A CHILD AT ANY COST BY BAYO ONUWAJE
A CHILD AT ANY COST
A Short Story By BAYO ONUWAJE
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A CHILD AT ANY COST
Tolu and Kemi had been married for ten years, but their union had been marked by a singular challenge: their inability to have a child. As time passed, the pressure from Tolu's family grew unbearable. They constantly harassed Kemi, demanding to know when she would give them grandchildren, as if she had complete control over the situation.
Desperate for a solution, Kemi turned to spiritual means. She consulted an herbalist, who gave her two eggs with explicit instructions: she was to eat one egg herself and give the other to Tolu, after which they were to meet and conceive.
Kemi returned home, but in her haste, she mistakenly left the eggs on the kitchen table. She received an urgent call from her friend Bunmi, who invited her to come see some new clothing materials that had just arrived from Lagos. Kemi left the kitchen to visit her friend.
Meanwhile, Lola, Kemi's younger sister, who lived with them, woke up from her sleep and entered the kitchen to prepare breakfast. She spotted the two eggs and decided to use them to make noodles. Unknown to her, Tolu was nearby, and he called out for food, unaware of the chaos that was about to unfold.
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Lola unknowingly used the two eggs to cook a meal for herself and Tolu. By the time Kemi returned, they had already eaten the food, oblivious to the significance of the eggs. Kemi was stunned, unsure of how to react or explain the situation to them.
She rushed back to the herbalist, desperate for a solution. The herbalist's words were devastating: Tolu would only be able to impregnate a woman if he slept with his younger sister, Lola, or remain childless forever. Furthermore, Kemi would never conceive unless she remarried and repeated the ritual.
Determined to escape the loveless marriage, Kemi sought to divorce Tolu, but her friend Bunmi, aware of the entire ordeal, revealed the truth to Tolu. In a shocking turn of events, Tolu slept with Lola, believing it was the only way to have a child. This sparked a fierce conflict at home.
Ultimately, Kemi left the house and eventually remarried. Tolu and Lola remained together, forming a new, albeit unconventional, union. However, their relationship was met with disapproval and a lack of blessings from their family and relatives.
The end.
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