Read Story : SEASON 1 EPISODE 27
Still Birth
THE aroma of the sizzling food filtered into Annetteâs nostrils and she smiled
She was resting on the sofa heavily pregnant, her husband was the one in the kitchen preparing the meals
Well, heâs 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, wasnât she really blessed? Of course, with a caring husband, she smiled
âFoodâs readyâ, Fred announced as he carried trays of food to the dining
He walked up to Annette in the sitting room and pecked her forehead
âFoodâs ready dearâ, he repeated smiling
She smiled
âIâm lazyâ, she winked
Fred laughed and helped her up
âI know that. All the time lazyâ, 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
âI prepared it to your tasteâ, he said
Annette laughed
âYou sure?â, she asked
He nodded
âSureâ, he shoved a plateful towards her
âHelp yourselfâ
âThanksâ, she took a spoonful into her mouth and instantly dropped her cutleries
Fred noticed
âWhatâs wrong? Youâre not eating?â, he asked
She sighed
âI donât like this. I want to eat fried yam and stew sauceâ, she pouted
Fred sighed, this was the part of her he hated
âBut you told me yourself that you wanted rice and plantains for dinner, besides the doctor said you need a lot of veggies you know?â
She nodded
âI know. But I donât have appetite for this anymoreâ
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
âIâm sorry babe, you have to eat this or you go to bed on empty stomachâ, he concentrated on his food, ignoring her
Annette looked at him and knew he meant it, he wasnât ready to go prepare another meal, and she decided to make do with what sheâs got
She reluctantly picked up her cutleries and began eating
Fred sighed in relief, he really wasnât ready for that
âSo howâs your service going?â, she suddenly asked
âWell good enough. All the teachers I met there as well as the students, theyâre all accommodating. The school is goodâ, he nodded
She smiled
âI can see youâre very confident with itâ
âVery confidentâ, he supported
âJust be carefulâ,
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
âCome inâ, 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
âWhat do you want Ellen?â, he angrily demanded as soon as she got to his table
Ellen smiled
âYou should be gentle on me Fred, as a gentleman that you are, come onâ, she smiled and seductively sat on his table
He placed his hands on his forehead
âEllen when would it occur to you that Iâm not just interested? Iâm notâ, he banged his hand on the table
She laughed
âTake it easy Fred. As for your questions, it would occur to me when it would also occur to you that I donât know the reasons youâve been chasing me awayâ
He angrily looked at her
âMust I tell you the reasons? Iâm not just interested period. Please use the door nowâ
She got up from the table
âTell me why you keep keeping me away?â, she asked, her hands folded
âWell, there are three reasons. Iâm married, secondly Iâm not just interested and for the last, thereâs a CCTV camera installed in here and taking all our discussions into recording, to use against youâ, he said
Her eyes widened in shock, she didnât 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 couldnât prevent her at least, the third would
Before he knew it, she turned and ran out of the office
âB—hâ, he spat out
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Fred got home and met a total silence
Whatâs happened?
âIâm homeâ, 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
Thatâs exactly what theyâve 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
âDoctor? Please tell me how was it?â, he asked
The doctor sighed and looked at him, then she shook her head pitifully
Fred was on the verge of losing his mind
âDr? Is anything the matter? Talk to meâ, he insisted
âIâm sorry Mr Fred, it was a still birthâ
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