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Ifeoma

I drifted in and out of sleep for days, i could hear my mom crying softly in the background, my dad was obviously pacing up and down judging by the sound of his shoes on the tiled floor of the hospital room. Some days, I felt mom pushing watery pap down my throat, i felt most of it dribble down my chin. I don't know how long i was unconscious, some days i could hear my parents voices, they were arguing about something, I heard another voice, a male voice asking them to leave my room rudely.

My eyes fluttered awake one evening, a nurse came to check the drip connected to my wrist. My eyes drifted to my left hand. It no longer felt sore, i tentatively touched it with my right hand. The pain was gone, it still looked raw like an overboiled turkey and ugly but at least the pain was gone. My parents' s voices drifted into the room, i heard their footsteps come closer and i quickly closed my eyes. I felt a hand touching my cool forehead. Dad.

" Nkem how are you feeling now?"

" Fine" i mumbled.

A petite nurse came in." Sir the doctor would like to see you"

" Okay" Dad walked out of the room with her.

" Why did you do it?" Mom asked.

"Do what?" I asked.

She sat down on the only chair in the room looking into space. I closed my eyes once again. Dad came back in and addressed her. " The doctor said she needs blood.......i have already signed the form."

"No! i will donate the blood myself!" Mom stood up vehemently.

" What is your problem woman?. I will donate the blood and that is final!" he marched out of the hospital room angrily. Mom suddenly became agitated, pacing up and down.


The next morning i was given the blood. I was discharged by weekend and Mom came to pick me up.

" Where is Dad?"

" Please get in the car already!" she shouted.

On the way she parked and started sobbing. I saw dad coming down the stairs with echolac boxes as we entered into our flat, he dropped it in the center of the living room and went back the stairs. Mom ran after him crying and i followed.

" Please i beg you in the name of God! please don't leave me!" She cried.

" All i want to know is how long this has been going on! how long have you been bringing men here to defile our marriage bed! "

What was going on?

" It was just once! only once!"

" What i can't still wrap my head around is how you managed to cuckold me for almost seventeen years! i love that girl with everything within me! I would give an arm and a leg for that girl! How could you do this to me!"

'' Please Let me explain....."

I was shocked to my marrows as the words reeled out of my mother' s mouth. Earlier in their marriage dad' s job took him mostly out of the country. He had no time for his young bride, one night, she said their driver forced himself on her. But it was only that one night. she swore he raped her and fled. Months later she missed her period and got pregnant. She had tried to determinate the shameful pregnancy but it was all in futility.

" I swear am telling the truth...........five years ago he started blackmailing me and demanding to see his child. Please forgive me."

I ran into my room sobbing, imagine being a product of rape. No wonder mom hated me so much, Toby came into my room teary eyed.

" Ify, dad is leaving"

I walked out of the room with him at my heels. Dad was loading the boxes into the trunk into his car. " Dad. Please don't go, don't leave me here"

" Daddy please don't go!" Toby wailed.

He got into his car and drove out of the Compound leaving behind a cloud of dust. I went back into my room and locked the door. My bones felt weak and my soul was weary. I felt so alone.