It's been 3yrs now, since I divorced him, I chuckled sadly, "serves him right for cheating on me, he'll never get to meet Jeremy" I muttered out loudly unknowingly drawing my son's attention from the sitting room.
"Huh mum, what are you talking about?" He asked walking closer to me as my jaw dropped, Jeremy my seven year old son can not find out about his father or his identity. I was completely startled by his presence, it left me in complete shock. I would never let my son be under the care or shelter of that careless ex husband of mine, Henry was such an unfaithful fellow.
"Emmm, come let's go over there" I pointed at one of the chairs in the sitting room.
"What did you hear me say baby?" I asked anxiously, no doubt he would suspect I was hiding something by my facial expression.
"I just heard you say my name mum, are you sad again?" He asked as he stretched out his left hand to touch my cheeks
"No baby, I'm not " I said as I shaked my head, trying to keep the tears in, which seems to be coming out due to his words.
"Actually I called you, I wanted to ask you if you still wanted that toy you gave out to that man's child yesterday at the market, I can get it for you again"
"No it's alright, it's good to be nice" he said with a smile.
"Did you really do that because you wanted to be nice or because you wanted that man to talk to me baby"
"I want to find a daddy mummy, so don't cry anymore "
Smiling and shaking my head I immediately asked, "but I don't understand "
"Mummy, I know you need a daddy for me and a husband too, I'll bring you a husband" he said as he gave me a tight hug.
I laughed, "look at you, what do you know about getting me a husband, I'm okay with just having you" inside of me I knew I needed to get a father for him, even if I try, I could never fill in the gab a father has in a child's life. Besides he needs a sibling.
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"Who is around?" A woman asked as she worked into the chemist, looking so saucy with that long straight wig and high heels, she looked so unstable in them, I wondered how she managed to walk in them...
She does reminds me of my life with Henry in his mansion, Henry is billionaire with losts of maids at his services, never for once did I lack anything on the material aspect, where I always found fault was in love, he was always getting different women to sleep with and when ever he returns home, he claim he was at a celebration set by the company to welcome new investors, gosh he was such a deceitful man, I would literally cry my eyes out every night, I wondered if he cheated on me because I had no male child, oh my beloved Eva, I miss you so much, I hope you are okay and I hope you forgive me for leaving you behind with your father.
"Are you going to attend to me or just keep staring at me young woman?"
"Oh of course, what's the problem please?" I asked , waiting patiently for her response.
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"Where could he be?" I asked look all round the house for Jeremy...
"Jeremy, Jeremy, where are you, jerrrr..." I called out as I sighted him and a man outside, from the window...
Immediately I rushed out to meet them.
"Oh you mean I can come in?" I over heard the man asking, as Jeremy held on to his hand, pulling him closer to the house.
"Jeremy" I called out angrily, suddenly he stood still and began to tear up.
"Oh no please don't scold him, he was just being a nice guy"
I walked to my son, pulling him close for a hug and immediately responding to the man standing in front of me.
"My son, is not a guy..... His just a kid okay" I said as I quickly took Jeremy inside, leaving the man to find his way back to were ever he came from.
"Mum, I'm sorry"
"Let's sit down first"
"Look jerr, you don't just invite anyone into this house baby, people can't be trusted, you don't really know that man's intentions even if you ment good, baby you can't say same for him, calm yourself down alright"
"Okay mum" he said...
"Guess what sweri?"
"I'm not interested...? With a moody face on Jeremy immediately took out his toy car from his pocket and began to play with it on the floor.
"Oh baby, don't turn your back at me when I'm talking to you, please don't" I said as I sat still waiting for him to come to me.
I knew he hated seeing me sad or worried, there was this certain time I got into a relationship with a man called Danny, he walked as an accountant in the bank I deposit my money in, we got to relate with one another when I had an issue with my account, he helped me resolved it, at that moment we had a thing for each other but it never lasted because he lied about being single, gosh I have history with unfaithful men, I was so devastated and poor jerr would literally see me cry at midnight, laying curses on unfaithful men.
"Oh mummy" he said as he ran back into my hands.
"Please don't be mad at me, I only want to see you happy everyday"
I chuckled and kissed him on his cheeks, pressing his cheeks softly with my fingers I muttered with a smile, "why don't you be my husband instead, I'm okay with you"
We both laughed
"Hmmm" he said as he closed his face with his hands... Shaking his head in rejection to what I asked.
"I'm to little to be your husband, I'm your child" he said while shifting some of his fingers to see the look on my face when he muttered those words...
I laughed.....
"I was just playing with you darling, of course you can't be my husband, you're my child"
"And your small hero" he muttered out loud and ran around the sitting room saying, "superman to the rescue"...