Tejumola - Season 1 - Episode 13

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Tejumola - Season 1 - Episode 13

“I want my baby…give her back!”I wailed.
“I…calm down Teju, please.”david said
soothingly

“What happiness do you derive in wrecking
my life? You’re always intrested in stealing
my joy”I lamented letting him go.
“I didn’t take her!”he wore a painful look.
I searched his eyes, somehow I believed
him, but I wasn’t too sure.
“But you…”I started to say.

“Come.”he pulled me into the shop. The
crowd began to disperse.

“Baby, you have to stop crying, calm down
please.”he tried to make me sit down.
“Stop telling me to calm down!”I yelled.
“okay..”he sighed.

“Can we go to the police now…to report the
issue?”he said patiently.
He helped me lock the shop, before leading
me to his car, Tola was with us too.
At the station, David gave the statement’s
and all.

“What’s your relationship with the girl?”a
police inspector asked.
“She is my daughter.”David replied stressing
the word ‘my’

He stole a glance at me, maybe he was
expecting me to shout him down again, but
I was too tired to do that.

David drove me home, I wept all the way.
Bola was waiting at my door, she hugged
me and we wept together.

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That night was a terrible one, full of lament
and tears.

David had to leave cos I won’t let him spend
the night at my place. He beged Bola to
stay with me, promising to come back the
next morning.

“Bola? Do you think I was born to suffer?”I
tapped Bola who was dozing off.
“stop talking like that, ehn, please.”Bola
looked worried and tired.
I sighed, and walked towards Eniola’s
picture that was hanging on the wall. She
was all smiles.

“My lil’ princess…”I began.
“where ever you are, remember mummy
loves you..and I’m missing you now..you’re
precious to me..”I ran my hand over the
picture

“Please Eniola, come back to mummy”I
whispered gently, wiping a tear.
“Teju…whats this now? Stop crying, she’d
be fine.”Bola pulled me away from the
picture.

My phone rang., I squinted at the strange
number.

“Hello?”
“Hello Tejumola”a male voice replied from
the other end.

“Yea, who am I speaking with?”I asked
quitely.

The caller laughed cruelly
“Teju- Teju…you mean say you no
recognise my voice?”he laughed again.
“No, please, who are you?”I asked in faint
voice.

“ah ahn! Okay na Akpan dey talk. Madam
Lina gateman..remember”he replied.
I was shocked, how did he get my phone
number? What was he calling me for?

“Hello..Akpan…”my voice trailed off.

“I just call make I inform you say your pikin
dey with me…you dey hear ko?”Akpan said
with ease.

I clutched my stomach.
“your pikin dey for my hand o, anything me
like, me fit do am, remeber wetin you do me
ko?”he chuckled wickedly.

“Akpan..please…I..I’m…”I gave up trying to
speak.

He laughed some more, before cutting th
call.

“Hello? Hellloo?”
no response.

I slumped to the floor..I’m doomed
“Teju..what’s wrong? Are you okay?”Bola
held me

“Akpan has my child.”was I could whisper
before every thing blacked out.