JUST A LITTLE SIN - Episode 12

The night came and I watched her twist and turn in pain, I wish I can take it away.

Is this what going through labour feels like because I can see it was not something to wish for.

She asked me to stay beside her and I promise her that I’m not going to leave her side for any reason.

The midwife kept examining her, she mentioned that the baby wasn’t well positioned but she will use the traditional way to reposition the baby.
Oni said she was in serious pain, maybe truly her words wants to come to root over her life.

She said some other things I didn’t understand.

I try to encourage her that since is because the baby is about to come out, she should try to endure because once the baby comes out she will be free. That was what Mama told me before. I asked her why Oni was in so much pain and nobody is doing anything to ease it by either giving her something to drink or eat.

Mama said she will be alright immediately the baby comes out.
I try to encourage Oni to be strong and corporate with the midwife so that the baby can come faster and all the pain will disappear.

Oni whispered to me that she was really tired and can’t continue. Maybe death wasn’t really a bad option because she was truly exhausted.

I shunned her never to such. I remind her of our plan and how we will be one big family.

She smiled and said she remembered.

She asked me to bring my ear close and I did.

She whispered to me who the father of her baby is.

Oni told me that the person does not know that he got her pregnant and she doesn’t intend telling him and I should never let him know about the child.
No one has to know of the baby’s biological father.
The baby was mine now and I have to treat her like mine. Oni said.

I was shocked with the revelation but I needed to keep on encouraging her.

I nodded to everything she said and promised that I will do that and we will have many more children.

Oni said she have to come out from the present birth war she was passing through before thinking if she wants to have another baby or not.

She managed to laugh and I joined her in the laughter.
Every words from her comes with so much pain.

I told her we will make a happy family and Mama will become a grandma. She smiled and squeezed my hand and try to say something else

I told Oni to stop talking because it seems the more she talks the more the pain hit her.

She managed to smile even as the pain kept hitting her
It got to a time she started screaming as the midwife was examining her.
I saw blood running down from her body and fear gripped me.

I started asking many much questions which made them to send me outside, they said I was distracting them from concentrating.

While I was outside, I can still see hear her loud scream.

I really don’t know how to pray, or which god to beseech but I pleaded to any God listening to help Oni.

Mother came out with speed and ran towards the house.
I ran after her asking if Oni was alright and she replied she would be fine but was seriously going through a long labour.

Mama said I should please pray for her.

I have done the praying already and due to the way I was panicking, I couldn’t just stay calm.

The labour supposed to be over several hours ago but Oni was still passing through it. She supposed to have given birth from what I understood from all Mama said but why is she still in so much pain for several hours now.

Mama ran into the house, straight to her room, it took her few minutes to come out with something in a covered plate.

I pray that as i light this suiting herbs, it will help ease Oni because we were running out of ideas and invited a nurse who had tried all she could too.

I can still hear Oni shouting that she wants to die, she was tired.
I heard her calling my name but Mama and the two women attending to her, one a midwife and the other is a nurse they said the room was too bloody, I can’t come in.

After sometime I heard the cry of a baby. It was very loud and after few seconds it went quiet.

My heart jubilate, I was happy and want to go in and see the baby and Oni.
I knew that Oni was smiling now because they said once the baby comes out all her pain will disappear.

I was really happy that she was free from pain.
Oni must be seriously exhausted. I wish to see her and let her know that she was a strong woman and I’m very proud of her.

We will be getting married once she is fully recovered and become a real family.

“Thank you God, I don’t know which God did it but I’m really happy that Oni was finally free..”

I whispered to myself as I moved closer to the room, I was waiting for somebody to come out or ask me in. Nobody came out, not even mama that i was waiting for outside to come and give me the good news.

I walked round the window trying to see if I can see anything happening inside, I saw nothing.

I knocked on the door waiting for response.
The midwife opened the door first and I was expecting smile from her but saw none.

The midwife really tried in helping Oni.
I listened to her pray and encouraged Oni while she was working on her and now that Oni has delivered the baby the midwife supposed to be happy.
She was rather looking exhausted and sad.

The baby has stopped crying and Oni was also silent.
My curiosity got the best of me as I peeped inside.

I saw mother helplessly sitting on the ground.

What is going on?

I rushed inside with speed and behold with my eyes. My eyes pooped out of it’s sucket and my jaw dropped.
I got the shock of my life.