Patricia stared at her mother and friend with tear filled eyes as they kept reprimanding her.

"How could you Patricia? I thought you wanted to change" Her mother said with unshed tears glistenning in her eyes.

"Why did you do it Patricia? You finally got what you wanted after all this years and you just threw it away...Why Patricia?" Amaka asked with tears streaming down her cheeks as she sat beside Patricia.

Patricia faced the other side of the room and stared at the white walls as tears continuously spilled from her eyes, she mourned for her stupidity and lost.

Why did I do it?

Why did this have to happen now?

God whyyy?

Patricia cried with a heavy heart, her hand flat on her stomach as she clutched it.

"For the past five years you have been searching for this one thing and now that you got it you murdered it, are you happy now? You have ruined your marriage and the chance God has given you to fix it" Her mother cried

Patricia felt sick to her stomach, not because of the pills but because she knew what her mom said was true. She not only destroyed her marriage she also murdered her baby. And ignorance was not an excuse either.

She killed someone. In her selfish rush to end it all, she killed the child growing in her womb. The one thing she had wanted and dreamt of since the day she got married to Dennis.

She remembered the time when she and Dennis just sat around talking about their future kids, what to name them, how they'll dress them, what they'll make them eat, how they'll look and everything else.

Dennis wanted a baby girl and she wanted a boy, but now they'll never know since she killed the baby.

Loud sobs wrecked her body as she cried loudly.

"And now you are crying? What do you think Dennis will do when he finds out?....Is he even the father?" Her mother asked with an angry look on her face.

"Ofcourse he is! Who else would it be!" She angrily asked as she faced her mother with a scowl on her face.

"You should tell me since you were the one who thought cheating was a great idea" Her mother shot back.

Amaka stared at them with surprise and shock written all over her face. Her eyes moved from mother to daughter with curiosity burning in her eyes.

"Now you are quiet abi?" Her mother scoffed

"Stay there, your in-laws and husband are on their way...only God knows how they will react after hearing such a news"

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Dennis stared at the girl before him with a smile on his face as she spoke, after spending time with her he found out that she was not as quiet as he first thought.

She was the complete opposite of that when she was in the company of someone she was comfortable with.

She was outgoing and funny, especially since that day at the bar. They grew closer with each passing day and he considered her a precious friend now.

"So what did you do when you went home yesterday?" Flora asked with a smile

"After taking a shower and a good 30 minutes rest. I cooked a well garnished indomie with fried eggs" He replied with a small smile

"Well garnished indeed, what did you garnish it with Mr.Chef?" Flora asked as she folded her hands on the table and leaned forward.

"Ugu leaf" Dennis replied with a straight face as Flora busted into laughter.

"Ugu leaf *laughs* what happened to carrot and green beans?" She laughed

"They are not my type" He simply replied

His phone rang and he rummaged through his pocket as Flora opened her bag and pulled out her phone, she looked at the black screen and returned it as Dennis brought out his phone.

He looked at the caller ID and immediately pressed the answer button and brough it to his ear.

"My queen" Dennis greeted with a huge smile.

Flora's expression changed into a frown as she heard what he said. She felt a twinge of hurt in her heart and forced it down.

"What?" Dennis screamed after listening to what his mom said. His heart sank in his chest and he felt worry and panic set in.

Flora stared at him with curiosity that slowly morphed into worry as she saw his facial expression change.

"I'll be right there" Dennis hurriedly said with panic written all over his face as he hanged up the call.

"What is it? You look worried?" Flora asked

"My mom just called me and said my dad is in the hospital, I have to go" he hurriedly said as he took his keys and wallet off the table.

"That's terrible, hope he gets better soon. I'll see you tomorrow" Flora said and Dennis smiled at her before rushing out the restaurant.

Flora watched his retreating back and got back to the kitchen.

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Dennis's heart was beating rapidly as he ran through the hospital hallways frantically looking at the room numbers and asking for directions from the nurses.

He saw the number 69 on a brown wooden door and rushed into the room, expecting the worst.

He entered the room and the first thing he saw was his father sitting in a chair at the side of the room with his face in his hands. His face was filled with worry and anger.

Dennis felt confused, he walked forward and saw his mom and Patricia's mother sitting on either side of the hospital bed that was occupied by someone.

He couldn't see the persons face from where he stood. "What is going on here?" He asked and watched as his mom gave him a guilty look.

"Why did you lie to get me to come here?" Dennis asked

"Where are your manners Dennis? Do we look like your mates?" His father asked

"Sorry dad, Good afternoon sir, Ma" he greeted. He received the same response from all three parents.

"So why was I lied to?" He asked again

"I know if I told you the real reason you wouldn't come over so I had to lie" his mom replied in a calm voice as though she was teaching the alphabets to a child.

"And what is the reason?" He asked

"See for yourself" his mother stood up and he watched as Patricia's face came into view.

"You? What are you doing here?" Dennis exclaimed

"She took an overdose of my sleeping pills" Patricia's mom said with a straight face. Dennis's eyes widened in shock as he stared at Patricia's pale face and lifeless eyes.

She was staring at him with tears flowing from her eyes and he felt a twinge in his heart.

He pitied her and hated seeing the blank look on her face. He felt as though he needed to do something to get rid of her pain.

"What? Why would you do that Patricia?" He asked with concern in his voice.

He didn't know where all the feelings were coming from but he knows that he hated it but at the same time couldn't ignore it.

He didn't know if he liked or hated her but he knows that he would never wish her death or illness, she was a great woman and he couldn't condemn her just for the small mistakes she made.

"Is she okay now?" He directed the question to her mother

"She is fine but there is something else you need to know" Patricia's mother said with uncertainty in her voice

"What is it mother?"Dennis asked

She opened and closed her mouth not knowing how to word what she wanted to tell him. The words felt heavy on her tongue and she didn't have the courage to break the bad news to him.

"Tell him please"Patricia's mother said

Dennis gave her a look and turned to his dad. Who had a solemn look.

"You are scaring me, what is it?" Dennis asked

"Patricia lost the pregnancy" His father said in a calm voice that was the opposite of what he felt inside. He had put up a strong front for his wife and son.

"What? I think I heard you wrong dad" Dennis chuckled

"Patricia lost the baby due to the drug overdose son" His mother said

He felt tears burning in his eyes as his heart felt numb, he felt as though someone has poured cold water on him. Slowly tears streamed down his cheeks as he looked into the serious eyes of his father.

After five years with not a single child or even miscarriage, God has answered his prayers but it was snatched away from him.

He felt the numbness turn to hurt and slowly anger, he felt rage build up in him as his heart beat accelerated.

He slowly turned back to face Patricia who was staring into space.

"Why did you do this? Why did you do it Patricia?" Dennis asked in a dangerously calm tone as he glare at her.

"Do you hate me that much? Or was it too much of a burden to you?" He asked as he turned her face to meet his.

"Answer me Patricia?" Dennis yelled, sobs wrecked through her body as she looked into the eyes of Dennis staring back at her with so much anger and hate.

"Was my baby a hindrance in your unfaithful relationship?" He yelled

"If you had wanted money you could have told me and I would have given you everything! But you chose to murder my child" He yelled as he angrily grabbed her shoulder and shook her with each word that left his mouth.

Patricia watched like an imobile doll as Dennis threw questions at her and shook her.

"You are a disgusting woman! The lowest of the low! I can't believe I never knew the real you all this while. I regret ever meeting and marrying you.  And I would never forgive you for killing my child!" Dennis angrily spat out and threw her on the bed before angrily stomping out the room and hospital with tears in his eyes.

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