i HAVE DRUNK STRANGE WATERS - Episode 23

EPISODE 23

“It is a promotion letter; you are our new supervisor”

“Really?”

“Yes, congratulations”

I expected her to shout with joy, she scanned through the letter and folded it back.

“Thanks,” she said and was about to stand up.

“You are not surprised?”

“Of course I am! I don’t want to rejoice in front of my enemy, I know you are not happy I got the position” she said sassily.

“Of course I am, I think we should celebrate this,” I said smiling.

“Sure, I will celebrate this, but not with you. If you have nothing else to say, can I take my leave?”

“No, don’t leave. I have something important to discuss with you” I said clearing my throat.

“Well, make it snappy. I am busy you know” she was looking at me with hate in her eyes.

“Cynthia I know I have offended you in the past, can we just forget about what happened and move on?” I said calmly.

“So you have become a motivational speaker? You want me to probably forget about the pregnancy too abi?”

“Cynthia about that…”

“See, I already know what you want. I don’t want this baby either, just give me the money and I will get rid of it. We can then forget we have ever met” she said angrily and was about to stand from her chair.

“That’s not what I want” I blurted out.

“What? Did you drink something Femi? Are you not the one that asked me to remove this thing yesterday? See me see trouble o!” she laughed in scorn.

“Well, I changed my mind. Can you keep it, please? For now, let’s just leave it, when you have the baby…”

“Which baby? Are you crazy? I am not going to have this baby because I am going to abort it. Are you saying this because you don’t want to give me the money I requested for?”

“Forget about the money Cynthia, this is a serious matter. A prophet visited my mother, he said you will die if you attempt to abort the baby”

“Which baby?” Cynthia asked and went back to her seat. “Are you serious about this?”

“Do you think I want the baby too? Do you think I want to betray my wife? We have to do something about this” I said pleadingly.

“The moment I set my eyes on you I knew you were trouble. You have put me in a deep mess” Cynthia said as she grabbed her head with her two hands.

“What are you talking about? Don’t you want to have the baby?” I asked looking surprised.

“It’s not as if I don’t want to have this child, it’s just that I can’t. There has to be another way Femi” Cynthia said looking sober.

“She did not want to have the child? Is it that she cannot have a child or what?” I thought as I stared at her with a puzzled expression.

“You can’t have a child?” I asked looking surprised.

“No, I can’t have your child. There is a difference between the two” she said staring at me as if I have lost my mind.

“Is it because I said I hate you? That is not entirely true, I think we can work things out…”

“See Femi, this is not about what you feel or what I feel. The point here is that I can’t have a child out of wedlock. It is a taboo in our family, my father will kill me if he ever hears of it” Cynthia said looking angry.

“You can’t have a child out of wedlock? Is that a tradition or something?”

“I am tired of all these games; I will just go ahead and abort this baby. I don’t believe what that stupid prophet said; I am going to do it at a standard hospital.

“Have you ever wondered how he knew you are pregnant? I am too scared to even think right now”

“Well, I am not scared. Just get ready the money and leave the rest to me” She said and was about to stand again.

“Don’t leave yet, please. What do you think we can do for you to keep this baby?” I asked looking desperate.

“It is very simple, you have to marry me. You have to come to our town for a traditional rite and pay my bride price”

“What! What kind of stupid custom is that?” I asked looking stunned.

“How am I supposed to know? I didn’t make the custom. You don’t have to marry me, just trust me and let me get rid of the baby”

“What if something happens? What if you die? Then what?”  I asked slowly.

“Then you go to jail, you will have to sign a consent form before the doctor can carry out the evacuation,” Cynthia said staring at me, her look was so fearless I was almost convinced she was not afraid of dying.

“Even if I go to jail you will still be dead,” I said staring at her.

She suddenly becomes afraid for the first time, it looked as if her courage suddenly disappeared.

“What are we going to do now?” she whispered slowly.

“Get married”

To be continued…

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