Anike - S01 E38

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Anike - S01 E38

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 38

We had the court wedding with just few family

members and friends. We were not up to 20 in

attendance.

No honey moon because of my condition the

early stage pregnancy symptoms was really

getting at me. I can’t eat and I vomits the little

liquid food I manage to eat. I was lean and pale.

I moved in with Prince and that was how

marriage life began.

After the wedding my husband treated me as if

he never had a pregnant wife before, true to his

words we nurtured the pregnancy together.

His joy knows no bound when scan revealed I

was carrying twins. I was very happy too, I had

taught I’ll have just one child in my life but God

gave me two instead.

My husband’s children, sorry I found it difficult to

call them step children decided to spend some

time in Nigeria before they leave. Mirabel his

daughter hated me with passion, in fact she did

not hide it, but who will blame her she’ll think I

came for the money since we are practically age

mate. Henry the younger one was so nice to me.

He really took after his father, he was so caring.

He sees me like his elder sister. I remember one

conversation we had when he was still around.

“Thank you for loving my Dad” he said to me

while we were gisting.

“How do you know I love your dad?” I asked him.

It’s so obvious, I see the way you look at him

when you are with him. You adore him so much

that I envy my dad for finding true love at his

age” he said

“But many people will think otherwise”

“Sure, but if they live under this roof for just few

days, they’ll see what I’m seeing”

“Your sister hate me” I said

“You are a woman you could do the same when

you are in her shoes. That women for you always

complicate simple things” Henry said

“I get it, but I wish she understand me”

“My dad is happy and that is all that matters to

me. There’s this aura of peace around him. No

wonder he saved your number with ‘He gives me

peace’

“Are you stalking your Dad?”

“Not at all, I saw it the caller ID the day you

called him at the office. I was with him”

Then he’s father’s call came in and my phone

was right in front of him.

“Wow! You saved his name with ‘He gives me

Joy’

I just smiled and picked the call.

Hello my husband” I said and winked at Henry,

who in turn smiled.

My mum came over and start complaining about

the way my husband is treating me.

“Prince you won’t allow this girl to brazen up and

put herself together with the way you are

handling her” My mum said

“Did I do anything wrong?” He asked her

“Yes, the pampering is too much, if you continue

this way, she’ll be like this till she gives birth”

“But that is what she needs right now”

“Let her be, in fact travel, she’s lazing around

because she sees you, haba she’s five months

gone na”

I will try ma” he said but didn’t mean it.

Though I’m not having the baby in Nigeria, but

still the nursery had already been set up. I was

to travel with him to the US to have the babies.

Mirabel later decided to stay back as she fell in

love with Nigerian’s partying and owambe things.

We all stay together in the same building. My

husband asked if I was OK with her staying with

us and I told him it’s fine.

But things were not actually fine in the house.

Mirabel tortured me emotionally. And she does all

this without her father’s knowledge, infact he

behaves like an angel when her father is around.

Mirabel is a snake and I wondered who she took

after, I don’t know her mother so I cant judge. I

kept all this to myself, I don’t want to soil the

relationship between father and daughter. My

only consolation is that I’ll be leaving the house

for her in a month’s time at least I won’t have to

worry about her when I’m out of the country.

I was 30weeks gone and I had just two weeks to

leave the country. My husband was preparing for

working in the morning. I went to the kitchen to

make a light breakfast for him. I went to our

bedroom to ask if he was set and I met him

ransacking the whole room, he had turned the

room upside down.

“Why did you scatter everywhere, what are you

looking for?”

“I kept some vital documents in my safe and I

couldn’t find it. And the marine…needs it today.

“Are you sure you put it in the safe?”

“Is it my first time of keeping documents there?”

he replied angrily

“Maybe you kept it in the safe at the office”

“Anike, I know what I’m saying, I kept them

inside that safe. Did you open the safe”

“What’s business do I have with your personal

things. I never opened it before”

“Anike, if you are joking please stop, I don’t have

time for pranks. They are federal governments

property. Where are the documents?”

“Pranks! Prince just leave me out of his I have

things to do, My baby shower is in two days, my

mum and Tinuke are already on their way and I

have to put some things in place before their

arrival”

“I’m talking of vital documents, you are talking

about baby shower. Anike where are the

documents, the informations in those documents

are vital, it mustn’t get out into the wrong

hands”

“Are you seriously accusing me of theft!”

“Anike! You know the code to the safe it’s your

date of birth, so produce the documents now

that I ask nicely”

“Anybody in this house can guess the safe’s

code, why I’m I the only suspect here”

“Are you telling me the staff knows your date of

birth?”

“Is it only the staff that’s living in this house”

“Are you saying Mirabel took it?”

“I didn’t say that, but there is every possibility

that she took it”

“Anike, what you want to achieve by framing my

daughter?”

“Dad, she never liked me and she told me

yesterday that she’ll make sure I leave this

house” Mirabel cut in, crawling into us from

God’s knows where.

“Is that true, didn’t I ask you if you want her here

or not?”

“I even came to tell you that I’ll be leaving

today” she added

“Anike!”

“She’s lying Prince”

“She’s lying! Anike how could you”

“It’s her word against mine right? Fine! Mirabel,

enjoy your father’s house, I’ll leave for you.

That’s what you’ve always wanted”

I started packing few things into a box.

“Where do you think you are going?”

“Alawode it’s none of your business. I’ll leave

the house for your precious daughter”

I pushed the box with my heavy tommy and

made for the door, he yanked the box from me.

“Anike you need to work on your temperament, is

leaving the house the solution?”

“Fine, take it, you can seize the box but you

can’t seize me” I took my car key and left.

I drove out of the house, I don’t have a bearing. I

was on the high way. I decided to park and think

first. I applied the brakes but it didn’t response.

What’s going on I asked myself as I stepped

harder on the brakes.

A trailer was in front of me, I was so closed but I

couldn’t apply brakes. I crashed into the trailer

who was moving at her very slow speed.

“God have mercy on me, please save my babies”

that was all I said as I started hearing voices.

“She’s a woman….

“She’s pregnant….

“There’s a hospital nearby…..that was the last I

heard. I rembered the message the little girl at

the orphanage gave me. I did not pray before

marriage. Eveything became black and I passed

out.

????

Doctor’s POV

I was on call when a woman was rushed into the

emergency. I noticed she was pregnant on, so I

paged Obgyn. She needed to be operated and we

commenced surgery immediately in order to save

her life and that of the baby. The obgyn doctor

took an ultrasound and we discovered she’s

carrying twins.

“Nurse did the rescuers brought her phone from

the accident scene” I asked one of the nurses.

“Yes, it’s with one of the nurses”

Please get the phone and contact her people” I

ordered

“Yes doctor” the nurse replied.

????

Tinuke’s POV

We got to the airport, myself and Anike’s mum.

She was suppose to send a driver to pick us up.

I called to inform her that we are already at the

airport.

“Hello Anike”

“Hello this is not Anike, I’m nurse Aisha from

National hospital Abuja. I was about to use the

phone to place some calls before your call came

in”

“Where is the owner of this phone, did she

misplaced it?”

“Calm down ma, please what’s your relationship

with her?”

“She’s my best friend and her mum is standing

right next to me”

“She’s in surgery right now, she got into an

accident

“Accident! National hospital right?”

“Yes”

“Thanks. We are on our way right now”

“What’s going on, who had an accident?” Anime

mum asked.

“Mummy hold on I need to confirm something” I

said and asked Anikes mum to give me called

Admiral Alawode’s number.

“Hello, good morning sir, please where is Anike

as we speak?”

“We had an argument and she left the house an

hour ago. I’m about to call her too before your

call came in

“Jesus!so she’s not in the house!”

“What is it”

“Anike is in the hospital as we speak, she had an

accident”

“Accident! she left the house an hour ago. I

called her immediately, she left but her line was

switched off. Then I decided to try again, I

decided then to try again before your call

through” Admiral said in a shaky voice.

“A nurse who picked her call told me she’s from

the National hospital said she’s in surgery” I

informed him

“I’ll meet you there” he said and hang up

immediately.

Anike’s mom was already sitting on the floor

crying. I pulled her up.

“We need to go to the hospital now, she need

your prayer please be strong for her”

“I’m finished, I was told not to allow her marry

Alawode o, I told Anike but she said it’s too late

that she was already pregnant. I hope I haven’t

use my own hands to destroy my life” Anime

mum’s wailed.

“All will be well ma, let’s go”

I remembered Anike told me about a little girl

who gave her a message at the orphanage but

Admiral was too good to be true. We all believed

Anike can never have a problem in her marriage.

Admiral is a perfect man any woman could ask

for. I silently pray to God to keep her and her

babies safe.

We got to the hospital and met Prince Alawode

pacing up and down the hallway.

“What happened why did she leave the house this

morning this is just past 10, where is she going?”

Anime’s mum questioned.

“I shouldn’t have let her leave the house, this is

all my fault. I should have stopped her. But you

all know when she’s angry she never listen to

anyone. That’s why I let her go”

“Anike and her anger issue” I said to myself

What happened exactly” I asked Admiral.

“I was searching for some documents, she said

she didn’t take it and accused Mirabel instead.

Mirabel came in and said Anike had already

threngthened her that she’ll make her leave the

house. I was shocked I thought they had good

rapore…

“Good rapore! Mirabel never liked her, she only

pretend to like her when you are around” I

explained

“That’s not possible”

“You can call your son and asked he knows

everything”

“Prince Alawode called his son and he confirmed

what I just told him. He also told his son the

present situation.

Two hours later, the doctors came out

“Nurse Aisha where are the patient’s relative”

one of them asked

“Over here” she said and signaled to us.

We all ran towards the doctor. “ Are you her

relatives” he asked

“Yes” we all chorused

“She was rushed in this morning, auto accidents

with head injury, open wound fracture of the

tibia…” the doctor tried to explain but Prince cut

in

“Doctor how is she, I could have her transferred

abroad right now”

“That’s too late sir, we tried all her possible best

but we lost her, the twins are in the ICU as we

speak, they are also incubated bcos they are

prematured. I’m so sorry for your loss” he

sympathized

“Anike’s mum fainted immediately, while Prince

held his chest in pain.

“Anike! Anike!!” Prince called out

He had a cardiac arrest and slump. I and the

doctor rushed to him trying to resuscitate him.

“Are you a doctor” the doctor asked me.

“Yes, I’m a doctor” We rushed him into the ER,

but he died before we even placed him on the

operating table.

“Prince! I screamed. My legs couldn’t stand any

longer and I sat on the floor.

I was running mad myself. “What kind of a doom

is this for God said” I said crying my heart out.

This is so unfair, Anike and Prince did not live to

even see or hold their own children”

There body was transferred to the morgue. I

called Prince Alawode’s son with Admiral’s

phone and broke the news to him, he said he’s

coming right away.

We went back to the house and met the animal

in human form Mirabel, she was even eating.

“Congratulations Mirabel, you just lost your father

who died after receiving the news of Anike’s

death.

“What! My father is dead!”

“You can confirm at the mogue, you this snake.

You should pop champagne your enemy died with

your father” I barked at her.

She left the house immediately, maybe going to

the mogue, I don’t care.

????

The policemen investigating Anike’s accident

came to Admiral’s house. They said the accident

was caused by brake failure.

“How is that possible, her husband bought her

the car last month” I said

“ A new car? Then something is fishy” one the

police officers said

“My point exactly” I replied

“If it’s a new car then there’s every possibilities

that someone tampered with her brakes”

“I’m very sure of that, someone did” I said.

“Can you think of anyone who want her dead?”

The police man asked

“I don’t know if the person want her dead.

But

the only hater Anike had was her step daughter

Mirabel”

“Where is she now” he asked

“I don’t know, looking for her father, I guess”

“We’ll come back tomorrow to carry on on our

investigations. We’ll have to question are too” he

said and they left.

I went back to the room consoling Anikes mum.

She kept on lamenting that she should have

stopped Anime from marrying Prince. I told her

we are all at fault we were carried away by their

blissful and beautiful relationship and forget to

pray. She had call her two other children who

are on their way to Abuja. I informed Jedidiah

too who was shocked to the bone. He said he

regretted not telling her how he felt about her,

maybe she would have changed her mind about

marrying. Deep down in me, I know Anike can

never love another man. He loved Admiral.

Jedidiah promised to come to Abuja for the

burial. I also told Olamilekan via smiled. He was

shedding tears when he heard the news. He said

he’ll come for the burial too.

I took Anike’s mum to my parent’s house here in

Abuja to pass the night. My parents also help in

consoling her. My mum shared the same room

with her, so she won’t be left all alone.

She kept on blaming herself for her daughter’s

death. Everyone is guilty.

The next morning, my parents advice she stay

back in our house till she leaves Abuja. I reason

with them, it’s better to stay with us that to stay

in the house with that Mirabel.

Admiral Alawode’s son Henry arrived the next

day. And we started making burial arrangements.

That week Anike and her husband was buried.

Henry insisted they bury them side by side

because that’s what his father would have

wanted. Family members were present at the

burial. Anike’s family: Her mum, Adekemi, Okiki,

Jedidiah, Olamilekan was also present including

PA, he was the one consoling Adekemi before

now but he couldn’t put himself together at the

burial. I was told Prince was like a father to him.

They both loss their dear ones.

I came for my friend’s baby shower but instead I

was at my friend’s burial that same day. Yes that

was the date for her baby shower. I wish they

are alive to raise their babies, to shower them

with all the love and care the two of them

shared.

The police called Mirabel in for questioning.

The police came to the house to inform us that

the case will be close since there’s no evidence

that claimed that the brakes was tampered with.

“Who gave you permission to close the case” I

asked rudely

“We can’t find any concrete proof to proof that

the deceased car brakes was tampered with. We

have interrogated Miss Mirabel and all the staff.

“If someone tampered with the brakes then the

tampering was done inside this compound” said

Henry

“Yes you are right” the police officer replied.

“There’s a CCTV camera in the house let’s check

the footage” Henry informed us.

“Where can we watch the footage” the police

man asked

“In my father’s study” he replied

“Please take us there”

We all followed Henry. He got to the door and

the password stopped us. He tried three times

but the code didn’t work.

“Think” the police officer told him.”The code had

to be something important to your father.

“Tinuke what’s her date of birth?”

I told him, he entered it but the door did not

open.

“Try their wedding date” I said

He tried it and lo and behold the door was open

before us.

We entered and started checking the footage for

the past one week.

Then we saw the devil, Mirabel was standing

beside Anike’s car. Then after some minutes she

was under the car.

Henry put her two hands on her head with his

mouth wide opened. I was surprised too, I know

she didn’t like Anike but not to the heights of

attempting to take three lives because I’m very

sure she’s away Anike is carrying twins.

“Please where can we find her?”

“She should be in her room” Henry replied

“So she’s inside this house and never showed up

since we got here?” the office said

We got to her room and met her dead. She had

commited suicide.

Henry picked up the note and read

Henry I’m sorry….

Henry wept “In one week I lost three people who

are dear to me” he cried.

“Just take it easy” I said. I pity Mirabel because

she just made the worst mistake of her life.

Many people don’t know that committing suicide

is a ticket straight to hell. Because suicide is

murdering oneself and no murderer can inherit

the kingdom of God.

The police men took the body to the mogue.

I called Anike’s mum she was in the hospital

with the twins. I told her everything, she wept. I

consoled her before ending the call.

Henry called her Mum and told her about her

sister’s death. She was buried when his mum

arrived.

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