heart robber episode 51

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51

Diana sat by the window, another day has ended and darkness has taken over the daylight view by the window

The door opened and her mom walked in just returning from her shop

“Omo… You are still sitting here” she dropped her bags and moved closer to her

“Ma , welcome ma” she tried to adjust herself

“Have you even left that sp-ot today”

“ba-rely” she admitted “there wasn’t so much to do around here

” Hmmmn , You said you were going to come to the shop today… Why didn’t you?”

“I didn’t realize time had gone… The days runs by so quickly”

“Not so quickly didi , if you had only gotten out of bed maybe you will realize there’s alot to do out there, You know you can’t hide her forever… Besides I could really use the help”

“Tomorrow perhaps… Don’t worry I will come”

“Am not hearing that again, once am leaving tomorrow you are coming with me ”

“Okay….so How was sales today?”

“We give thanks to God, You know I was thinking…. what if we go to them together”

“To who…..?”

“The benson’s”

“Huh huh… No way ma, that’d be a complete waste of time.”

“Am just saying we should try and come to an agreement”

“There’s no point mommy, those people are just going to take advantage of that”

“What do we have to lose”

“Our integrity ma, they took everything away from us we can’t let them have this too”

“Diana, You have been abby’s mother since she was an infant, You watched her grow, You love her unconditionally… I don’t see you living without her, I don’t think she can live without her either.. Even I can’t…
How long do you want to sit by the window.. From sunrise to sunset”

“Mama you don’t un-derstand this people they don’t care, they won’t compromise”

“They won’t compromise or you won’t compromise… ”

“I am not the one with a problem here. they took Abby away from me just because they can and shoved me aside”

“Did he really say you cannot see her or be with her”

“He didn’t have to say it , he is trying to string me to an ultimatum and I won’t settle for that. Abby is mine, my flesh and blood, my daughter”

“I don’t dispute that but What is wrong with sharing a child with her father”

“He doesn’t deserve such privileges ma”

“You are not the one to decide that, he is still her father…. If dorcas had been here she would have wanted the same”

“Well thank God… Am not Dorcas…….. I am not so naive, I want what is best for Abby and that man isn’t it, he is a poisonous egotistical selfish maniac, all he ever cares about is himself.. I nee-d time but I promise to bring my baby back home… Your granddaughter… We dont have to beg anyone to have what is always ours”

“Diana… It’s OK, I get it you are not naive and that’s why it’s un-derstandable that you feel something for him”

“What…. No!… Feelings for who jimi Benson. Of course not”
She jumped up and get paced round the house
” where did that come from mom”

“Omotere…. You are allowed to feel something, you are only human your heart has been designed to love and when you fall in love you cannot control whom your heart wants. The heart wants what it wants even if its the same man who integrated the tragedy we experienced in this family”

“And nearly succeed in destroying us and ruin our entire lineage” she almost choked at her words

“You can’t blame him for the deaths we suffered in this family, he had no hand in that. Nature took it’s course”

“May I remind you that Dc died because she was fooled by him and losing Dorcas made dad hypertensive before we eventually lost him too…. Oh ma ,for all tragic loss in this house I see jimi Benson at the center of it all.”

“Like it or not, he’s not responsible for any of that, the situation just happened to make things even more unfortunate… We could have lost them anyways. And your father died naturally, he slept and didn’t wake up the next morning. Jimi didn’t cause that…. Over the years if there’s anything I have learnt is that the mind heals better when you forgive.. The sorrow you hold back is emotionally draining you, You nee-d to forgive and let go… For a better life…”
She pulled Diana to sit and held her hands in hers

“We lost our loved ones we buried them so young and we heal at a slower pace because we do not let go. It took me so long to finally let go and now you have to do the same
You are still very young and beautiful. Smart and br@ve, confident, independent and driven. You have a lot ahead of you,
my dearest don’t let the past tear you apart. Fate has a very way of playing out, if the man who is the biological father of Abigail turns out to be your one true love. It is evident that he is going to be a part of our lives one way or the other”

Diana rolled her eyes with her hand ru-b-bing her forehead.
This is definitely not how she expected this to turnout

#

Jimi and his dad sat outside together playing chess

“Geez dad… I hope you are not cheating you’ve been winning since we started”

“I guess luck is on my side” mr Benson whistled

“Indeed”

“Jimi…!” He called

“Sir”

“Jimi, are you currently seeing anyone”
He had to ask ,his son never stays celibate for too long

“What…….. No!!” Jimi stare at his dad awkwardly
“Why would you even say that”

“Why not”

“You know I don’t have time for that”

“I think you have all the time in the world. You always do_”

“Not anymore pops, I have a daughter and a company that consumes all my time”

“Any other reason”

“What other reason”

“You know what I’m talking about”

“Diana…. Of course she’s always going to be in my heart….”

“You still love her”

“Very much… Am afraid, it’s almost like it keeps growing everyday or maybe am just going crazy”

“Love does that to us most of the time, it makes us vulnerable, crazy, but it also makes us stronger, happier and more defined, now your head is in one place”

“My head is in alot of places dad… Besides Am everything but happy, I don’t have all that I want but am not complaining. What’s That popular saying: you can’t have it all”

“You definitely cannot have it all but you can make do with what you have. Get better at it and be happy”

“That’s going to take longer than forever”

“She’s going to come back”

“I doubt that”

“Why are you so sure she won’t come back”

“I mean it’s not with certainty but for Diana to just let Abby go without looking back even though she loves abby with every fragments of her being. Abby is a world and for her to give that up just so she doesn’t get tangled up with me. It just means she really hates me dad. Like am the worst person to be with”

“Well then It’s up to you not to give up”

“I can’t give up on diana, I can’t love anyone the way that I love her so much dad. More than I thought I was capable of. ”

“Then hold on to that, because trust me you might never get a chance at a love like this again”
Jimi affirm to his dad’s words.
It has always been Diana or no one else

#

Jimi met his mom in her room ,she was getting ready to an owanbe
She was wearing a blue lace blouse and wrapper, she was looking gorgeous

“Wow Mom. You look stunning, where are you off to”

“Strange of you to ask. Today’s Rosin’s wedding”

“Which tosin”

“Tosin babalola , you played basketball together in high school”

“Ohh Toshine… Ahh you should have said Toshine I would have grab immediately”

“Well I know nothing about your silly nicknames anyway it’s his wedding today and am going out to celebr@te him . I wonder why you didn’t get an invite ”

“We weren’t really friends mom, he was a slacker and a wannabe. We don’t hang that much”

“Hmmm whatever. Well that slacker is about to get married and are still wallowing over a girl who doesn’t want anything to do with you”

“Mom pls . You go to everyone’s wedding am I supposed to get hanged for that reason. How did you get an invite”

“Am close friends with Mrs babalola, you would remember her from your graduation. She’s very energetic”

“Oh I remember. So mom I just wanted to tell you that abby and I will be moving back to my apartment tomorrow”

“Moving as in permanently”

“Well yes mom I have my own place now we are not going to continue to camp here forever”

“You’re not camping here, this is your home. And you want to take my grandbaby from here, how do you expect to look after a six year old all by yourself Jimi. ”

“Mom relax it’s not that much of a deal. Have practically looked after her the whole time so yeah I think I can handle it”

“Don’t be ridiculous, this is not just a walk in the park, she nee-ds attention she nee-ds to be probably taken care of, you cannot do all that by yourself. We want to give abby a well deserving life better than she had with her mother”

“Mom I cannot give abby the life she had with her mother, I cannot even come close to that, and so do you and everyone else. The only person that can give her that is Diana. It is pointless trying to beat that”

“You already look down on yourself. Have you really thought this throu-gh”

“I have mom,I can’t continue to stay here with you. If nee-d be we’ll get a nanny, Marty will be there to as-sist us too. Everything will be fine”

“Don’t lie, you’re just going back to that place so you can continue to tail over that girl. ”

“Yes mom.thats exactly what I intent to do
Am not going to give up . I love her too much to just let her go besides abby nee-ds her mother am not going to take that away from her. ”

“Fine! Do whatever you want. You always learn the ha-rd way”

“You know maybe if you hadn’t been so rigid,you wouldn’t have chased Diana and her sister away from her when they came this wouldn’t have been so difficult right now”

“Oh so now it’s my fault, am I supposed to welcome everyone that showed up here claiming to be pregnant with your child” she snapped at him

“What do you mean everyone. ”

“Dorcas wasn’t the only one Jimi. The first girl that showed up here claiming to be pregnant for you was a liar and a crook I had already fallen for it before I realized she wasn’t even pregnant. You never could keep it in your pa-nts , it was everyone and anyone I had to live with cleaning up after you all the time but I dare not complain, you are my son and If I don’t stand by you who will.
I have always protected you and am not going to stop now. If you had learnt anything from this whole experience maybe my job over you wouldn’t be so difficult”

She sighed heavily and jimi couldn’t believe the burden his mother had to carry just for him. He wished he hadn’t been such a snub and a smug maybe the people around him wouldn’t have to suffer so much

“Am running late for Tosin’s wedding. He maybe a slacker but at least he’s getting married”

She picked her purse and walk away