Accidental baby mama
By Author @Ayo
Episode 13
Dan paced on the carpet, thinking about the embarrassment he had received. He was furious, but then the old man was right.
He wouldn’t let the man that impregnated his own daughter, turned her life upside down to live talkless of entering his abode.
But he needed to talk to Sophia and her numbers were not going, what was going on? They had been taking this journey little by little to satisfy her, why on earth would she suddenly turn back on them.
With all these raving thoughts, he took his car keys and decided to go to her office. He was already dressed to go to the studio, he would just use the opportunity to see her.
Something was definitely wrong somewhere.
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Dan was listening to his new songs, they were serious bangers and he was proud that for 2 weeks he was still on MTV base Africa playlist no 1.
He was unbeatable.
Suddenly, three car drove around him and surrounded him. Forcing him to park.
They had tinted windows and it seemed the occupants were discussing in the cars.
He got down and knocked on the windows, wondering why he was jacked down.
To his shock, a deafening slap made him turn back. Before he could say B, another slap landed on his face. That one dazed him and he met himself on the floor. He was seeing stars at first, then he recognized seven hefty men and one man in an impeccable white suit. It was Gabriel Onaife.
Gabriel gave a little grim before smirking, he motioned as they dragged Dan to him roughly.
“Mr. Ani, we meet again. Nice to see you, but you may not like to see me, I’m sure you know who I am, Sophia’s husband.
Now if you love your life and your career you had better get your dirty hands off my wife.” Gabriel said, as he stroked his goatee beard.
“Your wife my foot, Sophia belongs to me, Gabriel I own her heart and I’m warning you get away from Sophia. You’ve done enough damage Gabriel, enough is enough. I’ll protect her with the last drop of my blood.” Dan faced him and spat on his face.
Gabriel’s face wrinkled as he took a handkerchief to clean his face, he was angry, how could this little music rat spit on him.
“Boys deal with him, show no mercy, Papilo take me to the office. Capon, I prefer he’s half dead. Use anything your hand finds.” he said dismissing them and drove off, as they descended on Dan, flogging him with belts and mercilessly beating him.
About thirty minutes later they left Dan in his pool of blood but not after raiding him of his valuables.
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“Sophia, I love you, I’ve always loved you.” Sophia sat up from the restaurant’s sofa angrily, Does Gabriel take her for a fool? Does he think that she was stupid?
“Gabriel, never in your stupid, screwed life ever say that you love me, infact be it far from you that you say that. You this selfish, ungrateful, beast in human form.
After I helped you, I helped your screwed up life, your miserable life. You open that rotten mouth of yours to say this, may heaven and earth judge you, yes may thunder waste you…” Sophia was cut off, by a young man bringing a suitcase to their table.
They were at the new Italian restaurant in Ikoyi. Gabriel had called her and he said he wanted to make amends at first, she felt reluctant but then her mind told her to break off clean from the relationship by meeting him. They hadn’t even ordered appetizers and they were already fighting.
“Sophia to prove my love, here is twenty million dollars. This is to say I’m sorry, forgive me, lets move on please I love you.” he said, as he opened the case filled with dollars.
The kind of hate on Sophia’s face made the young man stare but Gabriel remained unmoved as he held the case for display.
“What is all this nonsense Gabriel? What are you taking me for? A golddigger or moneymonger. Look I don’t know and I don’t care how you got your screwed up money. You and your money should perish together.
Excuse me.” she said, as she picked her purse and stood.
Gabriel held her arm swiftly, and gave her a threatening look.
“Papillo, bring the laptop.” he said, and the young man went and came back with a laptop.
Sophia hissed and snorted, as he typed on it. She was sure he used blood money, toufia, blood money.
“Sophia watch this.” he said, and she saw the same fight video only that it was further edited to highlight her face.
“Screw you, Gabriel, rot in hell, babe let me tell you. You cannot bribe me or blackmail me into dating you, go ahead post it online, go ahead and embarrass me. Let me tell you, the blood crying for vengeance will get you. Horrid man and if I ever see you near me or my family, infact you’ll see fire.” she pushed his hand and walked out, while Gabriel was staring jaw slack.
The smell of disinfectant and the white walls made Sophia nervous as she entered the private ward. Though it was decorated with fancy balloons and get well soon posters. She felt her father was suffering.
“Papa, how are you feeling now?” she asked, as the old man who was so lean closed his eyes briefly before answering her.
“Sophia, I’m sorry. Its just that I’ve been thinking about you, Chris and that your baby daddy.” he said, as he breathed heavily.
“Papa stop worrying, stop thinking, the doctor said you should rest. Please don’t die of hypertension please.”she said, as she held his frail right hand, the veins were showing.
“Sophia, Dan…”a cough wracked through his body, ”Dan came here to see me.”he said, as he tried to sit up but Sophia held him back.
“He was beaten up badly although he tried to be a man about it, but I found out it was Gabriel, please beware of Gabriel, he has joined the Molumba cult group, an acquaintance of mine said so.” he said, as his words flowed freely.
“Papa I’ll beware, Papa, please what happened with Dan? Did he hurt you?”she asked, as she touched his forehead.
“No, but he told me the truth, Ada nmo, tell me, do you love him?” he asked quietly.
“Papa now, love! I don’t know oh.” she said, as she withdrew her hand.
“You heard when he said Gabriel beat him.” he asked.
“Papa he could be lying, papa, he’s a liar. He has a wife and four children. The woman came to my office and assaulted me. She said she was Teresa Ani, Papa.” she said, as she crossed her arms defensively.
“Ndo, does he look like one to hide a wife and children, did you ever ask him before jumping into conclusions?”he asked as he sat up.
“Papa.”Sophia said as she sighed.
“I’m not saying that he isn’t lying but have you asked him, he doesn’t know about this allegations. Don’t let a strange lady take away what is yours.” he said as he la!d back.
Sophia chewed her bottom lip, and sat beside his bed. What changed her father’s mind?The jazz that Dan used is strong abi? Did he really convince him? So did Gabriel really beat up Dan and why? All these thoughts roamed her mind.
She didn’t notice her father was already was crying. She shook her head and sighed before looking at him. She felt tears burn the back of her eyes.
“Papa, please we will resolve the matter. Papa, oh don’t cry.” she began begging him. Her own tears fell like a river.
“Amaka, you are the only daughter I’ve, the only female that I have from my lions, you have been successful despite the great setback. You have made the Benjamins a feared name, you have a man who has sworn that he would die for you. Gabriel has lost his virtue to Funke, he is looking for a vessel to empty. Victor has told me the news, despite your hiding it.
The news that it is now public that Dan is your baby daddy abi how did they write it and that video of a fight. Those ones are for a moment, they will fizzle out. But matters of the heart never do. Let me rest biko.” he finished saying, as Sophia sobbed loudly, he slept off in a few seconds and Sophia sat there crying.
She had seen it all, Gabriel had gone ahead to publicize the skeleton in her cupboard, but that didn’t stop the pain and the hurtful comments that were hurled at her.
Many called her olosho, harlot, prostitute, yeyebrity, all sorts of names, those that praised her now turned their back on her.
People loved to judge, they never wanted to see themselves in her shoes afterall it wasn’t them that was a celebrity.
She had changed her profile, and now she felt so angry at her weak attitude, was it their business if she hid her son from their prying eyes. She had sent some agents to bring down the news but the bloggers always adding more pepper, honey and salt.
One had gone as far as saying she had aborted twice for Dan. They were screaming titles “NIGERIA’S ROLE MODEL IN SCANDAL FOR HIDING BABY FROM DUGBSY BOY AKA BABY DADDY”,”SOPHIA HAS ACCLAIMED BABY DADDY”,”DAN HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO BE WITH A BABY MAMA”
“Papa, please don’t think about all this. Please I’ll do what is right but before that Dan would have to prove himself worthy.”
She said as she kissed his forehead before leaving his bed.
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three days before
“D–n, who beat you up like this?” Kunle asked, as Dan winced as they sat with the nurse.
Dan couldn’t help but groan as the nurse pressed the ice bag on his swollen face.
“Guy, abeg na Gabriel, he called some guys, guy dey hefty, na so he yan nonsense, and then wham they beat me.”Dan said, biting his tongue as the nurse continued patching him up.
“Do you mean Sophia’s ex? Why now? Thought if your gal catch you doing her friend live and direct, you guys are ended.”Kunle said, as he leaned and grimaced at the blood oozing injury.
“Thought so, myself. The guy must be stinky rich or something. And this condition is horrid, guy what’s up now?” Dan said,as Kunle’s face paled.
“Guy una don enter, whoever did this to you and Sophia meant you.”Kunle gave him the phone.
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