LOVED HIM(12)

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It was already 2 weeks past the incidence; mummy didn’t still seem cool with me staying with Ada. I wasn’t ready to disclose the reason why Kola and I broke up, I didn’t know how to tell her. I woke up that morning feeling sick and nauseous. Ada was still in bed snoring so loud, how can such an awful noise come out from a beautiful being?


I ran into the bathroom, I threw up so hard, everything in my gut was gone, Ada ran to my aid pouring water on my head. I became weak but I still felt nauseous. What was wrong with me? I checked my palms and eyes and I was pale as could be. I managed to walk back to the room with Ada helping me. I ran back again to vomit, what was happening to me? I felt bad; Ada had already gone through a lot for me, I felt like I was a burden.

I was very sick; I have never felt like that in my life before. Ada prepared pepper soup for me with a bottle of sprite; she was a typical Nigerian girl. The sight irritated me, I didn’t have any appetite, and I felt like strength had left me. I felt Ada was very scared. She had no idea what was wrong with me, I tried to pretend that I was better but I couldn’t. I couldn’t eat, I kept vomiting and was extremely tired.

I was lying hopelessly in bed, what could possibly be wrong with me? 

I have fallen sick with malaria in time past and none of the cases were this terrible. I didn’t even know what to treat myself of.

‘Babe, what if you are pregnant?’ that came as a shock, I didn’t even think of that. If I was it would be too much punishment for me. Why was I punished this hard? Why was love this bitter?

I couldn’t respond, I couldn’t even remember when last I saw my period. I was worse than miserable.

The last thing I needed was a child, someone who would be a constant reminder of K. The child would be nothing but eternal punishment. This cross was becoming too heavy for me and I had no idea what I was going to become if it ever ends.

‘Ada, I don’t know’ I said crying. We both couldn’t say a word to each other. Reality dawned on us, there was no prophylaxis for this one. Abortion was out of it and that would be the last option. What would I tell mummy now? I already lied to her from the beginning. Was this my punishment for lying or for loving Kola? I promised God that if I was given another chance I wouldn’t repeat this; I’d be a good girl this time.

Ada left the room without saying a word, even Ada couldn’t stand me. My life was becoming a disaster and everyone around me was suffering from it. I lied still on the bed feeling nothing but miserable, I felt it again and I ran to throw up once again.

‘I am sorry; I already said I was sorry. What else do you want from me?’ I screamed amidst tears. At that point I wanted life to end, I wanted to be set free.

The media wasn’t even helping out. They all blamed me for the break up, that I wasn’t ready to settle down and I should stop dating around. Who was going to listen to me? Who would I tell my story to? They were all on Tobi and Ada’s neck trying to find out what really happened. I felt bad they had to go through all these for me.

I received a call from Tricia, God why this girl? I was sick and couldn’t show up to work, there was nothing I could do about it.

‘Dami, the gist is everywhere. I can’t even believe you could do this?

What was the gossip saying now? What gist and what couldn’t she believe? If she wanted to know why I haven’t showed up she should just ask and stop the hide and seek.

‘What gist?’ I asked not really interested

‘The reason Kola broke up with you’

First of all, the idiot didn’t break up with me. Secondly, who is telling everyone why we broke up? I wasn’t ready for it; people would be more concerned about my status just to have something to say.  

‘Why would you cheat on him, Damilola. Was he not enough for you?’

Did she just say cheat on him? Is that what he does? Everyone must have cheated on him at some point but bless God he wasn’t saying it was with his friend this time.

‘Tricia let me call you back, please. It is more complicated than that’

‘No o, you must talk…’ I ended the call.

So Kola was going about telling people that I cheated on him another thing to deal with. I had so many things to deal with; me getting infected, my pregnant self and an ex-boyfriend who feels the need to lie about us breaking up.

Ada was back and she was holding a pregnancy test strip.

‘Please Dami, let’s do this test. I am going crazy’ she pleaded with me, I had no other choice but to do it.

She looked like she was carrying my cross, like she was suffering for me and I couldn’t bear to see her like this. This made me hate myself the more.

I took the strip and walked to the bathroom. What was I supposed to do? Should I pray to God or what? I felt tears rolling down my eyes. I was in so much pain; I couldn’t control what was happening in my life and it was slowly becoming a disaster.

I sat down to urinate and carefully retrieved a part of it. I couldn’t believe my eyes when the result was out, I felt tears rolling down my cheeks.

‘Ada…’, I screamed. I could hear her running towards the bathroom, she looked bothered.

‘What is it?’ she asked collecting the strip from me. Her face said it all, she held me tight and I couldn’t do anything but cry. Then I felt her tears dripping on my body.

‘Thank God! I didn’t know what we would have done’ she said.

Thankfully I was negative but I needed to know what was wrong with me, since we just ruled out pregnancy.

Ada placed a call to Ajijola, she described the way I felt and everything we went through. I could hear him laugh so hard. What was he laughing about? Having a pregnancy scare in my situation wasn’t a funny.

‘Ada, it’s just the side effect of the drugs. I am surprised she hasn’t even had that since. I told her before leaving the hospital. Didn’t i?’

Oh My God! I was a fool! I remember him telling me some side effects of the drugs but I didn’t care to listen. I just wanted the drugs to get rid of the infection. I laughed at myself, maybe next time I would listen, some few minutes ago I was some weeks pregnant. He asked us to come by the hospital to help him attend to me.

Ada looked really relieved, I was happy I could see her smiling again. I told her about the Tricia issue and i could see anger in her eyes.

‘Dami, you would have to tell everyone what happened. You can’t continue keeping quiet. He’s going to do the same thing to another person’ Ada never spoke to me in this manner before and I was surprised to see her like this. She didn’t even give me an opportunity to decide.

She picked up her phone and set up an interview with Dapo Smart, the most sought after blogger.

‘We would fight this one to the finish’ she said.

I could swear I wasn’t ready for this. I just wanted to get better; I didn’t have to go through all this stress or did I?  What would people think of me? I didn’t want more negativity. Ada seemed like she was ready to fight tooth and nail to see Kola suffer. I mean I knew I have been through a lot but I didn’t want this. I was busy pondering when I felt it again, I ran to the bathroom to throw up again, but this time I was laughing. It was just the side effect!


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