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Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by BukkyDan(f): 7:52am On Feb 15, 2013
Iyawo ke! @ white moss
don't worry, my immune system is strong@ Damex.
Hahahahahahah, thanks to ya all.
Hope you all spent your val's day well.

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Lara smiled absent mindedly at herself, its been a month since Tony left, he'l be back soon.

"Can't wait!" she said aloud to the empty room. She decided to call him...

"Hello Baby?" Tony's voice said from the other end.

"Good morning to you."

"morning how do you do? Hope you slept well?" Tony asked.

"Not that well, and you?" she made a face as she spoke.

"same here, missing ya loads." he laughed.

"So you're coming back this weekend?"

"Nooo, the doctor said I should for two weeks more." Tony explained.

"Oooh" she groaned.

"hey hey hey! Two weeks is just like two days, no need for that okay? I'll be back soon. There are many thing I'd like to show you!" he said soothingly.

"Many things? Like?" she laughed

and on and on, their conversation went till the door bell rang.

"Hey hold on! I'll call ya later." Lara said before ending the call.

Deji was at the door.
"ah! Ore mi atata, my friend, welcome!" she hugged Deji.

"This one you are looking fresh ehn?" Deji teased.

"You can say that again." Lara giggled as she served her friend.

"When is the hubby coming back now?" Deji asked gently.

Lara was taken aback, Deji never referred to Tony as 'the hubby' before,

"Errrm, i just called him on phone, he said next two weeks.." she explained.

"Next two weeks!" Deji echoed after her, she looked pleased by the information.

"Yea!" lara felt a strange feeling, she knew Deji very well, that look on her face isn't for nothing.

"Excuse me!" deji said as she made a call.

"Hello, Lady?" she said.

"The client should be in town in the next fourteen days, yea, business should be cool!" she smiled mischievously.

"Okay, bye, get all arrangements ready please." she ended the call.

"The client? Next fourteen days?" Lara asked quitely.

"Yea, just some sort of business." Deji avoided her eyes.

"Business? What type?"

"Oooh, Lara please! I didn't come here for an interview na!" she laughed.

"Okay" Lara sighed. Deji has been acting strangely for some time now. She hope there won't be troubles.

"So tell me girlie! How's Tony? His health?" Deji shoved her playfully.

Lara laughed, some how she felt more relaxed.

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Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by BukkyDan(f): 8:38am On Feb 15, 2013
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Lara was at the breakfast Table, when the gateman came in to tell her, that a letter was delivered for her.

She opened the envelope gingerly, she read it aloud.

' peace of the most high God be upon you.

How's your husbands health? I hope all is well.

I saw a revelation last night about you, I don't know if its a mere dream, or its a warning.
You just have to be careful about the way you do things, you are surrounded by unfriendly friends.
There is danger lurking ahead.

May the good Lord see you through. Amen.

Pastor Wilson'

she read and re-read it again, what message is he trying to pass across.
Danger? Unfriendly friends?
She felt shivers run down her spine.

"God see me through o." she clasped her hands in prayers.

Unfriendly friends? She thought. She've got a few friends, just Deji.
Could it be Deji? No it can't be!

"But Deji had been acting strangely now!" she argued aloud.

She've been asking suspicious questions about Tony!

"Hmm!" she sighed aloud.

Just then her phone beeped. A text from Deji.

' hy bestie,
I'll be travelling out of town, sorry I won't be around for the dinner with Tony as planned.
I'm really sorry.
My regards to Tony when he comes back."

"Talk of the devil!" Lara eclaimed as she read the text.

She shook her head in suspicion.
Truly Deji is up to something, why would she travel when she knew Tony is coming back that evening.

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Lara dressed and redressed her dress for the twentieth time as she leaned aaginst the car that brought them.
She wore make up for that occasion, courtesy of her mother-in-law.
She glanced her saphire wrist-watch, and shook her head.
She wondered what's keeping Tony, their plane landed twenty minutes ago.

"Why is it taking Tony so long to come na!" Amara complained as she shuffled from one foot to another.

"Maybe something important." Lara quipped.

"Hmm" came the grunt

"or maybe he's shy!" she suggested again with a playful smile

"Shy? Tony lacks that characteristic o!" Amara laughed.

They both feel silent, as their eyes surveyed the airport environment.
Just then....

"Holly Majolly!" Amara exclaimed.

"What?" Lara asked.

"Don't look back!" Amara tried to hold her.

But it was too late, Lara's eyes swung left and right,then she spun round, everything around her froze...

Tony was at a far end, locked in Sophia's arm as they kissed 'passionately'

Lara shut her eyes momentarily, then re-opened them, what she saw was real!
Her vision began to get blurred, she was inhaling and exhaling sharply.

Tony saw them, pushed Sophia away and ran hapilly towards them.

Lara saw him coming, on his own legs, no longer on the wheel chair.
She wished, she wished he never got well.
She wished... She began to slump slowly.

"Lara..." Amara said nervously as she tried to hold her.

But she passed out.

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Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Nobody: 9:18am On Feb 15, 2013
interesting...
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by trixandra(f): 9:32am On Feb 15, 2013
hmmmmm, dnt leave us like this abeg, finish it biko
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Phatkemi: 9:35am On Feb 15, 2013
Hehehe!!!
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Ice4jez(m): 10:23am On Feb 15, 2013
correct est bukky u too much.i dey enjoy dis ur dairy of a mad black woman naija version.go girl u ree too good
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Nobody: 12:07pm On Feb 15, 2013
Mooooreeee pls
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by dayleke: 2:22pm On Feb 15, 2013
OK,BD time for an update pls,I don dey follow you since.
Where you stopped no good na....
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by BukkyDan(f): 7:33pm On Feb 15, 2013
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Lara lay, curled up on the darduma in the parlour. She hugged her pillow tightly as she wept. She had been like this for days now. Tony as usual was kneeling beside her, he wondered if her tear bank would ever get exhausted.

"I should have listened to my mother." Lara muttered.

Tony sighed...back to square one he thought inwardly.

"Because of you!" Lara sat up.
"Just because of you! I ruined the relationship between I and my mother" she wagged a finger at him.

Tony backed away, she was becoming violent.

"What haven't I done for you? Tony? This is the best way to pay back?" she tasted the saltiness of her tears.

"I'm sorry baby..."

"Thunder fire you if you call me baby again!" her eyes glinted in anger.

"I'm very sorry, its not what you think..." he felt sorry for her.

"Its not what I think right? Oh please, explain!"

"Seriously, I won't lie to you Lara...she was the one kissing me, I didn't kiss her..." Tony tried to explain.

"No difference! The real thing is that you kissed! And you enjoyed it!" she grabbed her pillow.

"Lara..." tony held her arm.

She pushed him away violently.
"If you touch me again, I'l murder you!"

Tony stared at her, he'd never seen her this violent before.

"I wish I have spiritual powers!" she whispered.

"I'd have made sure you get back on a wheel chair with your manhood cut off" she spat out, before sauntering to her room.

Tony watched her: frightened.
The thought of been crippled again scared him. He had heard stories of yoruba girls been witches...
He wondered what kind of bad breeze blew Sophia to the airport.
She said she came to congratulate him, it started from a hug, then she kissed him.

"Rubbish!" he muttered lying down on a settee.

He must have dozed off.
He opened his eyes lazily as he felt something on his head,
his eyes widened as he saw the noozzle of a gun.

He tried to get up, but a firm leg pressed his chest down.

"where's your wife?" a voice growled.

He didn't reply.
"you deaf abi?" another voice asked.

He looked around, he was surrounded by five armed men.

" una never bring the meat commot?" another voice asked walking into the room..

"no boss, the guy no wan show us where she dey." one of the robbers responded.

"Search the house jor!" the boss commanded

the five robbers dispersed in various directions, while the boss sat beside Tony.

Tony jerked as he heard Lara scream from her room.

"Tony!" she yelled again.

He tried to get up but the boss pulled him back.
"Don't move" he placed a sharp knife on Tony's neck.

The robberes emerged pulling Lara with them, they threw her at their boss's feet, she shrieked as she fell.

"Wow, this babe set die!" the boss exclaimed.

"Please don't hurt her, I'd give you anything you want." Tony pleaded.

"Noo, mr man, we didn't come for you, we are paid to work on her." The boss said pulling Lara towards himself.
She shivered, tears streaming down her cheeks.

He tilted her chin up, and his eyes met her frightened ones.
His eyes widened in recognition.

"Lara the class monitor!" he exclaimed in suprise.

"Bayo?" she gasped.

"What are you doing here?" he couldn't help asking.

She felt weak, the suprise she got made her whole body numb.
Bayo was her classmate/best friend during her secondary school days.

"I'm sorry for...errm..the...erm" Bayo whispered wiping her tears.

"Boys make we waka!" he told his boys who were grumbling.

"Make we dey go jor!" he added firmly, sauntering towards the door.

"Just like that?" one of the boys queried.

"Wetin again? We no fit touch her na! Make we just go!" Bayo replied.

"we no fit trust her, she know you, she fit call police.." they grumbled again.

"She won't!" Bayo chuckled.

He left with his boys following suit.

Tony held the trembling Lara as she wept. She rested her head on his shoulders holding him tightly.
He led her towards his bedroom.

He kissed her tears dry, the salty taste made him want to suck some more tears out of her eyes.
She clutched him tightly as he searched for the zip fastener of her night robe...

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Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Splendblex(f): 7:37pm On Feb 15, 2013
Dat's d work of her mum! Bukky plsss o,more update
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Nduking92(m): 10:34pm On Feb 15, 2013
nice one bukky,
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Nobody: 10:38pm On Feb 15, 2013
smiley
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Nobody: 7:29am On Feb 17, 2013
Wetin dey worry dat lara mama,make she no make me vex o,i get boys wey fit treat him fuckup o. And where is that efun funfun aka white mosquito.
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Nobody: 9:51pm On Feb 17, 2013
Y are u doin us lyk ds na?sad
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by BukkyDan(f): 1:35pm On Feb 18, 2013
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Tony stole glances at Lara as they ate breakfast, she seemed interested only in the choco she drank, her toast was still intact.

"Madam, you are not eating..." he said without looking up.

"anything wrong?" he asked again, since she kept mute.

"What i'm thinking...does it matter?" Lara toyed with her scambled eggs.

"It does, it matters to me...tell me." Tony urged

"Do you have to go to work every morning?"

Tony smiled, he was expecting that.

"I stay at home-alone everyday, till you come back by evening, and.. And..." Lara complained.

Tony laughed.

"You are laughing? If you laugh again, you won't go work today!" she pouted

"you see..that's why I said you start following me to the office, there's a chair for you! You could sit and gaze at me all day!" Tony said smiling.

"No thank you." Lara laughed.

"you said you'd be going out today." he stated rather than asked.

"Yes, yes, I'd be going to see my mother, its been long since I saw her." Lara explained.

"aiit! But...be very careful." Tony intoned picking up his jacket.

"bye baby.." he gave her a peck.

"bye..." she laughed.

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"hehn! Omolara, so you remember me today." Funke said as her daughter flopped on a settee beside her.

"Mummy, don't start o! I'm too tired!"

"so you won't even eat in my house, ehn?" Funke gestured at the tray she placed on a stool.

"Mum, not like that! I don't have appetite..." Lara said slowly.

"hehen!" Funke clapped and looked her all over.
"you are looking so fresh! Enjoyment right?"

"Enjoyment ke! Mum I came to discuss something serious o" Lara sat up.

"hmm, go on"

"Mum, I think there's something wrong with my body, I'm becoming fairer, changes everywhere...my bosom, my hips...my...mum you won't believe I now have a protuding navel..." Lara explained.

"Hmmm."

"Seriously mum, I've lost taste for food, even Tony is becoming worried." Lara concluded.

"Wonderful!" Funke said absentmindedly.
"When last did you menstruate?"

"Errmm, I think Two months ago." Lara informed her.

"Wow! How did you become pregnant? I thought your husband was impo..."

"Mum please! Lets not talk about Tony!" Lara stopped her.

"I have a doctor friend, we shall go and see him." Funke said giving her a searching look.

"okay.."

"I'll call to tell him we're coming." Funke walked into her room, to make a phone call.

Lara watched her closely, she wasn't expecting such kindness from her troublesome mother.

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"Thank you Doctor." Funke smiled as Olakija walked into the office carrying some papers.

"Omolara right?"Olakija asked Lara who nodded.

"From our test, you are seven weeks pregnant." he informed her.

"Wow! Oh my God!" Lara jumped happily, hugging her mother.

"Thank you Almighty God! I'm so happy! Mum I'm pregnant! You'l have a grandchild!" she shook her mother excitedly.

"Oh my! I need to call Tony..." her hands scrambbled through her bag for her phone.

"Errm...there's no need for that." Olakija said quitely.

"Oops! Its prohibited to make calls in your hospital?" Lara quipped.

"No...its..its just that..that..there is a complicative issue." Olakija sighed.

Lara's face dropped.

"The foetus is not formed properly..."

"Yekpa! My grandchild! Haaa!" Funke threw her hands over her head.

Lara kept a straight face.
"I...I..don't understand...this..this.." she stammered.

"Well..." Olakija exhaled sharply
"For your safety, you need to abort it, else it might get more complicated and ..worst of all, cost you your life."

Funke began to sob.
"what have I done to deserve this ehn? Can't I have a grandchild ehn? Awon Aje! Those witches are responsible."

"I...errm...doctor...let me go home, and inform my husband." Lara said quitely.

"Noo...we can't let you go now! We have to do it now, since your mother is here. We can call your husband later. If we let the baby stay anylonger, it might cost your life." Olakija protested.

"Noo..." Lara began to say.

"omolara, I prefer your life to a million grandchildren o! Doctor please help us, if possible remove her womb so that she won't have complicated issues again o!" Funke said holding her daughter.

Lara sensed trouble.
"but doctor...why the hurry? What if I'd not even see you today." her voice wavered

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Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Splendblex(f): 2:14pm On Feb 18, 2013
Bukky welcum bck,expectin more o
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by BukkyDan(f): 2:28pm On Feb 18, 2013
"talk to me doctor! What's the hurry all about!" Lara said with a frown.

"We have to hurry my dear, for your life! Your mum still needs you around her! We have to make haste while there's yet time" Olakija explained.

"Omolara don't be strong headed na! I can't lose two things o! I can't lose my grand child and my only child o! Follow the doctor's advice."

Lara shook her head rising to her feet.
"The baby has a father, the father needs to give his full conscience, Tony has to be here, else nothing should touch his baby!" she said in a fierce whisper.

"young lady...your husbands presence would only worsen the situation." Olakija tried to hold her.

"I still demand to let Tony know! He doesn't even know I'm in a hospital right now!" Lara pushed him away.

"What if I died in the process? Tony would never forgive me! Besides its against my faith to kill! I can't kill my baby!" she turned to face her mother.

Funke thought for a while, she exchanged some looks with the doctor.
"Okay, call your husband to come now."

Lara looked from her mother to Olakija, somehow she felt her mother was up to something.

"Hello pumpkin" Tony said from the other end.

"Hello baby..." her voice became shaky.

"Hello.... hello...hello? Honey are you alright?" Tony sounded worried.

"Ye...no...yes! Tony please...can...you come over..over..to Anukpo specialist hospital now? Please..."

"Hospital? Lara are you okay? Tony said again.

"Just come, now please!" Lara ended the call.

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"Excuse me...." Tony walked into the room
"G'afnoon Doc." Tony shook Olakija.

"Good day ma'am" he greeted his mother inlaw.

Lara hugged him weeping profusely.
"Easy now baby...don't cry..I'm here okay?" He whispered as he rocked her.

"Doctor, what's wrong? I mean..what going on?" Tony asked the doctor.

"is it that serious? How bad is it?" he asked again after Olakija explained the situation to him.

"The situation is worse!" Olakija sighed.

"Can't we..I mean..don't we have time to think about it...I have to inform my parents.." Tony was trying his best to be strong.

"Parents ke! Were your parent there when you impregnated my daughter? Ehn?" Funke shouted at him.
"you better allow the doctor do his work o! After all you did to my daughter you still want her dead abi? Nothing should happen to my daughter o"

"Hope you know your daughter is also my wife!" Tony glared at her.

"See who is talking o!" Funke clapped.

"Let them do it...I don't want to die." Lara said amidst tears.

"You won't die..." Tony held her tightly.

"Errm..Doctor..I think we need time to think about this..." Tony turned to the doctor.

"Lets go home!" he helped Lara to her feet.

"There's no time." Olakija protested.

"There is always time!" Tony said as he led Lara towards the door.

"Where are you taking my daughter to? Ehn?" Funke tried to stop them

"To a more reputable hospital! I won't let some quack and ill-experienced doctors use my wife as a sample for experiment! Besides the hospital itself is not fit!" he shot at her.

"Tony please..." Lara began to plead.

"Lets go." he said holding her hand.

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Lara rested her head on Tony's shoulder, she was tired from crying. Her in-laws were both there with her; sitting on a waiting chair.
The hospital was "reputable and standard" as Tony puts it.

Amara shuffled to her feet as Doctor Myles walked in.
"Sit down please." Myles smiled taking his seat.

Lara pursed her lips, she was fighting back tears, she could hear Tony's heart pondering dangerously against his chest.

"Well, it still beats my imagination..I mean..what kinda doctor would opt for an abortion just like that?" Myles adjusted his glasses as peered at some papers.

"ermm...so...doctor, what have found out?" Ifiora said gently.

"Yes..yes, oh yes!" Myles smiled looking up at them.

"I'm glad to inform you all that there's nothing wrong with this pregnancy" his smile widened.

"Did you check well? I mean...did...did You conduct the test properly? You're sure there isn't a mistake?" Tony intoned.

"All is well." myles laughed.
"Both the baby and its mother are in perfect condition."

"Oh my God!" Amara hugged Lara affectionately

"Are very sure doctor?" Ifiora wouldn't believe.

"Very very sure! You can go check in another hospital to confirm the authencity." Myles chuckled.

"Come over here, baby..." Tony whispered as he hugged Lara.
He was relieved all was well.

He shut his eyes as he savoured her hug. That witch! He thought.
He was definitely going to deal with his mother in-law. How could she be so wicked?!

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Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Nobody: 4:46pm On Feb 18, 2013
I don talk am, pls bukky give me funke's house address, i will gather my boyz and we shall go to hier house and impregnate her, then come back next seven weeks and help her abort it in our base osipita

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Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by bigsholly(f): 6:18pm On Feb 18, 2013
Wao am glad i catch up.@ bukkydan u don do
Ojoro ooo y u no alert me shey u won start
Another one
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by BukkyDan(f): 2:06pm On Feb 19, 2013
Sowi...@bigsholly.

That's bad na!@ Damex

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Lara wiped a sweat off her forehead as she pushed a trolley round the mall. She was shopping alone against Tony's wish, he always wanted them going out together.

He becoming a superglue! She thought. She just doesn't want some Adam generation hovering over.
"Nice" she said aloud as she examined a baby feeding bottle.

She threw it into the trolley,that was the tenth feeding bottle she's buying. Money isn't a problem like Tony said, their baby deserves everything in the world.

"What's this used for please?" she asked a woman close to her.

"Ooh! Its just like a box, you can keep your baby's feeding items in it." the woman explained with a smile.

"Thanks" Lara smile back throwing it into her trolley again.

She made sure the trolley was full before heading to the cashiers desk, the security men helped take the goods to the waiting car.

She felt hungry, luckily there was a restaurant in the mall. She excused herself from the driver, before hurrying to grab a bite.

She chewed her food slowly, till something caught her attention.
A dark woman in a blond wig!

She smiled quitely, why can't black people understand that those wigs made them look like black mermaids! She thought.

The woman rose from her table, and their eyes met.

"Hey Deji!"

"Hy Lara" Deji replied

"its been a long time, how have you been?" Lara walked towards her pleased.

"i've been like the Deji you used to know!" Deji replied coldly.

"I'm happy to see you, so can you join me at my table!" Lara tried to hold her.

"No I need to go now!"

"oh c'mon Deji! Are we quarelling? You've been acting strangely" Lara looked worried.

"lara please! I beg you don't start!"

"Okay..." Lara sighed.

"So you're pregnant?" Deji sneered.
"so who did the job? Tony or your gateman, or your father-in-law, or your driver or your....come on tell me!" she eyed Lara's bulging tummy.

"Did you suddenly forget I'm married?" Lara forced a smile

"oh no! I didn't forget your husband is an impotent!" Deji quipped.

Lara bit deep into her lower lip.
"Deji..." her voice was low.
"You're hurting me! Stop that! I thought you were a friend, I mean..that was cruel...besides Tony's alright now."

"Oh really! Let me don't waste much of my time! Wish you all the best." Deji turned to leave.

"Deji tell me whats happening" Lara held her hand.

"Nothing! Just that I think....we..we can no longer be friends! You aint my class, you're married and I'm not, gerrit?" Deji said carelessly.

"does that matter?" Lara whispered.

"It does! Please stay away from me!" Deji walked away.

Lara watched her friend leave, she hoped Deji didn't mean those words, something was wrong.
Do people change so easily? What was wrong with everyone in the world?
Her mother changed from bad to worse, Tony changed from bad to good, now Deji is transforming into a being she never knew...


Deji exhaled sharply as she sat in her car.
"So Lara is preggie?" she asked herself.

"Her mum didn't tell me! I'm sure she needs me!" she wondered aloud.

She felt jealousy and strife surge through her veins.
She, naturally was never happy ever since Lara got married.
She was beginning to earn some satisfaction when Tony maltreated her, she definitely want Lara to be single as she is, but had to put up some shows to cover up. Now she could no longer pretend to be that 'caring friend', she was now a jealous friend.

She sure is going to help Funke to make sure Lara is out of that house.

She nodded as she thought.
She picked her cellphone.

"Hello Veejay?" she said.

"Are you in town?"
she listened for a while.

"okay, I'm coming over" she ended the call.

"I'm sorry Lara...Deji aint a true friend!" she whispered driving off

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Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by bigsholly(f): 2:19pm On Feb 19, 2013
This one small na. Waiting for more update plss
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Nobody: 4:32pm On Feb 19, 2013
Arrghhhh too small o.
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by aademi(f): 5:27pm On Feb 19, 2013
See what I have been missing. This story is too interesting, I just want more and more of it...@BukkyDan, pls update ASAP
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by BukkyDan(f): 11:40pm On Feb 19, 2013
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Lara caressed her bulging stomach absent-mindedly, she could percieve the aroma of the food her mother-in-law was cooking. Amara had taken over the kitchen ever since she moved in weeks ago, Tony had invited his mother over since she-Lara was close to delivery.

She wondered what she could have done without her mother-in-law, she was all alone in the family. No relations, no mother, no friends-it's just her and her husbands people.

"here, make sure you eat it up!" Amara placed a small bowl of steaming peppersoup beside Lara.

"Wow! Only me?" Lara asked.

"how many people are pregnant in this house? Oya eat o!" Amara replied.

"I'm not hungry yet!" Lara pouted, she wanted some pettings.

"Please now, Lara, my one and only daughter, the mother of my unborn grandchild, the..." Amara began.

"Hey! Enough mum! " Lara laughed scooping some of the delicacy into her mouth.

"Tastes great" she rolled her eyes.

"mm, I've heard." Amara sat beside her.

"The back pain? How's it now?"

"not better at all" Lara made a face.

"Sorry" Amara rubbed her back gently.

"I think I need to take a walk." Lara said quitely.

"Okay, let me get ready now, I'l accompany you." Amara rose to her feet.

"Follow? No! I prefer to walk alone" Lara protested

"But..."

"Don't worry mum, I'l be fine, just a few metres and I'd be back" Lara assured her.

Lara dragged her feet lazily as she walked, her hand holding her waist and the other hand caressing her stomach.
She got to the end of the street, traffic was heavy. She listened to the hooting sounds and watched some aggressive drivers for a while before deciding to go back.

She took a shortcut route, instead of the previous route she followed.
She walked slowly down a deserted alley, she was used to the alley, though Tony'd warn her several times to quit taking the route.

She was halfway into the alley when she saw a car waiting at the end, she looked behind her; a car was at the other end too.
Somehow she felt nervous. She said some silent prayers and walked on.

Few yards to the end of the alley she felt a hand grab her from behind, she shrieked in fear.
She saw two men trying to take her to the car she saw earlier.

Were they going to kidnap her?
She screamed with all her might.

"Let me go!" she struggled but she was overpowerd.

She felt something wet cover her face and...everything blacked out.

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Lara gazed wearily in space, she wished a million times she would wake up from such a night mare.

She gazed at her tied hands and legs, she would never escape. She felt her baby flutter about in her tummy; that means she need to eat. Food was the last thing on her mind.

Who would want to kidnap a pregnant woman? She thought.
Maybe they want to use her for rituals.
But the people who kidnapped her looked like reowned assassins, not ritualists..

Her eyes moved around the dirty room, littered with beer bottled and cigrattes, she suddenly felt the desire to throw up.
She tried her best not to vomit, she feared her baby might come out through her mouth.

"Uhhhhn...uhhhhhn, gbooo." she vomited.

"Wetin dey happen there?" a male voice said from outside.

"So you vomit?" he asked walking in.

"You do well! Na so you go siddon inside the vomit till the people wey go kill you go come!" he told her angrily.

"Kill?" Lara's eyes widened.

"Siddon there dey ask me!"

"Please don't kill me..." she pleaded
"If you need money, my...my..my....husband would pay any amount you need." she was crying profusely.

"you dey form pesin wey get rich husband, we no need una money. That pikin wey dey your belle go give us money wey we no fit count!" he sneered at her before leaving the room

Lara wailed, she wondered why she had to go through all these.
She looked around her, no means of escape.
Her baby moved again.

She used her teeth to loosen the ropes around her hands after 30 minutes of trying. She caressed her stomach with her bruised hands.

"Baby...are you there? Can you hear me?" she wept.
The baby continued to move.

"I'd advice you stay still for now!" she tapped her tummy.

The baby moved faster.
She felt its love surge through her once more, she remembered how Tony become excited each time the baby moves. She wondered what was going on at her home; maybe they were looking for her.
They might never find her- she was deep in an unknown forest

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Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Nobody: 11:51pm On Feb 19, 2013
My Lara o. Y is she goin tru all ds na?;(.. God plss elp Tony to find hasad
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Nobody: 11:56pm On Feb 19, 2013
Pls rescue my dear lara o. *cryin* wait o,man no dey cry jawe.
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Hummingbird: 11:59pm On Feb 19, 2013
Oh my God....poor Lara
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Ollyfad(f): 4:53am On Feb 20, 2013
Dat wat u gt wen u r sorrounded wit wolves in sheeps clothin.God pls save lara nd ha baby
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by BukkyDan(f): 5:18pm On Feb 20, 2013
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"Baby...I'm home...." Tony called out walking into the sitting room.

"Welcome Tony" Amara greeted.

"Good day mum.." he hugged her.
"Where's Lara?" He asked looking about the room.

"She left some time ago, that she was taking a walk, she isn't back yet" Amara explained.

"Why? What's keeping her? Its late already, this is 8pm, gosh!" he said dailling Lara number.

"I tried dailling her earlier, but she left her phone in her room." Amara said again.

"Excuse me." Tony walked out of the house.

He searched aimlessly round the streets for an hour before going back home in despair, he decided to go and check Funke's place, perhaps Lara should be there.
He got into his car without a word to his mother.

"ah! Tony! Its you, by this time of the night." Funke said as she let Tony in.

"is Lara here?" he asked.

"Lara? Its been months since I saw her o!"

Tony searched her eyes for a while, she possibly couldn't be hiding Lara.
He exhaled sharply

"What wrong?" Funke queried.

"She left home few hours ago and..and...she isn't back, she didn't go with her phone..she..." Tony explained in a tired voice.

"Ehn! Did I hear you say my daughter is missing?" Funke squealed.
"Haaaa! Mo kpe o! Mo ti ku!"

Tony turned to leave, he isn't in the mood to watch her drama

"Where do you think you are going?" Funke asked barring the door.

Tony blinked rapidly

"You are not going anywhere o! I want my daughter o! So you and your family want to use her for money rituals ehn! You must produce Omolara for me o" she ranted.

Tony's heart missed a beat at the mention of rituals, was it that Lara was kidnapped?

"Please madam, get off my way, I don't have time for your drama." he said wearily.

"Drama! You'll see drama! Shey you want to see drama!" Funke screamed at him.

She locked the door with keys, threw the keys into her bra, before proceeding to make a call.

"Hello? Inspector wale? E mi ni, its Funke o, please send me some police men o! There's one ritualist in my house o!" she squealed into the phone.

Tony stood rooted by the door, he watched her with keen interest, this woman is definitely impossible.

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"I swear Officer, that's all I know." Amara said wiping a tear.

Tony squeezed her palms, he wanted her to stop crying.

"please inspector grant them bail." Ifiora said.

Tony brightened up, he wasn't sure he would survive another night in the cell, the previous night was hell.

"write your statements." Inspector Wale pushed a book towards him.

Tony's hand shook as he wrote, he wasn't even sure he wrote something good. His mind was miles away, he wondered where Lara was, he just hoped she is fine.

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Lara scratched her legs furiously, mosquitoes had feasted on her the previous night.
She had stopped crying cos her tears stopped flowing, even her baby was silent, no more movements, she wondered if the baby was alright, it must be weak, cos she hadn't eaten since the previous evening.

She gazed at the only window in her 'cell', it was big enough to escape through. But the question is how? The place was surrounded by armed men.

A laughing female voice drawed her attention, she edged towards the door...

"Don't worry! When the money comes; I go do you well!" the voice said amidst fits of laughter.

The voice sounded familiar.
Just then the door was pushed open; Lara almost lost her balance.

A fetish looking old man; clad in red satin walked into the room, he was holding some calabashes.
He squatted beside examining her bulging stomach. Lara didn't push his hands away; she knew it'd be useless.

He shook his head disappointedly
"Madam come in" he said in a loud voice.

"so when will you take the baby out?" the woman said gingerly.
Lara's heart was beating faster, she knew that voice so well, she looked up sharply..her jaws dropped.

Deji smirked at her, chewing a gum noisily.

Lara felt sweat coming out through every pore on her skin
"Deji?" her lips quivered.

Deji rolled her eyes, a smile playing on her lips.

"We shall take it by night." The fetish man croaked.

"Good then! I can't wait to be a multi-billionaire" Deji laughed.

"Deji you?" Lara shrieked as they turned to leave.

"Yea! Me! Do you think I came into this world to watch others progressing? I need to make money, and I'm not sorry- I have to use you and your baby." Deji chucked wickedly.

"Deji me Lara? Do I deserve this?" Lara sobbed

"I don't know that one o! Better prepare to meet your late father tonight." Deji clapped, before banging the door behind her.

Lara sat, shocked to the marrow. Her body became numb. That night her unborn child would be used by Deji for rituals! Deji of all people.

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Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by aademi(f): 5:52pm On Feb 20, 2013
Oh BukkyDan, pls rescue lara for me. She doesnt deserve this pain from anyone especially from her bestie, Deji...
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by Hummingbird: 5:57pm On Feb 20, 2013
God please be with her n protect d unborn child
Re: ::::::::*lara's Faith *:::::::: by wizkris(f): 6:21pm On Feb 20, 2013
nice...expecting more

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