to come with us?"

     "Sister, you know I'll rather watch movies all day than leave the house."

     "Simi, would you like to go with us?" She asked as I was about to leave the kitchen.

      I shook my head.

"Please." She said, "Come with us. I can't do this alone. It'll be so awkward. Like you know...you know, I don't know how to say it."

    "Like your church people will be surprised that you're getting married now after a long time and they'll conclude he's oy marrying you because of the baby, mhmm?" Elyon asked.

      "Then why is it a church if they judge people? Like fuck shit, why would you be worried about people judging you in church?" I asked.

       "No swear words in my house, Simisola Oluwatofunmi." Aunty Ifeoma said.

    "When did I swear?" I asked, cracking my brain to remember what I just said.

      "You said fuck shit." Elyon reminded me.

    "Oh." I mouthed.

"Yes oh and people will be people. Someone who judges you at school will still judge you in church. The place doesn't change nada. Abi the people that judges you in school do not attend churches?"

    "They do." I replied.

"Okay, go and dress up so we can go. I hope Dindu will also go with us. It'll be much better with you two."

     "Okay ma." I said as I walked away. I didn't even know if I'm following her to cheer her up or something. It's not like people would stop judging once Dindu and I are present. Using her words, people will be people. Someone who will judge in my absence will do so in my presence, or maybe not though.

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   "We can not join you both together when the woman is pregnant. You can go ahead with the traditional marriage first of all and then after the gives birth, the white wedding can hold." The young beardless man on grey suit said.

    Ifeoma shook her head dejectedly. Samuel put a hand on her back and rubbed her back slowly and smiled at her.

      "Thank you pastor but it's the same for the traditional marriage. In my culture, when the woman is already pregnant, she wouldn't get married until she gives birth. I guess we'll have to wait."