THE REJECTED STONE

chapter 5: Amadi's pov (father)

what kind of problem have I gotten myself into, what kind of problem is this, I wondered as I move from one place to another in my compound. when I brought home muna years back when she was still a baby, I thought my wife(Amanda) will be so happy to welcome little muna as we were having a had time trying to have a child.

I remembered as I walked home with joy in my heart that a baby that someone else gave birth to and dumped, will become mine own child at least I will have someone to call me father. I was expecting a motherly love from her to treat muna as her daughter but all hope was washed down the drain.

Flashback

"where in the world did you bring this baby from" Amanda asks with disgust in her face as she stare at the baby in my arms "I saw her on my way back from the farm" I replied as I cooed little muna who was already sleeping peacefully "it's best you take her back to where you brought her from" she says with a firm voice "what if it's a trap and her mother will say her child has been kidn*pped" she completed as she threw her hands in the air "Amanda, I'm surprised you are talking like this, instead of you to be happy that at least we have a child to call our own" I said disappointedly as I couldn't believe this is coming from my wife "happy you say" she ask with disbelief "over a child that is not mine, amadi why are you doing this to me, is it because I cannot conceive. I'm I God that gives children" she said as she adjusts her wrapper, sits on the couch, buries her face in her palms and begin to cry. I felt bad immediately seeing her cry, it breaks my heart to see her cry, she's my wife and I love her so much. I placed little muna on the couch and went to where she was sitted to console her "I'm so sorry my love, but the baby was left all alone by the road side, I can't just leave her there, I just had to bring her home, and to take care of her and besides we wanted a child remember" I said trying to make her see reasons as I wiped her tears with my thumb "there is no way I'm going to accept that baby" Amanda says as she stood up "take that baby back to where you brought her from" she completed

i stare at her in shock as I couldn't believe this. I was thinking that I was so close to making her change her mind but at the same time the baby is not going anywhere "NO!" I said as I stood up as I was totally pissed at her "this baby stays here" I said authoritatively "okay then" she said in defeaf as she is left with no choice but to accept "but just know one thing I will never accept that baby" with that she left

end of flashback

I breath in fresh air as I try to calm down my emotions "I just hope everything will be fine, I said as I proceed to have my bath "I promise to always protect muna"