WHEN LOVE JUST HAPPENS 2 : EPISODE 11 – 20
EPISODE 12
After an hour of eating and drinking, Jeffery’s parents had to leave, as they had other engagements to attend.
“My dear please do find time to come see me, as we have a lot of planning and things to discuss about” Jeffery’s mother said to Jane on their way out.
“Yes ma I will”
“So now that it’s just us, I think Jane has something to say. Babe?” Jeffery said to the house after his parents had left and they were all seated playing games.
“I want to use this medium to thank you all for coming all out to help get me released, when I was kidnapped, that was actually the main reason for this get together. I’m grateful. Thanks guys”
“You are welcome Jane, you are our family now and we always stick out for each other” Michael said.
“Now that everyone is here, I think this would be a good time for the ladies to tell us how they ended up in police detention that night?” Dele asked looking at Anita.
“I think it’s time to feed the baby” Anita started to get up.
“Eh….Anita the baby is sleeping, so sit down” Dele said.
“So what happened that night?” Jeffery asked with keen interest. “Amaka, you care to tell us?”
“What? Why me?”
“Well…. you all were there”
“My mouth is paining me abeg, I can’t talk” Amaka immediately stuffed her mouth with meat to avoid her from talking.
“Erica?” Jeffery looked at his elder sister who was now trying to act busy by refilling her husband’s drink.
“Honey I didn’t ask for a refill” Desmond her husband said. “I think you should answer the question”
“Ask Anita, it was her idea”
“Me? Wasn’t it you and Amaka that kept saying we should go to the police to avoid them from being killed?”
“Anita!” Erica and Amaka both called out at the same time.
“So, you ladies went to the police because you thought we might get killed by the kidnappers?” Dele asked, not quite believing them.
“Yes, and it was all Anita’s idea” Amaka said.
”You see why I call you trouble?” Jeffery said to Anita. ”what happened to not involving the police?”
”you didn’t specify which particular police that we shouldn’t involve” Anita said in her defense. This statement, made everyone burst into laughter.
“See, all I’m saying is, we were only trying to assist you guys, we thought involving the police would help, but clearly it didn’t” Anita said in their defense.
“We really appreciate your effort, but I think next time you should just listen to what you are being told” Jeffery said.
”Alright guys, who wants more wine?” Jane asked as she cleared out their dishes.
”I do, but let me help you with those first” Dele stood up and joined Jane in carrying the plates to the kitchen.
”Dele thanks, please place them in the sink”
”uhm Jane?”
”Yes?”
”I never got to apologize for what happened the other day, I’m so sorry for my behavior”
”It’s fine Dele, I understand you were going through a lot back then”
”Still, it’s no excuse for what I did. I’m truly sorry, and if you don’t mind, I would love to make it up to you”
”you can start by helping me carry this bottle of wine to the sitting room” she handed him the bottle of wine she took out of the fridge.
“Alright guys, I think we will be on our way now” Erica’s husband stood up as Jane and Dele came back into the sitting room.
“Oh, why so soon?” Jane asked looking disappointed that they were leaving.
“We have somewhere else to be” Erica said as she stood up too, and as she tried to take a step, she slumped.
“Erica!” Her husband was quick enough to catch her before she fell to the floor. Jeffery and the others quickly rushed to her side calling her name, but she wasn’t responding.
Her husband immediately carried her in his arms. “We need to take her to the hospital”
Jeffery quickly got his car keys and rushed out to drive it closer to the door. While Erica’s husband carried her out.
“I’m coming with you guys” Anita said after they had carried Erica into the car and were about to drive out.
“No Anita, you can’t take your baby to the hospital, just go home I will keep you guys posted” Jeffery said as he got into the car, and Dele joined him in the front seat, while Erica’s husband was with her at the back.
“Please let nothing happen to her” Anita prayed out loud, as Jeffery drove out of the compound.
“Baby calm down, I’m sure she will be fine” Michael said as he carried their baby into the car. They said their goodbyes to Jane and Amaka and then left for their house.
“What could have made her to faint?” Amaka asked as she and Jane were cleaning up the sitting room.
“Only God knows, I just hope it’s nothing serious”
When they got to the hospital, Dele quickly got down to call the nurses who came out with a stretcher, which they used in carrying Erica into the emergency room.
“Did she show any sign of not feeling well or something?” Jeffery asked Erica’s husband as they all waited at the hospital’s waiting room.
“No she didn’t, she didn’t show any sign of being sick”
“Then, what could have caused her to faint?” Dele who has been pacing the waiting room since, asked.
“I guess we will have to wait for the doctor to come out and tell us” her husband replied.
They all waited for another two hours before a stout man walked in, looking like he wanted to be anywhere else but the hospital, for he wore a very grim look on his face. He introduced himself to them as the doctor on duty.
“Which of you is her husband?” The doctor asked.
“I am” Desmond replied.
“Okay, please let’s see in my office” Erica’s husband followed the doctor into his office, while Jeffery and Dele stayed back at the waiting room.
“Do have a sit” the doctor said to Erica’s husband as they got to his office.
“I have a good news and also a bad news. Which would you like to hear first?”
“Let’s hear the good news first”
“She is 4weeks pregnant”
“Okay” he didn’t look too happy about that news ”and the bad news is?”
“Her cancer is back, and this time she is at a high risk of losing her life if she doesn’t start chemotherapy immediately”
“I don’t understand? I thought she was cleared two years ago? How come it’s back?”
Two years ago, Erica was diagnosed with brea$t cancer. Thankfully it was at the early stage, so she was able to beat it with chemotherapy or so they were told.
“You know, these things happen. Sometimes after getting cleared, the cancer returns. My advice would be for her to start chemotherapy as soon as possible”
“What about the baby?”
“It’s just 4weeks, so we might have to induce an ab®rtion, because she can’t go into chemotherapy while she is pregnant. And she can’t wait until she has the baby before starting chemo, that would be too late”
“Thank you doctor, can I see her now?”
“Yes sure, come with me”
When they got to Erica’s room, she was already awake. The doctor asked her how she was feeling, and checked her vitals before leaving the room to give them some privacy.
“Hey honey how are you feeling?” Her husband asked.
“The nurse said they would have to kill our baby” Erica had tears in her eyes.
“Yes, so you can be able to start chemo, the doctor said your cancer is back” Desmond whispered as if he was scared of saying the word out loud. “I’m sorry honey” he held her hand as she cried.
WHEN LOVE JUST HAPPENS 2 : EPISODE 11 – 20
An hour later, Erica’s husband came out to meet Jeffery and Dele at the waiting room and told them what the doctor had said.
“I thought she beat this thing before?” Jeffery asked with so much pain in his voice.
“Yeah, but somehow it’s back, according to the doctor”
“Can we see her?” Dele asked.
“Yeah but she is sleeping be careful not to wake her, I need to go home and check on Jonathan, his babysitter just called and said he is running temperature”
“Oh God, what is going on?” Jeffery asked.
”I have no idea” Desmond took them to his wife’s room and then left to go home and check on his son.
WHEN LOVE JUST HAPPENS 2 : EPISODE 11 – 20
An hour later, Erica woke up to find Jeffery sitting on a chair staring at her. Dele had already left to go inform their parents.
“Hey sis, you are awake”
“How long have you been here?” Erica asked weakly.
“Not for too long, how are you doing?”
“How else will I do? I have to be fine or pretend to be. It’s not like I have a choice, I just have to be fine” she said looking sad.
“You don’t have to pretend to be okay, we know you are in pains, it’s okay to show your pains sis”
“I don’t know how I’m going to cope going for chemo a second time, I don’t think I can handle it. I’m scared Jeffery, I feel so alone”
“No you are not alone, you have me, you have all of us; a family that loves you and most importantly you have your husband. Don’t cry” he stood up and wiped her tears.
“I and Desmond are getting divorced” Erica said looking away to avoid Jeffery’s eyes.
“I don’t understand, how do you mean?”
“You heard me correctly, I’m getting a divorce”
“But why? What happened, I thought you guys were doing okay?”
“That’s because, I wanted you all to think and believe we were doing okay, but we aren’t. Our marriage hit rock bottom a long time ago, and we have just been pretending to be okay, but not any longer. I’m tired of pretending”
“What of your trip to Japan to reconcile things with him? I thought you said you both had worked things out?”
“No we didn’t, instead we decided to get a divorce on that trip”
“But why would you lie to me? In fact that doesn’t matter, what could have happened between you both that can’t be reconciled?”
“He has been cheating on me for a long time now, not just with one woman but different women, I recently found out, one of them is pregnant with his child. There a limit to what I can take”
“That bastard” Jeffery tightened his hand into a fist.
“Jeffery” She placed her hand over his, ”I don’t want you to go fighting him please, I just want to have seamless divorce for the sake of Jonathan, I don’t want anything that will drag for too long”
“Just concentrate on getting better first, we will talk about this when you’re done with chemo”
“No, I want it over and done with so I can concentrate on getting better. If not for anything but for my son”
WHEN LOVE JUST HAPPENS 2 : EPISODE 11 – 20
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When Jane and Amaka were done cleaning, she decided to call Jeffery and find out what the situation of things were at the hospital, but he wasn’t picking up. She dialed his number severally but he still didn’t pick up.
“I think you should just chill a bit, I’m sure he would call back” Amaka said to Jane who was beginning to get worried.
“I just hope Erica is okay” Jane joined Amaka who was sitting on the couch, watching a comedy skit on her phone.
Few hours later, Jane and Amaka had slept off on the couch. Jane could feel the presence of someone in the living room, she opened her eyes to find two masked persons standing over her and Amaka. And before she could make any sound, the first person covered her nose with an handkerchief, and Jane blacked out. The second person did same for Amaka and they both carried them out of the house.
WHEN LOVE JUST HAPPENS 2 : EPISODE 11 – 20
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