Consequences

Chapter 30

I was worried about the pressure my mother was giving me. It was having its toll on my relationship with Ola. We were arguing a lot as I felt he wasn't taking me seriously enough. Troubled about the lack of concern on his part, added to the demands my mother was making, I eventually took a week off from work  just to relax. 

During that time, my mother paid me a visit. Luckily Ola had gone to work and I was for the  most part always in the house. It was a secret kind of visit as she never told me she was coming. 

When I opened the door for her to come in, she rushed in and looked at me.

"Tola are you alright?"  It was the first question she asked me. I couldn't help but stare at her in disbelief. She had barged in as if I was in urgent need of help.

"I'm okay mum, and you?

"Your father and I are fine. But we are worried about you."
"Worried about me?" She nodded.

"Worried when you decided to fix my marriage so soon?"

"Abeg Tola, no go dat side. Are you not happily married? What if he had changed his mind?"

"Who Ola?" She nodded, as she sat down. I sat down next to her. I had a feeling their going to the village was to make sure Ola didn't change his mind. But I didn't want to think of it as the possible reason for them going there.

"And how did you know he would have changed his mind?" I asked her.
"I'm only saying supposing he did? Anyway that's not why I am here."
"So what brought you here?"

"So what is happening, Tola?  All these years, I was expecting you to say you have stomach upset." I knew she had come for just one thing. And as worried as I was, I didn't have the strength to argue with her.

"I'm fine and I have no stomach problems."

"So you mean you've not been to the doctor for a check-up?"

"Aha, mummy, I'm okay. Why would I need a check-up?" She clapped her hands and sighed.

"So Tola, I will not see my grandchild or what?" I was lost. I couldn't think of an immediate answer to give her and so I just stared at her.

"Tola no look me like dat. Wetin dey happen. Abi you no dey raise your legs up well?"

"Aha, mummy?" I laughed at her comment.

"I'm serious o, Tola. Because once you pass this age and no child, man na man. He will go outside. And before you know, he will be telling you to leave the house." I looked at my mum and the reasons she was giving me for having a baby so quickly.

 As much as I and Ola had tried over the years, a baby wasn't coming. And now that we were having arguments and discussions, I gave what my mother was saying a thought. Could Ola decide to go out and impregnate another woman? And would he really do so? I shrugged.

"Mum, I'll keep raising my legs up well, o." I replied to her delight.

"Now you are talking. Continue dey disturb am, day and night." 

"Na food, mummy?"

"It is the only food wey pikin go take come dis world. So chop am well, well."

"Ha mummy, daddy said you are stubborn. So truly you are stubborn to that extent?"

"Abeg leave your father for one corner jare. Talk to me." There wasn't much to say. I could only promise her that I would get to work on having her first grandchild. When she left I heaved a sigh of relief, and went back to bed and relaxed myself.

 Her worries wasn't my worry as I knew, with time and patience, a child would come. Now I had to stop worrying and get over it. I was hoping Ola could help me. But with the arguments and discussion we were having, this wasn't possible.