Chapter Four
The Result.
The sound of her gentle sobs struck him hard as she bent her head down to ease herself off what was on her mind immediately he asked the question. Her reaction made him perturbed and he asked again
"Hunny? What's wrong? Are you okay? Why are you crying and what did the result say?" As his eyebrows furrowed and a line formed on his forehead
There were some minutes of utter silence as the sobs continued and seemed to crank up. He raised her head up, wiped her tears and said
"Baby, you know you can talk to me right? Come on, I'm your husband and since when did we start keeping things from each other?" He was really disturbed by her reaction to his question.
There was still silence as she swiftly turned her face away to avoid gaze with him.
"Is it the result? Come on sweetheart, talk to me. You are getting me worked up as well as you are. Is it our situation? You should know this better than anyone, we're going to bounce back up. I fully assure you that" He was really caring and careful not to equally counter react to her.
She managed to nod as she continued crying.
"The result?" He asked again, bringing his head closer this time.
She nodded again.
Then he said
"Talk to me sweetheart, what's wrong with it?" He asked more worried even though he had gotten an answer now
She said in a raspy, miserable tone and he could tell that the tears didn't start just then.
"Promise me you'll take care of our kids and you'd be fine for me"
"What's all this? Why these shanky promises? I'm getting real pissed at your adamancy in telling me what's wrong" He told her straight up as his worry was taking a different form.
"Just promise me hunny" She didn't mind his feelings and asked again, more sober
"Is there a need for that? And you know I will, we both will. We'll take care of these kids together and see them grow together" He said, as he remembered there was no need to be that way with her at that moment, as he also tried to scratch off any negative talks she might be bringing up
"Whatever the case may be, just know that I love you and the kids deeply and this is not in anyway my wish or desire"
"Hunny, are you going to tell me what's wrong and why all these speeches or I will call the kids to tell them their mum is behaving funny and has been crying. With her refusal to let me know what the problem is" He threatened with a pure heart, just worried about the one he loved and he knew and was sure the kids would have an edge over her.
She chuckled like she saw what he was saying as funny and took him for granted.
"I don't think that would be necessary,(she sniffled and wiped her tears, the continued) here's the result slip, take a look at it" She said plainly but still with sadness and misery in her.
"Well finally, took you long enough"
She managed to smirk wrly as he toon the result in an envelope, and while he opened it, refused to let his eyes take a second's break off her.
He opened it and took a look at it. He was scanning it with his eyes all through as he comprehended it within.
Just then, he saw something that made his eyes bulge out. Then his jaw dropped. She noticed his awe and then proceeded with her sobbing. He raised his widened eyes to look at her and she smiled at him while sobbing.
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Beauty woke to get a glass of water since she was startled by a nightmare she had. She thought of going to meet her parents, but she didn't want to disturb them, since dad came late and mum didn't look too good.
As she Walked down the little cramped up passage, she heard her mum's sobs and she stopped to eavesdrop on what was happening. She gently placed her ear on the wall close to the curtain so she wouldn't be seen.
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"What is the meaning of this!" He said furious as his own share if misery had gotten to his door step. He acted as though she had forged the results and he was sure if it.
"Alarming right? Surprising too" she asked rhetorically as she sobbed and cried fir herself
"Do you think this is funny? What a time to pull a prank Patience!" He finally aired out his views
"Wow! This is your reaction? Well, what would I expect? That's the result, I saw it that way too"She said, buy later tried to understand how confused and betrayed he would be feeling at the moment
"No no no, there must be a mistake somewhere" He concluded as he paced to and fro in the room.
"First thing tomorrow, we are going together to retake this test" he declared.
"There's no point, a scan was done on me, come come closer, give me your hand" She kept him know and then instructed
He calmed down for the meantime and did as she instructed, then she placed it on an area in her tummy.
"Can you feel that? This is proof" She asked as she placed his hand directly on her stomach lump
Her tears intensified as his awe increased.
"I'm going to die, Eze!" She finally blurted out
He quickly withdrew his hand and said
"No! Do not say that again! You are not" He didn't want to hear anything of it
"But I have Cancer hunny, I have had cancer without my knowledge. It was caused by my ulcers and I have been given a life expectancy date. Your father just died of the same some months ago. What makes me special?" She asked innocently as she had no hope for her life.