Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 26
Still Birth
THE aroma of the sizzling food filtered into Annette’s nostrils and she smiled
She was resting on the sofa heavily pregnant, her husband was the one in the kitchen preparing the meals
Well, he’s been so sweet and romantic throughout the past months, always helping out in the house chores, making sure she goes for antenatal, making sure she takes her drugs at the right time, infact doing everything that she rarely even felt the heat, despite his busy schedules everyday
Wow, wasn’t she really blessed? Of course, with a caring husband, she smiled
“Food’s ready”, Fred announced as he carried trays of food to the dining
He walked up to Annette in the sitting room and pecked her forehead
“Food’s ready dear”, he repeated smiling
She smiled
“I’m lazy”, she winked
Fred laughed and helped her up
“I know that. All the time lazy”, they laughed
He wrapped his arms around her and they walked to the dining. Then he shoved back a seat for her to settle down
After she had sat down, he proceeded to dish out the food onto plates
She salivated, vegetable stew rice and fried plantains
“I prepared it to your taste”, he said
Annette laughed
“You sure?”, she asked
He nodded
“Sure”, he shoved a plateful towards her
“Help yourself”
“Thanks”, she took a spoonful into her mouth and instantly dropped her cutleries
Fred noticed
“What’s wrong? You’re not eating?”, he asked
She sighed
“I don’t like this. I want to eat fried yam and stew sauce”, she pouted
Fred sighed, this was the part of her he hated
“But you told me yourself that you wanted rice and plantains for dinner, besides the doctor said you need a lot of veggies you know?”
She nodded
“I know. But I don’t have appetite for this anymore”
He sighed, at other times he would have gone immediately to prepare her what she wanted, but sorry, he was very tired now, and not in the mood for that
“I’m sorry babe, you have to eat this or you go to bed on empty stomach”, he concentrated on his food, ignoring her
Annette looked at him and knew he meant it, he wasn’t ready to go prepare another meal, and she decided to make do with what she’s got
She reluctantly picked up her cutleries and began eating
Fred sighed in relief, he really wasn’t ready for that
“So how’s your service going?”, she suddenly asked
“Well good enough. All the teachers I met there as well as the students, they’re all accommodating. The school is good”, he nodded
She smiled
“I can see you’re very confident with it”
“Very confident”, he supported
“Just be careful”,
He looked at her and she winked
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Fred sat in his office marking some notes, when a knock came on the door
He looked up
“Come in”, he said
The door opened and Ellen, a young looking woman entered
She was dressed in a tight fitted short red gown and a red stilettos
She really dressed to kill
Fred sighed on seeing her. Ellen was a teacher he had met in the school on his arrival.
Since he knew her, she had been giving him the green light, but he was just not interested
“What do you want Ellen?”, he angrily demanded as soon as she got to his table
Ellen smiled
“You should be gentle on me Fred, as a gentleman that you are, come on”, she smiled and seductively sat on his table
He placed his hands on his forehead
“Ellen when would it occur to you that I’m not just interested? I’m not”, he banged his hand on the table
She laughed
“Take it easy Fred. As for your questions, it would occur to me when it would also occur to you that I don’t know the reasons you’ve been chasing me away”
He angrily looked at her
“Must I tell you the reasons? I’m not just interested period. Please use the door now”
She got up from the table
“Tell me why you keep keeping me away?”, she asked, her hands folded
“Well, there are three reasons. I’m married, secondly I’m not just interested and for the last, there’s a CCTV camera installed in here and taking all our discussions into recording, to use against you”, he said
Her eyes widened in shock, she didn’t know what to say or do
She looked round as if looking out for the camera he just mentioned
Fred saw her pensiveness and laughed
If all couldn’t prevent her at least, the third would
Before he knew it, she turned and ran out of the office
“B—h”, he spat out
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Fred got home and met a total silence
What’s happened?
“I’m home”, he announced as he walked further into the house
Still there was no answer, then a sharp noise from the bathroom caught his attention
He instantly dropped his suitcase on the floor and ran towards the direction of the noise
He opened the door and met his wife struggling in pains in the tub, she was in labour
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A nurse ran out from the ward and Fred instantly got on his feet to see if he could talk to her, but as usual, she just scuttled past him
That’s exactly what they’ve been doing since his wife went into the labourroom
They had arrived about an hour ago and since then, he had been apprehensive, on the wait for her to come out
He was really worried
About some minutes later, the doctor came out and he walked up to her
“Doctor? Please tell me how was it?”, he asked
The doctor sighed and looked at him, then she shook her head pitifully
Fred was on the verge of losing his mind
“Dr? Is anything the matter? Talk to me”, he insisted
“I’m sorry Mr Fred, it was a still birth”
What!
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