Chapter 61 Little Tina

Yes, but they are not around."

     "What? Who said you should

not play with her? Granny wants

to know."

    Is dad, princess said, he warns

 us not to go near Little Tina."

    "That is impossible, not in my

 house come here, she call little,

sit down and bright the game

 let’s play."

    "Yeaa… Tom shouted again.

Let’s play, granny am going to

 be the winner."

    "Let’s, play first then you can

know the winner."

    "They sit round granny and

start playing angry bird."

    "I won, I won, little Tina

announce."

    "Yeaa… she is the winner

 granny said."

    "Let’s play again, I will win this

 time Tom said."

    "Ok, let’s go again granny said,

enjoying the game with the kids,

she felt like a mother again,

seeing kids run around the house

 and throwing things makes her

 come alive as she keep shouted

 and getting busy correcting them.

He miss those days with ben,

but now, she is back to shouted

and correcting again."

    "Dad is back princess shouted

 at the sound of the car coming

 in to the mansion."

    "Tom ran to hid in his room while

princess ran to greet her father."

    "Dad, Little Tina is in our house."

    "And who is Little Tina?"

    "The girl in the other quarters

you ask us not to play with."

    "And what is she doing in my

 house?"

    "She came to play angry bird

 with us, and granny ask us to

 play with her."

    "Is ok let’s go inside."

    "Mom, well done oo, ben greeted

his mom but she did not answer

 his greeting."

    "Ben what did you tell your

kids to do."

    "I don’t understand, what will I

tell them?"

    "Did you or did not tell your kids

 not to play with ken’s daughter?"

    "And what is she doing here?

Ben ask looking at Little Tina

who just stand there feeling

 sad."

    "That did not answer my

 question, and this kids, I want

 you to keep your differences

away from this kids, do you

hear me."

    "Mom, am tried and I need rest,

we will talk about that later. Ben

walk away from his mom, leave

 little Tina and his mom

 standing there."

    "Come here my dear, don’t

mind him ok, how is your mom

and dad.?"

    "They are fine, I want to go

home granny."

    "Ok dear, I will come and see

your mom later in the day ok."

    "Yes granny, little Tina said and

when back to their house."

    "Heyy.. come here sweetie why

 are you sad Gina ask her

 daughter."

    "Is Tom and Princess,"

    "What did they do to you.?"

    "Nothing, but they said their

 dad ask them not to play with

 me, please mom, give me a

 brother so we can play together,

and I don’t have to go to their

house again."

    "I will my dear, don’t worry I will

give a little brother or sister ok."

    "No, I don’t want a sister, I want

a brother.'

    "Ok, I will give you a brother."

    "Ok mom, thank you Little Tina

said and walk sadly to her room."

    "What on earth is ben thinking

asking his children not to play

with my daughter, that guy is

stupid if not crazy."

    "What is going honey?, ken

ask his wife."

    "Can you imagine be asking

his children not to play with

 little Tina?"

    "I told you not to allow her to

 go to their house, I know ben

more than anyone in this house,

he is an idiot, I hope he didn’t

touch my daughter?"

    "I don’t think so'

    "Where is Little Tina?"

    "In her room."

     "Honey,. Tina.. is dad wake up."

    "Am not sleeping dad."

    "What happen?"

    "Tom and princess would not

 play with me"

    "Don’t mind them ok, and from

 today don’t go to their house

again, I will take you out and

 buy you toys lots of it ok."

    "No dad, I don’t need toys, I

already have so many toys, I

 need a brother."

    "Tell mommy to give me a

brother."

    "Ken widens his eyes, wow, that

was the least thing he was

expecting to hear, a little

brother?"

    "Ok sweeties, I will tell your

mom to give you a little brother,

so can you smile for me."

    "No dad,"

    "Ok come here, ken carry her

up and spin around, she started

 laughing and ken keeps spinning

 her round which made her

 laugh uncontrollable."

    "Is ok dad,"

    "No, I will only stop if you agreed

to come shopping with me."

    "Ok, I agree, so please stop."

    "Alright. There you go, we are

going shopping tomorrow ok."

    "Ok dad."

    "Don’t tell me you guys are

 planning on going shopping

without me.?" Gina said.

    "Well, we are going to shop of

toys, so you are not invited ken

 told his wife."

    "That is not fair, then am cooking

a delicious meal today and both

of you are not invited also."

    "No..no..no..no… mom you can

come with us, I don’t want

to miss your delicious meal,

mom please."

    "Nope, your dad needs to beg

 me first before I will accept."

    "Sweet heart, come let me

tell you something, don’t listen

to her, she will give us anyways,

it didn’t matter if I beg her or not,

she cannot eat it all alone, so

 let’s not beg her. Ken said

whispering to his daughter’s

ear, making her laugh out."

    "Fine, you guys can stay

 there planning whatever, am

going to cook that mean and I

will not give it to both of you

 she said and start walking

away."

    "Mom,… dad said you will give

us anyways."

    "Ok, let him keep deceiving

you am not going to give you

guys."

    "Dad.. mom is serious, let’s go

 and beg her."

    "Ok if you say so, after you,

he open the door for her."

    "Mom.. I...we.. are very sorry,

please give us your delicious

meal please."

    "Nope, Gina said eating

 something that little Tina can’t

recognized"

    "Mom, what are you eating?

she ask"

    "Am not telling, she keeps

 eating and making them jealous."

    "Ok, am sorry, ken said, please

 forgive us, you are coming with

us tomorrow for shopping."

    "Gina didn’t say anything."

    "Mom, please dad has said

he's sorry forgive us already."

    "Ok, I will forgive you this time,

but if you guys plan anything

 again without including me no

more food for you guys"

    "Yes mom."

    "Fine, come sit food is ready…"

    "Yea….. daughter and father

shouted rushing to take their

sit at the dining table."

    "How are we going to do this?"

    "Do what ken ask Gina"

    "About our daughter’s request."

    "What are you talking about?"

    "She needs someone to play

with."

    "Oh. About that,"

    "She is just a child don’t take

that too personal."

    "But am feeling it, she needs a

brother or sister."

    "Then give it to her, after all she is

asking you to give her a brother

not me ken said, smiling with

the corner of his mouth."

    "Am serious ken, is been three

 to four years now we need

 another child."

    "So what do you want me to do,

is not as if I’ve not been doing

my job."

    "So are you saying is my fault."

    "No, let’s just drop this topic ok,

you will get pregnant when is

time."

    "When is that time, I need

another child."

    "Ken got up from the bed, look

children are from God, you can’t

force him to give you something

 when is not time for it."

    "That is because you don’t

want it."

    "Says who? Ken ask."

    "Let’s try once more, maybe this

time God will be willing to give

us a child."

    "Am tired ok, go to sleep let’s

try again next time. Ken said

 and went to sleep."

    "I hope you are not seeing

 another woman Gina finally

said."

    "I know, that is what you will

say but am too busy to be

thinking about another woman,

for God’s sakes ben is running

the company as if he was the

only one, are you not there

when he made his wife the

 head of the board of

directors?"

    "But I thought we are on that

 case already."

    "So what are you planning to

do about it.?"

     "I will see my dad next week

then I will tell you want he decide,

but what about your father,

what is he saying about it."

    "Nothing, and am lot even

thing towards that direction

 because my father don’t even

 like me from the beginning."

    "Don’t say that, I think he is

trying to balance the family."

    "By taking sides.?"

    "No, he know what he’s doing."

    "I know this people more than

 you."

    "Well I know your father more

 than enough, and I know he is

not anything like the way you

 described him."

    "Really. So tell me, what did

you know about him?"

    "He gave me fifteen million

 naira when I gave birth to little

Tina."

    "So why didn’t you tell me?"

    "Because he ask me not to

 tell anyone."

    "So why are you telling me now.?"

    "Because you think he hates you."

    "Whatever, don’t mind them

just go to sleep."

    "Ken could not sleep because

he knew that he was the cause

of why Gina could not become

 pregnant again, the doctor said

that he has low sperm count,

and he is working secretly to

 get a solution so he can

impregnate her again."