BUSOLA

Chapter 7

Busola was rushed into the Emergency room where the doctor administered treatment on her.

Her parents, Jide and His Parents were waiting in the waiting room with worried looks on their faces.

A few minutes later, the doctor came and they all surrounded him to hound him for answers.

"How's my Daughter doctor? Her mom asked

"She's fine actually. She just fainted due to a lack of nutrients in her body. Nothing is wrong with her and the baby."

"Wait, Baby?" Jide asked shocked.

"Yes, she's about two months pregnant."

They all looked at each other shocked while the doctor prescribed some drugs for her to gain some nutrients.

"I'm going to be a father," Jide muttered.

Busola's parents looked at him and shook their heads. " You see this is a sign for them to get married." Mrs. Johnson Cried.

"No. This is a sign that your son raped my daughter." Mrs. Smith Yelled out in pure rage.

"Stop it both of you. This isn't the right place and time to argue about this. Let's go in and check on Busola and the baby." Mr Johnson said.

They all went inside the room that Busola was kept in. Jide rushed to her side first.

"Baby, Have you heard you're pregnant with our baby? We are finally going to be a family." Jide said holding Busola's hand.

Busola looked at her parents for help but there was nothing they could do.

"We have a baby growing in there. Can you believe it?" Jide said excitedly.

Busola was irritated with his touch and tried to get away from him.

"I'm not your baby and I'm aborting the abomination inside me." She yelled at him harshly.

Both her parents and jide's parents looked at her shocked at her outburst.

"Baby, what do you mean by abomination? You're calling our child an abomination?"

"I'm not your BABY. YOU RAPED ME!!!" She shouted at him.

The doctors came in and rushed everyone outside.

"Mom, What does she I raped her? I love her how can I rape her. And she wants to abort our baby. Why would she want to abort our baby? Why mom?" Jide cried.

His mother hugged him and consoled him while cleaning his tears away.

Mrs Smith felt pity for jide while looking at his behavior. But she couldn't allow the monster that raped her daughter to roam around freely.

"Look Mr Smith since the matter has gotten to this point let's just settle this matter amicably out of court. Or what do you think?" Mr Johnson asked

"Look we want justice for our daughter. And your son's behaviour isn't helping. But let me talk to my family and see what we can do."Mr Smith replied.

The doctor came out of Busola's ward. "Look you have to avoid stressing out the patient for now. For now, let her avoid any stressful situation or she might lose the baby."

"You heard the doctor. I don't want to see your son anywhere near my daughter till she has put to bed." Mrs Smith said and walked away.

"Mr. Johnson I'll get back to you on the court matter." Mr. Smith told him.

INSIDE THE WARD

"My baby. How are you feeling?"Mrs Smith asked as she sat beside Busola.

"Mom I don't want to have this baby. I want to get rid of it."

"No baby don't say that. Every child is a blessing from God. He sent this baby to you for a reason."

"But mom-"

"Your Mother is right baby. You can't abort this child because of his father. Don't punish the baby for his father's sin."

"Okay. But what are going to do now that I'm pregnant? I may hate Jide but I don't want my baby's father to be in jail."

"You can get married to him." Her father suggested.

"Over my dead body. I won't allow my daughter to get married to that rapist."

"Look I don't want that to. But with the situation on the ground, we have no choice. Baby tell me how you first met Jide."

Busola narrated How she first met Jide to her parents. "Did he ever ask you out or did you guys do anything sexual before the incident?"

"No, he didn't ask me out. I only see him around when he comes to visit Chioma. We never did anything sexual because we were dating chioma."

"Then why would his other personality assume you were in love."

"I don't know."

"Do you think Chioma has a hand in the incident?"

"I don't think so, Mom. She and Jide were on s break when the incident happened."

"Wait but you said you had a crush on him. Maybe she knew and wanted to set you guys up not knowing that Jide would rape you."

"I doubt that. Why would she want to set me up with her Boyfriend."

"I don't know baby but you did the day they were on a break. Wait before they went on a break did you go with them or Jide?" Dad asked

But I think you might be onto something. On several occasions has she left Jide and by ourselves whenever we go out to eat."

"Yes. That's what I'm talking about."

"But she isn't to blame. She didn't tell Jide to rape me."

"Yes, but we don't know that for sure now do we."

Busola's Dad stood up to go outside the ward. They looked at then looked back at each other and shrugged.

"Alright, mom. What did you think the court's judgement would have been if I didn't faint?"

"They will probably sentence Jide to a rehabilitation centre."

"You know Mom, I don't want Jide to go to Jail but I want to punish him. If the court doesn't punish him up to standard I'll punish him myself."

"Hey, the doctor said you can go home now." Busola's Dad said as he entered her ward.

He walked towards her bedside and hugged her while her mother caressed her stomach.

"Everything is going to be okay baby girl. Believe me."

Busola looked at her parents and touched her stomach. She thought about her school and her friends and sadly about jide.

"Hey there baby, it's your mama. I just want to tell you everything is going to be okay. We are going to be just fine." Busola said in her mind as she rubbed her stomach.