chapter 37

"I'm pregnant."

Fikayo found himself suddenly choking on his own spit. He was seated in her two bedroom apartment, and was now suddenly uncomfortable at the whole atmosphere that he found relaxing before.

"How can you be pregnant?"

"Is that even a question? Having sex leads to pregnancy not a house?" Sewa replied with sarcasm.

"But you said you can't get pregnant that you're on contraceptives or something. You stopped me from using condoms, it's your fault not mine. How can you get pregnant, I'm married!" Fikayo finally snapped.

"Don't shout at me please! Did I get myself pregnant? And didn't you think about being married before doing it and enjoying yourself on me? Please, don't tell me that sh*t! You know I'm not gentle like your wife o" Sewa raised her voice.

"Okay fine! How much?"

"How much is what?" Sewa replied, feigning naivety at the question asked.

"Abortion, Darn! Sewa, stop getting on my nerves, please!" Fikayo snapped again.

He wasn't going to act like he was actually scared in front of her, he didn't want anything to jeopardize his marriage. And he never thought that such a day would even come since Sewa had always said she was very strategic about the sex thing, why she suddenly decided to get pregnant was what he couldn't fathom.

"I'm not aborting, Fikkie." Sewa let out.

"Oh! Let me guess, you think I should take you to my house, tell my wife that you're pregnant and then you automatically become the second wife or something?"

"Exactly!"

"You're sick! You're very sick, no doubt. You think I'd actually let a whore like you into my home? Have you forgotten that you're into runs? Have you forgotten that you're just a side chick and nothing more? You're giving yourself so much importance than you actually are to me. If you say you can't abort, no problem. I don't care, but there's no way I'd jeopardize my marriage for a thing like you" Fikayo exclaimed harshly.

"I won't take name calling from you, Fikkie! You saw me as a runs babe before you approached me. You think I don't want to have a happy home with a husband too? And this is my opportunity, a rich young man like you" Sewa said.

"Oh! You know next to nothing, you're looking for where to finally rest your load and your overused body, right? Definitely not my own house, definitely not! I love my wife and I respect her and I won't let you bring a pregnancy or what not into my house to ruin it!" Fikayo shouted, he was now getting very riled up.

Sewa laughed hysterically before replying him, "Wife this! Wife that! Did she tell you that she had a date with Adam last week Saturday? The wife you're carrying like an egg? She's probably cheating on you with the finer and richer guy and you are here clueless!"

"Oma would never do that, she's very loyal and that, I'm sure of. I'm not daft, I know what you're trying to do. You'll abort that sh*t and that's my final verdict!" Fikayo said as he stood up to leave but who he met at the entrance shocked him.

"Mama?"

"I knew that it'd come to this so I already called your mom yesterday before talking to you about it and I sent an Uber to bring her here." Sewa explained smiling.

"Sewa, Iyawo mi(my wife)! You'll give birth safely in Jesus name. Fikayo, What did I hear you tell her to do, ehn? Abort your baby? A whole baby? Are you getting younger? Do you want to die without a child? The wife you have at home that is an empty basket? And you finally have another woman who is sure to give birth to an healthy child for you and you told her to abort it? Do you want me to die without seeing my grandchildren?" Mama scolded her son.

"Mama, it's not like that. She's a manipulative b*tch, if not, why would she tell you first? She's only trying to ruin my family." Fikayo reported like a child.

"I don't care! She'll give birth to that child and she'll live with you as a wife. You know how I've always liked her better than that useless girl you married."

"Mama, you can't do that. Oma won't take that and I personally won't let it. It's not right, she doesn't deserve such"

"It's either she shifts for Sewa to sit or she gets up and leave. I'll like the latter better. She's useless in that house and have no character anyways. You won't be the first married man to impregnate another woman nor would you become the first one to have two wives. She'll take it like that, she has no choice!" Mama concluded for her son.

"Mama..."

"Don't Mama me, please! That's final. Sewa my dear, don't worry, I'm solidly behind you. Nobody can intimidate you at all. This is the prayer I've always prayed for my son, I'm happy that he finally became a man and realized his worth." Mama told Sewa who had quickly knelt down in front of her.

Fikayo watched their exchange, fear was very much etched in his heart. He knew that the war that would happen afterwards was definitely bigger than World War Two.

TO BE CONTINUED...