Anike - S01 E37

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Anike - S01 E37

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 37

On Monday morning, I went to the hospital with

Tinuke. I had another test and I was given the

result. I went to her office, she had the drug test

result with her already. She handed it over to me

while I showed her the pregnancy test result.

“You are 8weeks pregnant. Must you travel for

this while can’t you just talk to him over the

phone. It’s not even good for your condition” she

adviced.

“Have you forgotten he has explanation to give”

“Please take things with him when you get to

Abuja”

“I just want to see his face when he denied that

he has no hands in all this”

“Let me get one of the hospital drivers to take

you to the airport”

“Don’t worry I’ll take a cab”

I got to Abuja and called Prince’s PA

“I’m at the airport, where is Prince presently?” I

asked

“At the office” he replied

“Ok, please send a driver over to take me to his

office”

I got to the office and walked pass the

secretary, I just greeted her briefly.

“Ma… good morning ma, please he’s in a

meeting”

“Do I look like a care, I’m going in and to try to

stop me”

She tried to block me. “You can’t go in ma, it’s

an important meeting”

“Ok, watch me” I brushed pass her and opened

the door.

He was having a meeting with some high naval

officers, but I care less.

I stood in front of him fuming with anger.

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“If you’ll excuse me, we’ll continue this meeting

later” he said and they all left and of course with

some questioning look and like I said I don’t give

a d--n.

The secretary came in. “I’m sorry sir, I tried to

stop her”

“Just leave” he snapped at her.

“And you! Why did you choose to behave like a

spoilt brat?”

“Since the day I discovered you change my pills

into Bco”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about”

“Cut the crap, no need to deny I have proof” I

throw the drug result on the table. He picks it up

and read

“Anike…..”

“Hold on” I threw another paper on his table. He

looked through it, his eyes widened and he

smiled.

“You are pregnant” he walked up to me smiling

but I gave him a 7stars slap.

“What was that for” he said holding his cheeks.

“For fooling me and for fooling yourself, you think

I will keep this baby?”

“You never strike me has a self centered person

Anike”

“Prince I’d like it if you don’t refer to me as been

selfish and unreasonable and I’ll also try as

much as possible to refrain for calling you a

manipulator, controller and deceptive”

“ Fine!”

“I’m not keeping this pregnancy. I’m going to

abort it” I took my bag from where I dumped it

earlier.

“Anike wait, let me explain…”

I was already on my way out before he could

compete his sentence.

“Don’t touch that pregnancy, don’t do what you’ll

later regret” he said.

I opened the door and stormed out of his office.

I returned to Lagos that very day and put off my

phone and it will remained like that for a days.

Prince was really driving me crazy. Tinuke came

back from work and ask if I’ve mend things with

Prince.

“I’m not mending anything with him” I told her.

“So you’re still bent on terminating the

pregnancy? She asked

“Yes, can you please help me out”

“With what? She said pretending as if she

doesn’t knows what I’m talking about.

“The evacuation nau…

“God forbid! Never will I carry out the procedure.

That’s suppose to be my God child for Christ

sake”

“Hold your peace, God mother Theresa. I’ll use

another hospital”

The next day, I went to another hospital. The

doctor who attended to me said he has to run

some thirst before considering having the

evacuation. I went to the hospital lab and they

took my blood sample. The doctor told me to

come back the following day that the result will

be ready by then.

The next day, I was already sitting opposite the

doctor by 8am.

“Your results are out, but I need to enlighten you

on some things and give my professional advice.

Then you can decide what you want on your

own” said the doctor.

“Alright Doctor, go ahead”

“Firstly, we discovered some contraceptive drug

residue in your blood. For how long I’ve you been

on it?”

”For more than three years now” I replied.

“The pills had reduced your fertility. Although this

is a rare case, but it does happen to some

women when they take contraceptive pills over a

long period of time”

“Fertility in what sense?”

“What I’m trying to say is that your chances of

getting pregnant again is very slim, like….20%.

Terminating this pregnancy will ruin your

chances of ever becoming a mother. Miss Anike

you may not have children of your own in the

future” he explained

“I’m finished, what have I gotten myself into” I

started crying.

“Take it easy, I know it’s not good news but all

hope is not lost since you are with a child

already”

“Doctor you won’t understand”

“Make me”

“It’s complicated” I said with tears flowing

running down my face.

“Except the father of the child doesn’t want it

and he doesn’t have to. From your look, I don’t

think money is an issue here. Have the baby and

take the responsibilities, the baby can bear your

father’s name.

“Doctor, the father wants the baby and also want

me to marry him. He tricked me doctor, he

changed my pills and got me pregnant without

my consent”

“You should be grateful that he changed the

drug, if you had continue the drug for another six

months, you would have ended up barren”

“Jesus!”

“He did you a great favor, but what I don’t

understand is why you don’t want to marry him”

“He’s old enough to be my father”

“But you were sleeping with him!”

“It’s a long story”

“Just pull yourself together and concentrate on

how to deliver this baby safely. That’s the most

Important thing to do for now”

“Thank you doctor, I really appreciate your

concern.

“I’m doing my job, you can come back and

register for ante natal”

“Ok, thank you doctor, God bless you” I thanked

him and left the office.

I entered my car and wept for my life. I just pray

I deliver this baby safely. Prince will have three

children and I’ll have just one. The thought of

having a child all through my life made me cry

the more.

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I got back home and locked myself in my room

all day. Jedidiah tried to make me open the door

but I didn’t open up. I was in the room brooding.

Tinuke came back from work and opened the

door with the spare key.

“Do you want to kill yourself, I was told you’ve

not eating anything since morning”

I didn’t answer her, I was just looking at her.

“How far with the hospital you went to, have you

succeeded with your plan?”

I started crying again I told her my new found

discovery.

“Jesus Christ! Thank God you met a competent

doctor, what if he had perform the procedure

without carrying out those tests”

“My life would have been ruined competely

Tinuke”

“Anike, Prince did you a favor while you take it

for bad. Anike, I congratulate you, God really

loves you”

“He really loves me, if not I would have remained

barren for the rest of my life” I added.

“Now, let’s get you something to eat” she said.

She told Jedidiah to prepare something for me to

eat. He came in with a tray of Rice and chicken

stew an hour later. I couldn’t eat, I lost my

appetite, so he offered to feed him and I agreed.

Jedidiah was the caring type I know his wife will

enjoy him and I wouldn’t mind to be his wife but

that dream of marrying a young handsome man

is no more.

Tinuke walked it on us and saw him feeding me.

“Why are you feeding her, he asked yanking the

spoon from him.

“I’m sorry, I felt she would eat better if she’s

been fed” he said with an apologetic face.

Tinuke, I couldn’t eat so I ask him to feed him” I

said trying to defend him.

“Why can’t you call me, I’m right next to your

room”

“You just came back from work Tinuke”

“Meet me outside, I’ll like to have a word with

you” she said facing Jedidiah. She left the room

and Jedidiah followed.

I stood up immediately they left the room to

eavesdrop on them.

“Jedidiah I see how you look at my friend. I know

you have feeling for her but have this at the

back of your mind that you can’t have her. She

may not be carrying a wedding band, but she’s

another man’s property. In your best interest, I

advice you stay away from her. Did you get

that?”

“Yes Doc”

“Don’t make her fall in love with you. “I advice

you stay away from her”

“Doc, although she’s not aware of my feelings

but I really love her, I know she has someone,

but I just want to be by her side”

“Did you listen to yourself, you are in love with a

woman carrying another man’s child. You’ll just

get your heart broken, I mean shattered into

pieces, Anike will never love you like he loves his

man. I’m protecting the both of you here”

“I’ve heard you doc”

“Let me repeat myself, Jedidiah stay away from

Anike”

“Yes doc” he replied and bow.

I quickly lie down on the bed when I saw her

coming. I realized why Jedidiah was so close to

me, he’s in love with me. It’s a pity I can’t love

him back.

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The next morning, Tinuke came to my room and

told me I have a visitor.

“By this time. Who is it” I asked

“You’ll find out when you get to the sitting room.

I was still on my pjamas but I followed her.

“Prince!” I called out wondering how he found

me.

“Good morning Anike”

“What are you doing here, how do you know this

place?”

“Don’t worry about that, you know I’ll always find

you” He faced Tinuke. “Thank you for taking

care of her, Tinuke,the medical doctor right?”

“Yes sir, welcome sir”

“I’ve heard so much about you” Prince said.

“Same here sir, please make yourself

comfortable” she was going to leave the sitting

room but Prince ask her to stay back.

“She’s getting late for work” I said

“No problem Anike, I’ll stay” We all settled down

to listen to Prince who said he had something to

tell us.

“First, I’ll like to apologize to Anike for what I

did” he said

“Apologize for trying to ruin me!” I said bluntly.

“You know I won’t do such a thing, I have my

reasons for every step I took” He continued

talking.

“Some months ago, I got a call from my personal

doctor, Doctor Edward. He’s her doctor as well”

he said pointing to me.

Tinuke and I adjusted on our seats. I was eager

to hear what Prince had to say, same with her.

He continued

“We do go for medical check up monthly, so the

doctor gave me a call after the check up. He

told me he discover some residues in Anike’s

blood stream.

(Tinuke and I looked at each other)

He said the residues are from the contraceptive

pills she takes and if she didn’t stop using them,

she may end up infertile.

I was really scared when I got the news, in fact

I almost sued the doctor because he’s the one

who prescribed the drug in the first place. But

later I got to know cases like that do happen.

Days later when I was calm, I called him and told

him I couldn’t bring myself to look Anike in the

eye and tell her she had little chance of getting

pregnant because of the drug I made her use.

Then I told the doctor to change the drug, since

you already told me you want to go collect the

drugs from Doctor Edward the following week

that you’ll soon run out of the one you have.

So he change it to something that’s not harmful

to the body”

“Bcomplex” Tinuke and I chorused.

Anike, you can’t abort the pregnancy.

He continued. That was the reason why I told

Anike to move into the house so we could have

a higher chances of her getting pregnant. When

she refused to move in with me, I devised

another means. I told her I wanted a baby. I was

just trying to prepare her mind that baby is

coming” he explained.

“And you are just telling me now, what if I’ve

done the abortion?”

“How am I suppose to reach you, you switched

off your phones. Do you even know what I went

through to locate this place!”

“I almost had the abortion, it was the doctor who

told me about the fertility issue. That was why I

didn’t go through with it anymore.

“In just three days? did you hate me that much

that you wanted to have my baby out of you. You

came to Abuja 3days ago. Anyways that’s not

the issue now, thank God you didn’t abort it”

“Prince Alawode, there’s something you don’t

know. Anike had already made up her mind to

marry you even before she found out she was

pregnant” said Tinuke

“Really!”

“She was actually coming to Abuja that very

Monday to give you the good news, but she

found out about the pregnancy on Sunday”

“Come my princess, I always knew you’ll come

back to me, I’m sorry for making your life like

this, but everything I did was out of love” he said

and hugged me”

I inhaled his perfumed and it triggered me to

vomit. And poo! Before I knew it, I threw up on

his body before I could refrain from the hug.

“Welcome back to fatherhood” Tinuke said

playfully.

“After twenty something years” he added and

smiled. Looking at the mess on his clothes.

“Prince I’m sorry”

“It’s OK just, show me the bathroom”

I took him to my room and he wash up in the

bathroom.

He came out and sat on the bed while I went in

to brush my teeth.

I came out and sat with him while he’s busy

staring at me.

“So what next?” I asked.

“Let’s have a small court wedding” he replied.

“I’ll inform my mum and get back at you”

“Lets go back to Abuja together, move in with

him, then we can both nurture the pregnancy

together”

“No I’m, fine here, I’ll move in after the wedding”

“If that’s what you want” He slipped his hand

into his pocket and brought out a small box. He

opened it, it’s an engagement ring.

“Marry me Anike Adams and become Anike

Adams Alawode”

He made to kneel but I stopped him by pulling

him up.

“That sounds nice AAA” I smiled

“Will you?”

“Yes, I’ll marry you” I repied and he kissed me.

“Congratulations” We heard tinukes voice

“Thank you” We both replied her.

I went to see my Mum. I told her about the

pregnancy and my decision to marry Prince. The

next week Prince came to Lagos and he and my

mum met one on one. They we started making

plans for the wedding.

Olamilekan came back from the state. They held

a welcome party for him but I did not attend. We

met later at Tinukes place. We chatted briefly

before he left. I don’t love him anymore, but I

don’t think I’ll be free with him like before.

I decided to go back home to my family at least

let me enjoy the comfort of my own home before

moving to Abuja permanently.

Prince took me to his home town to see his

father, Oba Adepoju Alawode III. We were given

a warm reception in the palace. I thought his

Father would frown at my age. But then he

introduced his fathers last wife, it’s either we are

age mate or I’m older than her. She’s fair and

beautiful. I was like so marrying young girls runs

in the family. Although I heard they give those

young ladies as gifts to Oba. This particular lady

is the high chief’s daughter. We spent two days

at the palace.

He informed his children about the wedding and

they promise to come home. Before the wedding

Prince and I rededicated our lives to God.

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