day. Saying that I am the
happiest woman alive is
definitely not an understatement.
Our extra- large compound seemed
to have become a market
place because everywhere
was filled with people.
Everyone in Nigeria
seemed to have their eyes fixed on
Richbel's Estate as
journalists came enmass
to capture the event.
The large and beautifully
crafted events centre in
the
estate is the venue for the
naming. The crafts and art works were inspected by
everyone that came. The
flowers gave the
environment a sweet
smell
and those who were not flower freaks started
developing interest in
them.
My native attire dazzled
and
accentuated my body as I went from one place to
another greeting people.
It
is certain that I would not
be able to greet half of the
guests but I still went about
welcoming people. My
mum
was taking care of the
baby
and Richard has been held down by a group of
friends.
I saw some of those
friends
coming with Richard and I
smiled. Richard and I had the same costume on and
my heart swelled with
pride
as I gazed at my
handsome
husband. They took me before I could even
protest
and placed me beside
Richard, with their
cameras
in hand. I laughed as we both tried to find a
wonderful position and
style. I ended up standing
right in front of Richard.
He
had his hands on my waist and my hands were placed
on his, my back resting on
his broad chest. Everyone
around joined the friends,
bringing their phones and
Ipads out and clicking away. We laughed and
smiled as flashes of
cameras continued to
beam.
"How are you feeling
today after close to three years
of
no issue" I heard a
journalist say, standing
right in front of me.
I smiled at the camera as all
the journalists gathered
round to capture my
speech. "I feel ecstatic. I am
so grateful to God for a
day
like this. I feel I am the
happiest person alive.
Nothing compares to the joy of being a mother. To
my loving husband who
stood by me throughout
the waiting period, you
are
the best husband ever. I owe it all to God. Speaking
of children, I have to get
back to my angel. Chao" I
turned back and hurried
inside.
The ceremony was very interesting and wonderful.
It ended after about two
hours. Our pastor was the
one that did the naming.
My
son was giving three names: Roland, Samuel
and
Promise. We were asked
to
dance after the ceremony
and we danced and danced.
People came around and
danced with us.
Immediately after the
dance, someone stood in
front of Richard and i. Richard's mum was
glowing in her native
attire
and her beauty was
evident.
How could she not give birth to someone as
handsome as Richard? I
wondered. Even at fifty,
she
easily turns heads. I
looked at Richard, reminding him
of his promise with my
eyes. He smiled. The
reconciliation is long
overdue. He went forward
and hugged his mum tightly. Cheers filled the
air,
as cameras clicked. Tears
flowed from the eyes of
Loretta, as well as Richard.
They helped wipe the eyes
of each other and held on
to each other again. Tears
threatened to go down
and
it flowed down unhindered
as I looked at them. She
took little Roland from my
hands for the first time,
beaming with the joy of
being a grandmother. "I am proud of you" I
whispered to Richard and
he beamed. We both
watched as my mother-in-
law held Roland with so
much love. Richard's friends
came and took him. It all
happened within the
twinkling of an eye.
Loretta
let out a scream and before
we knew what was
happening, a gun was
placed against her head.
"Nobody moves or I'll
blow off this woman's head
along with this thing she
is
carrying" I heard a
familiar
voice say. I saw with horror as
Oyinade's face came into
view. Richard was moving
closer slowly, I saw from
the corner of my eyes.
"Don't you dare move. Don't
dare me. I would blow her
head off. I swear" she
yelled
at Richard. Obviously, she
had seen him. A sickening dread covered
me. A fear I had never felt
before.
"Leave my child out
of this Oyin, your problem
is with me."
She laughed. "Really? He is
the reason why you won.
Tell me something: don't I
have the right to be with
the man I love?" "You don't have the right
to
be with another woman's
husband" I said quietly.
She laughed. "Well, I don't
have the time to banter words with you. Since I
can't have Richard, you
also
would not have the
chance
to be with him. Bye" My face grew pale. "No", I
heard Richard yell as he
ran
towards me. The gun shot
echoed, shattering the
silence that had once engulfed the air
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