BELINA (AFTER THE WEDDING) SEASON 2
******EPISODE 40 *******
BY NISSI ADEOLA
Oyinade rolled and tossed on the uncomfortable mattress in her one room
apartment. The mattress lay on the floor without a bed and the more she laid on it,
the more her discomfort.
She had rushed out of her own house some months ago and since then; her life has been a living hell.
She had heard of the visit of the officials sent to her house to get her barely five minutes after her departure and she had thanked her stars for leaving early enough although her leaving happened to be the worst thing that had ever
happened to her.
Her account was frozen so there was no way she could withdraw any money. Her house was seized and she was left with only one thing: her car.
She had to pawn her expensive car for two
hundred thousand in order to secure an apartment. Due to the fact that she was on
the run, she left Lagos totally and got an apartment in Ogun state. She was only able to secure a one room apartment in order to buy
some foodstuff and clothes cos she had only left her house with the cloth she had on.
Hunger raked her tummy and she grimaced. All she had left from the bag of rice she bought months ago would not last her a week.
All her foodstuff was on the edge. Getting a job had proved to be a futile effort because she had to lie low for fear of being arrested.
All these happened because of Belina. That little witch.
Oyinade hissed, combing her hair with her fingers.
She had watched Belina on television barely a month ago attending a red carpet even with Richard, Tony and Prisca. She almost used
her eyes to abort the pregnancy through the
screen. She made a pledge to have her revenge. She definitely would do that, even if it happened to be the last thing she did, she vowed.
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Tears rolled out of my eyes, going in the direction of my ears. I lay on the hospital bed, in labour.
Sweat covered my face in the air conditioned room and a nurse was mopping my face, with words of comfort floating out of her mouth.
I gasped as I took in enough air, as directed by the doctor.
“Push”, I heard the doctor say. I gathered all my will and groaned as I pushed hard. I gasped, filling my lungs. I had been pushing and pushing but it seems like the baby would never
come out. The pain was so unbearable that I started doubting my ability to go through it all.
I held on to God, the only one that could help me through it all.
I envisioned God standing there with me and I got a renewed strength. The echo of ‘push’ rang in my head and I gave it all I could.
I could only feel pain coercing through me like a thousand knives.
The cry of a baby pierced the room and swallowed. A weak smile was displayed
on my face as I weakly took the baby from the doctor.
I laughed weakly in tears as I stared at the tiny creature I was holding. The love I felt there and then is one which I have never experienced
before. Even though I felt weak and semi-conscious, I knew that I would not leave
my baby for anything in the world. The second I held him in my arms, I knew I would love him forever.
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Ronke grimaced as she stared at her profile in the mirror. She did not believe she could be dressed so moderately. Her usual bum shorts pant and showy tops were not the ones she had on. Who would have thought that change could locate her? She had been visited by the person known as Christ and everything about her had changed. Even though she had been spending stolen money, she hadn’t been able to get happiness.
She felt more miserable by the day. She hadn’t even spent quarter of the money.
One day she just stood up and started walking on her street in Abuja. What prompted her, she could not even pinpoint. She had entered the church that always caught her eyes.
Since that day, her life had changed. She stopped spending the money and started a teaching job.
Returning the money was foremost in her mind but she was too scared to do it.
She hoped that she would gather that courage after meeting with the pastor.
She hoped that the people waiting to see the pastor would be few, being a mid-week service. She grabbed the small bible she purchased some weeks ago, put it in her bag and
marched out with a song on her head.
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Richard was becoming more restless by the minute.
He could not understand what could be taking them so long. He swallowed hard as he stared at the door countless number of times.
If he hadn’t been so worried, he would have
known that the time he had spent, waiting was not over-stretched. The time only seems longer when you are involved with the patient personally.
His heart skipped several beats as the door opened.
He rushed there, along with everyone. Doctor Felix had a smile on his face.
“Congratulations sir, you have a bouncing baby boy”.
The once quiet room became noisy with
jubilations.
“And Bell?”
Richard asked.
Doctor Kelvin smiled. He had expected that.
“She is resting now”
Richard unleashed his joy as he yelled happily. He knelt down there, giving all the glory to God. He started receiving hugs from everyone. He even hugged his mother without noticing it. The last person he hugged was Kelvin. Prisca
lifted Patricia in her arms, turning round and round until she became dizzy, saying ‘now you have a baby brother’. Patricia giggled and giggled, like she knew what had just happened.
Kelvin felt genuinely happy for Richard and Belina.
Belina definitely deserves happiness and no other person can give her apart from Richard. He had felt a sickening dread during the
waiting period and seeing Richard that worried gave him cause to panic. He had kept his extreme worry hidden even though his
restlessness often took over him. He still loves Belina.
He has accepted that they could be only friends but that did not stop him from feeling the way he did. He was content though.
It is better to be her friend than have her as an enemy.
Richard finished his display of gratitude to God, and headed towards Belina’s room.
All the workers in BRH were full of rejoicing.
Not only is Richard the best employer you can have, he is also a friend. The most humble man you can ever come by.
They had all prayed for a day like this for him. Belina was more of a friend to them than a boss.
If there is anything like a perfect match, the coming together of Richard and Belina would be their own description of a perfect match. Their childlessness had affected everyone and
they never failed to pray for them.
Individually, they started thinking of what to
wear to the naming ceremony.
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