Dark Night

Episode 26

Blessing was home alone and she didn’t understand how she was feeling and she had no one to call. She quickly packed the bag that Dave had prepared for her and then she alerted her next door neighbour that she didn’t know what was happening to her. The woman was a little bit advanced and so after some few questioning she understood that the girl was in labour. She assisted Blessing and took her to the hospital.

When they arrived, the woman explained to Blessing that she could not stay back because she had to be somewhere very important. Blessing thanked her and she left.

Few minutes later, the matron arrived and checked on her and confirmed that Blessing was actually in labour. She arranged the labour ward and told Blessing that in few minutes she will be ready to push.

The matron then left Blessing and went to the back of the hospital, she brought her phone from her purse and dialled Mrs Johnson’s number.

Matron: Hello my friend.

Mrs Johnson: matron my friend how are you?

Matron : I’m good, how are you? And how are you holding up with all that happened?

Mrs Johnson: I am okay now, though I still feel very saddened on the loss of my daughter.

Matron: Don’t worry my friend, God has a reason for everything.

Mrs Johnson: yes o, that is what my husband said.

Matron: it is well with you my friend.

Mrs Johnson: Amen o.I know someday I will carry another baby in my womb again. That witch of a blind girl cannot stop it anymore. She succeeded this time. But next time she won’t.

Matron: relax my friend, she is the reason I’m even calling you.

Mrs Johnson: Really? What is it? Is the witch dead?

Matron: No my friend, she is not dead, but she is in labour. She is about to have her baby.

Mrs Johnson: No! Never! It can’t happen. She can never have her baby. My own baby died and so her own must die. Please my friend you have to do something, that girl can’t be happy when I am sad. Please do something.

Matron: Relax my friend, am I not the one who called you?

Mrs Johnson: yes you did.

Matron: ehen, so relax, I have a plan.

Mrs Johnson: She must not have her baby o, please my friend, she must not have her baby o.

Matron: I said you should relax. (Then she ended the call and rushed inside. She found the junior nurse attending to Blessing. Then she sent her away to go and buy an injection)

Junior Nurse: But matron we have that injection.

Matron: the one we have is expired go and buy another one for me.

Junior Nurse: But she does not need that injection and it will take me 2hours to go and buy that injection. I want to be here when Blessing delivers. She is my friend.

Matron: And I said I need the injection so go now and hurry back if you want to be here when she gives birth.

The junior nurse was not happy but she had no choice than to obey her matron. She grudgingly collected the money and left