Drama in Royal Priesthood

20

Chapter 21.

I got out of the car forgetting to carry my box along, I was just too curious and scared, my heart thumped heavily in my chest as I took careful strides into the house which seemed to be a little bit noisy than usual. 

I walked into the living room and was stopped abruptly by the loud cries in the room, sister Tomiwa's voice was the loudest.

Most of my extended families were present, mum's only sister, Aunt Enitan and her husband were here. Some of our neighbours were also present including Eniola's mum who was shedding tears profusely.

My leg seemed rooted to the spot I was standing, it was just too much to take in even though nothing have been said to me yet but it was obvious that something was amiss.

Everything suddenly seemed so unreal like its a movie or a dream.

Aunt Enitan spotted me and rushed towards me as she hugged me still crying uncontrollably, she dragged me towards an empty couch which was surprising judging from the crowd in the house.

She sat beside me still hugging me, but all through, not one tear fell from my eyes, not one. I still didn't know what was happenning.

I scanned the living room for my mum, maybe she could just come out and explain all the drama going on to me.

What was wrong with everybody? Why won't they stop crying?

I stood up realeasing myself from Aunt Enitan's grip and walked into the kitchen in which I found no one and then into the three rooms in the house and still yet, I couldn't find my mom.

Where had she gone to?

I walked back into the living room and asked a question which seemed to just intensitfy their cries,

"Where's Mommy?!"

I got no response from anyone and I started to panic until Aunt Enitan spoke,

"Tiwa dear, come here" Aunt Enitan said as I walked to her.

She furiously brushed away a tear that dropped down her face and looked straight into my eyes as if contemplating about what to say or how to say it, "Your mom is fine, she's just at the hospital, she's very sick" She said but I knew it was a lie, it just didn't sound true.

My heart dropped.

"Sick? Enitan, Tiwa is not too young to know the truth" Eniola's mom said as Aunt Enitan glared daggers at her.

What truth?!

I wanted to ask more questions but Sister Tomiwa answered all of my unasked questions with her lamentations,

"You promised to be there forever, mom. You haven't even done half of the things you promised. Sitting as my mother on my wedding day, carrying my babies whenever I get tired of carrying them. I haven't even gotten you that Car I promised I would get for you in the future. Not even building you that fine house we envisioned. How could you labour and not even wait to eat the fruits?"

She bursted into a great deal of tears afterwards rolling on the tiled floor as if in total pain.

Tears ran down my eyes each acting as if in a competition of which could run faster, the reaction to such news just didn't come yet.

But then I got to know one thing that was enough to get me to a state of shock.

My mum was Dead!