HELPLESS

HELPLESS Chapter 1 This little girl has suffered a lot in your hands, give her some breathing space please.. Jennifer told her friend who was beating the 6 years old Diana Mr Henry was massaging his wife waist who was wailing, she was hitting her husband and screaming at the same time It was already midnight and there was no hospital around that area.... Drive me to any hospital.. his wife Rita wailed By this time of the night? He asked I can't bear the pains again, please my husband.. She begged holding her waist Mr Henry stared at her with pity and faced the wall, his wife kept on hitting him hard on the head shouting and begging him When she got tired of begging him she opened the door and went out, luckily for her she saw a cab,at first the driver refused to take her to the hospital when he noticed the way water was rushing down her legs he accepted to take her to the hospital They got to the hospital within forty five minutes, the cab driver rushed to call the nurses who were on duty that night,they hesitated for a while thinking the cab driver was a mad because of his dirty beards Rita struggled and went inside the hospital begging the nurses to come to her aid, she was rushed to the labour room while the cab driver left Rita gave birth to a bouncing baby girl, her husband located her the next morning He went inside the ward as he was directed by one of nurses who was dozing off He saw his wife lying helpless on the bed, she wasn't breathing. He called her name several times but didn't get a reply,he screamed and ran out of the ward calling the nurses to help him bring back his wife Sir,you abandoned your wife since last night, she was brought here by a mad man..A nurse told him She went into labour last night and..... And what? How could you? You abandoned your wife,a pregnant woman for that huh.. Another nurse said Me Henry was confused,he dialed his mother In-law's number,he begged her to come over to the hospital He also called Rita's sister Gift to come over What happened to my daughter? Mrs Joseph asked hitting Henry hard on the face Please calm down, everything will be fine.. The doctor said Everything will be fine? Doctor I didn't hear you well..Gift shouted It's nobody's fault ma,we tried our best but God knows the best.. Replied the doctor God knows what? That nurse over there has already told us everything, this idiot here abandoned my daughter,a pregnant woman who was in labour,he abandoned her and a mad man brought here, let's assume that the mad didn't see my daughter, now my precious Rita is gone leaving her first issue behind...Mrs Joseph barked I'm sorry ma but it was already late.. Henry said Sorry for yourself Henry,you will definitely pay for this,where is my grand child.. She said and went inside the ward, she opened the bed cover which was used to cover Rita's face, she died with a smile on her face, she covered her and carried her grandchild and left the hospital holding her long gown with her other hand while Gift followed her Mr Henry called the ambulance to take his wife to the mortuary,he paid the bills and left the hospital still thinking why everyone laid the blame on him Gift took care of her sister's daughter Diana, she took her as her own daughter and warned her children never to bully the little Diana Diana's suffering began after four years her mum left, she learnt how to wash plates and sweep the compound at the age of three Gift developed a sudden hatred for the poor girl, Diana was maltreated by her aunt and grandma Diana was growing rapidly,at the age of five she looked more older than her age She would wake up by five to do all the domestic chores in the house including cooking for the whole family To Be Continued 🤗