***

Two Days Later...

Umm.. I need #5,000 for transport and treatment.

But I gave you #10,000 three days ago. Yes. I actually used that money for something else.

"Hmm... I'm not with cash now, I'll withdraw whenever I go out. Remains me later, okay?"

"Okay," Humaira smiled and went inside.

"Nawa o! So you accommodated a stranger in your house, Star girl! And you're feeding her too?"

"Won't she eat?" Star hissed at her friend. "Lady G! Abeg o!"

"Ah, I'm not saying you shouldn't feed her o. What I'm saying is, hustling isn't easy for you and you're still feeding someone inside it. I heard you gave her 10k!"

"Yes. That's her weekly allowance

"Yeeehhh! Olorun o!" Gift cried, placing both of her hands on her head as if she's just seen something strange.

"What's it, Lady G? Do you kill someone before coming here!"

"No! It's your behavior that's making me act like this. Like seriously, there's even monthly allowance involved again."

"Yes now? Don't you see she's heavily pregnant? She has to eat lots for fruits and take her medications and injections. You know, based on the doctor's prescriptions. Plus, I've also registered her in Alheri Specialist Hospital. There, she would give birth safely and everyone would be happy. That would be a blessing for me."

"Have you ever committed murder?"

"No o! God forbid! Why?"

"Ah, maybe that's why you're doing this good now. So God would forgive you all your sins."

"You're not serious!" Star his at her friend jokingly.

"I'm just doing good for God. And I don't expect anything in return. As long as we're in good terms."

"Hmmm... But that babe is beautiful o. Hope you've given her all the gists Sha."

"What are you insinuating?" Star frowned.

"I don't know. But it would be good if she would someday join us, don't you think?..."

"Auuuch! My stomach!!" They heard her cry from the room.

Star immediately ran inside to check on Humaira. Gift followed her friend too.

She was on the bed, trying to stand up with one hand at her back and the other, holding the bed.

"What's it, Humaira? Is it time."

"Yes star. But I was thinking of going to the hospital later in the evening. It's going to be t.. today!" She muttered in pain.

"Okay. Ummm... Let me get my car keys and the baby's stuff!" She opened Humaira's wardrobe in a rush and picked one or two things into a round baby bag. She folded two pieces of ankara wrappers into a basked and also some of the baby's clothes and diapers.

"Yes! This would be enough!" She told herself and gave gift everything to take into her car of her.

"Come on, Humaira. Let's go!" She held her up as they gradually walked of of the house then into the car.

"Star! Help me!!" She cried as they took her into the female ward where pregnant women usually gives birth. The nurses too in some stuff immediately and the doctor injected her with something to reduce the pain. They locked the door immediately, and asked Star and Gift to wait at the reception room.

***

"Oh God! Please, make Humaira's childbirth be a successful one!" Star cried.

It took a while, then the nurses ran out of the room and they switched on the emergency light.

"What's wrong?!" Star rushed to the doctor as he came out. "It's strange... we checked his breathings and heartbeats just yesterday. How possible?"

Star and Gift looked confused. They didn't understand what the doctor was talking about but they sensed that something was going wrong.

"The foetus is in a sitting position. She would have through Cesarean section."