You are not their mother,
You are not my mother,
You're not a mother,
You can never be a mother…
Weeks after the altercation with both Mike and my nephew, of words continued to linger in Mokunfayo's head, even as hours turned to days and days to over a week.
Stephen's outburst had left her severely shocked. She couldn't help wondering how long he had held the thought in his head—out of the abundance of the heart and all that. Did he think of her often? And what did Stephen take her as?
Eventually the questions changed dimension. Where was Stephen's mother really? What happene
Mokunfayo Badmus:You are not their mother,You are not my mother,You're not a mother,You can never be a mother…Weeks after the altercation with both Mike and my nephew, those words they'd left in wake of their cruelty still haunted me in both my sleep, my subconscious and even my wide-eyed consciousness.I had been severely shocked at Stephen's outburst, in fact, I still was astonished, and it all led me to wondering how long he had held all those poisonous thoughts in his head. Was it because I was too strict?—not that I didn't give him his space or anything—or was i
You are not their mother,You are not my mother,You're not a mother,You can never be a mother…Weeks after the altercation with both Mike and my nephew, those words they'd left in wake of their cruelty still haunted me in both my sleep, my subconscious and even my wide-eyed consciousness.I had been severely shocked at Stephen's outburst, in fact, I still was astonished, and it all led me to wondering how long he had held all those poisonous thoughts in his head. Was it because I was too strict?—not that I didn't give him his space or anything—or was it that I was not doing the raising thing well?
Bisi slowly proceeded up to the front of the auditorium and stood next to me. There was a strange, soft look in her eyes as she looked at me and as if we had a silent understanding, we proceeded to belt out the hymn, 'Peace, perfect peace' while most of the congregation either sang along or hummed. Mama Peju merely bopped her head in tune to the song, adding the chorus whenever it was time.It was at the third verse that my chest began to tighten. My mouth remained open as she sang but there was nothing beyond a whisper.The memories were beginning to kick in.My eyes desperately sought out and found Mike smiling encouragingly at me. At the same time, Bisi's hand slipped into mine and for the first time since we were seven and five, my younger sister squeezed my hand and offered her suppor
Mokunfayo Badmus:With all the recent events going on around me, I didn't think anything anyone said could actually shock me anymore, but Mike's revelation totally threw me off guard and regardless of the fact that I'd already mentioned this over a thousand times, I knew other surprises could never hold a candle to this one.I was enthralled."I…" I didn't know what to say. I was totally dumbstruck and my swaying announced that the shock was affecting me physically as well."You should really rest your leg. You can't keep up with this position. Come, let me help you…" I didn't even know he had moved close enough until his right hand wrapped around my shoulders as he helped me steady.I wordlessly allowed him to steer me towards the seat I'd been so eager to vacate earlier and watched him carefully set me sideways on the couch, leaving my feet suspended in his hands. He only released the leg —unto is laps— after seating clo
Mokunfayo Badmus:With all the recent events going on around me, I didn't think anything anyone said could actually shock me anymore, but Mike's revelation totally threw me off guard and regardless of the fact that I'd already mentioned this over a thousand times, I knew other surprises could never hold a candle to this one.I was enthralled."I…" I didn't know what to say. I was totally dumbstruck and my swaying announced that the shock was affecting me physically as well."You should really rest your leg. You can't keep up with this position. Come, let me help you…" I didn't even know he had moved close enough until his right hand wrapped around my shoulders as he helped me steady.I wordlessly allowed him to steer me towards the seat I'd been so eager to vacate earlier and watched him carefully set me sideways on the couch, leaving my feet suspended in his hands.
Mokunfayo Badmus:"We've done a full body checkup miss. I've sincerely never seen a faster recovery from such a serious accident before." Doctor Deji, Ayodeji precisely informed with a face beaming with joy.
Chapter Begins"You are not my mother."Those words continued to linger in Mokunfayo's head, even as hours turned to days and days to over a week.Stephen's outburst had left her severely shocked. She couldn't help wondering how long he had held the thought in his head—out of the abundance of the heart and all that. Did he think of her often? And what did Stephen take her as?Eventually the questions changed dimension. Where was Stephen's mother really? What happened to her? Who was she even?Mokunfayo's brother had never brought the woman to meet the family or anything like that when he was alive and considering the circumstances that led to their meeting, Mokunfayo had no way of knowing. Not a clue.
Chapter ninety-three.Mokunfayo Badmus:My vision initially blurred when I heard my brother's children call out their mother in what seemed like excitement, but when she sashayed further into the auditorium and my brother's kids rushed towards her like long lost lovers reuniting, I suddenly felt the surroundings whirling.If it wasn't for Mike suddenly appearing by my side to support my weight, there was no saying what would have happened had I fallen down the stairs and hit my head on the marble tiles the stairs had been made up of."Are you okay?" I heard a voice of Mike's worry echo from quite a distance, but I was too busy focusing on the excited giggles and hugs and kisses the trio busied themselves with to reply the man holding me to his side.