Woman Of Color ( on hold)

10: Is it truly still birth.

With the scan result showing it's a male child, no other thing interested Alhaji than this. He had Simone registered immediately for antenatal. And the whole process has been going on smoothly up till now that is her time of delivery.

Sulaimon stop handling the steering like a lady! Be fast. Alhaji yelled. The in- expressible joy could be seen on his face. this would be the first male child he will have from a legitimate marriage.
Sulaimon had made some pretty mind-blowing swerve around two vehicles coming from both sides of the horizontal point of the T junction.
"Wawa"(fool) just thank God that you didn't bash my car Alhaji said.

They finally arrived at General hospital Asokoro. Hurry up! He said to Sulaimon. He opens the door and ran out as if he was been bitten by a dog.
Now inside the hospital, Alhaji hurry up to the maternity section. He stopped a nurse who passed bye; "Hello young lady, where is Dr Francis? " Ward 7 sir she replied. He hurriedly walk past each door as he looks at their various numbers. "Finally he sigh, he walked pass the door and saw Simone laying helplessly on the stretcher. He tried to signal her of his presence but she was fast asleep. The thing that left him in paranoia was that her tummy was not heavily bloated anymore and no child was laying on the Infant bed.

Alhaji stum's out of the ward with absolute anxiety. He walk pass to the hallway linking him to where he know as Dr Francis office.

Coincidentally, they jammed each other, welcome Alhaji....... No time for any greeting, where is my child, he asked bluntly.
Well I am very sorry, Dr Francis Alhaji bowed his head please meet me at my office. Alhaji tried to force him to speak but he refuse as he work straight back to his office. Alhaji followed him head to head but as he was about entering the office, he sighted a lady walking from behind with a child. The lady looked so familiar he kept on looking at her. " Is that not Susan, he thought. He then smirked Susan as a nurse so funny, it is not true. He wondered how he could have thought of that.

Dr Francis please speak to me, he persistently told him, as they continue the dialogue.

Outside the hospital.
Sulaimon was outside on a phone call: My love don't damuwa ba zan Jima da dawo gida ba.( My love don't worry I will soon be home) he assured his worried wife who had not seen him for quite a while. As he finished his conversation on the phone he sighted a plumpy lady in a brain -bursting outfit approaching his direction. It was obvious that she was going into the restaurant. Sulaimon entered into the restaurant sat down and ordered for food immediately for two . As if the lady understand the signal she also sat beside him.

Sulaimon POV
Kai see this babe, everything set.
This na big fish walai .....

Sulaimon consistently looked at her from head to toe. He didn't realize that saliva had began to form in the edges of mouth. " Take it easy" the lady said.
Sulaimon been aware of what she inferred wiped his mouth with his white face towel. And shamefully bowed his head to the table. Hey take it easy I was just kidding. She said as she tapped him on his biceps💪.
"Just do that forever" he thought.

Yam flour and egusi was served with different assorted meats all placed on the table. Where should we start Sulaimon politely asked her. I think introduction!
" I am Monica ekugo by the way, and I am a nurse here any way.
I am Sulaimon Bashir I am a...... He paused for a moment, he couldn't just spoil his opportunity by telling her he is a driver.
I am an Entrefreneur! He said. She laughed, it is Entrepreneur not freneur.
Everybody knows that the Hausa's have a letter F factor. They both burst into laughter that's true Monica replied him.

So I guess you are an oil and gas merchant. "Yes baby" Sulaimon answered as he then winked at her. Sulaimon was busy stretching the edges of the ponmo ( the outer part flesh of an animal that is being eaten, especially by Africans) in his mouth.
Monica on the other hand bites through her one softly, and took a glass of water to step down.
They both got into a dialogue, that made them both laugh. Like favorite places, food, sport, song. They even spoke about politics, the injustice, and social malaise in the country.
Excuse me, Sulaimon said as his stomach grumbled continuously. He entered into the toilet and bolt the door and sit on the WC, PRAH DUN DUN DUN DUN PRU PRAAAHHH PUUUUUUU PRA, the sound of watery poop gushing out like a Torrent 💩 came out of his anus, showing no mercy on the WC.

Sulaimon POV
I remember I drank so much Kunu Aya (tiger-nut juice) yesternight. And i told Alhaji I wanted to use the toilet, but Alhaji just told me to come and start driving to the hospital.
Let me be fast so not to keep the damsel waiting.
He stood up with his trousers below his knee, and picked up some tissue to clean up.
He turned to drop off the tissue into the closet, Kai!! He said as he shifted back to the door looking straight into the closet and seeing his 💩 💩 💩 poop filled to half of the closet. He immediately flush and clean up over and over. " This tissue sef na wash( Tissue doesn't clean properly) he turned on the tap of the handwash and filled the bowl under it to the break to clean up properly. He then flushed again, washed his hands and pulled up his trousers. He opened the door lo and behold he sighted Susan in a dialogue with Monica. Been smart enough to think fast of what to do he closed the door........

INSIDE THE HOSPITAL.
"Alhaji you have to take it easy, don't allow anything that will trigger your BP(blood pressure) get you.
What are you saying that doesn't make sense, I am over 50 years and I can boast of having a child from a legitimate marriage. He began to weep. Even at that you still have a son that is in his late 20's , so don't say that what of people that are childless.

"You don't understand, Alhaji said to him, I love Simone so so much and having a child from her could have been the best thing that ever happened to me because she is the woman I love. Especially when I discovered that it was a male child she was having.
Dr Francis encouraged Alhaji that it was not too late to have another.
As they were discussing, a knock was heard from the door, Come in Dr Francis ordered. Amira came in she greeted them both and faced toward Alhaji that Simone demanded for his presence..........

OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL.
After 30 min in the toilet, Sulaimon finally came out he saw that they were gone. He then sat down as he drank the left over water in his bottle.

Kai!! He staggered I should have collected this babe number, he repeatedly slammed the table he then look at a complimentary card of the restaurant on the table:IN HIS TIME CATEERING SERVICES( all right reserved). And he saw a clear number written on it apart from the one that belongs to the restaurant:
08***764*1 and a name Monica written on it.

"Smart girl" he exclaimed.
Monica had written her name and number on restaurant complimentary card which was laying on the edge of the table, its obvious someone mistakenly dropped it.
He walked outside and sighted Susan giving Monica a paper. Before they turned back he ran back into the restaurant and sat down.

Monica only walked back into the restaurant, she gazed at Sulaimon and chuckle Entrefreneur! She said as she giggled, she then laughed. She drop the paperwork she received from Susan into her bag. Excuse me! She said as she walked into the toilet. While she was away Sulaimon ransacked her bag. And looked at the paperwork lo and behold it was a cheque of 2 million naira in the name of Monica and Susan as the drawee.
He hurriedly brought out his phone and took a camera shot he then dropped it back.

Monica came back and sat down. So where did we stop! She asked him. Sulaimon was mute because he was perplexed. As she tried to ask him if anything was wrong, his phone rang. It was Alhaji. He stood up and said" I will see you later and walk pass the exit.
Monica became suspicious and checked her bag oh thank God the cheque was still there. And she took up her bag to start leaving. One of the waiter walked up to her, "Your payment ma" she looked at him with disdain the man already paid, she said. No! He replied her. Monica was so full of devastation what kind of rubbish is this she said. She removed 5000 naira and handed it over to him.

"Your balance ma'am", the waiter said to her as she was about leaving. "Forget it" she said as she walked pass the exit in anger.

Will Sulaimon's Suspicion lead him to a true revelation behind Simone's acclaimed Still birth, find out in the next episode.