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"How on earth did you find out about the pregnancy?" My eyes strayed towards where sade had been standing all along, pleading to her for help.

Sade must have read the message in my eyes. She immediately grabbed a tray and a glass nearby. She filled the glass with water and glided towards our guest.

"So i'm meeting with the famous Femi today." She said attempting a joke.

"Hello. I'm not sure we've met." He was smiling now.

Damn that smile! I remember vividly it was that smile that swept me off my heels exactly five years back. That smile locked me in a cage of love for him while he was busy sleeping with a girlfriend.

"Damn that smile. " I cursed again.

"My name is Sade." I heard sade say, jolting me back to reality. "I'm bimbo's flatmate, and i've heard so much about you."

"Oh.." Came his very proud and egoistic response. "It's very good to meet with you." Still in his calm self, he continued. "I'm sure you'll give me an insight as to the happenings so far, especially about the pregnancy."

I had been silent all along. Silently seething you may call it.

"Femi, you've dropped the car now, and your efforts well appreciated." I said, interrupting his plans. "Please take your leave." I ordered..

"Bimbo. I promise you i won't leave you. " His response was so soft it warmed my heart. "I know i wronged you. Cheated on you. Made you feel less of a woman." He paused. "But i've also heard how much trouble you're into,and how much you need a shoulder."

He stood up from his initial position, dropped my car keys on the centre stool, and strode towards the door.

I couldnt help but stare at him as he made his moves towards me. My mind had started imagining so many sweet things with him and i was beginning to wonder if i was sane, or just hungry for love.

Moving towards my standing frame, he tilted my chin up and said softly.
"I'm offering you mine."
with that, he strode out of the house.

"Femi!" I exclamed. "What are you doing here?"
Femi was my ex boyfriend whom i loved deeply. So deep was i in love with him that i never realised he was dating a close girlfriend of mine while in school.
The cat was let out of the bag when my overly possesive girlfriend called me at 3am one a fateful day and warned me to steer clear of her "Olufemi." Since then, it had been good riddance to bad nonsense. He however resorted to calling me since the beginning of service year.

Smiling, he reached out to pull me towards himself. "Abimbola." He was squarshing me already and i feared he will hurt me.

Releasing me, he smiled again. "How are you?"

"What brings you here?" was my only firm reply.

"Calm down babe." He was already strolling into the house."Do you badly hate me so?

"What are you here for?" I realised immediately i was still carrying a bruise from the past.

"well, your dad asked me to come with the driver to drop your car ." He was totally at ease now. "On a second thought, i asked the driver to stay back, and i drove here 'cause we have unresolved issues."

"Damn!" I cursed under my breath. I had totally forgoten that he was and still is my dad's favorite IT guy.

"Now tell me," He ordered. "What's this i hear about you getting pregnant?"

"What??" I screamed. My eyes bulging out of its socket.

My ears were truly hearing things. Did Deji just call me his sister? I stepped back as though i wanted to fall, i however pulled myself togther. My next move surprised me. I slapped him.

"Please leave my house." I held the door for him to leave. " I'm done with you hurting me."

"Bimbola, you really should understand." He said, trying his best possible to stall me.

"Leave!!" I screamed my lungs out literally.

Closing the door after him, i sunk into the nearest seat, and did what i knew how to do best, i cried.


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My ringing cell phone brought me back to the world. I didnt know when sleep took over my depressed self. I answered the call and spoke into the phone. It was my mother.

"Hi mummy." I said, tears threathening to fall again.
"My darling." She answered back, i could feel the smile and excitement in her voice. "How are you?"

"fine ma."
I was trying my best to conceal my emotions from her, and i knew i was failing.

"Princess, is anything the matter?" She queried. "You sound sad."

"Its no problem ma. " I said with fake reassurance. " I'm just waking up."

"oh! I see." came her curt response as though she didnt believe me.

"We're yet to tell your father about the whole pregnancy saga." She sighed. "As a matter of fact, he called to tell me he had ordered the driver to drop your car for you there in akure. When you come home, we'll talk better." She said conclusively.

"Okay ma."

We said our goodbyes, and i dropped the call.

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Sade came in and met me curled up on the sofa. She immediately sensed something wrong.

"Deji abi."

"I'm his sister." came my curt reply.

"oh my God." Sade exclamed, running towards me. She pulled me into her embrace. The tears were flowing freely now.

Just about then, someone knocked softly at our door. Sade went to get it, our guest came to me as a surprise.

Hi guys. I'm sorry for the silence. I was un able to log on for a while and hence had to create another profile. So Along he came continues in 24 hours, and Peachbloom profile replaces MidieMeliss. Thanks for staying tuned and i'm so sorry.