Happy birthday to my baby @theonlyFirstLady. Wullnp. I don't think I need to talk much, you sha know I love you🌠💫

Sorry for the late update, I've not been in the mood to write.

Anyways, happy new month.

*Dazzline*

"Babe..your phone is ringing," Gabriel reminded me for the sixth time.

"Whoever it is could wait. I'm busy," I replied, rolling my eyes as I snuggled Gabriel.

  "C’mon babe, it might be something crucial."

"Okay fine" I replied, answering the call without looking at the caller's ID.

"Dazzline Farrell. Yes, who am I speaking with?."

"Aunty Dazzline, it's your mother's driver. Your mom went into labor."

I sat up on Gabriel's bed immediately, "She did? Take her to Roman's hospital immediately!."

"Aunty Dazzline, I already took her to Charity's Care, that new hospital!" The driver exclaimed.

"You took her to...are you mad?! You know she did her Ante-Natal at Roman's hospital! You know that's where she is supposed to deliver!" I yelled into the phone, "you know what? You better don't let me meet you at that hospital. I'll kill you!."

  "Ah...Aunty Dazzline please I'm sorry ooh. We were closer to Charity's Care so I just thought it'd be better to take her there instead," he explained and I sighed.

"Just stay there with her. I'm coming okay? Don't tell anyone else. I'll do that myself," I instructed.

"Yes, Ma!."

"Are you okay?" Gabriel asked, looking up at me with worried eyes.

"Mom went into labor. And the idiotic driver took her to that hospital that just opened yesterday! Do they even have qualified doctors?!" I exclaimed, grabbing my car keys and wearing my slippers.

"Calm down okay? I'll come with you" he said, wearing his shirt. He took my hands in his and gave it a light squeeze.

*

I was pacing around the hospital corridor, stopping sometimes to look at the ICU. They said Mom was too weak to give birth the normal way so they have to do a CS for her.

Gabriel had gone to get my phone from the car and a packet of sweets. I began this habit of keeping sweets in my car or bag since the WAEC exams began in case I get hungry and I had grown used to it.

  "Here's your phone." I jumped in surprise and relaxed when I saw it was Gabriel. I didn't know he was here already.

"Okay thanks" I replied, taking the phone from him and dialing Tara's number because I hadn't informed her of anything.

  She picked the call on the second ring, "Heyyyooooo!."

"Stop screaming Tara!" I snapped. I couldn't help it. I was already stressed out and she just had to piss me off by screaming.

"Okayyyy..calm down sis. Where are you?" She asked, talking slowly.

"I'm at the hospital. Mom went into labor and the driver took her to that new hospital instead of Johnsons’ hospital!" I explained.

"God! Is she okay?" She asked, a hint of worry in her tone.

"I don't know. She's in the ICU. They say she's too weak to give birth the normal way so they have to do a Caesarean Section for her" I said.

"Oh, have you told dad?" She asked.

"No. I'll call him now. And please, cook something for us. Maybe white rice and fried stew" I requested.

"Sure no problem" she replied and hung up.

Gabriel gave my hand a light squeeze and I gave a small smile. I dialed Dad's number and he picked up the call on the fifth ring.

"Dad where are you?."

"I'm on my way from my lawyer's office. Why?" Dad asked and I tensed, wondering whether to break the news to him or wait till he was already home.

"Dazzline, what's wrong?" He asked and I rubbed my forehead, feeling conflicted.

"Dad, mom is in the hospital right now and they're doing a CS for her" I finally said.

  "Ehn? Okay, I'm co......"

"Hello? Dad? Hello? Dad are you there?" I asked, wondering why he suddenly went silent. The silence on the other line was broken by a loud crash and screams everywhere. Deciding he was in traffic, I ended the call.

I didn't know why, but I felt suddenly cold everywhere. While Gabriel was complaining and taking off his shirt because of the heat, I was wishing there was a blanket I could cover myself with. Because I felt very cold. Very very cold.

With a sigh, I sat on the bench in the waiting room with Gabriel by my side.

Resting my head on Gabriel's shoulder, I dialed Zephan's number.
*

Omotara

The front door opened and I rushed out of the kitchen to see Zephan walking in with a smile.

"Hey" he greeted, relaxing on the couch.

"I'm fine. Why are you here? Dazzline isn't home."

"I know. She's the one who told me to come here. Besides, can't I check up on a friend anymore?" He answered with a pout and I shook my head, laughing quietly.

"Whatever. Do you want to join me in the kitchen? I'm cooking rice and fried stew" I told him and he answered by nodding his head eagerly.

"Oya, come. Don't stain me with dirt oo!" I warned playfully and he laughed, walking past me into the kitchen.

*

Cooking with Zephan in the kitchen was fun. Because he wouldn't stop cracking jokes, the funny ones and the dry ones.

"Incoming call from Daddy dearest...Incoming call from Daddy dearest...incoming call from...."

I grinned as I answered the call.  "Hi, dad!."

"Won ti gbe ooo...give me the phone...Hello? Am I speaking to Tara Adebayo?," An unknown voice asked and I frowned in confusion.

"Yes, and who is this?" I inquired.

"I'm a resident of Ajao area, where your father had an accident..."

"Eh....what did you say ehn?! Repeat am abeg!" I yelled into the phone.

"Your father had an accident, Miss Tara, and he has been taken to Charity Care hospital..."

I didn't listen to what the man was saying as the phone dropped from my trembling hands.

The world was spinning around me. I was spinning. The ache in my head made matters worse. Zephan was probably the one who help me from falling to the floor as everything went blank.

*

Dazzline

The ICU door opened and the surgeon who conducted the CS for mom came out with a bright smile.

"Miss Adebayo! Congrats, your mom just had a bouncing baby boy!" She announced and I smiled weakly, wrapping my arms around myself. I was still feeling cold.

"Thank you. Can I..."

"Doctor! Doctor! The lady is still bleeding! She wasn't stitched properly! And she had a high BP" A nurse yelled, poking her head out of the ICU.

All the relief I was feeling disappeared from my body immediately.

Just as the doctor was running into the ICU, another stretcher was pulled into the corridor, "Doctor! It's an emergency!" The nurse yelled as she kept on pushing the stretcher our way.

My curiosity was at the peak, Making me stretch my neck to see who was on the stretcher.

  God! God God God! This can't be!

I stared in horror as she examined Engineer Femi Adebayo. She was checking the vitals of my father!

So that was why the line went dead that time.

God!

God!

God!

God!

"Dad!" I couldn't stop myself from screaming. I felt Gabriel's tight grip on my hands. His presence was the only thing keeping me from fainting.

The surgeon looked at me, "he's your dad?." I nodded, swallowing the lump in my throat repeatedly.

"Doctor! Doctor! She's losing too much blood!" Another nurse yelled, poking her head from the theatre.

"Try to stop the bleeding!" The surgeon yelled at them.

  I brought my gaze back to the surgeon who had already removed her stethoscope, looking at me with a downcast expression as she shook her head lightly, "brought in dead."

My breath hitched. I opened my mouth, wanting to be sure about what she meant. Gabriel beat me to it.

"What do you...."

"Code Black! Code Black! We lost her!" A male nurse yelled from inside the ICU.

  I slumped.

Errr...vote?

Won ti gbe oo - He/she has picked up the call oo.

Thanks for reading.
Stay safe.
Till next time.
Love y'all.
Buhbyeeeeeeee!
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