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Read Story : SEASON 1 EPISODE 27

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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