I won
1813 Words
Stepping into the foyer, they could see Elsa Boseman and grandmother Selina discussing in the living room.
“Daren,” Selina’s voice sounded and they both stopped.
They walked to the living room to meet the women whose eyes were fixed on them.
“Good afternoon, mother, good afternoon grandmother,” they both greeted and Melisa knelt before the women.
“Lisa, you finally decided to leave your hole,” Elsa said with a scoff as she typed on her laptop.
“Mother, she has been feeling sick recently and we just came back from the doctor's office. She needs to rest,” Daren said immediately.
“And what is the cause of her sickness? Pregnancy?” Selina asked with a chuckle and the couple took a glance at each other.
“No..um..no. The test results aren’t out yet,” he lied and Melisa nodded at once.
“Okay, we just hope it’s for the better,” Elsa said and they both smiled and walked out immediately.
“Did you see her boobs?” Selina asked as soon as they walked away.
Elsa chuckled and shook her head.
“They’ve grown so large,” Selina continued with a smile.
“So what are you insinuating, mother?” Elsa asked.
“Time will tell. But I just hope it’s what I’m thinking,” she said wistfully.
“That she’s pregnant?” She asked and the old lady nodded with a smile.
“I hope so too. Because if she fails before the year runs out, she should be ready to leave my son for good,” she sounded harshly and her mother smiled with a nod.
*
“Gently, gently,'' he said as he placed her feet on the bed.
“Daren, you should stop treating me like a queen. Is this how you’re going to treat me all through the pregnancy?” She asked as he sat on the bed tiredly.
“Why not? My queen is finally pregnant!” He said with a smile and she laughed.
“Let me get a cold wine for us to celebrate. Or, do you think wine is good for the baby?” He asked and she laughed.
“You’re annoying me,” she said, feigning anger.
“What? Can’t I get excited for my own baby?” He asked as he walked to the fridge.
She shrugged and looked away from him. She saw him walking to the bed with a bottle of red wine and two glasses.
He knelt before her and poured drink into the glasses.
“Hmm, baby, drink some wine,” he said as he moved the glass to her tummy and she burst into laughter.
He smiled and rubbed his hand on her tummy tenderly.
“Baby girl, I can’t wait to hold you in my arms. Daddy can’t wait to hear your cry,” he said with his face beaming with a smile.
Her eyes clouded with tears as she heard him speak. She concealed the tears immediately and tucked her hair behind her ears.
“How do you know it’s gonna be a girl?” She asked with a smile as she looked down at his face.
“I love female children and you sure know that,” he said and she smiled and sipped her wine.
“I want a boy. He’s going to be my prince charming,” she said.
“No, he’s gonna steal all your attention away from me. I want a princess. A princess I can cuddle in my arms, sing and play together with. I want to sit her on my legs, braid her hair, dress her in sexy clothes and take her on a stroll at the park. Lisa, I’ve so much waited for this moment,” he burst into tears immediately and she couldn’t hold herself anymore.
She hadn't seen Daren cry before and she placed her hands around him immediately and they both began to cry.
“Love, you should stop making me feel emotional. It’s not good for the baby and I,” she said and he sniffed and wiped his tears off immediately.
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry,” he said with a smile while rubbing his hand on her tummy again.
“So, what are the plans?” She asked.
He sat up right and let out an exhale.
“We are keeping it a secret. I don’t trust Dotun and Diana. I’m scared of those two and so I’m thinking of flying you out of the country,” he said and she nodded.
“We will keep it a secret for at least three months. And I will reveal it to the family just when you are about to leave the country,” he added.
“That’s a good idea,” she said.
“So, for now, you will continue to stay up in your room. You will refrain from having dinner with the family. I will try to make mom understand,” he said.
“Ooops. So, where will I be flying to?” She asked.
He kept silent for a moment with his hand cupped around his chin.
“Where would you like to deliver our baby?” He asked.
“Hmm, I like Cape town,” she said with a smile.
“Your mother’s home,” he said and she nodded with a smile.
“Okay, Cape town is fine. I will make all the necessary arrangements,'' he said.
“Um..my mother’s house is still available. You know, she left it behind for me and I would like to go back there,” she said and he nodded.
“What about your father? Do you think we should pay him a visit?” He asked and she shook her head slowly.
“At least not yet. Maybe after the child is born,” she said and he nodded.
She yawned tiredly and laid on the bed slowly.
“Come over here and lie on my chest,” he said as he pulled her over to himself.
She giggled and placed her head on his chest, with their eyes staring at the ceiling.
“Would she be fair? Or dark skinned like her father?” He asked and she laughed.
“Fair. Mother all the way,” she said with a smile.
“No, she’s gonna be dark like her father,” he said.
She shrugged and he laughed.
“Not a she but he,” she argued.
“Oh, baby princess, hope you can hear me out. I want you to be dark like me,” he shouted and she sealed his lips and they both laughed.
She couldn’t shut her eyes to sleep as she kept on thinking about the pregnancy. Was she going to have a psycho’s baby? She thought. She was hundred percent sure that the baby is Jerry’s, the psycho that r***d her at the hotel. Rita was right all along, Daren was the problem, she thought to herself.
But what was she going to do right now? Keep it a secret for the rest of her life? Or tell Daren the whole truth? She thought.
She had seen his excitement since finding out about the pregnancy and she doesn’t want to kill that joy. How would he react if he eventually finds out the truth? She thought.
Right now, she was so confused and she needed to see Rita immediately, she said to herself.
*
“Oh my God, this is unbelievable!” Rita cried in excitement as she stared at Melisa who was sitting tiredly on the couch.
“And what’s the excitement about? Excited by the fact that I’m pregnant with a psycho's baby?” She asked angrily.
“Cut that crap, Lisa,” she said as she moved over to the couch and sat opposite her.
“This is your baby and it doesn’t matter if it’s a psycho who put it there,” she said.
“Really? Rita, that guy r***d me!” She cried.
“He r***d you and it yielded good results! Daren has been having sweet s*x with you for years, but with what result?” She asked as she rolled her eyes.
Melisa kept silent and sighed in frustration.
“So what are you gonna do? Get rid of the baby?” She asked.
“I swear, if Daren had not gone with me to the hospital, I would have terminated this pregnancy,” she said and Rita laughed.
“Hold it there. Look at you. Something you’ve been praying to have for years. You finally got it and you are here talking about terminating it,” she said mockingly.
“Rita, you don’t get it. This is too hard for me to keep. How do I keep this secret forever?” She asked.
“If you like, keep it, if you like, speak to Daren about it and face the consequences,” she said and hissed.
She kept silent with her head resting on the couch tiredly.
“I can imagine how Daren feels right now about this pregnancy. Dude must be so excited,” Rita said with a smile.
“He is, but I’m scared,” Melisa cried.
“Lisa, put yourself together. You are finally having a baby of your own!” She stressed out.
“But it wasn’t supposed to be like this. It wasn’t supposed to happen in this manner. I want a baby with my husband and not some psycho!” She cried as tears flowed down her cheek.
“Put yourself together and be strong for your baby. You will have a baby, Daren will have the Company and you, you will have a happy marriage,” Rita said with excitement.
Melisa kept silent and exhaled as she looked away from her.
“Rita, that psycho shouldn’t know about this. He shouldn’t know about the pregnancy,” she said as she turned to look at her face.
Rita shrugged and scratched the back of her hair.
“What? Any problem with that?” Melisa asked as she looked at her face.
“No..um.. It’s fine. He wouldn’t know about it. It’s a good idea to keep him out of this,” she said.
Melisa made a sigh of relief and looked away from her.
“I really like this idea of you traveling out of the country to deliver the baby. I really don’t trust Dotun and that witch. Oh, I can’t wait to see her ugly wicked face as soon as she hears of the pregnancy,” she said with laughter as she made emphasis with her hands.
Melisa smiled wryly and looked away from her face.
“She thinks she’s won already. But the truth is that you won. Melisa, you won,” Rita continued in excitement.
Melisa smiled and nodded.
“I won,” she said with a smile.
- Writer
