Tales Of Halimah

Chapter 7

    Dauda was still waiting for a reply from both father and daughter. He was confused on what was going on and why are they staring like they just saw a ghost. Meanwhile Alhaji had already sneaked out of the room leaving the 2 to settle themselves.
Habibah wasn't still sure of how to explain to her husband what he had overheard. Dauda who was  respecting himself because he was at his in-laws was about to raise his voice at his wife. Habibah what is going on here and who is carrying a bastard or did I not hear well ;he said

Habibah was finding it hard to put her words together, she tried convincing Dauda to sit at least for them to talk. Dauda whose temper was rising had no time for that. First of all his wife did not come home the previous day and now there is something she isn't telling him.
Seeing how restless Dauda was, Habibah mustered courage and began to explain how she had been feeling sick some days ago but paid no attention to it because of previous occurrence and she didn't plan not to come home but she had visited her friend Aisha
and when she was at her place she slipped and fainted and after they called the doctor he announced to them that she was 12 weeks pregnant and she  decided to come over to her parent's to tell them and they insisted she stayed with them for the night before going back home. Habibah was happy that she had let it all out already. Now all that was left was how he was going to take the news.
Dauda was just silent throughout the whole time, when he saw that Habibah was done he just asked her if she was ready to go home? Habibah was worried that he didn't say anything regarding the issue yet. She just went in grabbed her bag, on the way out of her room she saw her parents who had been eavesdropping on the couples convo,they were also worried that Dauda said nothing regarding the issue but assured her that all will be well.
On their way home, Habibah and Dauda still hadn't said a word to each other. She wanted to bring up a discussion but she didn't want to stir up the anger in him, she was sure he was angry and was giving her the silent treatment.
On getting home, Habibah went straight to their room dropped her bag and headed for the kitchen. She was feeling so hungry, she prepared Tuwo shinkafa.
Dauda went ahead, freshen up and was preparing his mind for his wife judgement. After he was done he dressed up and came to the living room and met Habibah eating, his food was along side hers.
How dare you eat? What is wrong with you this woman? What have you decided to do with that thing you are carrying? He asked.
This was the first thing he was saying since they left her parents place and he heard the news of her pregnancy. What did he mean by what has she decided to do with the thing, how dare he call her unborn baby a thing she thought.
My dear, this baby has brought the joy of motherhood to me, this baby to is going to make you a father, so I don't understand why you ask what I have decided :she said.
Are you mad, even if am not educated at least I know what a father means or what it means to be a father and am sure you know as well. I can't be the father of that bastard, Dauda said and stormed out of the living room.
Habibah was a bit surprised though she wasn't expecting less from him, though she was hoping otherwise.
It seems you don't know what to do with the baby, My dear you are removing it first thing tomorrow morning, Dauda said coming back to the Living room.
Dauda there's no way that is happening, am keeping this baby :Habibah said
Never! never! not under my roof, there's no way you are keeping that child whether you like it or not. If you want to live in this house with me in peace you would have to abort that child and that is final, Dauda said walking out of the house.
You will come and meet me here ooh, Dauda we have not finished discussing, Am keeping this child! Am keeping this child! Habibah said shedding tears.
What is she going to do now, all hope was lost. How is she going to raise this child alone without the support of her husband or her parents.

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She remembered the doctor's instruction on not stressing herself, she had cried all through the night. Habibah woke up at midnight feeling so hungry but there was nothing to it. Pregnancy was making hungry all the time, wow!
She checked the time, it was past 2am and Dauda wasn't back yet. Where did he go to? Why is he so furious about the issue? Habibah remembered his words before he left. "if you want to live with me in peace first thing tomorrow you will go and abort that child"
Could it be that he was making plans for the abortion.

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