Must Read: *FATE_OR_MISTAKES*

Episode 7 years ago

Must Read: *FATE_OR_MISTAKES*

“John” I shouted.

“John Johnny” I called the tall, young man who was a little bit far from me.

The DPO of the station came around. After series odd questions and interrogation I a freed. Mgbueke and her gang happened to be among the most wanted robbers in town. The police had been searching for them all to no avail. When they heard senator Ijeh returned to town with bags of money, their greed did not let them plan well.


I was back on the street with mixed feelings; happiness and sadness. I was happy because I won’t have to go to jail for an offense I know nothing of and I was also sad because I had no shelter.


I was walking aimlessly, thinking of getting a menial job do I can at least feed myself.


I sighted John from afar. John was one of those guys I dated in the past. I was in senior secondary school two while he was rounding up his two hundred level at Delta state university (DELSU).


He was fair, tall and cool too. We were together for only one month. John never asked me for s-x, probably because we always met each other on another street far from my house it’s because he was not interested. I had bragged about John to my friends, especially to Rita. I felt like a big girl dating and undergraduate.


“Johnny” I called, I s seriously gasping for breath. I was literally running to catch up with him.


“Nancy” he mumbled with uncertainty. Maybe because I looked different and I looked like someone that would faint sooner.
“John” I groaned in pain. “Help me” I muttered, holding tightly to his hand. I was feeling very weak and my abdomen was hurting.


“Hold on, my car is not far from here” he said with great concern and little panic in his voice. He held me on my waist while I rested on him for support. We got to a black Toyota Camry carefully parked in front of a super market. He opened the door of the car and helped me seat comfortably. He ran into the super market and got me an energy drink. I gulped down the chilled drink like my life depended on it. When I drank a reasonable quantity I heaved a sign off relieve. I starred at the bottle and continued drinking but this time I was sipping.


John chuckled, then I remembered I was with someone.


“Hey! It’s been a while” I manage to say, I was feeling very nervous.
“Yeah” he shrugged. “You scared me” he continued, raising his eyebrow.
“Ehn.. I was only weak. I would be fine” I assured letting out a fake smile. My abdomen was still painful.
“Nancy, you are pregnant?” John asked. I couldn’t really call it a question, he had that note of certainly and finality in his voice.
“Yes I am” I nonchalantly replied.


“Were you raped?” John blurted out.

“No, I wasn’t. Do you have a house?” I retorted.


John got into the car and started the engine. It was a long silent drive. We were heading for Delta state. I dozed off.


John stays at the outskirts of Delta state. He just relocated that two days ago, after squatting for several years with friends. The house was a nice two bedroom apartment.

John grew up with a single parent, which was his mother. He never knew his mother and his mother died last year in a ghastly motor accident. His only surviving family was his uncle who was based outside the country and his only son. His uncle bought the car for him as a graduation gift and his cousin gave him money to rent this apartment
I enjoyed my stay with John. He was very caring, understanding and helpful. He was like a God sent angel. I didn’t lack anything, he gave me whatever I wanted, sometimes when I had no appetite he fed me, massaged my back and feet and even cuddled me till I slept.
“Perhaps Good has finally decided to have Mercy on me” I thought. In return I cooked his meal and made sure his house was tidy.
I still had that severe abdominal pain and I complained to John, he promised to take me to a clinic but he was always procrastinating.

Time really flies. I had stayed one month with John.
“Hello Osas” John spoke on phone. “Have been trying your line for three weeks now but it has been switched off. Hope all is well with you” he said with concern on his face. “Accident!” He exclaimed. I already turned my attention from the television to John. “OK! I would be in Benin tomorrow morning” he said and ended the call. John had told me about his cousin, Osareme. He had been bragging of how helpful and smart Osareme was, having graduated with first-class in medicine from a university.

“Nancy, we would leave for my hometown first thing tomorrow morning. My cousin was involved in an accident three weeks ago.” He said to me. “Hope he is fine” I asked. I was concern when though I haven’t met Osareme before. “Ehnn he said he is fine but I doubt so. We would just go see him”