DREAM WAKE

life is when she's treated lik

for all men to see, perhaps, tha

the doctor checked me and took my vital statistics. After informing us everything was fine with the baby, she'd turn

hed heartily at

the love Eyare

I gotten pr

g, then put a hand on my stomach and talk to the baby. He'd co

finger, as long as he was around

me thereafter. He'd bath me carefully, tenderly, so as not to upset the baby inside, which was funny and w

in the bath with me, which always led to us making swe

om table, he'd peer at the them closely, reading them like he was studying for an exam.

d rosebud red, even my hair grew noticeably thicker and longer and I began to put on extra weight. My

lly opened up to him, as if seeing him for the first time. Love for him blossomed in my heart. How

e so long to notice. He had always been

"A penny for your thoughts, my

with onions and loads of pepper. It had become a fetish for me ever since I

ough and choppy. White foam sprayed everywhere as they receded from the shore. It reminded me of the

toothpick provided and popped it into

lly in love?" My smile was slow and sweet. That was enough response for her, as she hooted loudly. "Final

t lau

nancy suits you, 'cause you're glowing, girl. And now you can both live happily ever after." She m

d and frowned. "Please don't tell

igh

aned forward, concern w

lied in a small voice. My lower lip trembled and my voice shook. "Damn these pregna

, not saying anything, just giving m

aving is for Geoffrey."

ger in the air. "But

was just Geoffrey." I looked down at the table, my fingers fiddling nervously with the ta

ded with you to stop seeing that weasel, you we

idn't even know what I was doing with him, nor why I continued to see him. I just

es were already fa

n you feel. I won't abandon you, dear friend, I'm here for you." She held my hands. "But you will need to do a

y true feelings. "I've thought about doing it, but I'm scared i

nari was like the sister I never had. We had become fast friends ev

frey's?" I asked,

e when we get there." She

sister." I clutche

arie." She replied

Y

Yannnn

born baby sudde

sion within me anymore. I peeped into the theatre, thro

ed walking towards the door a

kay?" My hands gripped his white lab coat. A splotch

owingly dropp

ng happen t

baby a

it in horror when he

daddy, it's a bea

d with a tight coil of excitement. It burbled up to the surface an

nd rubbing her back when it was hurting, disappeared into thin air. I was beside myself w

fath

t beli

eyes were brimming with tears. I saw the doc

my back

l. They'll both be out so

he excused himself and l

mother. "Guess what, ma!" I shouted when she

f my eyes, the theater door swung open and out came Osagi

ng her name. She opened them

smiling at her. I couldn't stop smiling.

tightly before dropping it, allow

mother was still on the line, so I quickly put the

I just got dis

aby girl yet?" Excite

re probably cleaning her up. I'm going to join Osagiede in her

he room where Osagiede was in. She was already sleeping when I got there. H

slumber. Confused, I didn't know what was going on at first, but when she

uld come at any time and so I had slept dressed up in trousers and a shirt

hole way through and I had to remind her to take deep breaths as we had b

en her a moment's respite. T

Thankfully at 11pm, the streets were free, and

baby's head was already coming out. They'd wheeled her straight away t

nurses walked in. One held a bundle in her arms. She saw

virtual

like Osagiede and had light brown eyes like mother. She yawned, her small pink tongue darting out and snaking back in. Her eyes were a

le creature that Osagiede and I had created. She looked at me sympatheti

me, and she placed

iately I held her, she stirr

your heart to expan

exactly h

take my e

know when th

ust kept staring at my baby, her features so l

?" Osagiede asked in

d was watching me. I looked up at

"You look like you've

out so much happiness. I wasn't ready to give up holding her yet, so I walked slowly to

zed at her

ful!" she sai

, you two ganged up against me. Couldn't she have taken

hey say babies change as they grow. I'm sure she'll decide

eling a sense of pride that

r?" She asked enquirin

. "We shall call her Eseosa, b

name." She smile

I took her from her mother, yet again and start

o our baby. My respect for women grew tenfold. I can't begin to imagine what moher went through, bi

o

on the bed, staring at both my lovelies. I real

ny woman can ever give a man, or my baby

thanking him for where I was today and finally

wife. She was snorin

t you, b