The Accidental Night

Alone

She had come to seek my bills and probably drive me home.

I didn't even know good people exist in this world.

"So where do you stay?" She asked warily.

"Ma, I have no place of my own, I am new here and have nowhere to go, please ma you are my only hope and the only one I have come to know in Canada, I believe God brought you my way for a purpose. please ma, I promise not to be a burden, I shall even become your maid, just help me ma." I pleaded with tears in my eyes.

"Okay, I shall take you home for a few days, before you figure out what to do, or where to go." She said kindly.

"Okay ma, thank you very much for your kindness." I said looking at her.

We soon arrived at a big and well-furnished house not as beautiful as my father's house though, but she was well-to-do. I soon realized after some days, that she had been married for some years with no child. Her husband has based abroad, Mexico to be precise. She had a maid, but I still tried not to be a burden as I had promised. I woke up as early as the maid did, and assisted her in maintaining the house.

Ruth the maid and I became good friends, she loved me of course for being able to assist her even in my condition.

She was two years older than I, a young girl of 20 years, who came to Canada to look for greener pastures so that she could assist her poor widow of a mother and younger brother living in the slum.

We seem to be taking a liking for each other. She was easy going and all that. We always talk for hours during her free time and it was so much fun.

If I wanted a sister, then I'd like for it to be Ruth.

Mrs. Roland called me days later and asked me to explain everything I did without missing anything, she showed a sign of sympathy towards me.

"I love you because you seem to be nice, and everything you was going through was in no way your fault" she said.

"Thank you for understanding me ma, I appreciate." I said gratefully.

"God's ways indeed are different from ours, I had been married for five years, but had no child, I had taken all kinds of drugs, both foreign and herbs, I had visited the best doctors within and outside the country yet nothing, but here at a single r**e, I got pregnant" she explained.

I consoled her that God would remember her soon because she is a good woman, she smiled and said a big amen to that..,

Exactly a week ago I started living with Mrs. Roland, she called me and said she had something serious, she wanted to discuss it with me, she took me out to the garden, which was a little far from the house.

And she started.

"Celina it is nice you decided to keep the baby, many girls would have done what your parents wanted you to do, they would have seen it as the easiest thing. My dear, I think we crossed paths for a reason."she said.

I was happy that someone understand, unlike my father.

She continues.

"You can't allow a child born as a result of r**e to stop you from achieving your dreams. You are a beautiful girl with dreams and aspirations. I shall sponsor your education to finish your studies when you give birth, you shall resume antenatal class next week, and I shall also rent a well-furnished apartment for you." She said.

Oh! My God, this is too good to be true. I knelt and thanked her so much, but she wasn't Done.

She said she would take my baby as hers, she would pretend to be pregnant and call her husband. I was already 3 months gone, she would start wearing fake baby bumps until I gave birth, and she claimed the child. To be sure I won't disappoint her, we would sign an agreement.

When the baby is born, she will do all that she had promised and will give Me a cash of one million dollars. All those too will be put in the agreement, so she doesn't disappoint either.

I couldn't believe my ears, I stood up from the ground and replied to her immediately, "Thank you ma for your kindness and thoughts, but I cannot release my baby, sorry ma."

"Celina!!!! she said, don't rush into decision-making. you have a beautiful life ahead of you, this child will serve as a constant reminder of how you were abused and r***d, you wouldn't want to live with that trauma all your life. Anyways like I said, I shall give you some time to think about everything," she said.

"Thank you ma," I said and she motioned for me to go and I left her.

I went straight to my room and started thinking about all Mrs. Roland had said, how can I give a child I have carried for three months, and six months to go, to a stranger, and sign off my rights as my child's mother?

But like she said, life will not be easy taking care of this child on my own, the last few days are just the beginning of more to come.

I needed someone to help me with words of encouragement. I borrowed Ruth's phone to call mum. I had tried calling her for some days, but the phone had been switched off. I tried again and got the same response, it then dawned on me that daddy must have made her change her line.

I confided in Ruth and told her all that Mrs. Roland had said, she said indeed I was in the middle of the deep blue sea and the devil. The first option will give me a better life without my child, while the second option of choosing my child, will give me a difficult life, but I will have my child by my side, she concluded by saying I should let my heart decide, but whichever I choose to do, she will be with me all the way.

I thanked her for being so supportive. I went inside my room and prayed seriously for God to help me decide, for I didn't know what to do.

Three days later Mrs. Roland called me out again to hear what I had decided. I knelt before her crying.

"Ma, you have been like a mother to me, don't deny me the right of being a mother to my first fruit, don't sponsor my education, nor rent an apartment for me, just allow me to continue working here as your maid, a roof over my head and food to eat will be my pay, please ma." I said.

"What nonsense!" She screams at me her eyes blazing with anger.