Anike - S01 E30

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Anike - S01 E30

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 30

She sat on the bed and I stood in front of her.

“Mummy what do you know exactly?” I asked

her.

“Enough to know who you want to go and meet,

your man friend right? I saw him today in the

hall. Admiral Gabriel Alawide. He sat beside the

commissioner for education” she revealed.

“Jesus Christ!” I closed my eyes tight. “Mummy

when did you find out?”

“I may not work when your father was alive, I

may be a full time house wife,I may not be a

career woman but you know I was not an

illetrate.

As a sane mother, you don’t expect me to buy

that crap of a story you sold to me that he is

just a divine helper or God sent. So I hired a

private investigator” she stood up and opened my

wardrobe.

You hid his pictures here because I was coming

right. She also opened her bag and brought out a

brown envelop and a USB drive. She threw it on

the bed. I picked it up and opened it. I brought

out the contents, they were photos of Prince and

I. I insert the USB into my laptop and I heard

some of my phone conversations with Prince. So

my lines was tapped.I opened my mouth in

astonishment.

Of a truth nothing is hidden under heaven. Tears

were already flowing in my eyes. I knelt down in

front of my mum who was also crying.

“I didn’t raise you like this, I never wanted any of

my female children to end like this. My own

mother raised me well, but I failed as a mum”

She said sobbing

“I’m sorry for dissapointing you Mummy”

“You did not disappoint me, I failed you. If I

stood up to my responsibility, you wouldn’t have

found yourself in this position. You are dating, no

you are sleeping with a man old enough to be

your father all because I failed to provide for

you”

“Mummy don’t blame yourself for my

transgressions. I did this to myself, nobody

forced me into it. I made the decision”

“Do you know my mistake? I shouldn’t have

followed you to that house that very day. I should

have stayed back in the church. Because this

journey started that very day. I should have sent

you back to return everything he gave you. But I

behaved foolishly”

“Mummy I’m sorry I did the wrong things for the

right reasons, just forgive me”

Adekemi joined us in the room and knelt down

pleading with my mum with me.

“You knew all along?”

“Recently ma, during my recruitment into the

navy” she answered her.

“And you never told, all my children now keeps

secrets from me”

“We are sorry ma” we chorused.

Okiki entered the room. “What’s going on here

why are you all crying.

“Its nothing, we just remembered your Daddy,

you know a day like this couldn’t pass without

remembering him”

“You don’t have to cry, you should be thankful to

God who sent us help if not we won’t be here

today”

“Thank you my dear, you can leave now, I’m

having a conversation withyour sisters” Mummy

discharged her.

“Your phone as been ringing since inside your

purse that is what I came to give you” he gave

me my purse and left.

I brought out my phone to check the caller. Mum

and I looked at each other. She cleaned her face

with her wrapper.

“You can go, I’m sure he’s waiting for you. An

adage says ‘A knife cut a child’s hand, you throw

the knife away. Knife has already done what it

wanted to do”

I went into the bathroom washed my face. I

picked the wine, my purse and car key and left.

I got to the hotel room, and I met David,the

overall best student, he was already leaving. I

think he came to thank Prince.

“Anike!” He was surprise to see me there. He

gave me ‘so you know him look’

“David, Hi and congratulations I’m really happy

for you.

“Thanks” he replied. I hurriedly walk passed him.

“You two know each other? He asked.

“Yes, we do”“OK, see you some other time

“Thank you once again sir. I’ll talk to you later,

miss” he bowed and left.

Prince pulled me into an embrace immediately

he left.

“Congratulations my princess”

“Thank you”

I kept the wine on a table. “Is that for me?” he

asked.

“Yes”I replied and he thanked me.

He handed me a cheque of #10M. “That’s your

graduation gift” he said

“This is big gift. Thank you!”

He noticed I wasn’t smiling. “ What’s the problem

my princess?”

“My Mum knows about us” I said with a teary

voice

He gave me a bear hug. And the tears flowed

the more.

“You told her?”

“No, she found out herself”

“I’m sorry she found out this way. Maybe I

should talk to her”

“That wouldn’t be necessary”

“Let me tell her my intensions”

“What intention?” I told you I won’t marry you.

“I’m not talking about marriage here, I’m talking

about the affair”

“Anike please…not this night. In fact you need to

leave so your Mum won’t be having some funny

imaginations”

“When are you leaving tomorrow? I asked.

“In the morning. I’ll go see the governor first

before leaving for Abuja”

“OK, have a safe trip”

“I’ll be traveling next week, I won’t be back until

three weeks time. I would have ask you to come

with me but with the situation of things, I think

you should lay low for now”

“OK, good night and take care of you”

“I will, take care of yourself too” he said and

kissed my forehead.

I came back to my apartment, my siblings while

watching movies. I went to my room, my mum

was lying down.

“Eku ile ma” I knelt down and greeted my mum.

You dare not greet her standing even if you are

the first lady.

“Kabo oko mi. So fast you didn’t even spend up

to an hour” she said looking at the wall clock.

“Mummy!” Why is she teasing me.

“He’s same age with your father” she said.

“Mummy you don’t have to remind me that I’m

having an affair with someone his age. Mummy

he’s a good man, he took care of me like his

own blood.

The house you are living in presently is mine, I

bought it myself, I have five shopping complex,

three at Abuja and two in Lagos. I have two

landed property in Ajah. I acquired all this from

the money I got from him Even the house you

stayed before in lekki is now mine. He changed

the ownership name to mine. I rented it out after

you moved out. I changed cars every year,

Mummy I can’t start counting all the things he

had done for me. I’ll leave him but not now, I

can’t just end things with him in a rush”

“Who ask you to leave him, I never said that.

After sleeping with him for three good years.

What difference does it make. I have few

questions to ask you, and I want honest answers

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