THE PREGNANT SIDE CHICK EPISODE 6

 

The Pregnant Side Chick 

Episode 6

It is now close to 72 hours since Juliet was kidnapped and tied up in the thick forest. The kidnappers had only fed her once and given her only one bottle of water and the water has finished. She was becoming very tired and weak. She was thinking of taking her own life by tying the rope around her neck, but she thought twice about it because of her baby.

Juliet was already more than eight months gone before Ekene decided to tell his wife about the pregnancy. This means that there were only a few days left before the estimated delivery date she was given in the hospital. As she was in the bush suffering in the hands of the kidnappers, her baby would constantly kick in her tommy.

“Hang on son! Mummy is facing some troubles right now. Please, hang on. I pray I’m alive to see your face when you are born. I hope I won’t die in this bush. God please, if you are there listen to my cries and come through for me. Even if I’m dead, please preserve my baby.” Juliet said to herself on the third day of her stay in the bush. The kidnappers do not allow her to go anywhere, not even to ease herself. When nature called, she was asked to urinate and poo on herself. It was a pitiable condition for a pregnant woman.

“The sooner your family brings our N24 million, the better for you. If we butcher your body and sell, we will make more than N24 million. So, it is better for us to even kill you.” The biker who brought Juliet into the bush said. He was very heartless.

Juliet’s waist was beginning to ache because of a long period of sitting down. Each time she is tired of sitting, she stands up and holds her protruding belly. Juliet knows that there is no way Ekene can afford N24 million, so she has accepted her fate to either die in the bush except for any divine intervention.

On the evening of the third day, Juliet went into labour. The stress she has gone through in the forest made the baby to start coming five days earlier than her delivery date. She used her hands to tear her dress. She tore her undies too, not minding that the kidnappers were watching.

“Jesus, what am I going to do in this bush? I’m bleeding! Oh! My God, please protect my baby.” Juliet said as she touched her body and saw blood rushing out like tap. The blood stained her white undies as well as her dress. She did not know what to do. She did not know whether to ask for help from the kidnappers or to just keep calm and endure the pain. But it is impossible to endure labour pain. A woman in labour will shout even if you threaten to kill her because the pain is usually excruciating. So, Juliet opened her mouth wide and shouted with a loud voice. Her voice rang in the bush like a school bell summoning children to the assembly ground.

“Please help me. I’m in labour.” Juliet said to the kidnappers, but none of them showed her any sympathy. They kept drinking alcohol and smoking weed.

“Shut up there my friend. Do we look like nurses to you? Do you think we are midwives? We are kidnappers and we don’t care about you or your baby. In fact, if you give birth here, we will gain because we will sell your baby to ritualists.” The leader of the kidnappers said with a husky tone damaged by weed.

“Please help me! Please help me! Remember you have mothers! You were given birth to by a mother. If you treat me like this and let me die, I will curse you!” Juliet said in deep pain. 

She was sill bleeding and the baby had started coming. Because she was tired due to the stress of staying in the bush, she was unable to push properly. She pushes once and rests for like thirty minutes before pushing again. Juliet knew that she was risking the life of the baby. The nurses at the clinic where she goes for antenatal care thought her that pushing too little could kill a child because the baby could hang in the pelvic and suffocate. But she was simply tired. It was not her fault.

The leader of the kidnappers picked up Juliet’s phone and called Ekene.

“My man! We are still waiting and luckily for us, your wife has gone into labour. If she gives birth, we will kill her and sell the baby if you fail to come and give us our money. Remember N24 million, no police!” The kidnapper said and hung up. Ekene was terribly shaken. He was at home as he could not go to work because of mental stress. He called the police but they said they had no clue on how to start looking for Juliet since there were no leads. They needed more time to investigate since Ekene did not have the money and the kidnappers did not use their own phone to call.

The kidnappers then called Sophia shortly after they called Ekene.

“Madam! You said you are bringing our money. We have waited two days now and you are nowhere to be found. Well, we just want to inform you that your sister has gone into labour, and if she gives birth inside this forest, we will sell the baby. You better hurry up.” The kidnapper said.

“Just give me two hours. I will be there. Send me the location. Trust me I have your N24 million. Please give her a helping hand so that she will give birth. If she gives birth successfully and I meet her and the baby alive, I will give you guys N50 million instead of N24 million. I’m at the bank withdrawing the money right now as I speak.” Sophia promised. She sounded very calm and confident such that she managed to convince the kidnappers.

There is nothing money cannot do. The kidnappers cracked at the mention of N50 million and they now made it their duty to make sure Juliet stayed alive, but it was a tough job. All the five kidnappers went to where Juliet was. She was still trying to push but she had become very weak such that she was no longer talking loudly. She has lost so much blood and the baby’s head could be seen. 

But the kidnappers could not help her as they got scared because all of them has never seen a pregnant woman pushing out a baby. When they looked at the baby’s head and how it was coming out from the tiny space, all of them stepped back as they were terrified by the natural birth process. None of them said or did anything to help as they shivered and went back and continued drinking and smoking.

Meanwhile, Sophia had gone to a printer who prints books and asked him to print fake N1000 and N500 notes for her. The printer printed fake N10 million and used the money to fill one bag. The money looked very real and freshly minted. It was a smart move by Sophia but if the kidnappers discovers, death could follow.

When she finished arranging the fake money, she picked up the bag and started going the direction the kidnappers had told her on the phone. She called the police and told them of her plans. They followed her to the bush but they packed their van far away and took strategic positions while only Sophia went to meet the kidnappers.

Time is ticking and danger is looming!

Watch out for episode 7, the last fight.

THE PREGNANT SIDE CHICK EPISODE 5

 

The Pregnant Side Chick

Episode 5

“You did this right? You finally succeeded right? Now you are happy, right?” Ekene asked his wife Sophia immediately he got into the living room and saw her watching television.

“What are you talking about? What is the problem my love?” Sophia asked with her usual tender voice.

“Oh! Don’t pretend as if you don’t know what I’m talking about. You wicked, barren witch.” Ekene said to Sophia. Those words broke her heart and spirit but she still maintained her cool.

“What is the problem honey? Is it about Juliet? I told you I’m not angry that you got her pregnant. What happened? Is there a problem with the baby?” Sophia asked. She was still very calm and collected.

“Shut your rotten mouth before I shut it for you. You arranged your gang of boys to kidnap Juliet right? That’s why you have been keeping quiet. She told me you were planning evil but I never listened. Now, you have called your boys to kidnap her without thinking about her condition. You want her to die so that I will remain barren and childless with you. You are very wicked and I’m going to show you the other side of me.” Ekene said.

“I didn’t do anything. I’m innocent! I love Juliet sincerely and would never think of hurting her.” Sophia said calmly. For the first time since the pregnancy saga started, she cried hot tears. It was one thing to be barren, but it is another thing entirely to be called a kidnapper.

“Shut up! And don’t even try to confuse me with your crocodile tears because you will pay for this crime you have committed. I’m calling the police so you can explain to them how you had Juliet kidnapped. You will rot in jail.” Ekene said with a very loud voice. He picked up his phone and dialed the police emergency number, and within a few minutes, a police Hilux van arrived and Sophia was arrested and taken to the station.

The ride to the police station was bumpy as the Hilux van moved with so much speed. Sophia was made to sit on a bench at the back of the van. Two police men guarded her with loaded guns. Her husband, Ekene, followed them with his own car. Soon, they were at the police station and Sophia was bundled out like a common thief. 

She was dragged into the station and taken into the interrogation room where she was questioned by wicked-looking police officer. Her husband, Ekene was called into the interrogation room.

"Did you kidnap your husband's girlfriend?" The police officer asked. His voice was husky and unfriendly. He was jotting down some points while talking to Sophia.

"Nope! Keep my name out it. I kidnapped no one." Sophia answered. She was not crying and refused to show any sign of emotional meltdown. Her voice was firm.

"You liar! Officer, don't listen to her. She kidnapped Juliet." Ekene said. He was shouting.

"Shut up Mr Ekene. I'm the police officer here and not you." The police man said.

"What have you been up to in the past 72 hours? Where did you go to and what activities did you participate in?" The police officer asked Sophia.

"I'm a teacher. I went to work on Friday, organized a party for my husband and his girlfriend on Saturday. That's all remember." Sophia said. 

The police officer was surprised when he heard that Sophia organized a party for her husband and his girlfriend. 

"Why hold a party for a woman trying to take your husband from you?" He asked Sophia.

"It was out of goodwill and nothing else. Also, she is pregnant, so it was a way of welcoming her and the baby into our house since that's what my husband wants." Sophia answered.

"Let me have your phone." The police officer tells Sophia. He took her phone, searched through the dialed numbers as if he wants to know if she had called the kidnappers. But he found nothing incriminating and handed back the phone to her.

"Do you sincerely believe your wife kidnapped your girlfriend?" The police officer asked Ekene.

"Yes, I do. She had it all planned while pretending to be nice and happy." Ekene said. He stood up talk loudly.

"Mr Ekene, there's no evidence to suggest that your wife kidnapped your girlfriend. All I have seen are evidence suggesting she had been good to her. This is a waste of time. We are releasing your wife with no charges. We will start a search and rescue mission immediately to rescue your girlfriend. Take your wife home." The police officer said as he stood up and led Ekene and Sophia out of the interrogation room. Before they left, Ekene was made to write a statement detailing how the kidnappers demanded for N24 million. They drove home in silence.

When they got home, Ekene dropped his phone on one of the cushions in the living room and went into the restroom to ease himself. Sophia picked up the phone and searched for the kidnapper's phone number. She saw that the last call made by Ekene before calling the police was Juliet's number. She has it in her phone because she and Juliet are friends.

Sophia rushed outside the compound and dialed Juliet's number with her own phone and the kidnappers picked up.

"Hello! This is Sophia. I'm Juliet's sister. Don't harm my sister. I'm coming to give you the N24 million." Sophia said and ended the call without allowing the kidnappers to respond.

The time was already 10:30pm and everywhere was dark. Sophia went inside, took her bathe and slept off. Tomorrow is the day of battles.

Watch out for episode 6.

THE PREGNANT SIDE CHICK EPISODE 4

 

The Pregnant Side Chick

 Episode 4

Juliet came down from the Uber ride and headed down the street that led to her house. The road that led to her house is bad and cannot be plied by cars. Only motorcycles plied the road since it was rainy season and it was swampy, which was why the Uber couldn’t take her home. 

Juliet crossed the road and turned towards her street. She was dragging her bag with a lot of difficulty. She was tired and weighed down by all that had happened within the past two days. It was 6pm in the evening, so the sun was just setting and darkness had started to cover a little. A motorcycle was coming behind her. The motorcycle stopped and the cyclist started talking to her like an angel sent from above to help her out with her bag.

“Hi! Good evening. If you permit me, I would like to give you a ride to your house. It’s free; I promise you won’t have to pay. I see that you are pregnant and it’s not particularly good to walk alone with a heavy bag given your condition.” The cyclist said with a warm and kind voice that was hard to resist.

“Never mind! I’m so grateful to you but my house is not too far. I will just walk. I’m almost home. Thank you very much.” Juliet said. Inside her mind, she knew she needs the ride. She was tired and the baby in her belly has been kicking her tommy since she came down from the Uber. But she was scared to just hope on a bike whose rider she knew not.

“I insist I want to help you. Please allow me to take you home. My wife is also pregnant and I understand how difficult this could be for you.” The biker said as he came down from his bike and ran after Juliet who continued to walk ahead absentmindedly.

“Please, let me help you. Don’t be scared.” The biker said, grabbing her bag from behind. He dragged it like a motor park tout looking for a passenger.

It was not long before Juliet gave in and took a few steps backward and then boarded the motorcycle. The cyclist placed her bag on the front of the motorcycle and they zoomed off.

Juliet expected the short ride to her house to be just about five minutes since it was not far from where the biker picked her up. But the journey became longer than expected. She wanted to ask the cyclist why he was not stopping, but she could not find the words. She wanted to shout but the voice did not come. She wanted to slap the back of the cyclist and tell her not to go past her house but, her hands felt like they were tied to her body as she couldn’t lift them. The cyclist rode the bike into the bush far away from the town. Four other men who were already waiting inside the thick forest joined him and they tied Juliet up and had her sit on the ground like a slave.

“Where am I? Why did you bring me here?” Juliet asked the men when she managed to regain her senses and open her eyes. Her head felt dizzy and her reasoning was still cloudy. It felt like someone cast a strong spell on her.

“Keep quiet! We have kidnapped you.” The biker who picked Juliet from the road a few minutes ago said. His voice was very strong unlike how it sounded gently when he offered to take her home. Juliet looked around and saw that the men standing beside her all had guns. One of them had a cutlass on his waist and it had blood stains on it. Juliet became very scared.

“Please, release me. Let me go. I’m pregnant. Don’t you have conscience? Why would you kidnap a pregnant woman? Let me go, I beg you.” Juliet pleaded. But the three men laughed out loud as if wanting to mock her for pleading to be released.

“My dear! Just relax. You are going nowhere. You are in danger zone! Now, we are calling your husband to bring us money. If he fails to come, we will kill you and butcher your body parts for sale.” The biker said. The other man drew the cutlass on his waist and started touching the sharp edges as if he already wants to start cutting Juliet up.

Meanwhile, Ekene got to Juliet’s house and he did not meet her. He started wondering where she must have gone to. The door was still locked. Ekene had Juliet’s spare key which he used to open the door but everywhere was empty with no sign of Juliet.

Ekene came out of the compound, picked up his phone and dialed  Juliet’s number with speed and agitated spirit.

“Here we go! Your husband is calling just when I wanted to dial his number. You are incredibly lucky, you have a caring man who knows when you are in danger.” The biker said with a wicked voice. The time is now 8:30pm and darkness had covered everywhere. The kidnappers had a very bright lamp hung on the tree beside them.

“Hello honey! Where are you? I just came out of your apartment and you are no were to be found. Where did you go to?” Ekene said over the phone hoping to hear Juliet’s voice.

“Listen my friend!” A strong voice said. It was the biker who kidnaped Juliet.

“This is not Juliet. This is me. Don’t bother about my name, but I have kidnapped your Juliet and we are now far far away in the thick bush. Now, listen very carefully and do as I say or you will never see her again. 

"You will bring N25 million to me before I will release Juliet to you. If you fail to do this within 14 days, we will kill her, butcher her and the baby in her womb and sell their body parts. And let me warn you, you must not tell the police about this. Things will get worse if the police know and start looking for us. Remember, N25 million, 14 days and no police.” The kidnapper warned.

Ekene became very restless, scared and agitated. He did not know when he started crying. Tears rolled down his eyes like water dropping from a tap. Ekene had heard horrible stories of people being kidnapped and killed in the street but he never knew it would come to him or any of his loved ones. He rushed to the road where he parked his car and started driving home with so much speed that the car nearly jumped off the fly-over just before his area. He drove into his house and matched the break and it screeched loudly like a wounded dog.

He jumped into the house like an aggressive lion prepared to pounce on Sophia, his wife because he strongly believes she arranged and paid the boys who kidnapped Juliet. Now, Sophia is in a serious trouble and there is fire on the mountain.

Watch out for episode 5.

THE PREGNANT SIDE CHICK 3

The Pregnant Side Chick

 Episode 3

“We can go into the house now. My wife has gone to work. You know she is a teacher; she goes to work around 6am so as not to be late to school. Let’s go in so that I will prepare and go to the office.” Ekene tells Juliet as they woke up from the car where they slept the previous night. They did not sleep very well and Juliet was not happy. She was already thinking of going back to her house instead of running up and down and hiding out fear in Ekene’s house. 

“This kind of life is not good for a pregnant woman. I don’t think I will continue to live like this. Just look at me sleeping in a car. It is abnormal. I mean, I have a room of my own. Why should I be sleeping outside? I don’t think I’m going into your house again.” Juliet said with tears in her eyes. She was anxious and scared for her life because of how Ekene’s wife reacted to her pregnancy.

“Please, Juliet don’t take it that way. I’m with you all the way. I have taken responsibility of the child and I’m going to stand by you no matter what happens. Come rain come shine, I will stay with you until that baby is born and I will carry him in my hands.” Ekene said.

“Come rain come shine? Is it when your wife kills both of us that you will know there is fire on the mountain? Why hasn’t she reacted in anger since she heard that you got me pregnant? Her attitude shows that she is planning evil and I won’t be here when she will execute the evil. I will be far gone.” Juliet said. She went into the house and started packing her bags to leave but Ekene followed her and started begging her not to go.

“Please, you don’t have to do this. Please don’t go. My wife cannot harm you, I’m sure of that.” Ekene pleaded. 

“Do you sincerely believe what you are telling me? Do you listen to yourself at all? Are you not scared of her? I mean, see how she humiliated us yesterday in the presence of friends. I’m very sure you are scared. And please don’t tell me that she cannot do anything.” Juliet said. She started dragging her bag out of the house but Ekene stood at the door and refused to allow her leave.

“Please, don’t go. Stay back! I promise to talk to my wife. I will talk to her when she comes back.” Ekene said with an agitated voice. He knew he was not making sense. But he had to say something to stop Juliet from going.

“What are you going to tell her? Are you going to tell her to stop being silent and be angry that you got me pregnant? Answer me! Are you going to tell her to slap me, kick me or chase me out? Or are you going to send her packing? Because that is what you should have done if you wanted peace in the house.” Juliet asked Ekene multiple questions with a loud voice. He did not know how to answer her.

“Calm down Juliet. Give me until today’s evening to handle this. Go back inside and catch some sleep. We both had a rough night! I will handle this. Give me time to figure out what to do. Please honey!” Ekene pleaded. He started touching Juliet in a loving way and then gently, he took her back into the living room. It has been long Ekene touched Juliet, so it was not long before she too started touching him. Soon, they fell on one of the soft cushions in the living room and they took off their clothes and made love.

As soon as he was done, Ekene broke off, got prepared and went to work. Juliet slept off on the sofa and did not wake up until around 3pm when Sophia returned from work.

“Ah! Ah! Juliet, how are you? You must be very weak because of your condition. Have you eaten?” Sophia asked Juliet. Juliet was trying to behave like someone who was still asleep but she was actually scared of Sophia.

“Yes I ate some rice.” Juliet lied. There is no cooked rice in the house and Sophia knew she was lying. She was just trying to avoid taking anything from Sophia.

“Look here, I bought you some ice cream, juice and apple. Eat the apple first then download it with this juice, and then eat the ice cream. I have never being pregnant but I have heard that pregnant women like to eat ‘cham cham.’ Sophia said with laughter. The whole time she was talking, Juliet was shaking. She took the package from Sophia and placed it violently beside her.

“Why are you afraid of me?” Sophia asked.

“Tell me Sophia. What are you up to? You think I don’t know you want to poison me and my unborn baby? You barren witch! Why are you not angry that I slept with your husband? What kind of woman throws a party to welcome a side chick into her house? What are you up to? I know your plan. You want to poison me and my unborn baby. Take your apple and juice, I have dropped it here for you. Rubbish witch!” Juliet said.

“My dear, no need for shouting. Calm down and enjoy your life OK. You are blessed to be pregnant. Many people have prayed for years to have this baby that God gave you on a platter of gold. You should be happy and carry the baby in peace.” Sophia said. She did not directly respond to the accusations labeled against her by Juliet. Juliet decided to take it to another level to see what Sophia would do. She raised her right hand and landed a heavy slap on Sophia’s face just to provoke her beyond endurance. But Sophia refused to retaliate. The slap was very painful but she concealed the pain.

“My dear you will injure yourself. Remember you are pregnant. Don’t worry, my mother told me that pregnant women usually have hormonal imbalance that makes them to have mood swings. I’m sure you are going through mood swings. So, I totally understand why you slapped me. Relax! By nine months’ time, we will happily carry our baby. Sincerely, I’m happy that you are pregnant for my husband.” Sophia said with a broad smile on her face. Juliet could not believe what she was seeing and hearing. Sophia left the scene as if nothing had happened and went into the kitchen and started cooking.

Juliet quickly picked up her phone and ordered an Uber ride. The Uber guy arrived in less than 10 minutes and Juliet picked up her bag and jumped into the car, never to return again.

When Ekene returned from work, he did not see Juliet.

“Where is Juliet?” Ekene asked his wife Sophia.

“I left her here when I went to kitchen to cook.” Sophia said in a worried tone. Ekene rushed out of the house and Sophia followed him.

“Let us go and look for her together.” Sophia said as she rushed after her husband.

“Stay back! I said stay back!” Ekene shouted. At this point, he was really upset by the show of love being put up by Sophia. He was losing his mind. He drove out of the compound with aggression and went in search of Juliet.

Watch out for episode 4.

THE PREGNANT SIDE CHICK 2

 

The Pregnant Side Chick 

Episode 2

“Are you the one who is pregnant for my husband?” Sophia asks. Her best friend Juliet was stepping out of the car with Ekene standing directly at her back. Her pregnancy has become big. Her belongings were in the boot of the car, but even before she could start walking into the house, Sophia already was there to welcome them.

“Yes! I’m the one. Are you surprised?” Juliet asked with strong frown on her face. She came prepared for a fight. She thought Sophia would stand in her way and try to stop her from entering the house. She thought Sophia would be heartbroken to find out that she has been the side chick sleeping with her husband. But she was shocked when things turned out differently.

“Of course not! Why would I be surprised? On the contrary, I’m not angry and I’m not shocked. In fact, I’m grateful that you are the one. Instead of my husband to get a harlot pregnant, it is better he impregnates my best friend. I mean, I have known you since childhood and we have been friends. The devil you know is better than the angel you don’t know. I will be eternally grateful to you for carrying my husband’s baby. I have seen that he is happy about the pregnancy. I’m here at your service to help in any way I can during the nine months you will carry the child. Juliet, you are highly welcome to our house.” Sophia declared with a broad smile on her face.

Ekene’s shock went deeper. He wondered what kind of a woman his wife turned into in the past few days after she learned of the pregnancy.

“What kind of woman finds out that her husband got her friend pregnant and then welcomes him and the pregnant woman with open arms? What kind of woman is this?” Ekene asks himself. It was like he never knew his wife, yet, they had been married for ten years. She has revealed a new character that shocked him.

“Let’s get your things into the house.” Sophia said as she started unloading the car and taking Juliet’s load into the house. Out of shame, Ekene joined her to move the loads into the house. Juliet carried nothing as she merely walked in and sank into one of the cushions in the living room. It was around 5pm in the evening.

When Ekene brought in the last bag, he was greeted with loud cheers and laughter that filled the living room. He wondered what was going on. He moved closer towards the dining area and saw that tables and chairs were set for a small party. He wondered what was going on because he did not ask anyone to come for any party or celebration.

“What’s going on here?” Ekene asked his wife who was coming out from the kitchen with a large cooler of jollof rice. She placed the jollof rice on the dining table and then tore open bags of take away plates and started dishing jollof rice for the guests.

“Ah Ah! My dear husband. Don’t tell me you want to bring your baby mama home in a silent way. It is not done that way and that was not how we were brought up. In Igbo culture, when you are bringing a new wife home, you must let your neighbours know and you must make some joyful noise. That is why I invited our friends and well-wishers and even our church members to celebrate the new addition with us.” Sophia said as she continued to dish jollof rice and handing the take away plates to waiting guests.

“Ekene, your wife is right. You cannot just bring a second woman home without letting your friends and family know. We have come to rejoice with you. Congratulations my man. You will soon be a father.” Kunle said as he drew closer to hug Ekene and pat his back. He was holding a cup of wine which he quickly gulped and placed the empty glass on the table.

Ekene stood hands akimbo, not knowing what to do. He did not respond positively to Kunle’s hug. Juliet had left the living room and joined Ekene where he was standing. Both of them were stupefied and confused, not knowing how to approach the party. Ekene felt ashamed and so was Juliet.

“Please ladies and gentlemen hold on! May I have your attention please?” Sophia said to call the attention of the party guests. Everyone stopped eating and drinking and looked in Sophia’s direction.

“You all are my friends and some of you are friends with my husband. You are welcome to this small get together and thanks for honouring my invitation at such short notice. You all know I and my husband have been struggling to have children since we got married ten years ago, but we have not succeeded. I have not been able to get pregnant no matter how we tried.

“I have visited many clinics and even gone to see native doctors but nothing has worked positively so far. But thanks goodness, my friend here, Juliet is now pregnant for my husband. Our problem of childlessness has been solved. I want to specially thank Juliet for getting pregnant and agreeing to keep the baby. And I also thank her for agreeing to come live with us. I shall be eternally grateful to her. To my wonderful husband, I most sincerely appreciate your patience these past years. I do not blame you for anything and I’m not angry that you got my best friend pregnant. Be rest assured of my love. When this baby is born, I shall nurture her like my own. Everyone cheers to the new addition to my family.” Sophia said and everyone chorused cheers. She went back and continued to dish jollof rice.

Ekene felt very stupid. He never knew his wife Sophia ambushed him with a surprise party which in his estimation was purely meant to embarrass him in the presence of his friends and neighbours. Before the party, no one knew he got another woman pregnant, but after then, it became the talk of the town that he impregnated his wife’s friend.

He was so embarrassed that he could not lift his feet where he was standing. He felt ashamed and his side chick, Juliet was also ashamed. She did not understand why a wife will throw a party to welcome a side chick who got pregnant for her husband.

Shortly, Sophia dished two plates of jollof rice and served Ekene and Juliet. She added two big chunks of meat and two bottles of malt. For the first time in many days, Ekene ate his wife’s food. He ate it because she dished it from the same cooler she was dishing for others at the party. He knew no way she could poison the entire cooler and not kill everyone. Yet, he and Juliet still ate with fear.

When everyone was gone, Ekene and Juliet were lying down in the living room with a new mattress he had bought the day before. But Sophia came and woke them.

“I have vacated the bedroom for you people. I have prepared the guest room. Henceforth, I will be staying there. Please Juliet, don’t reject this. I’m not angry in anyway. I just want the best for you and my husband, and also the baby. The two of you should go to the bedroom and sleep comfortably.” Sophia said as she went away.

At that point, Ekene and Juliet looked at each other with more fear in their eyes. 

“What kind of woman vacates her matrimonial bed for a side chick who is pregnant for her husband?” Juliet asks Ekene.

“I don’t know what she is up to. But, I’m not sleeping in this house. I’m now very scared. I’m convince she is up to evil. Please follow me right now.” Ekene said. They went outside and slept in the car.

Watch out for episode 3.

THE PREGNANT SIDE CHICK...

 

The pregnant side chick

Episode 1

“I got another woman pregnant.” Ekene said to his wife Sophia. Before he got home that night, he had made up his mind to say the whole truth instead of trying to hide it. He knew his wife would not like to hear it but he believed it was the best thing to do.

“It was a mistake, but I will tell the girl to keep the baby. A scan shows she is expecting a baby boy. I have always wanted a baby and you know we have not been able to have one since we got married ten years ago. I have been patient enough and I decided to try outside. Please, I still love you. Forgive me Sophia.” Ekene said. His voice had a measured tone, dropping each word with care. 

“Okay. No problems. I’m happy for you. Congratulations!” Sophia said as she hugged her husband and left the living room to the bedroom where she slept off peacefully.

Ekene wondered why his wife did not get angry with him concerning the pregnancy. That night, he could not sleep beside his wife. He slept on the couch in the living room because he was unable to understand her attitude. Ekene was scared that his wife might use a kitchen knife to stab him to death if he sleeps on the same bed with her.

“What kind of woman hears that her husband got another lady pregnant and keeps quiet about the whole thing? Why didn’t she get angry? Why didn’t she ask any questions concerning the girl? Why didn’t she react in an angry way? This is very scary and I’m terrified.” Ekene said to himself while he lay on the sofa and stared on the white ceiling. From that night, Ekene made up his mind to keep a safe distance from his wife Sophia until he is convinced that she won’t harm him.

Sophia woke her husband up the next morning with breakfast which she prepared with much more love than she used to do in the past.

“Honey good morning. Hurry up and eat so that you will go to work.” Sophia said as she tapped her husband’s shoulder.

“And why did you sleep here last night? I was expecting you in bed. I’m sorry, I slept off and I didn’t realize you were not beside me. I missed you so much in bed my darling.” Sophia said. She left the living room. She was already dressed up for work as she is a teacher. When she went out, he husband went straight to the toilet and flushed the food she served him.

“How can I tell my wife that I got another woman pregnant and she never said a word of anger or questioned me about the identity of the lady? And to crown it all, she woke me up with delicious breakfast. I have reasons to believe that my life is in danger.” Ekene said. He got ready and went to work. It was when he got to work that he bought some food at the canteen and ate.

On his way back, he also bought some food and hid in his bag. He ate it in his car before he started to drive the final lap of the journey home. He already made up his mind not to eat his wife’s food. He had reasons to believe that she would poison him to death with rat poison.

“Welcome home darling! I have been patiently waiting for your return. What kept you so long? You must have had a hectic day at work today. Please, I boiled water for you to take your bathe. And when you are done, food is waiting for you at the dining. I have prepared your favourite egusi soup.” Sophia said as she collected her husband’s bag and helped him pull off his suit and then led him into the bathe room where he took his bathe.

As he showered, Ekene continued to think of how he would tell his wife that he cannot eat her food. That was practically impossible because she was waiting for him at the dining table. There was little he could do to avoid the egusi soup. In his mind, he was very convinced that the food was poisoned.

“Why is she treating me with so much love after I told her that I got another woman pregnant? This is very suspicious and not what I expected. I will find a way. I won’t eat that food. I don’t want to die yet.” Ekene said.

When he came out from the bathroom, he snatched his phone from the table and rushed out of the house. 

“I have been asked to come back at work. I will be back soon. There is an emergency at the hospital and I must go and attend to it.” Ekene said. He is a medical doctor, so his wife must understand that emergencies like this happen from time to time. So, she didn’t say a word when he rushed out but merely looked with her eyes wide up.

Ekene did not return home that night. In the morning, he walked into the house looking tired and worn out. He passed the night in his car.

“Good morning honey. You are welcome. You must be very tired and you need rest.” Sophia said as she opened the door for her husband. It was a Saturday, so she would stay at home. Ekene went straight to bed and slept off.

In the evening, Sosphia served her husband another plate of the same egusi soup, but he started acting up again, trying to rush out of the house but Sophia blocked the door.

“I noticed you have not been yourself recently. What is the matter?” She asked Ekene.

“It’s nothing. I’m facing pressure at work. I just need some time to fix things.” Ekene lied.

“Stop it. You are lying to me. You are a medical consultant with fifteen years of experience. There is no pressure at work that would make you to reject your wife’s food. Or you think I didn’t know you flushed the food I served you the other day? You have been deliberately avoiding my food. You think I will poison you? Or, is it about the girl you got pregnant? My dear! I have no single problem with that. I’m absolutely happy about it. I’m happy we are having a child. In fact, I want you to bring her to start living with us. That would be very sweet!” Sophia said. 

Ekene was shocked even more by his wife’s suggestion. He had expected her to get angry and move out of the house thereby finally giving him the chance to marry the girl he got pregnant. But Sophia’s reaction to the whole thing took him by surprise.

He was even more scared at the moment.

“May be she wants to poison the two of us together and kill the unborn baby.” Ekene said in his heart.

“Honey! Did you hear what I said?” Sophia asked, tapping her husband back to reality.

“Yes I heard you. I will think about it.” Ekene said. The next day, he informed Juliet that he would want her to come live in his house.

“Has your wife moved out? I don’t want to share you with anyone.” Juliet asked.

“Surprisingly, my wife has accepted for all of us to live together. In fact, the amount of love she has shown me since I broke the news to her has surprised me. I have not eaten her food since then. I don’t want to die of rat poison. Please, listen to me. Be very careful when you move into my house. Don’t eat anything she gives you and stay strictly on your lane until I find another apartment for us.” Ekene said.

The next day, Juliet moved into Ekene’s house.

Watch out for episode Two.

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A question women never ask!

What are the ingredients used in the making of make ups and cosmetics?

In some parts of Africa, as a child growing up we were not allowed to kill wall gecko, it was highly revered as the soul of children according to ancient beliefs and traditions, it was known to be harmless and lives among humans throughout many centuries. 

In the early 80s, some Pentecostals and Charismatic Christians indicted wall gecko as an agent of darkness who monitors and reported every household activities to witches and wizards, causing hardship, difficulties and sicknesses to the inhabitants. 

From that time till now wall gecko was condemned to death and must be eliminated by all means when found, but the story is different in Indonesia. 

For more than a decade, a village in Indonesia has been making money by hunting and roasting geckos or cicaks to use as an ingredient in make-up

Villagers hunt for the geckos at night with only a flashlight and a stick smeared with glue

They go around residents' homes looking for lizards, catch them with the stick, and put them into a basket to deliver to the head of operations' home.

The head of operations, who goes by the name Sugandhi, pays hunters IDR40,000 (RM11.82) per kilogramme. He has hunters across six villages.

It is finally smuggled into China and US for production of make-ups, Cosmetics, and energy drink. 

Next time you apply makeup 💄 cosmetics don’t forget millions of wall geckos 🦎 died to make to make those makeup you put on.

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