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EPISODE 10
I stood right there, at the
entrance of Oyinade’s office, staring in utter shock. I could not believe my
eyes. Oyinade was definitely oblivious of the fact that I was in the office as
she held on to Richard like a lifeline. Richard tried to detach her on sighting
me but she clung to his shirt, too busy crying. I had left my office for
Richard's, when I saw Oyinade’s door open. I wanted to bypass it and come back
later to see her but a familiar shirt stopped me. The alarm went off in my head
as I stepped closer and I instantly became convinced that Richard was there. I
did not remember common courtesy which required me to knock before entering, I
just pushed the door wider and there, before me was Richard holding a crying
Oyinade to his chest with his arms all over her.
Richard pushed Oyin away and her
shock was evident when she saw me. Tears filled my eyes to the brim but I
refused to give them the pleasure of seeing me in tears. I ran out of the
office which was already chocking me. I heard Richard calling but I ran out
like a crazy love-struck teenager to the amazement and shock of the staff.
Thank God we had a staff entrance and the patients could not see me. I could
not hold the tears as I ran, it came cascading down without stopping. I could
not stop, no, I could not. I felt like throwing up, and I did. Thank God no one
was there.
I felt Richard's approach even
before I heard it. I sprung to my feet, desperate to get as far away from him
as possible. He called me over and over but I turned a deaf ear, wiping more
tears from my face but it didn’t stop.
Richard grabbed my hand fiercely
from behind. “What is wrong with you, Bell ?
Would you at least let me explain” he yelled, looking angry.
I shook myself out of his grasp.
“Let me go” I shouted
“What you saw was nothing. I… she
was going through an emotional breakdown caused by her fiancé and –”
“And what? And you decided to offer
yourself as a substitute?” I said with pure anger.
He looked outraged and pained.
“What? You don’t trust me? for how long have you had that doubt honey?” he said
folding his arms around his chest.
“That girl told me… she told me
yesterday but I did not believe her. I trusted you cos I thought you loved me”
I kept on lamenting, vibrating with tears of anger and hurt.
“What nonsense are you saying?
What girl? What did she tell you?” I was confused.
I just could not stop my tears
and even though Richard was deeply angry and hurt, he could not bare to see me
cry. I saw it in his eyes. I became very dizzy and everything rotated around
me. I felt Richard's arms around me in
an instant but I still summoned strength to ask him to get his filthy arms away
from me. He did not seem to hear because he never left me and I passed into a
realm of nothingness.
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Oyinade jubilated like she never
had in her life. She never expected things to turn out the way they did. She
had merely wanted to put ideas into Richard's mind by pressing herself to him.
She could not imagine anyone being immune to her charms. She had also hoped
that if luck shined on her, she would have someone see them who could carry the
gossip to Belina.
She had planned on seeing Belina
though, just to taunt her with words but she doubted that they would have very
far known that she was a psychologist and could deduce truth from lie with a
glance. A wide, evil grin spread across her face as she dialed Ronke’s number to
give her the good news.
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Richard held Belina in his
capable hands, racing towards the hospital. His heart was pounding wildly even
though he knew that she just fainted and would awaken soon.
“Bell… sweetie c’mon wake up” he
kept on saying as he carried her. He entered through the staff side and some of
the staff members were around him in an instant. They placed Belina on the
stretcher and wheeled her into one of the rooms. Richard was denied entrance
and he stood outside fuming in veiled anger which was just a camouflage for the
deep worry in him. He wanted to vex his power and authority as the head and
owner of the hospital in order to enter but he knew that the doctor was doing
what he was paid to do. Apart from that, he is not one to be found guilty of
pride. If he had been in a better state and if it hadn’t been Belina, he would
have guessed what the matter was without waiting for the doctor’s report. He
would have guessed it right from the start but some things just skips you when
you are with the one you love.
Doctor Felix approached with a
smiling face. Even if Belina were awake, Richard still could not see why he
should be smiling happily.
“She is alright sir but asleep
now” he said still smiling.
Richard breathed deeply as a sign
of relief, still curious though. Doctor Felix was deeply happy for the couple
as he had been part of their waiting period. He is a year older than Richard
but he respected him more than he could ever respect someone five years older
than him. Apart from Richard being his boss, he had taught him humility. He
treated everyone equally and even though he was probably the youngest
millionaire in Nigeria ,
he was not puffed up with pride. The same goes for the ever beautiful Belina,
he thought. The relationship Richard shared with his wife was one that he would
wish to have if he finally found the right person.
He held Richard's gaze with a
grin, wondering how he could have missed that fact considering his unequalled
doctorate skills. “Congrats sir, you are going to be a father”
Richard blinked and swallowed
hard. “W… what are… what are you talking about?” he stammered.
Kelvin expected this. “Your wife
is pregnant sir”
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Ronke dropped the phone with
smiles all over her face. It had been fun and interesting, using her
semi-tatafo voice to shake Belina’s trust in her husband. She was very
convinced that things were falling in line. Luck even seemed to smile on them
because Belina walked in on Richard and Oyin, making it look like a confirmation
of what she had heard.
She knew that money would be at
her beck and call if Oyin becomes the apple of Richard's eyes. She would be
able to extort money from Oyinade as much as she liked, but what if Oyin tried
to prove stubborn then? Blackmail would come in handy then, she thought.
Surely, she would not risk having their secrets out in the open.
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Richard entered the room Belina
was with tears clouding his sight. He was almost never moved to tears but now,
all he wanted to do was cry tears of joy. He knew the news came at the wrong
time but uncontrollable joy was the only thing he could feel. His heart was
filled with pride and love. The one you can only feel when you become a father.
Even though he could not see a child physically, he could feel the child’s
presence. He could not believe he had skipped the fact that she might be
pregnant. He could have easily put one and one together and arrive at this same
conclusion. How could he even assume she was when they had believed God for the
fruit of the womb for over two years? He was sure that despite Belina’s
anxiety, she never suspected the possibility of her being pregnant.
He sat by his sleeping, marveling
at her increasing beauty. They had had a fight, a misunderstanding; but even
her distrust could not stop his heart from beating wildly when she was near. He
bent over and kissed her forehead tenderly. She had mentioned a girl, he
remembered. Who was that? What did she say? And why was it yesterday? All these
went through his mind within seconds but it was overtaken by his heart felt
joy. ‘you are going to be a father’, this went through his mind again and he
wanted to scream. He placed his palm on Belina’s tommy, feeling his child
inside and the tears he tried to hinder flowed down his face. He wanted to
explode. He had to tell someone. He left the room in a hurry to make a few
calls.
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Oyinade went about her duty with
smiles of victory on her face. She had successfully created a discord in that
house. Now, the only thing she had to do was seduce him while putting fire in
that house continuously. She spotted doctor Felix, being more lively and happy
than usual. She had heard people gossiping about Richard and Belina with long
worried faces but she had assumed that it was due to the way and manner at
which they both left her office. She hadn’t noticed the whole drama where
Richard carried an unconscious Belina back to the hospital.
“Doctor?” she called curiously
“Miss Oyin, hope your day is
going on well” doctor felix faced Oyin.
“Very well” she said, meaning
each word. “What is going on? You look very happy today”.
Apart from being an exceptional
doctor, Doctor felix is not one to be trusted with a secret. Whenever he is
happy about something, he tells as many people as possible. “Oh… I am very
happy. Mrs Branson was brought in by her husband after she practically fainted”
he paused for emphasis. This delighted her. The shock had definitely taken its toll on her. She knew though that Doctor Felix could
not be smiling because of this, so she pressed on for the full gist.
“Oh my God..." she gasped feigning shock. "And?”
“After reviving her, I discovered
the obvious. She is pregnant”
“What” she exclaimed, her blood
draining from her face, leaving her as white as snow.
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Richard got to his office to pick
up his phone and call his dad, Tony, Prisca, everyone his mind could think of;
but reason took over him. His wife had to know about her pregnancy before any
other person. Besides, she is pregnant person. He terribly wanted to explode,
so, he exploded to God by thanking him and thanking him until he was sure God
had acknowledged his appreciations.
He made for BRP Hospital
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Kelvin had been sitting in the mini
reception room preceding Belina’s office in BRP Hospital
“What the hell are you doing
here?” Richard said through gritted teeth as he stared at the last person he
wanted to see.
Kelvin rose up and faced his adversary.
E DON HAPPEN. Next episode plssss....
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