Tope was still on his way to check if NNE was in her hut, she has to be right? He asked himself? NNE doesn't really go anywhere these days, she rarely leave the compound since her best friend died…and her knee pain increased so she has to Be there ,he told himself, because he has a lot of things to tell her and couldn't wait to narrate it all to her in details.
As he approached NNE's hut which was on the opposite side of his parent's hut, he heard the cry of a baby coming from NNE's hut, he slowed his steps and listened to be sure of the source but his ears reassured him that the sound was coming from the hut in front of him which was NNE's hut, how can this be? Is NNE having a baby? His little mind reminded him that, it was not NNE who has a baby in her belly but Aunt Dabi, so why is there a baby in NNE's hut ?
With this questions flowing in his mind he slowly entered the hut, with his eyes he searched for NNE only to see a baby by the corner and as soon as their eyes met , his whole being froze, and the baby that was wailing a moment ago stopped crying as they looked at each other ,eyes locked with each other ,the two staring at each other ,Tobe couldn't say how long he stood there just staring because at that moment NNE came and torched him by the shoulder, which startled him and he looked away from the baby for the first time since he entered NNE's hut to look up at NNE who was smiling down at him before saying "my husband" which is a name she calls Tobe , I've been calling you since you walked into my hut, what is the matter my husband? At this point the baby started crying again.
Tope was confused, he has seen babies before, his mother has taken him to see new born babies but he has never seen one this beautiful and one that make him feel like he is feeling right now, what is happening to me? He asked himself ? he couldn't explain it but he knew that he just doesn't like that the baby is crying and wanted to console it, ,he is feeling like crying just because the baby is crying, what is happening? NNE looked at his grand child and asked " is everything okay? He looked up at her without answering cause right now he is not understanding anything.
NNE walked towards the crying baby picked it up and beckon on him to come close, but he was too rooted to move ,his feet refuse to cooperate with him, NNE smiled and urged him to come that.. it is okay to come close , it was then that he has enough courage to move towards NNE and the baby.
She sits on a chair so her little grand son could see his cousin very well, come she urged and Tobe moved a little closer and a little more and then a little more , gradually he finally gets close enough to see and touched the baby if he wants but he didn't dare touch it for fear of hurting it.. His eyes fixed on the bundle in NNE's arm never living it for a second even as he finally came to stand in front of her, not a moment did he let his eyes stray from the object of his attention.
NNE was confused right now because her grand son was acting strange and out of character, she knew Tobe was a strong boy with strong feelings, he's not easily scared by things or people let alone a baby. So why is he acting this way today? She kept on observing him because this is definitely out of character for him, NNE continue to urge him to come closer and that it was okay to touch the baby, at this point he raised his eyes to look at NNE to make sure she wasn't joking but the smile on her lips and the gesture she made with her eyes and lips reassured him that it was alright to touch the baby .
Tobe raised his hands cleaned it on his shirt first and very slowly touched the baby's cheek with a gentility that can never be associated with him. He touched it with so much care that NNE couldn't help but narrow her eyes at her grandson. It was in this position that danddy met NNE, Tobe and his first child.