Its a beautiful bright and sunny day, after we said our prayers we all planned our day and headed out; my dad set out to go to the site where he works, myself and feng are staying home to clean and cook and take care of our baby brother while my mom is going to the H3 foundation that was located in DU a village close to where we where staying. Its my mother's tradition to bath feng before stepping out which she did, sang his favorite song with him while at it and then had her bath and stepped out wearing the best of what was left in her box; the shoes was worn out but my dad tried to locally mend it for her before leaving and so it was so bad after all. when she came out we hyped he into feeling she was looking so beautiful and of cos she was, this made me realized how beautiful my mother still is "but true true suffer head no good" i thought to myself in pigin!.
H3 foundation is a beautiful place, small though but the decor and how the offices were arranged was the center of attraction and you don't need anyone to tell you that money i mean a lot of it was used in making this place looking so good. My mom walked into the reception and greeted the beautiful lady standing there "good morning ma" and handed her the file that was in her hands " i want to see Dr. Edward Solomon, please is he on seat?" "yes ma" the lady replied with a smile on her face( my mother felt relaxed after that beautiful smile) "is he expecting you?" "no ma" my mother replied "but its very important i see him please help me" the lady looked at my mom again and took pity on her " OK, let me notify him but am not making any promises because he has such a tight schedule today!" "that's fine ma, ill wait" my mother replied and she took the chair she was offered and sat down to wait for the man.
After waiting for a short while, the lady walked back and told my mother to come in to the Dr office which she did, the man holding the file my mother had handed over to the lady "Mrrrrsss zaaaaakkkaaaa " he said! the shock on my mothers face didn't even allowed her say a word, it was almost like she saw a ghost. the man carried away with what was reading in the file said "take a seat" but he didn't observed or felt any movement at all (Raise his head out of curiosity and noticing she didn't move) said "ma! are you ok? is everything alright? (looks up) Mrssss (tries to open the file to take a look at her name) Zakkkkaa ohhhhhh Lamiii wow (with a shock on his face) it is now obvious that they know each other from somewhere but Lamiiii? that was my mothers first name that only people who where here classmates or her very close friends knew, i for once even though i am her daughter
i usually forget that her name is Lami! but how Dr. Edward Solomon pronounced the name so well, what exactly is going on here? as they keep starring at each other silently my mother managed to say "you remember my name?" "how can i?
he said the ever beautiful Lamiii" he continued my ever beautiful girlfriend look at her from head to toe with disappointment in his eyes "what happened to you?" my mother was almost tearing up at this moment and she still couldn't utter a word " "here" he handed her a handkerchief "and please sit" he offered her a chair with compassion in his eyes, my mother tried to control her emotions "a lot has happened but God has been faithful" she said faintly "surely, God is indeed faithful! so what brings you to my office Mrs zakka" (seeing that she wants to be professional with him he asked her keeping a straight face) "tell me your story so i can help you, as you can see i work with the H3 Foundation as a Director, i was formally in Lagos for my last posting but i was posted to Plateau state, Nigeria just last month. so you can see what 'fate' did there right! (he tried to make a joke but she didn't laugh so its obvious that was not funny)".
After sitting for hours to hear her story, its was indeed a pathetic story and he couldn't help but pity his one time girl friend "you don't look good at all Lami (take a good look at her from head to toes seductively and smirked his lips together in a flirting manner) my mother who didn't need anyone to tel her that Dr. Edward was flirting with her (tries to rub her steel ring, my dad has gotten for her) "it doesn't matter" Mr zakka said sending the i get what you mean signal "but it doesn't matter" " hmm-mm what do you mean" my mother said (acting like she has no idea what he was talking about" "lami i know you to a a very smart and intelligent woman and i can still see that its still in you and its amazing, who would see a beautiful woman like you and not want you? i have always wanted you and you know it, yes! i know that i was the one who left but you got married by the time i came back for you" my mother getting furious "are you not married, i know you are!" the man said calmly "do you really think i can do life with someone else rather than you? i am divorced! a long time ago "for obvious reasons" my mother said silently.
Mr. Edward left his chair and was heading to my mothers side " please let me take care of you and the children, its obvious the man you are leaving with cant, i mean how on earth can someone leave a beautiful woman like this to be suffering? how? but i am here now" he said softly "everything will change please, behide this pain i can see a gorgeous, beautiful and peace woman who is looking for some one to care for her and i am right here for you my love"(tries to touch her). My mother didn't only pushed him but also warned him never to come near her, her husband or her children again "you will come back, that i am sure of he said" (laughing like he could buy the whole world with money) my mother stormed out of the office looking so angry but she came back and said "my God will provide all my needs according to his riches in glory, he has kept my family and i and i know he will continue and so you will know if sleeping with you is my only way our of poverty ehhhh i and my family will die of hunger" she left him dumbfounded and speechless, shut the office door and hurriedly rushed out of the building talking to her self.
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