Reborn In Darkness

Episode 29

We waited silently for Ritah to show up and when she did, Felicia sat up.
“Ritah I didn’t see you at the ceremony what happened? The other day you told me you had something to tell me I wonder why you insisted you say it at our wedding ” I asked looking at her.

Felicia pulled my hand
“What? You two met and you didn’t bother to tell me?” She asked looking angry.
“Babe, come on. It’s not like that” I defended myself moving closer to her.
“She called me that she had to tell me …”
“What ?” She cut me before I could finish.
This time Ritah cleared her throat and I could see she was paying particular attention to me avoiding Felicia ‘s eyes.
“Daniels, I wanted to let you know about what happened ….”

“Ritah, forget it he knows already!” Felicia interupted shooting stares at Ritah who seemed somehow determined to tell me whatever it was.
“He knows?” Ritah wondered looking at me like I was to confirm whatever it was the two were talking about.
“Yes he does. The doctor just confirmed am pregnant, forget it our little surprise has been ruined” Felicia cut in abruptly without giving Ritah a chance to say a thing.
“Yeah so we are going to be a family now, my husband is so excited he cannot wait to be a father ” she added leaning on my shoulder as she clung closer to me.

” Oh that! You guys knew all along huh? ” I looked at both of them and noticed Ritah was shaking her head.

“Yes love, I told Ritah and asked her to announce at the wedding but the blackout ruined the surprise, right Ritah?” Felicia continued questioningly.
Ritah figited a little bit though. She seemed agitated.

“Yes” she responded in a whisper and excused herself to leave before I could say a thing.

“See” Felicia smiled when I turned to look at her so that she elaborates what made Ritah seem that way.

“My love, she looks …”
“I know right?” Felicia shrugged cutting my sentence.

“She really wanted to be the one to break the news to you Babe.” She smiled kissing me.

“Are you sure? It seems there is more to her visit, you mean she came all the way to just fulfil that promise of surprising me?” I asked
“If I didn’t know well, I would say you two are making out ,or what? You don’t think that is reason enough for her to come?” She asked this time looking upset.

“Woo woo! Come down will you?” I held her face in my hands.

“Remember the Doctor said no more stressing yourself. Well, let’s forget about that and talk about our baby” I chuckled and saw her smile weakly.
“Sounds good to me” she giggled.
After some minutes she fall asleep, I guessed it was the effect of the medicine she was given. I left her and walked outside, the Doctor had told me to let her spend a night at the hospital for observation and said she was to be discharged the following morning.
I refused to go back home. I decided to stay besides her till she was out.
“Hm. so you going to be a father huh?” I heard a voice behind me startling me as I leaned on the concret wall outside.
“Yeah, hey you still here?” I asked Ritah looking at my wrist watch.

“It’s past 8 pm”
“Yeah, I know” she sighed deeply folding her hands.

“Do you love her?” She asked after a moment of silence.

I smiled before responding “she is my perfect choice, even though she is sometimes so unpredictable and her actions so surprising, I love every bit of her. It just feels so right and am glad and thankful to God he blessed me with this opportunity to make her my wife. Now that our baby is on the way, wow, there is a million reasons to stay by her for life” I smiled proudly and I saw her run her forefinger in her lower eyelids.
“Wow! That’s is so good and touchy I hope she loves you back the way you do. I mean, you guys are perfect together” she shrugged casually.

“Well, my business here is done then, I got to go” she chuckled holding out her hand for me to shake it.

“All the best in your marriage and pray everyday, you will need it” she added walking away.

“Hm. Okay!” I sighed wondering what that was all about. Something seemed off even though i couldn’t put my finger to it.
“She had to wear that dresss hm” I shook head watching her leave with her long black dresss which was so plain and one would wonder what it meant.