ENDLESS TEARS

Beginning

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CHAPTER 1
Never have I fathomed in the four corners of my little mind
that I would derailed from my goals. My eyes have always been fixed
on that glorious spot. I always spied my neighbour‟s television just to
be able to listen to the news, see beautiful people and aspire to be like
them, but everything changed all of a sudden. My focus was
diverted, my brain was hacked by a stronger device and I was left
with only one thing to drive my every action – my emotions. Corper
Bello appeared and he became the driver of my every action, because
he held the key to my heart……
My legs dragged sluggishly on the fanciful Abuja road as I
forced myself to keep the pace my parents were setting. We have
spent three days here in Abuja, doing only one thing – searching for
Corper Alex Bello. I can‟t believe all that is happening and waking up
from this nightmare seems practically impossible. My legs throbbed
and my waists seemed strained from excessive walking. Every
pedestrian I saw was gaily dressed, looking like the ones I saw on
television. Even though this was my first time out of the confines of
my little village, I was not enjoying myself, simply because there is
nothing to enjoy.
“Move faster pregnant woman and stop dragging your foot on
the floor.” Dad snapped. People walking past turned round to stare
at me but I kept my head bowed as shame overtook me again. Yes, I
am pregnant for Corper Bello. Dad never stops reminding me, like I
can ever forget. How can I forget the news that truncated my dreams
and brought shame to my face? Even if I do, my enlarging tummy is
there to remind me.
“You this useless thing, when you knew you could not handle
the rigors of pregnancy, why did you spread your legs wide like a
satellite dish?”
Stung, I blinked back tears and walked on with my head
bowed. Thoughts vacated my head as I walked lifelessly behind my
parents.
“Ahn Ahn, Nnayi” my mum murmured defensively.
“You better shut up woman” Dad countered. “Look at you, like
mother like daughter.” He hissed. “You better pray we find the
useless guy that impregnated your daughter today, if not, you both
would leave my house.” He hissed again facing me. “I wonder where
you got your waywardness; it is definitely from your mother‟s family
because we don‟t have sluts in my family.” he said emphatically.
Pain sliced through me like a million knives. I have gone from
being the pride of my family to being a shameful example in every
family in the village just by one single act. I had cried a lot during the
past few weeks but now, now all I have is hope that this momentary
pain I am feeling is worth it. Tears burn in my eyes as I remember my
dreams, the dreams I have always had of becoming a high class
medical doctor. All these dreams are not destroyed, I tell myself. I am
confident, without a doubt that Corper Alex would accept me and
my unborn child. I place my hand on my tummy protectively, trying
to close my baby‟s ears against the harsh words of its grandfather, as
my dad continued to rain curses. My anxiety lifts a little as I
remember the words of love that came out of Corper Alex‟s mouth as
he made sweet love to me. He had worshipped my body with his
hands and his mouth, saying words that brought tears to my eyes. It
had been the most exhilarating experience of my life. Corper Bello
loves me and would definitely accept this child, I told myself again.
We just need to find his father‟s house, which we have been
searching for, for the past three days. We discovered that his father is
the famous Senator Bello, and that discovery seemed to reduce my
dad‟s wrath.
We arrived at a massive gate and paused. I checked the address
again, very sure that there must be a mistake. This can‟t be Corper
Alex‟s father‟s house, can it? From the gate alone, I could tell the
inside would be bigger than my entire village. How can a family live
in a place like this?
“Is this the place?” My dad asked, also awed as we all stared at
the massive gate.
I checked the address again and mum also checked the paper
with me. “I think it is the place Papa” I said hesitantly.
He turned and knocked the gate. I adjusted my small wrapper
and hopped on my Dunlop slippers nervously, waiting for the
massive gate to be pushed open. The small pedestrian squeaked and
opened and a guy came out, dressed like a police officer. He sized us
up, looking at us from head to toe and his eyes returned with a scowl.
“Yes, what do you want?” he growled.
Dad glared at him. “Where is your oga? We are here to see
Senator Bello”
The guy looked at us again and laughed heartily. “You? See the
Senator?” he looked at the bunch of us like we were suffering from a
severe case of insanity. “People like you can‟t see the honorable
Senator. Are you sure you know who you are looking for?” he asked
incredulously.
“Ogini” My mother intervened. “What is your job? Is it not to
open the gate for your visitors? C‟mon open the gate”
“You can‟t come in; the Senator is in a meeting. Even if he
wasn‟t, he would not see human beings like you”
Dad hissed and pushed the gateman out of the way forcefully.
They struggled, and during the struggle, mum pulled me inside with
her. The gateman‟s noise rang in my ears as mum dragged me along.
I was faced with a massive house and my jaw dropped straight to the
ground. The compound was definitely bigger than my entire village!
I wondered where the entrance was located. Dad joined us almost
immediately and the gateman raced into the house, wanting to alert
them, I guess. Before we got to the entrance, the gateman appeared
with a woman who was artfully dressed from her head to her feet.
She looked exceedingly stunning. Immediately she saw us, she
looked down her nose at us like we were nothing more than little
insects.
“What may I do for you please?” she asked, more out of
courtesy.
Dad hissed. “Get out of my face woman. I am here to see that
Senator Bello and his son, I don‟t need a woman running her mouth
in front of me”, he grated out.
The woman gasped angrily. “How dare you refer to me in such
a degrading fashion? What do you want with my husband? He does
not mingle with your… kind” she said in disgust, sizing us up.
“Hey, you better shut up your mouth there or else I would
shout and the whole world would know just how irresponsible you
are. Shameless woman! Anyways, I have no business with you” he
hissed. “I am here to see the Senator and his good for nothing son,
and the earlier you take us to him, the better.”

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