Love with bitter tear - Season 1 - Episode 6

5 years ago

Love with bitter tear - Season 1 - Episode 6

Opha la!d on her bed thinking
of what to do. She had been
trying to reach Richard through
phone calls but he kept missing
her calls. She kept thinking of
what he could be up to, where
he was at the moment. “I just
wish he isn’t putting the whole
blames on me. That woman is
looking for whom to implicate,
who asked her to get married
in the first place when she
knew she wasn’t going to keep
her home well? I can’t believe I
am wishing she never recovers.

S--t! God forgive me but I just
can’t wait to have Richard all to
myself”

Different thoughts kept
running through her mind at
the same time. She did not
know when her mum stepped
into her room and sat on the
bed beside her, watching her
daydream quietly.

Maggy: “Opha dear”she called
softly. She lifted her long dark
lashes slowly but quickly sat up
when she saw it was her mum.

Opha: “Yes mum? Hope there is
no problem? This one you are
here all of a sudden like this,
was just trying to take a nap”

Maggy: “Am I the one you are
trying to deceive? I know
when you are sleeping and
when you are just feigning it.

So what were you thinking
about?” she said smiling
amusingly.

Opha: “I am not thinking about
anything mum ah!”

Maggy: “Okay if you say so. I
brought a message from your
dad”

Opha: “So I presumed. What
bad news did you come
bearing this time o” she shifted
uneasily on the bed.

Maggy:”I am not sure if it can
be called ill news. Infact I also
support him, we only want
what’s best for you and it high
time you did right by yourself”

Opha: “Just come straight to
the point, don’t beat around
the bush, you know I hate it”

Maggy: “Your ill temper is
without measure. Well, your
dad asked me to tell you to
bring your husband home since
you have decided to reject all
the eligible bachelors he had
introduced to you”

Opha: “well I rejected them
because I don’t have feelings
for any of them…”

Maggy: “Just allow me to land
first”

Opha: “Okay go ahead”

Maggy: “He said that he is
giving you till next year to get
married because you will be
leaving this house on your 29
th birthday”

Opha: “Mum! How can you
agree to something like that?

That is the most unfair thing a
parent will ever say to his only
child. Only child! Mama I don’t
like this o, if its joke stop it!”
she ranted on and on while her
mum watched her in awe.

Maggy: “Do you think you are
still a small girl? Well he has
said it and its final! I am only a
messenger” she said and
started walking out.

Opha: “Mama so you are trying
to tell me you cannot stand up
for me for this last time? Mama
please don’t let him do this”
she ran to her mum and held
her forearm preventing her
from leaving.

Maggy: “I have been standing
up for you and that’s why you
are still in this house living a
fairy tale life. I have talked and
talked to you, why on earth
don’t you want to get married?

Why? You have made us an
object of ridicule in this whole
country, isn’t it enough yet?”

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Four hours later, the doctor
emerged from the operating
theatre and headed straight for
where Richard sat with Sammy
sleeping on his laps.

Richard: “Doctor…how is she?

How is my wife?” he jerked up
immediately he saw the doctor
startling Sammy.

Dr Wilson: “There is good news
and there’s also bad news
Richard! Anyways,
Congratulations

Richard: What do you mean
good news and bad news
Doctor?

Dr Wilson: Your wife has been
delivered of a bouncing
baby girl but she has to be
placed under our care for
now because she was born
premature” he said
extending his hand for a
handshake which Richard
ignored.

Richard: “So how is my wife? Is
she alright?”

Dr Wilson: “She is alright for
now”

Richard: “What do you mean
by for now?” he sounded
so desperate.

Dr Wilson: “We were unable to
stabilize her heart. I will
advise you to see her now,
before it’s too late” he said
and walked away.

He walked hand in hand with
Sammy to his wife’s ward.

The sight that greeted him was
a pitiful one. She looked
so lean and cold without all the
pregnancy exaggerated
fats. Sammy wanted to run to
her but he held him back.

Richard: “Shhhhhh! She is
resting, let’s not make a
raucous here okay? Come now!
Let’s go back to the
reception and wait for her to
wake up”

Sammy: “Dad but…” before he
could say something
else, his mum turned slowly
facing them.

Rebecca: “Baby you are here? I
have been waiting for
you. Come here!” she said
trying to sit up a bit but
couldn’t.

Richard: “You shouldn’t stress
yourself honey, go back
to sleep, we will wait outside
till you have woken up” he
said not daring to move any
closer to her unlike Sammy
who was already sitting on the
edge of her bed.

Rebecca: “Sammy do you
remember all I told you? How
I might be going on a long
journey and will need you to
take care of your kid sister?”