My Life A Lesson

Chapter Eighteen

When you can't control what's happening then learn to control how to react to it; that's the only power you have at the moment.
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"Hello babe.." he said into the phone and paused probably waiting for my response, I don't even know what to say though my eyes were teary but him calling me babe has aroused the anger in me, my face switch immediately, my mum raised her brows at me and I gave her a bogus smile, I guess that works as I saw her face fell from questioning look to waiting patiently for your reply.

"..babe, please listen to me.." I'm listening talk jare! I yelled inwardly "I..I... See there's no amount of words I would say that will justify my actions but please we need to see and talk, we need to settle everything, I don't want the divorce, I want you; I want us together, please let's just.. let's just meet and talk over" what does he mean by he wants us? Does that mean he wants to accept to father my child? 'Pathetic' is what I will call this.

"Okay, text me the location of the meeting place, I will be there" I ended the call immediately even though he was about to say thank you I don't want to listen to him again.

"Everything will be in favour of you, be rest assured that all is well" my mum said squeezing my hands, I just 'hummed'.

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"Mum, look at me, this dress is tight, it's the sixth one am changing into" I whine

"Lade, wahala e po!(you are troublesome) nothing is wrong with this dress, It fits perfectly, stop whining and start going" i shook my head, this woman don't understand me.

"Mum you seems not to understand, see am fatter, look at me, do I look ugly? How's my nose? Okay let me walk.." I made a little walk "did I walk well? Hope my steps are okay?" My mum pace palmed herself and shake her head at me, my face fell, she's not going to tell me the truth this time.

"Lade, you are okay, nothing is wrong with you; your nose is fine, you walked well and please go with your husband, don't come back here, have done enough, now out of my house!" I laughed at her last reply, this woman is dramatic.

"Auntie have cleaned your.." Joy came in and stop midway "Wow! Auntie this dress looks beautiful, No! You are beautiful and this fits perfectly.. have cleaned your flip-flop, are you sure it's okay on this? Put on your heels na!" I rolled my eyes, this girl and her mouth.

"God bless you my darling, have told her already, put it on the shoe rack, bring the navy blue heel down and it's small pouch, since she's putting on powdered blue, am done with her make up already" mum said as she claps her hands together, I have no choice than to dress the way they want.

"Please just be calm and listen to him with a fair-mind, I want the best for you as a mother and don't think am making decisions for you, No, am not, I still think he will make a good husband, just do what you think is best for you, I will support you anyways... Good luck" my mum said as she gave me a tight hug, I needed it so much.

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I walked into the Second wife kitchen, it's the restaurant Shinaayo chose, I wonder why he chose a restaurant but when I got here I'm pleased with what I saw, there's a place at the boy's quarters where the cooking is going on, two people are pounding yam, a lady cooking vegetable by their side and there's a middle age woman frying meats and chickens, I saw a very tall handsome looking guy turning jollof-rice in the big pot on the gas cooker, am famished already.

I slide the glass door and am welcome with the cold air coming from the air conditioning, they were numbers of people sitting mostly in twos, I felt like there are hundreds pairs of eyes staring at me; I found Shinaayo sitting nervously and I made way to him, he saw me and smiled, bring out chair for me to sit on 'what a gentleman' note the sarcasm.

"You are beautiful" was the first thing he said I rolled my eyes at him but not successfully as a pregnant woman walk up to us.

"Sis! You are beautiful, your face is spotless, seriously have never seen a beautiful pregnant woman as you" she had a big smile plastered on her face, beside her was her husband who nodded to what she said.

"You are beautiful as well ma'am" I said; so that she won't feel bad for not returning her compliment, I'm already blushing.

"No way! Look at my big bump directing me everywhere, my large nose and my lips, my mirror doesn't lie and this man here.." she said eyeing her husband ".. is a typical African man who said things as they are, no sugarcoating in his manly dictionary" we laughed together, truly she had a extraordinary big bump and every part of her face is swell, I already feared for my looks "you are how many months gone?" She asked bringing me out of my thoughts

"Six months" I replied and she wowed.

"Chai! Six months? This was my stomach at 4 months" she said pointing to my stomach "I'm 8months gone, it's my first time and am carrying a baby see me o" she said dramatically.

"It's my first as well and am carrying babies" I announced, I noticed the shock on their faces including Shinaayo.

"Babe let's go before I receive more shock! Enjoy your date!" She drag her husband, leaving a smile on my face, what a dramatic pregnant woman. I turn to face a pair of eyes looking at me.

"How are you doing?" What a good start I wondered.

"I'm fine, you?" I replied going with the flow of the conversation.

"Same... Ermm how many are they?" He asked pointing to my stomach.

"Two, both are boys, I went for scan last week with mum" he look calm unlike when I came in.

"She didn't mention that to me, she always told me about every development about you" seriously mum? I made a wide eye "it's hard to be lonely, it's hard to unloved the one you used to love" he said, I am calm as well, I watch him talk, am trying to put off the emotions welling up in me. " I felt like am nothing without you, I'm sorry for all I made you go through, I felt I lack something and am in need of it, I thought for possible solution to it and I went for therapy and counseling session, I was certified babe yet it's not fulfilled without you, Lade I want you, I want us back, I want our marriage, it's beautiful and blissful with you, let's put our past behind us let's focus on our future, for the babies, please let's start all over and..." He brought out a white paper from his pocket and put it on the table pushing it towards me "... Here's my test results, I now have a normal sperm count, I'm clean now, I promise for the last time that I won't hide anything from you again, I am working on us Lade please give me this last chance, I will never hurt you again, I promised, I love you Lade "

I watch him talk, I listen without interrupting, he was nervous; it was as if he practice what to say because he was just rushing his words trying to make them meaningful to me, I let him know I'm attentive to him, I smile in between his confessions, I mean..am happy for all the developments about him and I hope he meant it when he promised never to hurt me again, I love you too boo, I never stop loving you and will never, I said to myself; I love the fact that no matter how angry we are at each other we still 'babe' ourselves, I smiled again, I tilt my neck a bit to look at him very well, he's well groomed except that he's a bit lean than have known him, I couldn't take my eyes off his lips all this while I felt like kissing him. What! Did I just think that? Pregnancy hormones!! I screamed inwardly. Shinaayo tap on the table reminding me am yet to talk but instead....

"Auntie please, I want 6 wraps of amala, gbegiri and ewedu including, ponmo, edo, shaki, roundabout and.. bokoto just put orisirisi, with a chilled coca-cola" I said to the waiter that stood beside us, she was confused in taking the order but she successfully did, Shinaayo look at me like I have become a raccoon, I hope am a cute one though.
"What? I was already famished the moment I stepped in and you didn't even offer me any of the mouth watering foods I saw outside plus am eating for three" I said and pointing to my stomach in case he had forgotten.

"Haaahh, Sorry about that, I was nervous" he admitted I just smiled. He made his order as well and we eat in silence.

Amala: Yam flour
Gbegiri: Beans soup
Ewedu: Jute melon
Edo, shaki and roundabout: Assortment of animal parts including flesh and offal
Bokoto: Cow leg.
Ponmo: Cow skin
Orisirisi: Assortment

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