Tribalism has cursed a lot of damage in our time. One cannot choose for him or herself who to love. There's always hatred for each tribe. How to get our parents convinced over who we've chosen to love or settle down with has become something else.
The word "difficult" is not enough to explain how situation of things has become these days.
Who did this to us?
How did we get here?
Our happiness no longer counts?
This is a life time partner we are talking about here, so because I made a mistake I should be stocked with it for the rest of my life?
Phillip...Mum please can you take out time to reason this again before drawing conclusion?
I practically do not love that woman.
His mum...All you are saying is rubbish to me. You don't love her but you got her pregnant.
Phillip...Mum even the pregnancy was a mistake. I didn't plan for it to happen. I was drunk but woke up in the morning to see us naked.
His mum...Why would you even drink to the point where you become drunk?
When did you become a drunkard?
I have said my mind, there's nothing to reason about. You will marry her period.
I will start making arrangement on how the marriage rights would be paid.
Phillip...Mum all the while you've been the one in charge of my affairs but now I say no mum. This is my happiness we are talking about here and besides I have someone I love.
His mum.....Kiloworry eh? (are you mad?)
You are in love with someone and at same time got another pregnant?
I don't care to know who this person is, all I know is that your wife is pregnant.
Phillip.....Mum I will never marry Jennifer, over my dead body mum.
His mum.....We shall see. I will tell you that I'm your mum. Nah me born you Phillip.
The mum left with anger while Phillip couldn't help the situation but became really worried knowing what his mum is capable of.
Phillip decided not to tell Dianna about the conversation he had with his mum to avoid losing her again. While on that his phone rang and it was Ken.
Ken.....Hello bro
Phillip....Hello
Ken...Just got off the phone now with your mum.
Phillip.....I thought as much, mum is making things too cumbersome for me guy.
Ken... Inasmuch as I don't want you to marry Jennifer, I still don't want you to go through your mum's rout. You know how she could be when she's upset.....
Phillip...I know her more than you do bro.
I won't change my mind over what I told her. I'm not going to marry Jennifer.
Marrying that woman is like life imprisonment
to me. I know she told you to convince me into that but tell her my mind is made up.
Ken.....Bro this is just all my fault.
I didn't know getting you to meet Jennifer would turn out like this.
Phillip.....Bro this is not time to abortion blame on anyone. I have made my point clear.
Ken.....Well, I won't call her back but if she calls me then I will try to see if I can get her to listen to you and consider.
Phillip.....Thanks bro.
Do take care.
Ken....Yah, cheer up guy.
You will overcome this.
Bye.
The doctor finished with Jennifer and explained the result from the scan to her.
Doctor...Ma'am you are 5months gone already. The gender of your baby is male.
But there's a little challenge because the result shows that you lack vegetables.
Please ensure to take as many vegetables as possible to help the situation.
Jennifer.....Thank you doctor, please is there anything else I can eat to replace the vegetable because I don't really like vegetables.
Doctor...At this state you don't go for what you like but what the baby needs.
Do take care.
Jennifer left the office and headed home not knowing she was followed .
Phillip's mum followed Jennifer unnoticed just to know where she stays.
Jennifer ordered her maid to make vegetable for her.
The vegetable was served after few minutes and as she was eating it she said to her self: Now mother and son will end up enemies Hahhahahahahahhahhah, shebi she called me ode, me Jennifer ode!
I will teach that woman a lesson. Now that I have known the gender of my baby I will see how they won't beg me to come marry their son. Though I don't like this vegetable, I have to eat it so Phillip junior will grow perfectly well hahahhahahaha.
Jennifer was about to get some sleep when her maid told her that her friend is waiting for her at the sitting room.
Shola...Babe how have you been?
Jennifer....Is this question for me?
Shola right in front of you your husband threw me out. I have never been humiliated in my entire life like that.
Shola....Maabinu ( sorry ) it's my husband who threw you out not me. Please on my behalf just forgive him.
Jennifer.....Not just that, he said I shouldn't near your house again.
Shola...Ummmmmm, umm about that, we have resolved the whole thing. Plus, he said that out of anger. He said I should tell you that he didn't mean it.
Jennifer.....You guys have?
Shola.....Yes babe.
That guy really love meooooooo, I was thinking the marriage is over only for him to wake me up this morning around pass 2am that he wants us to discuss, he went ahead by apologizing first and then said we shouldn't relate it to our both families. That we will adopt the number of children we want.
Also said I should tell you how sorry he is.
Jennifer...Babe you must be really lucky.
How comes?
This man loves you than you can ever imagine.
If it were to be some other men you should have reached your father's house by now.
Shola.....Babe I used to ask my self some times if I used juju ( charms ) on this man unknowingly because even I myself can't forgive someone of this great offence.
Jennifer..... You've yourself a good man babe. I wish I can say that for myself.
Shola.....Babe enough about me joor.
How about you and Phillip?
Did he agree to give you the money?
Jennifer...That guy walked me out of his office and vowed never to give me any money for business.
Shola.....Ah babe, so what are you going to do now?
Jennifer...I don't know babe.
That was why I visited you that day so you can help me come up with a plan.
Though fortunately I have heated up something already today. I know there's already commotion right now between mother and child.
Shola.... Heeeeeey, babe what have you done? Hope you've not spoiled things shaoooooo?
Jennifer.... Me spoil things?
I met Phillip's mum at the hospital yesterday as a matter of fact she was the one who saw me first and then boom she started rendering curses on me, how she pities who got me pregnant, how the family members will suffer because of me and then lastly she called me ode.
Shola...Hahahahahahah you don't mean it?
And what did you do?
Jennifer....You know me nah.
I stood up and went closer to her then I said, the man you pity is your son and the family members that will suffer because of me is you and the rest of your family members. And I told her to be expecting ode grandchild.
Shola...Hahahahahahah babe you don finish workoooooooo, Hahhhahhahahh. And she didn't know you understand what ode means.
Jennifer....It's not funny, I thought I was the only one with temperament issue not until yesterday.
An old woman that supposed to have forgotten the saga that happened long ago still holds it against me.
Shola.....If you ask me I will advice you patch things up with that woman because from the look of things she's the only one who can get you into Phillip's house.
Jennifer.....Babe you are making a point oooooo. But I don't know where to find her.
Shola...Your doctor might know but just that he might not tell.