The reaction he received wasn't expected but was understandable, his mother -In-law Sabina, stopped dancing and his father - in-law Nade hummed and relax back on the chair he was sitting on and took a very deep breath then exhale loudly.
Sabina who couldn't hold in any longer looked at her son- in-law then at her husband to say something, "what is the good news You said you brought? Nade finally asked, Danddy smiled and repeated what he said earlier, my Wife Dabi your daughter has put to bed to a bouncing baby girl and there will be a celebration tomorrow at my compound to announce and celebrate her arrival that is why I've come to let you know and have you properly informed.
Silence rained again for a while before Nade cleared his throat and spoke after some time and asked him….you said it is a baby girl, "another man's lineage he added" that she gave birth to? Danddy nodded his head in response before voicing out his answer, yes she gave birth to a baby girl this afternoon and we are celebrating her arrival tomorrow, Danddy repeated.
Nade hummed again and asked him again….you are celebrating the arrival of another man's lineage? Danddy laughed and said to him, before she becomes someone else's lineage she is first my daughter and will always be even after marriage, she will always be my princess, and my first fruit so what ever that will be done for my male children, will also be done for her.
'my in-law sabina called, who is aching to speak but knows she's not allowed, risked all to air her view and said, wouldn't it be a waste of resources and stress to go through all this trouble just for a girl child that will grow only to be married to another family and become theirs? While don't you just wait a little, am sure my daughter will give You a male child that you will pour all your love and wealth on.
Danddy smiled and said to her , when the time comes we will celebrate him too but for tomorrow am celebrating the arrival of my princess and you are invited.
With that said, He stood up to go while also telling them that he needs to make haste to the kingdom messenger's house to hire him to spread the news for tomorrow. With that he left, leaving them wondering what the hell is wrong with him .
The same night the village messenger went around the kingdom and announced the message given to him my Danddy , though everyone was as confused as the messenger when they heard the news because usually messengers are not needed to pass across the birth and celebration of a male child, for as soon as the baby arrived the mid- wife will shout out for all to hear, those that heard will do the same before you know it all the villagers who are at home will start running and dancing towards the maternity and further to the house where the celebration will Continue, but on this occasion the reverse became the case, and everyone became interested to know more. what is Danddy - man celebrating since the messenger wasn't clear with his message. has his wife put to bed? is it a male child? then why are they going about it this way? they kept asking.
Going back to the house, Danddy went straight to NNE's hut knowing his wife and child were there , On entering, he met Dabi awake and eating which brought smiles to his lips. Danddy walked towards his wife and sat next to her on the mat she was sitting on and hugged her side ways before placing his chin on her head, he had always loved this woman regardless of what the norm portrays. Dabi placed the food she was eating aside and face her husband, with sadness in her eyes and said "I'm sorry she said " for…..she was apologizing to her husband for giving him a female child instead of a male child that will answer his name and carry on his legacy, but Danddy wasn't having any of that and shush her …he told her that all was alright, that he was okay with the one God gave them, he continued to comfort her by saying that "if God wanted them to have a male child first ,then He would have given them one" but that wasn't getting through to Dabi at all, because she had started weeping profusely at this time and kept apologizing amidst her tears ,that she was sorry for letting her husband down by not giving him what she believed he wanted the most.
Danddy held his weeping wife , waiting for her to calm down before speaking again , Dabi wept her eyes sour before she calmed down ,she wasn't weeping for nothing, she knew a lot of women has lost their husband's favour by giving birth to a female child when they were expected to give birth to a male, while some has lost the men entirely to other women as a result of the same problem that wasn't their fault to begin with, so Dabi knew that if her husband decides to leave her for another woman, no one will blame him for doing so, why would they? when they live in a generation were men doesn't even need an excuses or permission to get a new wife and do with the old one as they pleases.
Dabi finally stopped crying and calmed down giving Danddy a chance to finally speak. He held his wife at arms length while looking directly into her eyes and asked "why are you troubling yourself when you should be resting ? Eh? He asked while smiling, You gave me a beautiful perfect little angel that is nothing but a wonder to behold, how can I reject such a gift given to me by the almighty he asked? Dabi was confused at what she was hearing because all through her pregnancy , her husband has used the term" He" to refer to their unborn child so what caused this shift in his altitude all of a sudden?
Sensing her confusion he stood up and walked towards the bed where their baby was sleeping and took her in his arms then brought her to the mat where they were sitting and sat down with the baby in his arms next to his wife, Dabi was still looking and wearing the same look of confusion, this made him smile and chuckle abit to put his wife at ease.
After making himself comfortable he cleared his throat before speaking, Danddy told his wife to look , she kept staring at him confused at what he's up to, he repeated himself and said look , then gestured with his lips towards their daughter which she followed and looked at her but still not getting what he meant, Danddy smiled again and said, look at what the lord as given us, look at the gift he bestowed upon us , who wouldn't want this? How can I not want this Child? With all the questions asked and answers given by Danddy ,Dabi become reassured that her husband wasn't troubled at all. This brought calmness to her heart and she exhale a breathe of relief that she didn't know that she's been holding all along.