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Wrong Womb - Episode 13


Regina Donald glared at Raymond. "When will you ever stop making mistakes!You are just like your father!!!". She turned to Rosa James. "He will accept responsibility but just forget about marrying him!!!".
Rosa James fell on her knees and clasped. "Mum, please I am begging you, I..."
"Don't you dare call me mum!!! Don't!!!"
Rosa James sobbed uncontrollably. "I regret my waywardness but I promise you that it will never happen again!!!".
Regina Donald looked up at Raymond. "You want to marry her?"
"I will accept responsibility for the child". He said bitterly.
"Responsibility including marrying her???" Regina asked in disdain
"Can you give me two months? If I can change in two months, I will completely work out of Raymond's life". She said pleadingly.
Regina Donald calmed and watched her. "Can a sl-Å«t change?".
"Yes, because there are cases when sluts get married and become responsible".
"Fine then. Two months". Regina Donald said with a shrug. "Ray, do you already have someone in mind?".
"Huh?". He asked awkwardly. "Er...no".
"Done. Two months to watch you before we come to a conclusion". She looked up at me. "Your gift will be delivered to you first thing tomorrow morning".
"Thanks, ma'am". I nudged Grace Craig and we walked towards her car.
Grace made eyes at me. "Someone needs to apologize".
I burst into laughter. "I proved your innocence! That is enough apology!".
Grace rolled her eyes. "Are you kidding me right now?".
"Alright, alright, I am sorry for not completely believing in you".
"It is getting late already. Aren't you stressed out? I am sure you didn't even have enough time to eat".
We entered the car.
"I feel like eating pepper soup".
"You know what? We will stop by a pepper soup joint and get it for you so that you will take it home".
I smiled to myself. "Can you see why I love Grace Craig?".
"Someone is going to be getting a brand new car tomorrow!!!". She cried out and we screamed excitedly.
I shrugged. "I am destined to have a car this month!!!".
"I am so happy you didn't accept Nelson's hatchback ride. Big girls don't use hunchback cars like hatchback! Your brand new car suits you perfectly!".
I chuckled.
She cleared her throat as she started the engine. "If Rosa James was pregnant, why did she wait till a time like this before telling him?".
I shrugged. "...the truth is that, will she even be drinking like that in the first place?The Rosa James I know will protect Raymond's baby since she loves Raymond so much".
"....the truth is that, Raymond doesn't even love her".
"He does. It is just that, he is discouraged by her promiscuous attitude".
"Look here girlfriend, the truth will come out starting from today".
"How do you mean?".
"The truth about Raymond's feelings. If he treats Rosa James just the way he has been treating you since you were pregnant, it shows that, he truly only liked you for your baby, but if he still keeps coming out strong to you more than Rosa James, it tells me everything".
"Raymond likes Rosa James".
"Raymond likes you!!!".
When I got home, dad and Endurance were already asleep, while I sat in the dining, devouring my yam and pepper soup.
I heard footsteps. It was my dad
.
"Your mum called today and told me to take care of you". He asked, looking suspiciously at me.
"Oh! Mum? She called me this morning too".
"She told me to take care of you". He repeated. "Are you sick?".
"Not at all, dad".
He brought out fever drugs. "Take this right now as I am watching you".
"Dad, I said I am fine!".
"Even if you are fine, still take the drugs!".
"I can't!!!".
"The drugs that reduce stress which you bought three months ago, you have stopped taking it".
"Yes, I just don't feel like".
"You always took it, Victory! You never didn't feel like taking it!".
I was silent. I avoided his eyes.
"You are pregnant, Victory".
"I am not!".
"Shut up!!!" He snarled. "Who is the father? Who is the father of the baby?".
"The baby doesn't have a father".
"Your baby is a bas-tard?".
I sighed. "My boss. My boss is the father".
"Why your boss? Why not just an ordinary guy that will marry you properly and take care of the baby?".
"I am fine, father".
"You are definitely not fine!!!".
"I am fine, father!!!".
"It didn't have to be a child out of wedlock!!!".
"...but you did it too, father".
"What are you talking about?".
"Five years before you married mum? The secret you kept from her?".
He fumed at me. "I have no idea of what I was talking about".
"I already knew that eight years ago when I had answered a call that came in for you when you were in the bathroom. You have a rich son abroad who can't even take care of you although he has made it so well! Father, everything I did was because I wanted you and Mother to be comfortable in life! The mistake I made about this pregnancy was because of you and mother".
He sighed frustratedly. "I always didn't want a daughter. They always bring such issues. I told your mother that several times".
"I brought the issue, but it didn't make me a usēless child".
".... because you paid for your mother's surgery abroad? That is your responsibility!".
"My responsibility? Then what is the responsibility of your useless son abroad?Are you kidding me right now?".
"I stayed under the sun of Zion bus stop to take care of you! I wanted you to get married and not to be messing around!!!".
I fumed at him and walked to my room to pack my things. "Since you will just keep condemning me and not trying to listen, I d' better leave your life for good!!!".
"Your brother is coming back next week. He didn't bring me shame! He will get married properly".
"Where was your son when I was taking care of you?".
"I don't care! All I care about is the fact that he was never a shame in this home".
I sobbed and packed my things.
"You think you have grown now because you are twenty seven years old? There is no excuse to mess up, Victory!!!".
Endurance rushed out to stop me. "Ma, please don't go please".
I pulled off her grip. "I will return when he is ready to accept that people sometimes make mistakes to survive".

I walked out of the house.
I dialed Grace Craig's number and she connected it. "Grace, I left home". I sobbed.
"Why?"
"Dad is condemning me that I brought shame to the family without trying to even hear from my view".
"It is alright, Victory. You know that dad is exceptionally always concerned about moral values. We will give him time".
"He is bringing his son to the house".
"His illegitimate son?".
"Yes".
I packed my things to Grace Craig's apartment.
When I got to work, I was still pondering on what had happened that night with my father when Raymond walked in. "Are you alright Victory?".
I nodded. "I am just tired, that's all".
"You can stay off work tomorrow".
"Thanks".
"Did something happen?".
I swallowed bitterly. "My dad was mad at me when he found out that I was pregnant".
He gasped. "Your father didn't know all these while?".
"Only my mum did. I have always been closer to my mum".
He sat on my desk and looked worriedly at me. "I will see him this evening".
"You don't have to".
"I have to. He is the grandfather of my unborn child. I need him to know that you are not alone".
Tears filled my eyes. "I am alone in this pregnancy".
"You are not alone, Victory".
"You have a lot of things to attend to".
"Rosa James can take care of herself".
"Rosa James is carrying your baby in her womb".
"You think I care about you just because you are carrying my baby in your womb?".
"What are you talking about?".
"Last night when Rosa told me that she was pregnant, the bitterness in my heart told me everything. Even if you mess around, I subconsciously will still want to accept you because my heart naturally forgives you for everything".
"You are only angry at Rosa James because she is pro-iscuous".
"It didn't hurt at all when I gave up Rosa James but it will hurt when I don't even see you for a day". He admitted.
"I think you are drunk, Raymond".
"You have lived your life caring about your loved ones and getting hurt by your loved ones, now is the time for you to be loved, Victory".
"You are confused, Raymond".
"A man is never confused about what he wants. Right from that day you walked into my church, I got so worried about you even when I didn't want to".
"You don't even know what you want".
"Should I just say it clearly for you to understand? I love you, Victory Charles and I want to keep you by my side".

When we looked up, Rosa James was at the door, watching us with disbelief in her eyes. 

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