*Continues*

Ebere


" Ify'' i whispered and sat up.

She threw her self on the bed, i waddled to the kitchen to make her a hot cup of tea. We were silent all through the day, i was still pissed and she was doing her best to ignore me. In the evening, i decided to voice out a nagging feeling.


" Ify did you take Condoms along with you?"

She blanched. " No"

" My God! Ify!"

" I went home with only one person and he gave me a hundred thousand naira?"

" What?! In a night!" I could help screaming in disbelief. The amount had my heart racing. " But did he protect himself?"

" Protect himself?" She asked childishly.

I groaned in frustration. " Did he use a condom?! Ify please tell me he did.........please"

" No"

" Why! Oh God!" I moaned, " Go to the pharmacy right now, tell them to give you some morning after pills".

" Okay". She said leaving the room.


She was only seventeen, a victim of rape, i should have tried my best to stop her. A girl' s first time should be sweet and tantalizing and with the man she was in love with. I wondered briefly how a walk in client could pay a hundred thousand naira, did he abuse her? were they more than one?

We never talked about it, we splited the money equally. I enquired about selling space for Ify at Allen and she started selling cooked rice at night. One night the contractions hit me hard and Ify helped me to the hospital. One early morning i went on a long stroll with the baby, i wrapped her in a warm shawl and by the time i came back home i knew i had made the right decision.

" Where is the baby?" Ify asked.

I breezed past her into the bedroom.

" Ebere where is the baby? "

she shook me and i slapped her hand away.

'' She is safe"

" Then where is she? how could you throw away something so precious?! " she sobbed.

" I don't know" i whispered. " there's no way i could raise her myself!. Don't you think i feel enough guilt already!"

" Will she be fine?"

" Yes i saw to it that she would. She's in good hands" .

The next day, i took a paint container, i squeezed the milk she would have fed on into it. I tried to get her rosy cheeks out of my mind, her cries would taunt me in my dreams for many years. Survival was key to me and i couldn't risk starving us both so self love prevailed. Ify continued selling her food at Allen Avenue and i also returned back to work. Nobody asked about the baby, clients started patronizing me once more, if not for the heaviness in my bosoms i could have sworn it was all a dream. It was just like it never happened.


TBC

pentzuatzil:
is morning already nau... slept late last night, thinking u will drop more....kudoz anyways

No light bro. Thanks.

bibijay123! bibijay123!! bibijay123!!! you're too much!!!! So unpredictable!

You are just too awesome, thumbs up to you and I give you Triple tuale.... God grant you more knowledge and understanding

everything about nah standard!!! bibi jay

I just hope nothing would go wrong with dat little, innocent baby! frustration is a self -destruction in d making "!

bibijay123:



Sorry abt the cramps babe. I will def complete the story. Thanks

bibijay123:



Sorry abt the cramps babe. I will def complete the story. Thanks

very nice story....Following up back to back...Goodjob dear

Chapter 6

Ifeoma


10 years later...



Ebere and i were running a restaurant now, she had quit working some five years ago. I found joy in cooking, my customers were always praising my excellent culinary skills. I also took some courses in baking and cooking. We also had a sharwama and licks spot, we were raking in a tidy sum every month. We had even moved into a bigger apartment. Every Friday, we threw a mini party and Ebere' s friends from the past would bring their clients. We made almost a millionaire every time we threw such party.

Life was getting rosy for us, we had both gone to a driving school to learn driving, after we got our driving licence, we bought for ourselves two second hand cars. We had enough to eat, we had money in our bank accounts and we had a booming business, life was truly good. I stepped into the chilled bank environment, I had gone to deposit to cash a check, i ran into a hard muscled wall and stumbled back. A hand reached out to steady me.

" Sorry" We both said at the same time. I went to do my transactions and when i came out much later i saw the wall i had walked in to earlier leaning against a Prado jeep.

" Hi."

" Hi"

" Remember me?"

" Are you the one on five hundred naira?" i asked rudely.

He laughed. " Ify come on! You are too young to have alhemezier. You were once the best student in Clive high so don't tell me you don't remember me!"

The wheels were turning in my head, the voice was a bit familiar, and that grin.......oh my God!

" Chi boy"


He gave me a breathtaking hug, we exchanged contacts and he promised to give me a call. day dream all day, expecting every beep to be his incoming call but it never came until the next week. He explained that he had to rush out of the country for a meeting. We saw more of each other and he asked me to be his girl, it was kind of old fashioned the way he asked but i readily accepted.

" Ify my daughter. How are you?" Mrs Ukandu asked me warmly.

Chiboy ' s family accepted me into their family without any questions about my background or my parents.

" Am fine mommy, have you eaten yet?"

Chiboy had gone on one of his trips so he asked me to go check on his mother who was home alone. He lost his dad when he was still a little boy, his older siblings were all married.

" I brought you Oha soup made with bush meat and semo. Let me microwave it for you ma."

" No forget about food first Nne. Sit down."

I dropped the polythene bag i brought with me on the table. I felt so tired and weak, Ebere had insisted i stayed back home for some days to rest. Some days i would retch till my intestines threaten to spill out of my mouth. Chiboy would tease me lightly that maybe i was already carrying his baby. Some days my bottom would be glued to the toilet all day, i would squeeze my nose as the foul smelling waste product land into the WC with a loud thud. Ebere would run out of the flat laughing.


" Are you pregnant?" I heard her ask me.

" No ma"

She gave me a look which said she didn't believe me. " We can easily arrange for a quick court wedding before you start showing. " she said, " I don't want my grandchild to be born out of wedlock"

I laughed. I loved the woman so much, she never took life too serious, her motto was : There's always a way out. I thanked her and went into the kitchen to heat up the food for her. Chiboy returned from his trip later that week and he asked me to get myself a new dress. He was taking me to dinner.

" Mama Ebere will you stop fretting over me already! your daughter is a big girl!"

She laughed. " I just can't help it my daughter! You have to look so delectable Chiboy would literally dine on you instead".

We both laughed. We heard a car honked and i quickly grabbed my purse awaiting my self appointed Mother' s approval. She gave me the thumbs up and i walked out of the flat. I hoped Ebere would also find someone who would love her and cherish her like Chiboy. She deserved to be happy. Chiboy and i necked in the car for some few minutes before we broke apart laughing.


'' Have ruined your lipstick baby" he said kissing my earlobe.

" I will fix it up, if only you can keep your roaming hands to yourself."

We laughed again. I pinched myself lightly, so it was real. How could one person be so full of happiness? I felt so blessed.

" Down to earth baby "

I laughed. The restaurant was so elegant, i felt like a star in a romantic movie. A waiter brought my dinner. I opened the dish and was stunned. Chiboy got on his knees immediately and my eyes misted with emotion. On the center of the dish laid a ring with a large glittering stone. He must have spent a fortune on it.

" Please say you will marry me Ifeoma Ambrose"

I flew into his arms, smearing my foundation on his shirt. I felt my heart pounding in disbelief.

" You still haven't said yes baby"

" Yes! Yes! Yes!"

The other couples in the restaurant were clapping for us happily. So i finally had my happy ever after.




Tbc

i hope she left the baby at Dayo's. weldone more ink to your pen

I hope ify didn't contact any disease.

vicdall:
I hope ify didn't contact any disease.

just my thought

Pheew!! The rate at which this thread dey move no be here o. See as evrytin dey sweet dey go, make no devil cum put sand for dere garri o.

Crazy how things go....

Ifeoma is ill and she has infected Chiboy.... Sorry to burst your bubbles but how come it has to be after ten years?

Tanks for making my break. Am enjoying this break in office with the sensation of this story.
#PleaseUpdateMore

FoxyFlow:
Crazy how things go....

Ifeoma is ill and she has infected Chiboy.... Sorry to burst your bubbles but how come it has to be after ten years?

If u ask me na who i go ask? .

Bibijay123 give us more!

Bibi be like those game of thrones writers. Killing joy b4 u get used to it. Next thing Chi's father is d guy that gave Ify that 100k. Its unanimous tho. U D BOMB GIRL....

Let me guess: after the whole charade of planning their wedding, thunder strikes, the devil/snake in form of ify's frd.whaz-her-name and bro will come out to spoil the show. Haaaaaa. Thumbs up Bibi. NA guess o. More inspiration bae

gabe:
Bibi be like those game of thrones writers. Killing joy b4 u get used to it. Next thing Chi's father is d guy that gave Ify that 100k. Its unanimous tho. U D BOMB GIRL....

chiboys dad is dead-maybe a relative gave her

* Continues*

Ifeoma

" Hello baby, when are going for the tests?" I said into the mouth piece of my phone whilst stirring the stew boiling on the gas cooker. The past weeks had been so hectic, Chiboy' s mom insisted we had a proper church wedding with bridal train and all. " What time tomorrow? Alright......love you too."

" Sha no pour spit for the stew o" Ebere came in and handed me a glass of juice. " My God! what happened to your arm?"

There was an ugly purple bruise on my upper arm, where do these strange bruises come from?

I sipped the cold juice, savoring the sweet fruity taste of it " I think hot water spilled on my arm some days ago while i was making garri for Chiboy' s mom."

" You think? You are getting very careless ooo."

My fiance picked me up the next day, after a sumptuous lunch at our restaurant he drove down to the hospital. We were both seated before a pot bellied doctor in his fifties but he had kind eyes, and a kind smile. He gave Chiboy his results, genotype : AA , HIV : negative. My fiance gave me a wide smile, pecking my cheeks.

" Mr Ukandu do you love your fiancée?" Doc asked softly.

Chiboy and i traded looks.

" She's my life.......my heart beat."

He nodded. " It is obvious that you love her dearly....but can you die for her?"

We both laughed. " Of course i can" my man boasted.

" So easy to say my boy. Life has a way of throwing challenges on our path unexpectedly. Only true love can see us through it all and we would triumph in the end."

We both nodded. What is this man saying?

" let me tell you a short story.......a man came to my hospital some years ago. He actually came to pick up his test results....turns out he was HIV positive. "

He paused.

We both moaned and said the necessary awws and ohhs.

" I called his wives, you see he had two but they were both negative"

" How's that possible sir?" I asked.

" He had been using protection with both wives since they had both decided not to have another child. "

" What did the wives do?" Chiboy asked.

" I told them to carry on as a family, show him more care and love. The wives accepted him and went on loving him.......the man is still alive today."

" Awww, what a heart rendering story" i said.

" HIV is actually manageable, there are groups who support such special people and there are also drugs that are given to such people in government hospitals. A lot of people are under the misconception that it is an airborne disease and that it is could also be contracted with a physical touch but they are all misconceptions. "

Chiboy and i nodded. The kind doctor got up, and handed a result he had withdrawn from his drawer to my fiancé.Chiboy stared at it, his hands trembled badly before he bent down his head. I caught the paper before it slipped on to the floor. My name was written at the top left corner of it. Positive. My happy ever after was over.


Question: Guys would you go ahead with the wedding? Ladies would you allow your brother go ahead?


TBC

vandops10:
chiboys dad is dead-maybe a relative gave her

like best man?

kinah:
Let me guess: after the whole charade of planning their wedding, thunder strikes, the devil/snake in form of ify's frd.whaz-her-name and bro will come out to spoil the show. Haaaaaa. Thumbs up Bibi. NA guess o. More inspiration bae

vandops10:
chiboys dad is dead-maybe a relative gave her

gabe:
Bibi be like those game of thrones writers. Killing joy b4 u get used to it. Next thing Chi's father is d guy that gave Ify that 100k. Its unanimous tho. U D BOMB GIRL....

Loool

toboski1:


like best man?

better than STD
modified

speechless

chai-love can run away at the sight or sound of HIV

This story has more suspence than all those silly tele mondos put 2gether

Hmmmmmmm can't talk now

FoxyFlow:
Crazy how things go....

Ifeoma is ill and she has infected Chiboy.... Sorry to burst your bubbles but how come it has to be after ten years?

The new updated explains it all.

As much as I wouldn't want to lie, I wouldn't like it if my brother wants to marry an HIV+ lady. I am not discriminating..... Nothing is wrong with them but the thought of been trying to be careful all the time sends cold shivers*
Most times, it happens as a result of bad situations as in the case of IFY. Well that's life. Who do we blame. In ify's case, I would blame her parents for abandoning her. I pray for those in similar cases in our society today, that God will use his healing hands and turn them to HIV-negative. Its really hard. I don't want to think about it sef.
cc bibijay123

bibijay123:



The new updated explains it all.

I was wondering why Chiboy mother thought she was pregnant. Her body, Ifeoma, is strong sha. Ten years when some people starts displaying symptoms on the first month of infection.

Theirs was a no sex relationship then. He he Hehehe, I told you I knew the next thing that would happen, maybe because I bury myself in whatever I am reading.

There will be a twist in the plot. Not all stories have happy endings but this one do. Whatever made her make this statement, "And my happily ever after ended", points to one thing.

From another point of view, maybe, just maybe, her one night stand wasn't what infected her but what do I know? Make a hundred thousand naira in a single night leaves much to be desired and without condom, fate, I tell you have a way of dealing us cruel blows.

Eh, Bibi, make we hook up via whatsapp na. I gat something to tell ya...