SERIES::THE MISSING KEY (EPISODE 15)

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Ada was lying on her bed when
mum knocked on her door. She
stood up, looking surprisingly at
the door. That was strange, nobody ever knocked on anybody’s door in
this house. Something was
wrong, she was sure.
She walked up to the door and
opened it, not knowing what to
expect. Mum was facing her;
they stared at each other for
some seconds and mum walked
into the room looking around
the room like she was seeing it
for the first time. Ada continued to
stare at her even as mum sat
on her bed.

Mum looked intensely at her
from the bed, “Have
you been crying? Your face
looks swollen.”
“No mum but…”
“It’s okay, you just
have to
brighten up… sit
down, I will
like to chat with
you.” Mum
quickly said.
Now this was
definitely strange.
How was Ada going
to have a
mother-daughter
chat with
mum? That would
be weird, she
had
never seen mum
from that
angle.
“For how long now
have you
noticed that you
were
pregnant?” Mum
softly asked.
This melted Ada’s
spirit. She
looked up at mum
and
surprisingly couldn't
hold the
stare. She suddenly
saw herself
as a
child, “I have been
late for three
days and it has
been bothering
me.” She replied, her
eyes
pleaded for help.
Mum could see it.
Mum felt really bad
all over
again. She didn’t
even know the
dates that surround
her
daughter’s
monthlies. What
kind of mother was
she?
But she was a bit
hopeful that
Ada might not be
pregnant after
all. “What has been
bothering
you for the past
three days?
She asked.
“I don’t know mum,
I …”
“Don’t be afraid, I
won’t scold
you,” mum
encouraged her.
“I had unprotected
sex with…
my boyfriend the
last time I
wasn’t safe and it
had gotten
me scared all these
while; I
have been
anticipating my
period even before
now.”
Mum continued to
stare at her,
but there was no
trace of anger
in her face. “Ada, I
must be
honest, I have
always
suspected that you
were
sexually active and I
am very
sorry that I didn’t
do anything
about it. The
problem now is
that
you are doing it
without
protecting yourself.
Why are you
taking such risk?”
she gently
asked.
“I… I don’t know
mum, I didn’t
know what I was
doing.”
“You are too young
to make sex
your priority; you
obviously
cannot handle it. As
you can see
it is capable of
distracting you from
your focus
in life and by the
time you know
it, it is already too
late as time
waits for no one.”
Mums words were
really
affecting Ada.
Painful tears
started to flow
from her eyes.
“I am very sorry
mum, I didn’t
know
what got over me. I
didn’t think
anybody cared and
got carried
away by
frustrations. I
allowed
myself to be
deceived by
Mike and…” her sobs
couldn’t
allow her finish.
“It’s okay now,”
mum said and
held her onto her
bosom, it felt
good to have her
baby back. “I
promise that you
won’t
feel neglected again,
I will
always be here for
you. Don’t
cry.” She allowed
Ada to cry for
some time, “Now I
want you
to promise me that
you will
start acting
accordingly, No
more missing
lectures for
anything, you party
with only
my
permission, I want
to know who
your boyfriend is,
bring your
friends home and
make me a
part of your life. Can
you do
that?”
“Yes mum, I will
try,” Ada
answered,
wondering how she
could fulfill the
promise.
“Don’t worry, we
will work
together to bring
you to the
right path, and I will
also like to
learn some new
tricks you
girls have
nowadays, you
know I
am already old
fashioned?”
This got Ada
smiling, “You are
not old fashioned
mum, you are
still young and
beautiful,” she
said, surprised at
how easy that
came out from her
mouth. This
wasn’t going to be
difficult
afterall'.
Mum sighed heavily,
“Ok, I want
you to have a rest,
relax your
mind and allow
nothing to
trouble you.” She
stood up and
headed for the door,
she
remembered that
Ada’s mobile
phone was still with
her.
"have your
phone"mum said
handing over the
phone to her.
"Thanks mum.I love
you"Ada
said.
"I love you too my
dear.Your
father and i will be
preparing
something in the
kitchen.When
the food is ready,i
will call
you"mum said and
left.
Ada was really
surprised at this.
Mum and dad
cooking?.
What a day!
Immediately,her
phone rang."It
was mike.
"hello baby,dress up
and come
over,there is a
party.remember
to bring money o"
Ada hissed."I am
sorry mike,i
can't make it''She
replied and
dropped the call
immediately
without any fear of
rejection...
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EPISODE 16!!!