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awwww...m lucky this time.

My big sis, apology accepted . Nice mouth-watering update you've gat up dere. More grace to you.

Errrm...so Malaika's found LOVE? Even a car and a RING? Hey! Goood.
Halleluyah.

But...Ife-oluwa nao....what's up? Whatever happened to the 'hard to get' thingy.

Errrn...before I derail further....thanks Big sis for 'remembering' us o .
Thanks and God bless you

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"You should go home now." Jide said slowly, his son'd been staring at Sasha's motionless body for hours without a blink; if his eyes could heal-Sasha should be well.

"which home?" Kenny asked-eyes still fixed on Sasha.

"we should take a cab back to the hotel, you've been here since morning, and its close to 11pm now." Jide replied patting his son- the boy was getting lean by the day, he hardly spoke or smile not to talk of laughing.

"Big daddy isn't here yet." Kenny noted,edging closer to Sasha;like she could stop his father from taking him away.

"He'd be here in a few seconds, Dr Krishna asked to speak with him."

"Dr Krishna.." Kenny echoed. The name reminded him of an Indian movie he and Sasha had seen on cable.
"Lemme say something to her before we leave."

Jide simply sighed, crossing his legs. Watching his son talking to Sasha wasn't a very good sight; as it might force tears down your face.

"Sassy...I believe you can hear me; the 'coma' not withstanding" Kenny began.
"Dr Krishna said; your kidneys are good, but the problem now could be your brain...He said its 'stressed' out. I wish I could share my own brain with you. But still, I believe in God's name, that you'll be fine." he caressed her arm.

"lest I forget, yesterday was my birthday; nobody wished me well...remember our plans? How you promised to buy me something 'special'? Big mummy's been crying, Kola stopped going to school, Big Daddy is so lean...we miss you Sassy. We hope you'll talk to us soon." he concluded steping back.

"she might hear you." Williams said startling him. He had walked into the room to meet Kenny in his 'state'.

"sure" Kenny replied.

"thanks alot...for your support." Williams said to Jide who simply smiled.

"any news?"

"Yea..." Williams avoided their eyes.

"Uhum?"

"he's just saying the chances are getting thinner by the day, he mention something about her nervous system. They might take her off 'life support' soon" Williams said sadly.

"But we aint asking them too." Jide frowned.
"They can't try such! We would hang on for as long as our faith stretches."

"Dad? Did you see that?" Kenny nudged his father bewildered.

"what?" Williams and Jide chorused as Kenny kept pointing at Sasha.

"like... she just tapped her right fingers." Kenny replied with a nod.

"Seriously?" Jided asked with unbelief.

Just then, her eye balls moved though with closed eyelids, she tapped both fingers again.

"Oh my God!" Kenny was gasping.

"Doctor!" the three of them sped to the door.

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"Sister, you'll have to wait o! This woman's condition is getting worse o" an elderly nurse told Cassandra who was in a hurry to leave the hospital.

"hmm" Cassandra rolled her eyes, who cares?

"the labour is becoming a prolonged one, she's very weak. We might consider 'operation' o" the nurse continued.

"Okay, thanks." Cassandra made to leave.

"You're living just like that?"

"Am I the one who impregnated her? Whats my own there? Ehn? See leave me alone, else I'll unleash my frustration on you o!" Cassandra replied angrily.

"That witch is responsible for what happened to my sister, she...she...made...now my Sister is..." Cassandra sobbed.

Wiping her tears, she stormed out of the hospital. She fought back tears, -just when her family was coming back to its normal stable state...

"God please..." she muttered.
"send me taxi..." she scanned the tarred road.

"Taxi!" she finally flagged one down.

She got in without a word.

"Sisi, where are you going to?" the driver moved the taxi back on the hot-tarred road.

"my fathers house!" she snapped.

"Your father house no get address ?"

"whats your problem now? Don't I know where i'm going? Move this can you call a car jor!" she retorted angrily.

"abeg o! No just put your own wahala for my head o," the taxi driver replied.

"see I don't wanna talk! Puuullease move this thing" she wiped a tear.

"your person no well abi?"

"what kind of raw trouble is this?" Cassandra hissed, she might be forced to strangle somebody.

The taxi driver miraculously kept quite, as he took directions from her.

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Barbra sniffed loudly as her teary eyes scanned Sasha's bedroom. Nothing to indicate a female owns the room, no pink designs, no floral wallpapers; the wall's painted cream, the curtains tom were cream with a few brown dots; then a small table, with neat stack of books and chinese collections. The room looked neat in its own way, just that the owner was absent to add more glamour to it.
Barbra would never forgive herself, what kind of mother was she? Her own daughter? She almost fainted when she learnt Sasha was flown abroad, she wasn't even given a chance to see what her child looks like.
Slowly she buried her face in her palms and her body shook with sobs.

"Iya Kemi, Jide just called that they're fine and also..." Ashley walked into the room, but stoped halfway as she met her sister's sorrowful condition.

"still crying? I've told you all would be well." she felt sorrowful too.

"I know." Barbra pushed her hands away, who was she deceiving.
"wheres Kenny?" she asked. That boy need to explain things to her, how on earth could he not know about her illness all along?

"Need I remind you, that he went with them? Jide went with them too so won't start asking where he is." Ashley frowned, folding her her arms.

"Maybe you should try to be nice! I don't need some mean sister around me." Barbra eyed.

Ashley simply rolled her eyes.

"stop doing that to me! Don't you know how I feel? I know you all are casting blames on me..." she broke into fresh sobs

"Nobody's blaming you, you're the best mother any child can have. C'mon sister mi, I'm sorry okay. But you have to put yourself together." Ashley tried to hold her.

"Fi mi le jor! Wheres Cassie?"

"You asked her to take some food to Joyce!"

"Oh!" Barbra rubbed her aching forehead, while her sister left the room irritated.

She picked a pillow to cuddle it, its softness could heal her heart. Her eyes caught a fancy book beneath the pillow, without a second thought she picked the book.

'SASHA WILLIAMS' was written on the front cover in silver.

"Hmmn" Barbra sighed as she flipped open the pages, it looks more like a slum book.

The writtings looked old, the first page has the handwritting of a little child-it read;

"August-24-2003
Things change in life, your lovers become you haters. Mum doesn't like me no more, she called me stu.pid. I'm scared."

"December-25-2004
Its Christmas day, I am not wearing my new clothes, nobody cares."

"January -9-2005
I have stomach ache, I vomited two times, my leg is shaking. Daddy said I must go to school. I hate dad. I told mum, she patted my head and went off."

"March-1-2005
I am happy, Kenny is in my school now. Thanks to Aunty Ashley."

"June-4-2005
Mum took me to a prophet, they said I am a witch, they want to cut my hair. I am scared"

"December -15-2005
Its my birthday, mummy and daddy forgot, Cassie stole my biro, Kola bite my arm."

"January-1-2006
new year resolution. Not playing with Kola and Cassie anymore, I won't tell mummy any gist, I won't run to welcome daddy anymore, I won't hug Dapo no more, and I still love aunty Kemi and my Kenny"

"April-4-2006
plans working right, I'm now living for myself alone. Everybody sees me as an outcast, who cares?"

Barbra trembled as her fingers flipped the pages open, the writting were getting clearer as it became more structured

"march-12-2009
Daddy sent me packing to Lagos, I hate the Williams"

"July-19-2009
back home now, mum's showing me love, daddy's got a new Missy. I wonder if mum's love is genuine.

"September-6-2009
I'm pains, am I gonna continue like this? Nobody to talk to? My stomach is on fire, God please help me"

Barbra closed the book as tears blurred her vision, she was a 'failure'. She made her own daughter go t through all that, she was the reason behind Sasha's rudeness and illness?

"please my baby forgive me." she whispered as fresh tears flowed from her eyes.

"Mummy! Mum..." Kola ran excitedly into the room with Ashley.

Barbra looked on bemused as they performed some dance steps.

"Sister mi! Ishe toh Oluwa ti she, ko le baje rara! Guess what?" Ashley laughed.

"Joyce gave birth?" Barbra asked unintrested.

"forget that one jor o! Its Sasha! The doctors over there confirmed, she needs no more Kidney transplant o" Ashley shook her sister.

"she's okay now?" Barbra didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"errm....she's still undergoing treatments...she's not yet out of the comatose stuff." Kola sighed.

"hmm...thank God" Barbra wiped her tears.
"Excuse me." she hurried out of the room taking the book with her.

"What's wrong with her?" Ashley asked Kola, who simply shrugged.

"can't wait to have Sasha back home, I'll use all the money in my piggy bank to organise a party for her." Kola said excitedly as he and Ashley shared their joy.

Its well...get well soon Lolly

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"chacha!" Kola bounced into the living room, excitement written all over his face. He just learnt from the gateman that his 'darling' sister's back, they all missed her- gone were the days when they hate having her around.

"Sassy lockie..." he called out again dumping his school back on the centre table.

"Sasha?" his voice turned low as he saw her bag on the floor. He dashed to her room- the door was locked, he ran to cassandra's room,then to his mother's, no sign of Sasha. Was she playing hide and seek? No way! Sasha won't do that.
He walked back to the living room, his eyes scanned the room- the curtains to the dining section wasn't in place

"gotcha!" he said excitedly rushing to the dining section, he looked around;then tiptoed to the kitchen.

"Sash..." he froze at the door eyes popping out.
The sight before him made him scream.

"Sasha..." he whispered covering his mouth.

"what happened to you?" he knelt beside her.
He screamed again at the sight of blood trickling out her mouth.
"What did you do to yourself?" he whispered, shaking her.

"Mummy! Mum...Sasha has killed her self o!" he wailed hugging his unconcious sister.


He turned sharply when he heard something beeped.

He grabbed Sasha's phone
"Hello?" he whispered.

"Hey Sassy...called to tell you I'm com..." Kenny started to say

"it aint Sasha, its Kola."

"Awww...k-boy, what's up where's sassy?"

"Kenny, I'm in trouble, we're in trouble, Sasha is unconcious...If not yet dead." Kola sobbed.

"What?" Kenny screamed from the other end.

The line went dead.

"Sasha, please hold on...." Kola rocked her body, while going through her contacts.

"Hello...Dada mi? Am i dreaming? You're calling my number?" Williams teased.

"Daddy...its Kola, dad...come home..now...i said now! Sasha is...is..."

"Kola? Whats wrong over there?" williams asked.

"Daddy please come now." Kola continued to sob letting the phone drop.
He lifted her face, wiping off the blood from her mouth- he pressed his face against hers, maybe he could resuscitate her.

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" so Doctor? Is she okay?" Kenny sprang to his feet as a White doctor emerged from the room;where they took Sasha's body to,earlier in a stretcher.

"Ermm...Mr Williams?" Doctor Andrea searched their faces.

"Yes?" Williams rose to his feet.

"I gather she's your daughter?"

"Yes she is! Could you go on please?" Ashley snapped, pushing Kola's sleeping head off her chest, lifting herself from the waiting chair.

"Can I have a word with you- Mr Williams in private please" the doctor ignored her.
"Its confidential..."

"Just say on doctor, we're one family." Williams urged in a weak voice.

"For how long has she been ill?" Andrea asked.

"She didn't show any sign of illness..." Williams replied, glancing at Kenny who nodded.

"Not any atall?"

"just some mild cough and sweaty palms." Kenny replied.

"Okay," the doctor sighed.

"I hate to tell you this...but...the whole thing is complicated, the chances are slim...very slim." Andrea shook his head
"She has what we call..."

"Save the wretched name and tell us what to be done for her to be okay." Kenny stamped his foot, the man was taking all the whole day to talk.

"she's on life support now, if you so will, we'd put her on a 'life flight' to India tomorrow morning." Andrea replied, walking away briskly with kenny Williams following him closely- so they could finish up the discussion.

"and I wonder where the mother disappeared to?" Ashley Complained, punching her phone.

"where on earth are you?" Ashley spoke into her phone angrily.

"at the hospital, Joyce is in labour" barbra replied calmly from the other end.

And your own child is dying-Ashley almost snapped.
"would you come over the general hospital now? There's a serious issue here."

"But I can't leave Joyce like that..."

"Maybe you'd leave her when you hear Sasha's in a coma." Ashley stated wiping away tears.

"which Sasha?" Barbra asked.

"How many Sasha did you give birth to?" Ashley hissed ending the call. Her sister was as irritating as whatsit.

"Is Sasha awake now?" Kola asked rubbing his sleepy eyes.

Ashley simply shook her head.

"But she's going to wake up right?"

"I don't know! Kola leave me!" Ashley snapped walking into the room where her neice lay.

"Sorry..." she whispered to the nurses in the room.

Seeing the tubes and wires going in and out her neice, made her sob uncontrollably. She ran out of the room, into the waiting arms of Williams, she wailed in a loud voice.

"She'll be fine." Williams assured her- atleast after donating one of his kidneys.

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Gasping for air; Joyce struggled back to reality from her Dreamland.

"It was a dream..." she continued to pant heavily.

Yet another evil dream? For weeks she'd dread 'sleeping'. It's always two monsters chasing after her, all trying to snuff life out of her.
"who did I offend nah?" she looked around confused.

Its either someone's taken her name to a herbalist or witches are fighting against her- she mused. Managing to sit up amidst pains, she let her eyes travel round the room.

Different sets of baby things hung in different sections, she've spent alot on her unborn child- courtesy Williams. Her unborn child? She caressed her stomach. The child was due delivery, but whatever is stopping it from coming...almost two weeks gone past the normal nine months.
Some people are surely behind her 'condition', - she sighed.

She'd go see a doctor, even if it means her having 'knives' on her, she wants that baby out...she couldn't continue in pains- She thought as she struggled to her feet.

Who knows, maybe the child was scared of coming into a world where he or she won't be valued?

She sighed again, bending to pick the night cap that fell off her head. Just then, she felt the pain she've been expecting for days, her water broke.

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Barbra was laughing heartily with her daughter Cassandra, as she chattered like a programmed machine, telling her all sort of jokes; when she heard someone scream.

"Did you hear that?" she asked

"yea..." Cassandra stopped laughing.

The scream came again, startling them.

"mum its in this house." Cassandra jumped looking frightened.

"ah ahn! Whats happening?" Barbra rose to her feet.

"Where's Joyce?"

"Dunno...should be in her room." Cassandra shrugged.

"Somebody help!" Joyce wailed

"oh my God!" Barbra rushed towards the room.

Cassandra took a step but stood back, who was she going to help? Definitely not Joyce.

"Cassie...get me my car keys, we're going to the hospital..." Barbra rushed out of the room carrying a baby basket.

"why?"

"I said ...my car keys! Joyce is in Labour."

"joyce is in labour? So what?" Cassandra eyed her mother.

"Cassie, if truly I gave birth to you, get my keys from the dresser upstairs." Barbra snarled before dashing back to Joyce.

"lord have mercy on my mother!" Cassandra mumbled agrily as she went to get the keys.

"mum...like seriously? This woman hypnotised you or what?" Cassandra asked in disbelief as she watched her mother help the wailing Joyce out of the house.

"shut your big mouth! Bring that basket along!" Barbra shouted at her daughter who picked up the basket grumbling.

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"Sassy...see you later in the evening." Kenny waved, as Sasha walked towards her home, waving back at them as the Cab sped away.

"Mallam, good af'noon." Sasha greeted the gateman who seemed pleased to see her.

"small madam! I welcome o." the gateman tried to collect her bag.

"no...nevermind thanks." she smiled
"mum's home?"

"No everybody I don comot."

"Even Cassie?" she asked.

"everybody! Cassie I comot na for madam motor."

"okay thanks." Sasha replied- disappointed.

Nobody's home to welcome her from the 'journey', not even a welcome hug for doing so well in her post-utme.- she sulked kicking the footmat. Picking the keys, she opened the door...even Joyce wasn't home? She hissed.

"Thank God o, for a wonderful journey. Welcome back to your father's house." she welcomed her self, throwing her bag to the floor. Walking briskly to the kitchen, she began to outline what and what she'd eat.

"To start with.." she smiled opening the fridge. She grabbed a bottle of water and started to gulp it down. Her eyes caught something on the burner.

"Chicken stew?" her eyes shone, as grabbed a plate and started offloading the chicken.

"Ope o! God said I shouldn't die of hunger." she sang happily.

She lifted a chicken lap to her lips, her hands froze, her lips chattered.
Those demons in her stomach were at it again- she mused washing her rembling hands.
She wiped the sweat already trickling down her face, her legs trembled under her weight.

"Not again." she croaked, as she layed down on the tiled Kitchen floor.
Her head felt turgid, she could smell blood, she swallowed hard to prevent it from coming up her throat.
Her teeth continued to chatter as her wet palms caressed her stomach.

"Ease up...pleeease" she croaked.
She felt a movement in her chest, it was coming up faster than she could control...she vomited blood.

She cringed at the sight of her own blood. She struggled to a kneeling position, her body continued to tremble.

"kenny..." was all she could mutter , and everything blacked out.

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Sasha caressed her flat stomach soothingly, if not for anything to appease the 'witches an wizards' feasting on her stomach wall. She rolled her eyes as she heard Kemi laughing across the room, as usual everybody's chit-chatting and laughing their 'hearts' out, all she could do was manage a smile.

That wasn't hunger or menstrual pain or anything related to it, the pain she's feeling is one she's become so used to-that its become part and parcel of her. It came once or twice every month and stays on for few hours each time it 'visited' . At such times, she would remain mute, cos if she dared talk too much; she'd end up coughing out her internal organs.
Its been like that all her life, no one knew about it not even Kenny or her parents, she was good at keeping such secrets- if not for anything but for fear of hospital and its 'applications'. If her family were good observers, they'd have known, because of how sweaty she becomes and how she trembled each time she tried to talk.

"Sassy what's up nah? You've been staring at the ceiling since, or are you missing Joyce already?" Kenny asked with a half smile.

Sasha simply smiled and lowered her eyes.

"don't worry o, we'll be going back home tomorrow, sho gbo?" Ashley joined the joke.

"ehn, she can go. atleast Kenny promised to stay back." Kemi teased

"that's good to know." Sasha croaked wiping her sweaty palms on her skirt, before proceeding to flick away some sweat trickling down her face.

"awww...she've got a frog in her throat." Tunji laughed.
"and don't tell me you're sweating in an 'air-conditioned' room o" he added.

"lockie...you're alright?" Kenny asked looking concerned as Sasha rose to her feet.

"I have a cough." Sasha croaked, walking steadily to the hall way.

"Cough? How comes?" Kenny followed her.

"Better follow your wife and beg her not to fall sick o." Tunji called after them.

Kenny leaned against the wall, hand folded across his chest, as he watched his best friend and 'sister'; lay on her stomach, eyes shut and lips pursed. All wasn't well, he knew that. This wasn't the first time he's seeing her do that, maybe it's one of her numerous 'attitudes'.

"You're gonna tell me what's up now." he stated.

"Kenny, leave me. I'm just fine" she whispered.

"No way!" he shook his head.
"What kinda attitude are you putting up? This isn't the first time you're doing this, each time you just go on saying you have a cough? What sort of cough is it that come up more than twelve times a year?"

Sasha continued in her position, he should bring the whole building down if he could, he isn't going to get her tell it out.

"Com'n Sassy...its me Kenny, when did we start having secrets we keep from each other?" Kenny asked in a low voice.

"I'm fine!" she snapped.

"But..." Kenny stopped halfway, when he saw her sped towards the toilet.
"Sassy?" he followed her in.

There she was clutching onto her stomach whilst coughing continuously.

"Sorry..." he patted her back till she stopped coughing.

Sasha sighed, as she walked out of the toilet, she felt some kind of relief sweep over her; the pains died away, even her seat palms became void of moisture.
That was it! She mused, she should be expecting it after some weeks again.

"you need some tablets for cold." Kenny noted sitting beside her.

"Yea doc." Sasha smiled, her voice back to normal, the croaky sound gone.

"thank me later." he winked.

"I told I was fine, you didn't believe me."

"Why should I? When you're just sweating like what I don't know." Kenny mused.

"Sasha! Kenny! Come over here, a chinese movie is on!" Tunji's voice rang in from the living room.

"Yea baby...its my kung fu! Wu cha!" Sasha said excitedly hopping out of the room.

Kenny kept staring at the doorway, mouth opened. That surely wasn't the girl he saw wrigling like an earthworm few minutes ago. There's more to all that drama, something Sasha had never told him about. But why would she keep anything that strange from him?

"Kenny! Come and see...its Jackie chan starring Jet Li o!" Sasha called out excitedly.

Shaking his head from side to side, he dragged his feet to the living room. She's a strange being he concluded.

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Barbra pressed her head into her soft pillow, in a bid to hide her face...the knock she heard came again-a little louder.
Her husband must of gone nuts;if he thinks, he'd have her dish it out again. Can't he get it that she's easily bored by such things?

"Mummy!" Cassandra pushed the door open.

Barbra's eyes snapped open, Cassie? What's wrong?

"Mummy.." Cassandra called again, walking towards the kingsized bed.

"Cassandra Williams! You have no idea what time it is?"

"Erm...uhm..sorry to disturb your sleep..." Cassandra replied looking excited.

"what's that look on your face?" Barbra asked sitting up.

"Mum you won't believe it, the John I told you about is here again o...they've come to take that witch away." her eyes shone with happiness as she spoke.

"You mean Joyce?" Barbra asked observing her closely.

"Yea..." she replied with a short laugh.

" Cassie? Look me in the eyes and tell me you have no hand in this." Barbra's pierced into her daughter, who was beginning to feel uncomfortable.

"Mum...I'm sorry..."Cassandra avoided her eyes.
"I got John's phone number from Joyce phone...and I called him to..."

"You have no idea what you've done! That man could be a robber or a kidnapper! Joyce told you she doesn't know him...and you still....Cassandra are you this st.upid?" Barbra said in a fierce whisper.

"No..." Cassandra mumbled, she could feel her mother hot breathe on her cheek.

Without a word, Barbra grabbed her night robe, pulling it over her she sauntered out of the room.

"Mum...wait up!" Cassandra ran after her.

"so Joyce, what have you got to say?" Williams asked.

"I don't know what they're talking about, she is my mother-true! But John? No! He's just an ex!" Joyce replied in a firm voice- she's gradually regaining her composure.

"Shup up! Stupid geh! After John don finish sponsor you for school, your eye don open, you wan con form ingrish abi?" the old woman scolded.

"Mama, as you can see, I'm pregnant for this other man o" Joyce replied.

"Which pregnancy? That pikin belongs to me!" John slammed his hands on his laps.

"Joyce, for the last time! Who owns that baby?" Willaims asked impatiently

"its you."

"Joy! Before I close my eye and open again, go bring your bag let us waka." the old woman yelled in her shrill voice.

"She's not going anywhere."

all eyes turned, to behold Barbra who must been standing below the stairs for so long.

"she's is not a child, she knows who owns her pregnancy." Barbra noted walking towards an empty sofa.

Joyce sighed, she couldn't be more grateful, who said God isn't on her side?

"who be this woman?" The old woman asked.

"My wife!" williams replied.

"oh, so you even get wife? Shameless man! You marry this kain fine woman, you come dey follow this mumu Joy up and down? Na God go judge you." The old woman cursed.

"I won't have you insult my husband!" Barbra snapped- she wasn't sure she's doing the right thing, but this is her husband they're talking about, his unborn child.

"ohooo! No wonder! So na you mumu pass? Joy jazz you abi? Or you self na like that you take come this house? I no blame you, no be yoruba you be? For our place we dey marry o, Joy get husband, and na her husband be this John wey you dey see so."

"Confirm!" John nodded beating his chest.

"With due respect..." Williams cleared his throat, he's grateful having a wife that understands.

"With due respect, this should be the last time you- Mr John or what ever you call yourself, would come to my own house to cause trouble!" Barbra took over.

"If you have any scores to settle with Joyce, let it be outside my home please." Barbra continued to sound her warning.

"Joyce isn't a child, as I said earlier. She knows the father of her child! Besides we're still gonna test the paternity of the child." she added.

Cassandra pinched her mother, whatever was wrong with her.
Barbra threw her an angry look, before turning to the suprised Joyce.
"Get these people outta my house this minute!" she gave her order, before going back to her room.

Cassandra shook her head in disbelief as she watched her mother mount the stairs, something just wasn't right. She'd call Aunty Ashley right away, her mother's about losing her mind.

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"double six!" Kola squealed excitedly.

"Oh puleease, don't damage my ear drums." Cassandra hissed jealously.

"stop jealousing my son Cassie." Williams picked up the dice'.

"I had three sets of double six, when I played with mum this morning" Cassandra puckered.

"Oh yea." Williams rolled his eyes shaking the dice'

"Oh daddy don't roll your eyes...its girlish." Cassandra laughed.

"hmn, I learnt that from you." Williams defended.

"I learnt it from Sasha" Cassandra chirped.

"Talking about Sasha, I'm missing her." Kola said quitely.

"Yea, I miss her fights, if she was here, we won't play this Ludo in peace." Williams agreed.
"And I guess your mum is missing her troublesome daughter too."

"Sasha'll be like..." cassandra mimicked Sasha
"I don't give a hoot! I and Kenny don't miss your sorry heads!" she snapped turning the Ludo over before bursting into fits of laughter.

"That's what a perfect Sasha would do or say." Williams laughed with his Kids.

Joyce drew a long hiss as she crossed and uncrossed her legs. which grown man would play Ludo with his kids at night? That shows how irresponsible he is. His 'wife' is probably snoring her life away upstairs, while he's baby sitting- what a weakling!

"Dad...lets start all over again. I'll take 'Blue' " Cassandra suggested ignoring Joyce.

"I'll take Yellow, daddy'll take red and green!" Kola said.

"Your mum hates green." Williams told them with a smile.

"wow...no wonder she refused to buy me a particular green dress when I followed her the mall." Cassandra laughed.

"Sasha loves green." Kola noted.

"what a sick colour loved by a sick person." Joyce hissed, visibly irritated.

"Only sick people hiss and talk alone." Cassandra said audibly throwing her dice'

"I wasn't talking to you!" Joyce shot at her.

"Neither was she talking to you." Williams boomed.

"Do you have to include Sasha or her mother in everything you say?" Joyce continued.

"Maybe you should bash your head on the wall- Hater!" Cassandra spat.

"Don't dare insult me!"

"Cassie..errm...Kola, please go to your rooms, we'd continue the game tomorrow. Good night." Williams spoke up.

"Night dad..." Kola hugged him.

"Night." Cassandra pecked him.

"Love you all." he called after them as they lighted the stairs.

"What's your problem, I won't have you harassing my kids!" he faced Joyce when he heard the door close.

"Neither would I have your wife threatening me!" Joyce rose to her feet.

"Threaten you? Barbra would never do that!"

"Of course your sweetheart is always innocent!" Joyce clapped.
"When will you treat like the person I am? I have equal rights as Barbra!"

"No you don't! You're just here cos of the child in your womb."

"Then you must be stupid, if you think you'd throw me out after having ths baby! " Joyce yelled angrily

"Of course, after the test, you either leave with the baby, or only the baby remains if its truly mine!" Williams was equally angry.

"But Willy...that not your promise to me." Joyce wiped the tears streaming down her face.
"You said you love me, you promised to make my life good...that's why I let you do this to me." she sniffed.

Williams swallowed hard, his heart melting.

"If I knew You'd treat me this way...I won't let you get in between my legs..." Joyce wept loudly.

"Its okay, I'm so sorry..." Williams held her as she shook with sobs.

"You're making things difficult for me by your attitude." He patted her back, his hands froze when he heard a slight cough.

"Mummy said you should come to bed." Cassandra announced.

"Tell her i'm coming." Williams replied leading Joyce to a couch.

"when you're done with your miss!" Cassandra's voice rose with accusation.

"Cassie!"

"I'm sorry dad." she started mounting the stair case but stopped halfway when she heard a knock.

"Who's that nao?" she asked unbolting the door, though she knew it was risky to do so without peeping, atleast not at night.

"weldone o, my name is John and I'm here to..."

"Oh Mr John, please come in." Cassandra said excitement creeping into her voice. Her plans are working out well.

"Dad, this is the man that came the other time-looking for Joyce." she smiled mischieveously as John walked into the living room, with an old woman.

"Oh my God! Mama?" Joyce shrieked.
She bit hard into her tongue, she should'nt have said anything, she just gave herself away.

***********
Tunji smiled as he watched the duos study with 'deep concentration', they were just studying for Kemi's sake; when their post-utme exams would be coming up in less than eighteen hours?

Kemi had chosen the spot for them to stay and study, in her words 'its shady and comfortable' true to her words, the duos seemed to enjoy the shade- with legs spread out, the balcony was filled with different textbooks, past question papers, including Kemi's Tablet and Laptop- which she gave them ' should in case, they'd like to surf the net'.

Tunji's eyes rested on Sasha, there she was, all her attention fixed on a past-question paper. Her free hand caressed and black-long dreadlocks-the source of her strength; her silky full eye lashes didn't move as her eyes travelled round the paper. He shifted his gaze to Kenny who seemed engrossed in a textbook-with a pout. Tunji scoffed, Kenny was free to pout afterall he's an only child; he should serve the role of a boy and also a girl.
He held his breathe as Sasha looked up, like she sensed his presence, he was about to tip-toe away when she gave a long sigh, followed by a hiss.

"I'm tired o." she announced.

"Same here." Kenny agreed without looking up.

"These past questions are almost same...can't read them no more." Sasha added yawning.

"This Biology text book looks like a novel I've read already" Kenny pushed the book away.

"That's cos you've read it for good three years".

"Yea, I know almost everything." Kenny rolled his eyes.

"Hmn, Genius! Define Biology." Sasha laughed.

"Nobody's gonna ask me that question, its so dumb."Kenny eyed her.

"Stop looking at me that way, I'm not your wife!" Sasha pushed his face.

"For better for worse- you must marry me." Kenny teased.

"Stop it jor." she pushed him again.

"Stop what? Our Marriage is made in heaven my sweet pumpkin." Kenny teased some more.

"I wonder what your children would be like? Terrorists?" Tunji laughed walking up to them.

"You didn't hear our gist, did you?" Kenny whispered.

"I didn't" Tunji smiled, sitting beside them on the darduma.

"When I become a Major General ehn? Everybody must respect me." Sasha announced.

"Major-general? When did Unilag start offering Military courses?" Tunji asked.

"she'd go for NDA after her first degree." Kenny replied.

"You have the strength?"

"Strength ke? I know Kung fu." Sasha replied.
"When this Country engages China in any kind of War, I'd fight them off with my Kungfu." she added.

"Really?" Tunji managed to say amidst laughter.

"Yea, I can do the crane, praying mantis, tiger, tai chi, drunken style, ...all of them. Jackie Chan was my my student you know"

Tunji was already reeling with laughter, that girl was something else.

"Sofrey sofrey o! Don't burst o." Kenny patted his back.

Their discussion continued, with Kenny telling them how he would love to be the best Medical Doctor in the world.

"You were supposed to be studying!" Kemi Shrieked from behind them.
"Honey you aint helping matters:" she glared at her husband.

"No aunty Kay, we're through with the books" Sasha chirped.

"and you don't have the word 'revision in your vocabulary?" Kemi squealed, her bulging tummy moving up and down.

"we're just having fun." Tunji rose up to meet her.

"I can smell food." Sasha rose to her feet crinkling her nose.

"Eat me nao!" Kemi snapped.

"Seriously, I can smell curry and thyme too." Kenny does the same.

"That won't stop me from whooping your bum" Kemi replied.

"Spare them those threats, they're looking hungry." Tunji hushed her.

"no, Uncle Tee-Jay let her continue o. Shey she'll soon get to the labour room nao." Sasha snapped her fingers.

"and what's that supposed to mean?" Kemi asked hands akimbo.

"actually, we'd be spectators, to laugh our heads off at how you'd be screaming your head off." Kenny hardly completed his statement before Kemi's hand swooshed towards his direction. He tried to run away but she caught his arm.

"Mummy...mum...They want to remove my cheeks o!" he screamed as Kemi pulled his cheek.

"They want to kill your only son o!" Sasha screamed.

"Ehn? Ta ni? Kemi If I catch you!" Ashley huried out of the house.
"Look at how swollen his cheeks are! I must pull yours too o!" Ashley added examining the pouting Kenny.

"Mummy, sorry ma." Tunji Pleaded as Kemi hid behind him.

"No problem o! Shebi I'll soon take my children away." Ashley clapped.

"Eeyyah mummy, its not fair o." Tunji pleaded
"Okay pull my own cheeks."

"Which cheek? Maybe she should pull your beards." Sasha laughed running away as Tunji chased after her, giving room for Ashley to get at Kemi

#Pop champagne.....!#
My big sis is on Frontpage!

#dancing Etighi#
Congrats o, more feathers to ya cap.

#starts singing# we dey celebrate...we dey pop champagne....

Tnx Gandyluv, luv u too

Tnx alot at Sis HBG, gandyluv, Michelle, Melancholy, Adisa, Vicki, n 01emek, luv ya loads.

@ O1emek, PM me

**********
Sleep eluded her as she lay on her back-eyes fixed to the ceiling. Riots of thoughts filled her mind as she continuously bit into her lower lip.

What was happening to her? What kind of life was she living? A fake life? When would she start living a genuine life? The kind of life she and her unborn child deserve.

"Joyce wake up." she whispered to herself.

I can't continue like this- she rose to put the bed lamp on. Taking advantage of the dim light, she paced up and down the room.

Her mission was different from what she's doing presently, far from been accomplished. She allowed herself to be treated like a waste-bin by 'the Williams' or what ever they call themselves- she's carrying a Williams in her womb too, though it isn't genuine;atleast she deserved to be treated right.

Those devilish kids who believed they could talk to her anyhow, or their mother who was trying to act up a good woman. A good woman? Which woman would be so kind to someone who nearly ruined her marriage? Perhaps she's trying to win her husbands heart- well then, she succeeded. But Joyce can't be fooled, oh yes Barbra succeeded in keeping her home, and got her kids and husband treating her-Joyce like an unwanted Alien.
Barbra even had the guts to ask to do the dishes after breakfast-the day before, all in the name that her kids are going to school.

And that jerk-Williams- she fumed. What' he feeling like? Like he succeeded in keeping his family together, so she doesn't matter anylonger right? He talks rubbish and gets away with it.

"Me Joyce.." she smiled painfully.

Very soon she'd be putting to bed, how's she sure her baby has a position in the house?

"No." she shook her head.

"Joyce can't take it anymore."

she've got to fight for her 'right', she should be treated a 'wife' that she is. No more lazying around and keeping mute, Joyce's got to make her own voice known.

***********
Cassandra sneezed as she wiped dust particles off the electric appliances in the living room, that was a job she hates to do- those dust particles made her sneeze like...if care isn't taken she might end up having a very bad cold. She so missed her beloved Sasha, that girl was good when it comes to works like this; she would never sneeze nor cough even when everybody in the house does so. Sasha was a sister she never thought she'd have, she was suprised when Sasha came to her room one night just to have 'some girlie talks', Lagos really changed her or was it Joyce?

"Careful,stop dusting those dirts my way." Joyce snapped. She've been sitting on a sofa all along watching the girl smile and mumble to herself.

"Maybe you should go to your room, cos I'm cleaning this whole place up." Cassandra replied politely. Her mother's home, so she must act good.

"I'm not sitting on your head, neither does the living room belongs to you." Joyce retorted.

"then stop complaining about the dirts." Cassandra replied, scrubbing the darduma in the middle of the room. She heard Joyce' hissing angrily, she smiled, there's no point hissing back, unless she wants her mother to start another sermon about respecting elders.

The sound of th the TV caught her attention, what was wrong with this omo-Ibo?

"You should have atleast allowed the thing to dry off, I just wiped it with a wet towel!
Cassandra complained.

Joyce hissed in reply.

"You're really getting on my nerves!" Cassandra noted, putting off the TV.

"And you're asking for my trouble." Joyce rose to her feet.

"I don't ask for trouble, I dish it out ma'am! You must be outta of your mind if you think you can get crappy on me!" Cassandra anger was rose to its peak.

"Cassie shut up, you must have lost your mind?" Barbra walked into the living room.

"No mum, this omo-ibo is high on something." Cassandra protested as her mum pushed her towards the stairs.

"your mother is the one that's high." Joyce fired at her.

"normal thing! Useless slut!" Cassandra shot back at her.

"Cassie you must have lost your manners? get inside!" Barbra shouted at her.

"Who's a slut?" Joyce fumed.

"Who else? If not Joyce-baloney?" cassandra spat.

Joyce raised her hand to strike, Barbra saw it coming, she caught it just in time.

"Don't you dare!" Barbra snarled.

Joyce stared at her surprised.

"Never in your life! Never ever lay your hands on my kids." Barbra spat releasing Joyce' arm.

"Winchy! Come and touch me nah! Nitwit!" Cassandra continued to rant.

"Cassie,don't let me get inside before you!" Barbra warned her mounting the stairs.

"Winchy-wincho! Iya Aje! Wuuuuuu!" Cassandra clapped before running after her mother.

Joyce stood at the spot, too surprised to speak. All her strength was gone..

I thought I was watching a movie? It was so real...

Oh my swt Lollypop! Lola swt....you're da bomb I tell ya.
More sweetness to your sugar...I mean story!

Tnx alot @ skykid

Omg! That was awesome! #gasps for breathe#

my sweet big sis HBG # hugs her tightly#.
You just made my evening...I love youuu...I swearragawd!
Gee!

************
"Auntie Kay" Kenny called out, hitting his fists on the door.

" we've got blisters on our hands already." Sasha yelled angrily.

"Ease up kids! She's gonna open up." Ashley assured them, she'd followed them down to Lagos. Her sister had asked her to go check up on Kemi.

"Are sure she's in?" Kenny asked Sasha, ignoring his mother.

"dunno! Aunty Kay!" Sasha knocked the door furiously.
"After all the 'journey's tiredness', now I've got blisters....oh my! And this afternoon sun ehn?" she complained.

"sorry omo mi...she'll open up" Ashley assured her.

"Me I'll not take sorry o." Kenny pouted as his mother pulled him closer to her.

"See, somebody is opening the door." Ashley said as she heard sound of keys.

"Ah! Mummy Kenny! E ka bo! Welcome ma!" Tunji greeted her, he was looking pleased.

"It took you hours to open the door." Ashley feigned anger.

"I'm so sorry ma, please come in." he took her bag.
"I was freshening up and Kemi was sleeping."

"It took you hours to freshen up?" Sasha glared at him

"We're not gonna start fighting now abi?" Tunji laughed.

"not yet! Just that i've got got blisters already." she pouted.

"And I said i'm sorry!"

"Fine then."

"Sasha take the bags to the guest room, whilst I get them something to drink." Tunji said walking to the fridge.

"Its like you're expecting a househelp!" Sasha mumbled, picking up the bags with Kenny giving her a helping hand.

Tunji laughed as he poured out some juice for Ashley. Sasha was back again, he missed her alot.

"Its like she's your fighting mate" Ashley said taking the glass from him.

"not always." Tunji laughed.

"Where's Kemi?"

"In the bedroom, lemme wake her up." Tunji rose to his feet.

"No...let her sleep, I did like to run a bath" Ashley replied.

"No kini? Wake her up jor! She should welcome us properly jare!" Sasha puckered.

"Is she not supposed to..." Kenny stopped talking as Kemi emerged.

"Mummy!" Kemi exclaimed excitedly as she half-ran to hug her aunt.

"Oh my God! Did you see that? Her belly is so big." Sasha whispered.

"Yea, bigger than Joyce' own" Kenny whispered back.

"She's still got the strength to run? Na wa o" Sasha pressed her own flat tummy with her fingers.

"You two have lost your mind? You didn't greet me!" Kemi feigned anger.

"Errmm sorry o, good day." Kenny greeted.

"And you Sasha?" she pointed at Sasha who was still pressing her stomach.

"sorry Auntie.." Sasha walked towards her.
"How does it feel having a big round tummy?" she asked

"Omo yi ti baje tan!" Kemi slapped her hands off her stomach.

"sorry now...Auntie I've missed you" Sasha laughed still caressing Kemi's belly.

"how would you miss me? When you're so engrossed with Joyce, mum told me everything." Kemi tugged at her cheeks playfully.

"So funny! Sasha threatened fire, but she's yet to do anything o!" Ashley laughed.

"Are you people not the ones that won't let her do her 'work' " Kenny defended his friend- pouting

"who's this one pouting for? Pampered kid!" Kemi pulled his lips.

"eh ehn! Kemi, leave my son's mouth alone o!" Ashled laughed.

"Don't mind her o! When she gives birth, I'll bully her baby." she added kissing Kenny's lips.

"yes!" Kenny stuck out his tongue.

"me abi? Don't worry, shebi your mother would leave you here?" Kemi snapped her fingers.

"Kenny don't get scared jor, be counting the number of times she hits you, her baby will pay o!" Sasha clapped.

"See who is talking? Can you even face common Joyce?" Kemi sneered.


"excuse me..." Tunji cleared his throat, as he emerged from the kitchen.
"Would you all join me at the dinning room?" he winked.

"We're already on our way Mr chef!" Ashley teased.

"Honey don't give them our food o, they're threatening to bully our baby!" Kemi said.

"bully? That's easy nah! I''ll help them do the job".

"ehn! Even you too? I won't play with you again." Kemi puckered.

"Play ke? My in-laws are here o, no dulling." Tunji stuck out his tongue.

The sound of their laugher echoed as they filed to the dinning room,- a happy family.

#walks into the thread, quickly puts up an update#.

#in a shaky voice#
Errm...sorry o Ladies and gentlemen for the 'short update'.
Had low ba3 y.day. Soo sooorrry.
I hope i'm forgiven?

**********
Sasha gulped down some water to push the 'chewed yam' threatening to give her a 'chest attack'. Yam of course, was a delicacy; if not anywhere but in a house occupied by the Yoruba'. The Williams family was not left out as they ate yam cooked in different styles; with deep concentration. The main dish was boiled yam, then some fried ones- each person may choose to eat it plain or with fried eggs, palm oil sauce, melted butter or stew. One might think a yam festival is taking place.

Sasha eyed her father across the table, whatever was making him so excited- his voice was booming all evening. To her suprise, her father had offered to cook dinner, whatever it was that made him so light hearted was indeed a blessing.
She licked some palmoil off her fingers as she turned her gaze to Joyce. As usual she was mute, she dares not talk; who would she talk to in the first place? That woman should leave her father's house already.
Her mother was giggling softly as she listened to her father talk, who knows maybe he's feeding her lies. They should atleast reserve their talks till when they get bed; can't they see that they're making Joyce uncomfortable and also eating the almighty yam also known as 'chest attacker'.

"Daddy...you don't mind sharing the joke with us.." Cassandra said winking at her father.

"Akproko!" Sasha squeaked almost forgetting she had food in her mouth.
She coughed slightly as the yam almost went the wrong way, the whole situation got complicated when the food decided to lodge in her chest.

"Water..." she croaked.

"Chest attack!" Cassandra said excitedly as she watched her sister gulp down water.

"sorry dear." Kenny patted her back.

"thank God for my life." she sighed as her family laughed at her.

"And you Cassie, don't worrry, your share won't pass you by! You must have chest attack today!" Sasha snapped her fingers, before turning her attention to her 'story-telling' father.

"That boy must be crazy." Barbra giggled.

"I'm telling you, its like he's trying to get at his father or something...crazy kids." Williams continued.

"true enough! If not, he'd have given his father the documents. He really wanted his father fixed in hot soup." Barbra agreed.

"Which boy?" Sasha couldn't help asking.

"Amebo!" Cassandra stuck out her tongue, she made sure her mouth was empty before talking, she definitely won't give her sister the opportunity to jeer at her.

"Micheal, the boy that came this morning." Williams replied.

"Ehen! What did he do?" Kola spoke for the first time.

"Some office documents got missing, he found them; instead of giving to his father, he brought them over. What do you think? He apparently wanted his father in trouble." Williams explained.

Barbra laughed once more and the kids joined her except Sasha.

"stubborn boy! And its only kids with dreadlocks that can do such wickedness." Cassandra commented sticking out her tongue once more.

"Yes oh yes! Just like the one I have in my house...so stubborn...very very naughty species" Williams pointed at Sasha, and everybody laughed once more.

"Ah ahn! Dada mi...laugh nao...abi sen binu si mi ni?" Williams asked.

Sasha managed a smile, her thoughts not with them. To her Micheal did a very good job, he deserved a hug for a job well done- there's no use helping a selfish father who doesn't have you in mind. She'd have done worse than he did if she were in his shoes.

"Hmmmm." Joyce sighed, washing her hands- she've cleared her plate already.

As expected, all eyes turned to her.
"It's only in this family, that everybody gets amused if a child is naughty." she made a face placing her used napkin in her plate.

"Well that why we are 'the Williams' . Always happy, full of joy, bubbling with laughter....learn to live with it madam." Cassandra flashed her a smile.

"Errm..Sasha?" Barbra called just in time, as her mouth was already shaping words.

"Would you and Kenny come to my room after the meal? i've a message from Kemi."

"Post-utme right?" Kenny asked fishing out onions from his eggs.

"Yes! How did you know that?" Barbra asked happy for the change of topic.

"She told us too, we spoke on phone this morning." Kenny replied.

"Good night." Joyce rose to her feet.

"Good night"

"Yea good night to you o." Kenny said sarcastically.

"yea, and please dream of us." Sasha winked puttting her left hand around Kenny.

"And me too" Kola chirped innocently.

"and I tell you...that nightmare would an experience you would forever remember." Kenny called after Joyce who was already walking away.