SEE FINISH BY TREASURE EZURUIKE EPISODE 37

SEE FINISH BY TREASURE EZURUIKE EPISODE 37

KIRA’S POV

Take all the time you need and you need to change your perfume, it’s turning me off. Already! I’m telling you now please change it or I won’t let you close to me again.

It’s day 2 since you found out you are pregnant and you are already threatening me. What will happen in the coming months? I guess we would both find out.

He headed to the sitting room to talk to his mum. I heaved a sigh of relief. Finally, my life was on the way to becoming something near normal if nothing else came up. I knew I had to keep my fingers crossed.

I could hear Kenny’s conversation with his mum from the bedroom. How do you feel? she asked him. 

I feel better and relieved but still a work in progress. I believe congratulations are in order.

Mum could you at least act surprised or pretend like you don’t know? You could have waited for me to tell you. It would have been more special.

I’m so sorry, I’m just so excited. With everything that has been going on it’s just a breath of fresh air.

I’ve longed for a child to come from your loins, you know that child would be special. I could still pretend and you tell me.

 

One day I made fish pepper soup and it didn’t turn out the way I wanted. I broke down in tears. I called Gerald sobbing. Is everything okay? he asked. As I sobbed uncontrollably. Did something happen to the baby? No, I responded, then what is wrong, my fish pepper soup didn’t turn out as I wanted. Excuse me? What do you mean by excuse me I yelled. Okay, I’m sorry sweetheart I’ll get you fish pepper on my way back. Gerald returned by 10 pm without my fish pepper soup. He had a late-night engagement. He forgot my fish pepper soup. I wept uncontrollably. He couldn’t go out to get it because all the restaurants were closed. He pleaded with me and begged me but it solved nothing. I wept till I fell asleep. I continued to sob when I woke up at 3 am.

 

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It won’t work mum, never mind. Are you upset with me? You know I’m not a busy body. Maybe I shouldn’t have stopped by.

I just needed to see you after your interview. I knew you’d come here. I wanted to be here when you got back.

I feel like I failed you. How? I couldn’t protect you. In adulthood? You protected me as a child, there’s nothing anyone could have done about what happened.

It’s just the country we live in. Hopefully, it’ll become a story I’ll tell. Is it because of the baby you took such a drastic decision?

It wasn’t drastic, it was carefully planned. Opportunity happened to rhyme with inclination. I was hatching a plan even though I was seeming erratic and crazy.

I was in touch with Charles but I didn’t tell him about my abuse until the story broke. Interestingly he broke the story.

How did you know? He told me when I reached out to him for the interview. Then I knew he was the right person to talk to and I had made the right decision

How did he know about the abuse in prison? He is an investigative journalist, mum.

What would happen in the coming days? I don’t know but whatever happens, would be handled by Charles. 

I’m limiting public appearances until I’m fully back on my feet.

What would happen to Kira? Would she stay here? In the meantime, yes. Probably for the first trimester. 

Her mum is a nurse and I’ve never taken care of a pregnant woman before so it’s safer for her to be where she’ll get the help she needs.

I also need her to stay here until the dust settles. We are moving to another home. While she’s here I’ll have a moving company move our belongings to our new house.

I want a new beginning with Kira. I want to win back her trust and love. I’m desperate to fulfill the promises I made to her but everything has to be sorted out.

I don’t want to welcome a baby when I’m emotionally unstable. I’m so proud of you, his mum said.

I smiled to myself because Kenny was thinking about my interests when I was beginning to have second thoughts.

Kenny’s mum’s phone rang. It’s your Dad, she said. He must be back in town. She answered her phone and put it on speaker.

Where are you? He asked. I’m with Kenny in the home of our in-laws. Okay, I’ll head over there now.

Chief. Jordan, Kenny’s Dad, arrived at my parents’ home. He hugged Kenny and said it’s well with you son.

I watched your interview and my heart was shattered when you said I was in denial. I was in denial and just couldn’t accept that my son would go through what you went through.

I’m sorry for pretending like it didn’t happen. I was so embarrassed to talk about your wrongful arrest.

I never believed my child would be arrested like that but I never imagined you were abused. I’m back now to sort everything out.

He walked over to his wife and kissed her before saying I’ve missed you. Please stop, Kenny said, this is not your house.

Don’t mind him his mum said, he has been oppressing me with his wife in your absence now he is asking us to stop.

Jordan kissed his wife again and said I missed you so much. His wife said suddenly you miss me. You haven’t missed me these months.

Don’t be like this Jordan said you know I had to make that trip. I couldn’t avoid it. She missed you so much that she passed…

Don’t say it, Kennedy, his mum said. What! He needs to know. Okay, fine. I passed out a few weeks ago and was taken to the hospital.

KEISHA’S POV

That night I thought about my life and my journey down to where I was. The next day I was turning 32 and I wanted to make the best out of it.

I hope to be married by this age and have some children at least but that hasn’t happened.

I didn’t want to beat myself up about it because I lived an upright life.

I didn’t play around. I was not wayward. I wanted a man to call my own.

Most of the men I met none of them had good intentions for me. 

They only wanted me in bed and once I said no, that was not on the table or in the cards they took a walk.

I had no plans for my birthday. I just wanted to go down memory lane and appreciate God for how far he had brought me. 

I got to the office the next day and I was surprised by the reception I got. There was a huge party and everyone everywhere screamed Happy Birthday Keisha. 

I looked around and found Richard at the corner arm folded just looking at me expressionlessly.

I looked around and everyone was singing Happy Birthday to me. I managed to smile and thanked them.

I headed to my office and I was surprised to be told by Richard that I had the day off to do whatever I wanted to do.

Why didn’t you tell me this yesterday? Because I wanted it to be a surprise.

I hope you don’t plan to fight with me today because I won’t let you. Richard’s children called me one after the other saying happy birthday.

They all sent me gifts. Maya surprised me by sending me a money cake. The rest of them asked for my account number.

I sent it to them and I was surprised by the amount of money they sent to me. 

Even my family called me to wish me well, sending me a gift. . It was like the Universe had finally remembered me. 

I had no idea what Richard had in store for me because I knew he was up to something even though I had no idea what it was. 

I just sat in the office and did nothing because I had no plans for that day.

I logged into social media responding to all the happy birthday wishes I was receiving and “do a giveaway for us now”. 

By evening Richard showed up at my apartment and said do you mind getting dressed let’s go out. I said okay.

He handed me a shopping bag that had a beautiful dress and all the accessories and said please put this on.

I looked into the bag and looked back at him and said okay. Can I come inside and wait while you get dressed?

As long as you are on your best behavior. You know I’m a good boy he said. Okay, I said.

He came inside and sat in the sitting room. I headed to my bedroom. Freshened up and got into the attire Richard had gotten for me. 

I stepped out. Wow, you look amazing, so beautiful oh my goodness Richard exclaimed.

Thank you, can we go now? Of course, he said. He offered me his hand. I took it and we got into his car. 

He took me somewhere I didn’t even know. Where are we going? I asked him.

Do you mind keeping quiet? You will find out when we get there. 

I hope you don’t have a huge surprise for me. I’m not going to respond to you. When you get there you will know.

We arrived at this huge party. All my life no one had ever done that for me. I cried.

Everyone was there. Richard’s children and some of my family members were there.

Everyone from work and some other acquaintances including Jake. I wiped my tears as everyone was singing Happy Birthday to me. 

Different events were planned for my birthday. Everyone was having so much fun and so was I. 

But something told me there was something else that was coming and I just hoped I’ll be ready for it. 

The party ended and I had all these gifts that I did not know how to start opening.

Richard’s children helped me carry them up and kept them safe.

CHIKANMA’S POV

Gerald had no objections. Anything that would give me a little respite was welcome. The ultrasound revealed I was just 8 weeks gone and I had 7 months to go.

It looked so far and I just had to be positive. I was discharged when I felt better. I got home. I missed Jared and Jane. I felt so lucky to have such a mum who could take care of my children.

The next trimester of my pregnancy was something else. I craved fresh fish pepper soup with uziza seed and scent leaves. That was all I ate. I made it myself to avoid stressing Gerald.

We had a chef but I made my meals myself. As the trimester progressed I became more emotional. I cried at the slightest provocation.

One day I made fish pepper soup and it didn’t turn out the way I wanted. I broke down in tears. I called Gerald sobbing. Is everything okay? he asked. As I sobbed uncontrollably. 

Did something happen to the baby? No, I responded, then what is wrong, my fish pepper soup didn’t turn out as I wanted.

Excuse me? What do you mean by excuse me I yelled. Okay, I’m sorry sweetheart I’ll get you fish pepper on my way back.

Gerald returned by 10 pm without my fish pepper soup. He had a late-night engagement. He forgot my fish pepper soup. I wept uncontrollably. He couldn’t go out to get it because all the restaurants were closed.

He pleaded with me and begged me but it solved nothing. I wept till I fell asleep. I continued to sob when I woke up at 3 am.

Gerald was exhausted and worked up, he yelled at me and made everything worse. It’s your fault I’m pregnant, it’s your fault I’m miserable yet you forget my fish pepper soup.

He said how is it my fault you are pregnant? You didn’t want to get pregnant? Don’t ask me that question I screamed.

I left the bedroom and went to the sitting room and fell asleep. Gerald woke up early to go to the market to get fish. He returned and prepared it. I told him I didn’t like it and he lost his cool.

He called my mum and yelled, called his mum and yelled. She’s driving me crazy because of this pregnancy. It’s not fair mum, he said. I just made her fish pepper soup and she rejected it.

I’m tired mum. She cries at the slightest provocation. She woke up at 3 am crying because of the same fish. I’m going to work to cool off, I’m exhausted.

As he spoke I got more upset. He left for work. His mum and my mum stopped by. They were more tolerant of me, especially my mum.

I got upset and locked myself in the bathroom and cried. They got tired of talking to me and called Gerald. He arrived two hours later and I had fallen asleep.

The banging of the door woke me up. Chikanma open this door right now Gerald yelled. What is wrong with you? Is that how you speak to her, his mum asked? You yell at her? Well, good luck with that she said walking away.

My mum came to the door and said Nnem, please come out. I’m worried about you as Gerald stared at her as she pleaded with me to come out. 

When my mum had no success she turned around and left. Gerald decided to change his approach and said Chi please I’m sorry for the way I’ve spoken to you lately please open the door I’m begging you, please. 

Everyone is getting worked up including your children please open the door. I miss you, I miss our relationship, I miss everything about you. 

Since you got pregnant everything has Changed I didn’t expect this change. I just wasn’t ready for it. I guess it took me by surprise. 

I tried to hold my own but it just wasn’t good enough so I just had to blow off some steam so I don’t explode unfortunately you have interpreted that to mean that I don’t care about you but that’s not true please open the door. 

As he spoke to me I began to feel for him. I wasn’t doing what I was doing intentionally I was just so miserable. 

When we talked about having children and how many we will have and he and his mother said she wanted 5. I knew I couldn’t do 5 because I know how miserable pregnancy has always been for me. 

My first two children landed me in the hospital. I spent the whole pregnancy in and out of the hospital. 

To be continued

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