Dark Night

Episode 27

It wasn’t long after the junior nurse left that Blessing was delivered of a lovely baby girl. The matron looked at the baby and then carried her away leaving Blessing still on the bed.

Blessing: Matron, what is it? I felt something come out of me, and I do not feel the pains anymore. Have I given birth? Can I hold my child please?

The matron ignored Blessing and walked away with the baby and called Mrs Johnson. Then she carried the baby into her car and zoomed off.

She drove for about 30minutes and arrived at an uncompleted building. When she got inside, Mrs Johnson was already there waiting for her. She handed over the baby to Mrs Johnson.

Matron: What will you do with her?

Mrs Johnson looked at the baby who was sleeping peacefully in her hand. She admired the baby but the hatred she put in her heart for Blessing over powered the sympathy she felt for the child.

Mrs Johnson: Don’t worry about the child my friend, I will take care of her.

Mrs Johnson then handed over a bundle of 100thousand naira note to the matron who grinned with smile as she collected it and carefully placed it in her car.

Matron: Let me quickly hurry back before that my poke nosing nurse returns from where I sent her.

She hugged Mrs Johnson and entered her car and zoomed off so fast. Mrs Johnson looked at the child again.

Mrs Johnson: You little bastard, you are the one that witch, that blind bat gave birth to. (She pointed at her nose) Look at your nose, even your eyes, you look so much like my husband. I know you are my husband’s child. But I will not allow that witch collect my son’s inheritance through you. Never!

Then Mrs Johnson brought out a nylon bag from her hand bag. She wrapped the new born baby girl in the nylon bag, then she went to the back of the building where she packed her car. She opened the boot and brought our a shovel, she dug the ground and carried the baby who was already struggling to breath and crying. She carried the nylon bag and threw it with the child into the pit she had dug and slowly she covered it up with sand. She buried the new born baby alive.

Hmm! What a wicked and heartless woman!