𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐨 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 2022

𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒚-𝑬𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕

I was in the hospital doing my best to feed Mrs Idowu. She was seriously being very stubborn at this point, because even though she was recovering from the poison she drank on purpose she didn't want to eat at all. When her husband left her in my care I was skeptical about it because I have known her husband to never like me, how much more leaving his beloveth wife in my care.

Ever since my WAEC exams ended I have become the full on house girl. I mean I always was but it was like as if the house chores doubled due to Mrs Idowu being hospitalized. It was tough, but what was I supposed to do, you don't bite the hand that feeds you, neither do you turn your back on the hand that build you up . I had no other choice than to take up the responsibilities they threw at my chest every day. After I had done the needful in the house I would go to the hospital to take over from Mr Idowu who offered to watch over his wife over night.

" I said I don't want again. Is it by force?"

" you have only eaten 5 spoons out of this food. And it your husband that cooked it oo, very sweet ma."

I said trying my best to encourage her to eat the food but she only glared at me In response. And I sighed. This was getting really difficult. Why was she doing everything she could to not get better and out of the hospital. Doesn't she want to get better ni or what, in that moment something crosses my mind even though it wasn't in my place to ask I just had it. No correct I needed to know so without any hesitation I ask.

" Ma, Mrs Idowu. I am sorry but I have to ask, I saw an empty container of poison in your bathroom. The very place you were groaning in pain as you were bleeding into your next life. Why?"

She looked away from me not saying anything. I knew she must have been dreading this question but the sooner she answered this question the better. My eye still fix on her I probed further saying.

" why Mrs Idowu. Why did you try to kill yourselves when you know you stand the risk of losing both yourself and the baby."

" i don't have to answer to you. You're not my husband and more importantly it's none of your business"

She said steeringly without sparing me a glance. I sighed wishing I knew a better way to get through to her with out over stepping or being rude. After staring at her half eaten  food, I decided to cover it up so it doesn't get cold, and if it still gets cold well at this point i don't think I should worry so much about that.
Just when I was about getting up to look out the window, she spoke.

" I am sorry. Adeyemi I, I don't even know what to say. I just thought doing what I did was the only option because I lost my job  in the most humiliating and embarrassing way ever."

"I am sorry too. I shouldn't have brought it up, at least not in a place like this. But ma I need you to know that you are loved at least by us, by your husband and of cause soon to be born child."

She finally turned to look at me and I smiled at her to show her the sincerity in my statement. I noticed her eyes were glossy but she blinked the tears away. Lying on her back she faced the ceiling saying.

" I can't believe both  I and my  Child survived the poison."

" I can. It meant that it wasn't your time or the urborn child's time, and for one I am glad about that. You have no idea how devastating it would be coming home and meeting you dead in that position."

" I am sorry."

" just please promise me you won't comment Suicide it is never the answer ma."

She nodded her head in response, a weak smile on her lip as we both enjoyed the comfortable silence. After a while her eyes began to close but she kept opening it, trying so hard to stay awake. When she notice she is slowly losing this battle she spoke saying.