BETRAYED.,chapter 11
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……..I just couldn’t believe when my dad told me the result of the test,, I was so confused, my sister was just too young to have a baby,her dreams,her life, all will be on hold, all for the child of a ra-pist,,, I was angry at myself,I couldn’t forgive myself for not being able to save my sister from the clutches of a ra-pist,,,the worse of all was that my sister wasn’t talking immediately she saw the result……
It’s been one week but Grace hasn’t said a word to anyb©dy,,,, my father and I bec@m£ scared,we took her back to the hospital, and we were told she was traumatized,, the r@p£ and pregnancy thing has cost her shock..talking to the doctor on what to do, he said the situation can be managed but no p@rticular drug could make her speak,the fastest solution was to be with those who love her,and been reminded of everything she loves, by so doing her mind will be relaxed and may snap out of the stage…
When dad told me this, I knew it was going to be though, but I also knew my sister nee-ded me very much,and there wasn’t any perfect time to go home…
I immediately bought a ticket and I was heading back to Nigeria.. Upon my arrival, dad was very plea-sed to see me,I expected my sister to jump on me and told me how much she had missed me,,but that never happened, she was just starring at me…I hvgged her so ti-ghtly, with tears of joy running my eyes,, I had missed her,, my sister had become a shadow of herself,,even in her state,I could still see the pains in her eyes,the pains of BETRAYAL ,I hvgged her again and pleaded with her to forgive me for not been there…
Days later,,, dad ,I and Gracie went to my house, I wanted to see for myself, indeed mom has taste,the house was wonderful,,,, I pleaded with dad for us to stay some days before going back to his,that maybe it could help Gracie, since she had lived there for some time,dad obliged….
On the third day after we arrived,,some bank officials c@m£ to the house, and told us that mom had used the house as a collateral to seek for a 30million loan,the house and two cars in the compound,, I was shocked to my bones, it felt like i was dying,,,,
No wonder Isoken didn’t go with any of the cars,,,dad said,,,
Madam plea-se you have 7 days to leave this house,,,
plea-se what bank is this,,
City Bank, the officials replied,,
Oh that’s nice,I have an acct with you ,worth almost 20million,which my mom opened for me,plea-se you can hold that money first,and I shall pay the rest in installment…I had said.
Well madam if the acct you are referring to is that of Isoken Osadolor,it has been closed, we were able to give her the loan because she had been an old client who was a hvge one,she had about 21million naria in the account, but withdrew everything and even requested for loan using her house and cars,that one of her children was sick and nee-ded a surgery service in India,,haven heard this, my little heart couldn’t take it, then I pas-sed out,,,
I was revived, I couldn’t believe my life was a big mess,my mother had Gambled with my life, all the years of slee-ping with different men ,dark,brown white,just to make money to take care of my sister and family gone,,, all because I was Betrayed by my own mother, mom told me she was building house else where again,but she never did,,,
get hold of yourself,,, dad said,I am still alive, you will make it again,but this time legally,, your mother was able to use you because I wasn’t around, but never again, you can’t kill yourself, your sister nee-ds you,,only God knows why things turned this way,,,,
Dad was able to cheer me up and encouraged me….
Thankfully I still had some money saved in my personal account, though not as much as the 21million mom took,and to think she even lied with our health, mom is a devil I had concluded, As difficult as it was,I knew my sister nee-ded me more than anything, she was going throu-gh alot…I got Gracie’s things as much as I could and we went back to dad’s place…
..I started taking Gracie to all the places she ever wished she could go while I was in Nigeria,,, she was alre-ady four months gone by then,dad and I didn’t think of ab-ortion,, she can’t go throu-gh that ,we decided she will keep the baby..
I took her to all exciting places,hoping she would see what would make her talk and shout for joy,but that didn’t happen,,I didn’t know what else to do,likewise dad, we wanted Gracie back to her usual smiling and cheerful self..
One faithful day,I had taken her to Kada cinemas to see two movies,,when were we about leaving, we were alre-ady out,I decided to also buy a cu-p of ice cream for her,i told her to wait for me,I ran in to get the ice cream,,, coming out I couldn’t find Grace ,,,,,but I saw people gathered at the road side,apparently a jeep had hit a girl..
Getting to the scene,it was
GRACIE…
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BETRAYED….chapter 12
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By Rejoice Igbinovia Aluyi
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……I couldn’t believe my eyes,,,Graceeeeeee I shouted,,plea-se help me,plea-se,,, I asked for help and drove to Edo Specialist Hospital, which was the nearest to the accident scene,,,,,
she was immediately attended to,been an emergency, my sister was bleeding profusely,,, I had never cried like that all my life,,,my sister was almost lifeless,,,oh my God,,, aside dad,Gracie is the only one I have,I can’t live with myself should anything happen to her,,,she didn’t deserve this, the only crime we ever committed was to have been born by a nonchalant mother,my sister was fighting for her life, I called dad but he didn’t pick,I called again someb©dy else picked,, who is this and why are you with my dad’s phone I had asked angrily,,,,the man no well ohh,we don rush arm go hospital,,, the person from the other end said,,,what,,, were is he now,, I asked in panic,,,,,he gave me the address to the hospital,and I rushed down.
Getting there, I met my aunt,she was with dad,, dad was suffering from typhoid fever,but because of Gracie issue he had forgotten about taken care of himself,because he was too busy with Grace….
Don’t worry my daughter ,I shall be fine,where is your sister,dad had asked me,,, I was trying to hold back tears from coming down….
But my eyes betrayed me,,,,,my child you look bittered and stressed, where is Grace,dad asked again,this time in panic, even on his sick be-d,he was still concerned about Grace, who wasn’t even his own blood,what a father,,, if only mom was half the person dad is,our lives would have been better…..
Ivie, I said where is your sister,dad only calls me Ivie when he’s angry at me,,,, dad,,Gracie was involved in an accident,,, I called to inform you when I heard you were in the hospital and had to rush here,,,,,
What? accident, and you left your sister all by herself,,,let’s go to her immediately,,,
Osahon,eheen,you can’t be serious, you are going to leave the hospital be-d because Grace is hospitalized,,, you are willing to take a risk for a child that is not yooooo,hold it,Adesuwa, hold it,take me to my daughter at once,he said to me,,,,
I tried to st©p him too, but he was bent on seeing Grace.
Getting to the hospital, I met with the doctor in charge of Gracie,he said she was yet to regain concis£ness ,but he was sorry she had lost the baby,,,,
I didn’t know how to react to the lose of the baby,if I was supposed to be happy or not,,,,I told dad and Aunty Adesuwa,about the development,,, we went to Gracie’s ward later, praying for her to regain concis£ness….
Osahon, you can’t keep yourself here in this your condition because of a child who isn’t yours,your health is more important to us, this girl is not your daughter, I don’t know why you areeeee,enough Adesuwa, Grace is my daughter and nothing can change that, so if you don’t have anything reasonable to say,you can leave us now,,,,
What is she talking about dad?,are you not my father, Bella what’s aunty Ade saying,,,Gracie managed to say as she opened her eyes..we were shocked and happy to here her talk,after some months,but didn’t know her to handle the issue she had asked.
What are you talking about Grace, of course you are my child,, you are my dear,dad managed to reply. But I heard Aunty Ade said,,,, forget what aunty Ade said, dear,you are mine,,
My Darling Grace, my brother here is not your Father, Bella is your step sister, your useless mother was having an extra marital affair, while married to my brother, and you are the product of that shameful act,not minding Grace was is trying to get herself,
Adesuwa, get out of this place dad shouted,she managed to leave, knowing how serious dad was,Grace was broken,,, the miscarriage she had didn’t weigh her down at all,she was happy God settled that case fairly, for taken the shame off ma-king her a mother to a bastard,,,
The issue that was difficult for her to comprehend was that dad isn’t her real father and I her step sister,,,,
After she got back from the Hospital, she locked herself in the room for two days crying and saying all sorth of things against mom,father and I tried all we could to make her come out but she refused,, so dad then broke the door and we went throu-gh…
Gracie my child dad started, my blood may not flow throu-gh your veins,but that doesn’t mean I love you less, you are still my Darling daughter,and you will always be,,,you had nothing to do with your mom’s promiscuity….
My darling sister,you are the best sister anyone can ask of,whether same blood flows in us or not, I would love you with my very own life,and won’t think twice in trading my life for yours,we both smiled and hvgged…
Nob©dy is giving her life for the other, If there will be a life to give,it will be mine,I can’t bury any of my daughters, but you and your children, my grandchildren, shall bury me,,,,.
We laughed and hvgged,,
It was an emotional moment for us all.
I couldn’t have asked for a better father and a better big sister,I love you two more now,knowing that you knew I wasn’t yours yet you love me so much,come rain or shine,you will always be my father dad, because you are the best dad alive,, I love you for always been my mother,,,Bella, I may have lost my selfish mother, but I have one in you…
I love you so very much my sister my mother,,
Some tear drops c@m£ down my cheeks,It was a family moment for us..
We had a group hvg,
And there was love in the air…
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