Two more pregnant women had just ambled into her office, Chiwetel called her work off, she had had enough of her boss and pregnant women, what were they asking or intruding for? The good man she assisted had just begun a foundation for pregnant women alone in Ideh Local Government. Pregnant women were almost suffocating her; she was becoming confused on the number of seats to add again in her own office. They had worked in the state’s capital as a law firm, the man later handed that to his two daughters and stepped down profoundly into life few months ago. Pregnant women, Chiwetel swore that she wouldn’t have taken the job had she known she will be locked inside a room full of pregnant women, spiting, eating and gabbling with long scary stomachs. She would widen her eyes and curse silently at the one that will raise their gowns up, almost undressing, the ones without brassieres, the ones pulling out their wigs and putting them back on, the ones scratching everywhere on their bodies. Experiencing their irritating guts was an agonizing handball for her and the worst, guilt will not let her react exactly the way she wanted.
She needed air badly, a way to escape their inquisitiveness had to come forth.
‘He will be here after an hour.’
‘Hour.’ Chorused the tired-looking women.
‘Yes, wait.’
‘How we go wait, we don tire.’
‘Yes, we don tire.’ Affirmed another.
‘Oya make una begin dey go na.’ Chiwetel rushed them.
‘This girl, you no be better person.’ Retorted the one that scratches.
‘Madam, excuse me, do not assault me, that’s how you all are, an African person will always think that they are the only person that needs help.’
‘I have a husband.’ The wig remover stated starring intensively at Chiwetel.
‘Who asked you that one?’ Chiwetel replied getting up from her seat.
‘Ogbanje. You, are you Mongolian?’
‘All of you might be mad.’ She lashed trying to walk out of her desk, the wig woman removed her wig and threw it at her. She, in retaliation, spat at her and a fight began. They all were dealing.... https://egbechopublishers..com/2020/08/a-lifetime-of-wrath-part-1.html