Broken pieces - Episode 5

 

KAIMA'S APARTMENT

It was a day so special, a day Kaima has been waiting for. At last, John has decided to go and see her parents. Her parents can't wait to see their in-law to be. She had fixed it on her work free day and her parents had called to tell her how ready they have been even from the previous day. She had earlier told her mum that she would like her to prepare bitterleaf soup for the introduction . Also have informed Johnpaul that her father derives joy in long interrogation to all the Young guys that have came to ask for her hand in marriage. Johnpaul have been learning some approach that will put him on the edge any day he will be introduced to Kaima's dad.
Kaima was seated by the mirror, having some makeover. She had picked a lipstick, trying to make some painting. She will draw the lipstick along the lips, make a pop-pop sounds, moves her face from left to right. She somuch admired her self that day as if that was the day she realized her pretty look. Her joy of introducing Johnpaul as her Mr right to her parents knows no bound. Her father had once told her that why he didn't approve previous suitors was because they seems to come by someone recommendation. All he wanted for her daughter was a man she love, a man that understand her

All episodes of this story can be found here >> https://www.ebonystory.com/story/broken-pieces

. Kaima's had told Me Mbonu much about Johnpaul. 
'He's so loving, caring, God fearing and fun to be with; above all dad, he's a Manchester United fan.'  kaima flashes her mind back, remembering the day he was tell Mr Mbonu about Johnpaul. She remembered how he beamed a smile to her when she told him that Johnpaul is a Manchester United fan. She smiled to herself at the mirror, she was sure that her dad will not reject Johnpaul for she realized how happy he was at the mention of Manchester United.

Her phone rang inside her bag, so she fumbled for it. immmediately she grabbed  the phone, she frown her face and dropped the phone back on the table. The caller return the call the second and third time, so she picked with annoying look for it was her boss, Dr Pat.
'Good day sir.' she greeted grumbly.
'Hello, Kaima there is an emmergency at the clinic, please you will have to go and save a life.' Dr Pat ordered.
'But sir I.... I am off today.'
'I know that you are off, that's while I called. Please be there in next five minutes.' He insisted.
'Sir I have a very important..'
'.. Kaima, a pregnant woman is in labour, aren't you getting it? What would be so important than saving a life of a baby and the mother.' Dr Pat scolded on phone.

Kaima sobs and throws her phone on bed in anger, she stared so sad at the mirror, so displease, all her make over seems to have vanished on answering the emergency call. No today, she wished he can bluntly say no to her boss. What would she do, she turned her back to the mirror, wandered in thought for her next move.

JORDAN'S HOUSE
Johnpaul was whistling a song while kitting himself up for the d-day. His dressing was so gentlemanly, a Jean trouser with t-shirt and snickers foot wear. He had combed his moustache. A little oil to spark up his head that was barbed to skin. He had earlier thought about cutting her moustaches, but was told that Kaima's dad also got grey moustaches. 
Kaima's call came in, so he picked.
'Babe what's up, I will be at your place in 10 minutes time ok.'
'JP something came up, can we extend this meeting to about three hours later?' Kaima replied sadly 
'Kaima, what came up, I dont understand. We've been planning this for a week now.' Johnpaul retortedly replied.
'There is a situation that needs my apt attention, give me two hour please.' she pleaded.
'Is that Dr Pat's emergency call? Listen you are off today, you will have to call him back, talk to him, tell him that your fiance is coming to see your parent, and that your parent has been waiting.' Johnpaul roared.
'Babe I wish I can do this, he barely could hear me out.' she cried helplessly.
'You ain't serious, boss my foot.' John stared angrily to himself at the mirror as the call dropped. 'Boss my foot.' he yelled again and leave the mirror.

BETSAIDA POOL CLINIC
A woman was  in labour, trying to push out a baby at Kaima's harsh command.
Kaima looks so being in hurry. She was looking at her phone calls as her parent and Fiance kept calling in at intervals.

'Look women you will have to push this thing out , else I will leave you here and go attend to something very important.' she warned harshly.
'Will you stop calling my baby a thing you rude nurse.' the woman in labour managed to voice out as she was sweating profusely.
'You think I have such time for you, look, if you dont make haste and push this out, you might end up push out a thing later. You know what I mean. Now you get to push out hard.' Kaima rather advised.
'I'm tired, where is my husband. Someone please help me call my hubby.'
'Oh my God! Woman save me the damn time here. Look the baby is coming out. Oops! I have to go, no, I can't take this.' frowned Kaima.
'Please dont leave me.'
'Now can you help this baby out.'
Woman screams and pushes out a bouncing baby boy.

Kaima smiles on the baby's arrival. She carefully grab the baby after she'd done justice to the umbrica cord and admired the wonderful creature.
'Is it a thing?' the mother asked.
'A thing dont cry, congratulation woman, you have a baby boy.'
'Thank you Lord, Let me see his face.'
'He looks so like Johnpaul in his baby picture I have seen.' Kaima soliloquized.
' Sorry, who is Johnpaul?' the woman inquired. 
'Oh! Don't mind me, I will have to go, the other nurse will take over from here.' she handed the baby to his mother and zoomed off.

MBONU'S HOUSE
Mr Mbonu, Kaima's father have been discussing with Johnpaul for the past one hour while dey waits for Kaima. He'd asked Johnpaul wether Chikaima were aware that he's coming.
'Yes sir, I leave a message for her since she couldn't pick a call, but she called me earlier and told me that something came up in the hospital.'
'Then what is still keepi....

A knock landed at the door and interrupts Mr Mbonu as Kaima steps in, beaming a smile as she walks towards Johnpaul.
'I'm sorry, there was this sturbon woman that refuses to push out so fast. But you need to see her cute bouncing baby boy, it just a carbon copy of you in that baby picture at Jordan's house.' Kaima manouvered, moving to her fathers corner, She touches his chest button.
'Kaima, you kept us waiting for long. This young man have been here for over an hour.' Mbonu reprimanded.
'Mazi Mbonu, I know, thats why I'm sorry. But the baby is so cute, and the woman so arrogant. Where is mum?' she joked and made her way to the kitchen.

Mrs Mbonu was preparing her meal when Kaima entered the kitchen. She drop a little soup in Kaima's palm. Kaima licked her palm and smile in compliment.
'That your boss is so mean, he should have allowed you today.' Mrs Mbonu said
'My anger even was that I'm off today.' Kaima informed her mother
'Jesus Christ! You should have informed me earlier so I can help you talk to him.'
'Mummy it's an emmergency,a pregnant
in labour, you are a woman.'
'I know but this day is so special to ..'
'...Mummy you need to see this cute baby.' Kaima tried changing the topic.
'He's cute.' Mrs Mbonu replied.
'Yes he is.'
'I mean your husband, tall and smart like Mazi Mbonu when he came for me.' she smiled.
'I hope you are not crushing on my babe,  hmmm! Nwunye Mbonu.' Kaima teased.
'He's cute, I must tell you, and look
nice too.'
Both laughed as Mrs Mbonu admires her pretty daughter.
'so how has their discussion been sofar.' Kaima asked?
'Yes, please who is this Paul Pogba Paul Pogba that they have been discussing about since?'
'I knew it, Men with football.' Kaima laughed.
'And the other one, Moringa or was it Moringo.'
'Oh my God! Nwunye Mbonu will not kill me here, she laughed, ' it is Mourinho not Moringa.'
'So what crime did they commit? Mrs Mbonu asked.