MAMA'S POV :
It has been a week since ,I was discharged from the hospital. I sat down on the bed staring at the black screened television
“Hey”Amara said walking into the room
I was lost in my thoughts that I didn't realize when she walked in. She sighed and walked further into the room where she dropped her bag on the bed and gently tapped on my shoulder, still no response. This time a tear fell from my cheek as I continued staring at the black screen television
“Mama! “ she shouted gently tapping my shoulder
I traced out from my thoughts and looked at her
“What is it?”she asked concerned
“It's….”
“Don't say it's nothing, don't say so Mama!!. You have been acting strange these days mama . It scares me “ she said
“Mama why are you crying?”She asked concerned again.
I looked at her and gave a sad smile.
She hugged me tightly and said “It's fine”.
We stayed in that postion for almost 3 good minutes before withdrawing from the position. I looked at her and said “Did you get me the Akara and buns from the streets?”.
She laughed out heartily and said “ you could have just talk and said you were hungry”.
We both laughed and she opened the black nylon of Amara and buns which we began eating .
It wasn't long we started eating when we overheard an uproar of conversation. We gave one another confused looks, wondering who it could be .
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“Big sister please I only came to see my wife” Uncle Lamido (Mama's husband) pleaded.
“ Lamido please leave mama is not in the state to see you , you will only trigger nothing but pain and hatred unto her to you” she said while eyeing him
Dad sat at the other end of the coach ,one couldn't really notice him there unless he gave a close look at the sitting room.
He smiled upon seeing us and walked towards us. As he approached us, I took a step back and Amara came in between us standing as an intermediary. She placed her hands across her chest (hands akimbo).
“Amara what's the meaning of this ?”he asked suprisingly.
“Uncle I should be asking you this, what's the motive behind your presence” Amara asked .
“How dare you?” He said raising a hand to slap Amara when i shoved amara aside and caught a hold of his hand just in the nick of time
“Can you just stop!” I screamed with tears falling out of my eyes.
“Lamido!”Uncle called out
“What nonsense is this? ,You dare come to my house and attempt to slap my daughter in my presence what gives you the guts to do such?” Uncle shouted.
Lamido laughed out loud. He looked nothing less than a lunatic to me. His black lips from overly excessive smoking was obvious, his breath fanning my face reeked from the smell of alcohol,his smoky red eyes looked liked he had been deprived from sleep for a decade. I scrunched my nose in pure disgust of this man that happens to be my husband.
“I came to take my wife back home with me “ He said
“What does it look like I'm doing rn?”He asked no one in particular.
“As of Amara,she needs to be trained well before……”
Thud!!!!! A loud slap landed on his face ,he looked at the person in shock. It was Aunty that slapped him.
“Get out of my house this instant!” She warned .
He held his cheeks right and rubbed the part which aunty has just slapped now .Adamant as ever he said “Big sister I agree to leave your house,but only with my wife”.
“Mama isn't…. “
“Aunty it's okay I will handle it from here” I said stepping in,I moved an inch closer to Lamido looking into his eyes I said “Over my dead body shall I move back into your house Lamido”.
The statement sounded like an irony to him and he gently laughed out loud ,hitting his head with a hand he bellowed “Mama pack your things and follow me instantly ! “.
This time around I laughed ,amidst my laughter I sighted Uncle's departure from the sitting room as he was on a phone call.
In few minutes time he was back
“Let's get a divorce" I stated.
I noticed the shocked look on his face. Immediately he cupped my face and stammered saying “ What's wrong ?, Look you can't do this to me you are all I have .I love you mama” he said
He was doing it again emotionally blackmailing me till I go soft ,weak ,melt and succumb to his sweet lies. This time it wasn't working ,it just wasn't working.
I only smiled a sweet smile gently taking off his hands on my cheeks as I said “Lamido, not this time I can't allow you kill me when I have a lot to accomplish. Divorce me I might be able to forgive you after that but to forget hmmm it will be a hard thing to do so”
He placed a hand in his trouser pocket ,it was a syringe I took sight of it . I could tell his next move would be on Amara so I immediately stepped Infront just when he pierced the string on my neck.
“Inalillahi mama!” Amara and Aunty screamed rushing towards me as I collapsed on the ground.
Immediately a group of neighborhood guys barged into the house with a policeman .
“Take him to the nearest police station” I heard Uncle shout before my eyes shut down completely
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Lamido is animalistic
Poor mama has to go through a lot and be a victim to everything happening around her
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