Dark Night

Episode 17

Blessing woke up in the hospital and heard Mrs Johnson talking with a doctor, she was crying heavily from the tune on her voice.

Blessing: mummy, mummy is that you? Are you there?….mummy…..

Mrs Johnson heard her and turned and saw her sitting down. She quickly rushed at her with blows and slapped on her face.

Mrs Johnson: It is your fault, it is your fault, I knew you are bad luck, I knew you are evil. Since you came into our lives it has been one problem to the other, now you’ve killed him, you’ve finally killed him…..(she started crying, as the nurses held her)
Blessing was crying also.

Blessing: Daddy? Dead? It is not true, not possible, my daddy is not dead, my daddy cannot be dead.

Mrs Johnson: shut up! You witch! You have killed him. You should have remained there with your blindness, but you chose to do operation now see what your operation has caused. If you had just remained on your own, my dear husband would be alive today, but no no you want to see, oya see na, see, see (she started beating her again but this time the nurses stopped her)

Nurse: Ah madam take it easy na, you can’t be beating her like that in your condition. You are pregnant, and she is pregnant also, so please don’t beat her please.

Mrs Johnson: what did you say?

Blessing: yes nurse, what did you just say?

Nurse: Madam I said you are pregnant.

Mrs Johnson: yes I know I’m pregnant.

Nurse: your daughter is also pregnant.

Mrs Johnson: She is pregnant?

Nurse : yes ma

Mrs Johnson: you mean Blessing is pregnant?

Nurse : yes ma.

She kept quiet for a while and then she turned and asked the nurse.

Mrs Johnson: hope she can go home now?

Nurse: Yes ma, she can but she really needs a lot of rest. The shock affected her so much that she really needs to rest.

Mrs Johnson: no problem nurse, she will rest, I will take care of her.
(She walked up to Blessing and held her by the hand and led her to the car)

Mrs Johnson: I will take care of her, don’t worry.

(She entered the car and sped off)