One Day, Maybe.

Chapter Four

{Chapter Four: AKIN}

Beep Beep Beep Beep, goes the heart monitor, I sit there staring at her pale face. She's connected to different wires, her head is bandaged and one side of her face is bruised and swollen. Her right leg is in a cast braced mid air. I can't seem to look away neither can I cry anymore. I've shed so much tears my eyes feel swollen and gritty, maybe because I've been staring at the same spot unblinkingly for what seem like hours now. Also I've not slept a wink for the last two days, I haven't left her side either. I'm still dressed in my blood splattered jeans and shirt, I know I look a mess. I probably smell worse too. I feel like there's a weight on my chest weighing me down and each time I remember the doctor's words, it gets heavier.

    I'm sorry but she lost the baby.

    She has three broken ribs, a broken leg and a hairline fracture in her skull.

    She's lost a lot of blood.

    Her condition is critical. I don't know if she'll make it through the night.

That was two days ago and she's still not out of the woods yet. The doctor had to put her in an induced coma, she kept going into shock.

I'm sorry but she lost the baby.

I'm sorry....she lost the baby.

I want her to wake up more than anything  even though she'll hate me forever. 

I was so happy to come home Akin.

I was so happy to give you the good news.

I'm sorry but she lost the baby.

I've got a surprise for you.

I'm sorry but she lost the baby.

She was carrying our baby, we were going to have a child, that was the surprise and I ruined it.

It was all my fault I killed my own child.

The tears start to fall again and I cover my face and sob quietly.

The door creaks open and I glance up, the figure at the door makes my blood instantly boil and I shoot out of my seat.

"What do you want?" my voice booms.

"I .....I came to see how she's doing," Ayomide stutters and I scoff.

"As if you care about her."

"She's my sister Akin, of course I care about her."

"Oh now she's your sister right." I say sarcastically and she clears her throat.

"Mum and dad are leaving they told me to stay with her so you can go home."

I scoff,  "As if. You've done enough already now leave," she tries to move closer to me and I give her a glare that sends her shifting backwards.

"I'm sorry Akin I didn't mean for this to happen," she cries.

"You're sorry? Your sister is lying on that bed because of your actions." I spat and her face scrunches up in anger.

"You were there too and you enjoyed it so don't pin this on me."

"I enjoyed it?" I shout. "I enjoyed it?" I lower my voice, "I was drunk, you purposely got me drunk and what were you hoping to achieve by coming into my house at such a late hour....huh tell me?"

"I'm sorry, but you must have known. It was so obvious Akin."

"And what exactly is that?"

"I'm in love with you," she says and I stare at her dumbfounded.

"I've had a crush on you since forever and I just wanted for one moment to know how it felt to be loved by you." I stare at her like she suddenly grew three heads.

"What you're saying doesn't even make sense Ayo. I'm your sister's husband how can you be in love with me, you know how much I love my wife yet you took advantage of me. Even if she wakes up she's never going to believe me."

"You got me drunk just to be with me? Who does that huh.....And you made me.....To think I was.....I was.... God I can't even look at you right now."

"I'm really sorry I ruined your marriage," she pleads and I stare her down.

"No, no you didn't ruin anything, I'm married to her and I'll always be married to her and only her." I tell her pointedly.

"Excuse me," she says and turns for the door when I stop her.

"Ayomide...Wait," I move closer to her and stare her dead in the eye "I don't want you to ever come near us again. I don't care how you do it I just want you far away from us....Got it?"

Her lips wobble a little as tears spill down her cheek. She nods slowly then moves swiftly out the door.