HE CALLED ME A CHEAT Episode 5 – 7 Olowojesiku Deborah

HE CALLED ME A CHEAT Episode 5 – Olowojesiku Deborah

I woke up the following morning and was surprised to see that it’s the dawn of a new day. I didn’t believe I slept for more than twelve hours, the pregnancy should be the one at work.

I made to stand up from the bed when John walked in looking disheveled, his eyes were red and puffy, a sign that he was cried all through the night. Immediately he sat on the other edge of the bed, I quickly went to him and knelt down.

‘My husband, I know you are disappointed in me but please, I want you to trust me. I didn’t get pregnant on purpose neither do I cheat on you. Please, just trust me this once’ I pleaded with him from the bottom of my heart

‘Trust you? It’s not possible, the evidence is just so glaring. Well, your mom and mine are on the way. After speaking with them, you would be left with no choice but to leave with Jedidiah because he isn’t mine’

‘My love please don’t do this to me, Jedidiah is your son. No other man has ever seen my nakedness, please don’t put me to shame’ I pleaded with tears flowing down my face

‘I had two doctors conduct a DNA test on Jeremiah and Jedidiah. Well, for your information, the test result shows that Jedidiah isn’t mine. Here is a copy if you want to be sure’

John threw a copy of the DNA test at me and I couldn’t stop crying after looking at it. It shows that Jedidiah and John are 99% unrelated while he and Jeremiah are 99% related.

I felt fed up, I just didn’t understand what was happening anymore. I was pushed into a loveless marriage and when things are starting to become rosy, an issue I don’t understand came up.

Since there was no reason to keep on pleading with John, I lifted myself and went to the washroom to wash and then decide to wait for my stepmother and mother-in-law. While waiting for the duo, I went into my son’s room to spend time with them. I love them both and still don’t believe Jedidiah isn’t for John.

The horn of a car driving into our compound interrupted the session I was having with my boys. I had to go welcome the two women. Of course, my greeting wasn’t well accepted as I was replied with abuse and curse from my stepmother.

‘You evil child, so you have succeeded in dragging my name in the mud. Well, I don’t blame you, you took after your mother. Like mother like daughter.’ My stepmother rained abuses on me not bothering to hear my own side of the story

‘Good afternoon ma’ John greeted my Stepmother

‘Afternoon jare, See, I understand your pain. If you can’t bear to live with her again, don’t hesitate to send her out. You can’t keep living with a deceitful woman” my stepmother replied John shocking me

‘Yes o, my son can’t continue to live with a whore’ My mother-in-law chipped in

‘Madam, go in there, take your things and leave this house with your bastard son’ My stepmother ordered me

I couldn’t leave the spot I stood, the only thing I was doing was shedding tears. When they saw that I didn’t move from where I stood, my stepmother followed John into the bedroom and assisted him with bringing my things out.

After throwing my things out, Jedidiah was brought out and threw at me. I quickly stood and catch him before he falls to the ground. Jeremiah stood beside his father pleading with him to let me be but his plea was ignored.

I had no choice but to take my things and leave the compound with my son. I looked at the compound once more and left

HE CALLED ME A CHEAT Episode 6 – Olowojesiku Deborah

After walking around for almost three hours, I was already worn out and so was Jeddy. He has been asking me to get him something to eat but I ignored him because I had no money on me. My savings were in the house. I found shade and sat down with my son, I wanted to cry but I kept pushing the tears back because I don’t want Jeddy to see me cry.

When Jeddy’s rant for food was becoming unbearable, I had to do something before he starts crying. I opened one of the boxes hoping to find money in it. Luckily for me, I saw an Atm card which John gave to me to use for buying things but I hardly make use If it since he also gives me money for upkeep.

The Atm brought joy to my soul. I stopped a bike which took me to the nearest bank where I was able to withdraw one hundred and fifty thousand nairas, I wanted to withdraw more but I couldn’t as that was the limit for a day. I was able to pay the bike man and also buy food for Jeddy.

After feeding Jeddy, we both board a bus to the other part of the town. I didn’t want to be too far or too close to John. That night, Jeddy and I pass the night in one of the cheapest hotels, and the following day, I was able to get one-room accommodation.

All through this period, Jeddy kept bombarding me with questions but I either ignore or simply tell him to pray for mommy.

I was able to get some little home equipment and we began living life. Most times, Jeddy would start demanding to see his Dad and twin brother and once he makes such demands, it takes a lot of cajoling to calm him down.

Some other day, I tried to withdraw some money but on getting to the bank, I got to know that the Atm card has been blocked. Then, I knew that I had to get a job in order to fend for Jeddy and I. I ignored my morning sickness and went in search of a job, it was a stressful experience as no one wants to give a secondary school drop out a job.

Luck suddenly smiled at me when a nursery school offered me the post of a cleaner with pay of forty thousand naira. The pay was nothing close to the weekly allowance I do receive from John but I had to make do with it as I had no choice.

I enrolled Jeddy into the school and his fees were subtracted from my pay. Since the school closes at 2 pm, I also engaged in pure water business. I hawk pure water and soft drinks and that was what catered for our daily needs.

I terribly miss my first son Jerry but I was rest assured that John would take good care of him, I knew John would never bring another lady home lest his mother forces her on him.

Life goes on and I kept living it one day at a time. Within three months, I became a shadow of myself as there was no time or money to use in caring for myself, myself, i was just twenty-five but looked like a forty years old woman. By this time, my pregnancy was already protruded and I was able to register with a clinic.

When I was just trying to pick up the pieces of my life, I received another news that drained me.

Episode 7

After cleaning the compound of the school that afternoon, I went to Jeddy’s class to pick him so that we would go home together. Getting into his class, I was surprised to see my son lying flat on the floor. His teacher was pouring water on him while the other members of the staff were fanning him.

I ran to where he laid, carried him out of the school compound and ran to the clinic which was very close to the school. The nurses seeing the state in which Jeddy was, collected him from me and admitted him.

After series of test, it was revealed that Jeddy has sickle cell anemia. A kind of shock pass through my body when I received the information, I couldn’t bring myself to understand how on earth Jeddy’s genotype would be SS when John is AS and I am AA.

To worsen the situation, he was diagnosed with asthma. I felt my world crumbling, I was forced to ask the doctor if everything started in one day but he replied that the care he has been receiving before now suppress the manifestation of the both health challenge.

The doctor gave me tips on how to help him live with the health challenges and also gave me a list of drugs which would help him survive the situation. The prices of the drugs was something that was too much for me to bear.

At first, I thought of going to plead with John but I had a rethink that going to meet him will make him believe I truly cheated on me. I became fed up with life but I just had to keep strengthening myself because of my children.

In order to keep up with Jeddy’s new health status, I had to double my hustle. Despite buying drugs for Jeddy, we were still going in and out of hospital. I was warned never to run out of multivitamins if I don’t want to lose him.

Instead of eating, I prefer to remain hungry just for Jeddy to have food and drugs. Tears became something I couldn’t do without. While crying one night, Jeddy moved closer to me and started comforting me.

‘Mommy, why are you always crying?’ Jeddy asked shocking me

‘Jeddy? I am not crying’

‘You are crying mommy, you always cry every night. You cry because Daddy sent us out of the house because he hate us, you also cry because I am always sick’ he revealed shocking me more

‘Oh no son, Daddy doesn’t hate us. He is just angry with mommy. Don’t worry, we will go back home soon. Just keep praying for mommy’ I sat him on my laps comforting him

‘Mommy, please don’t cry again. I promise not to fall sick again, I will buy you a car when I become a Doctor’

‘Wow! I am so happy to hear that, I promise not to cry again. Thank you my son, I love you’

‘I love you too mommy’

I felt touched by Jeddy’s word and decided to always see the brighter side of life. He promised never to fall sick again but my little boy couldn’t help it.

Life went on and we kept living it one day at a time. My pregnancy was approaching it’s maturity, I was able to buy little baby things though it wasn’t close to what John would have gotten for the baby. I went for a scan and it was revealed that I was carrying a baby girl. I fell in love with her the moment I saw how she lay in my womb.

I was surprised to hear the doctor say she was very healthy despite the fact that I haven’t been eating and resting well. I told Jeddy that the baby we were expecting was a girl and he was so excited to meet his baby sister.

To be continued

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