A VOW TO BREAK MY CHILDLESSNESS

THE WALTER'S MANSION

Daniel angrily entered the room and banged the door behind him. He sauntered over to the bed and throw off his coat on it as he swiftly pulled down the tie with a furious gaze.

" Gosh... I'm damn tired of Leyla. She drives me crazy, wish I could just get her out of my way..God...!" He roared, thumping over the mini wardrobe beside the bed in the process which caused the scattering of the items on top of it, over the floor.

" I'll call for a divorce– I'm feed up of all these; I can't stand her childlessness any longer." He yelled in anger.

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Leyla continued her chores in soft sobs– Just then, a ring from her phone caught her attention which made her stare back towards the hall where the phone was.

" Who could it be?"she murmured and trod off to the hall. On arriving, she instinctively picked the phone and checked who it was– It was Dora, her childhood friend. She smiled, drying up her tears as she answered.

" Hello...Dora, i'm glad you called. I really need to have a talk with you." She cried which got Leyla troubled since she was already well informed of the current situation of her friend's marriage.

" Leyla?– What is it again?, why are you crying?;Is everything okay? " She queried, verbalising her worries.

" Let's meet and talk. I need to see you now..." Leyla insisted, breaking down in profound tears.

" It's alright, stop crying–Meet me at my restaurant okay..?"

" okay...I'll be on my way then"

" Alright, waiting for you, bye..."

" bye" With that, the line went dead and Leyla hastened out of the house, picking only her car keys and her phone.

THE DRAKE'S HUT

" Steve...", Damsel called from the porch, glancing out of the open door.

" Um,what is it, dear?" asked Stephen as he continued mending up his fishing net outside.

" I need to go to dad's place to pick some items for my sewing business before I join Madam Prisca at her shop on Monday and i'm thinking, if you'll like to go with me since its been a while we visited" Damsel, uttered while she chanced over to his end. Stephen spontaneously glanced up at her, pausing midway through his work.

" Honey" He sighed. " You already know how your dad acts when he sees me–I don't want to offend him. I really think it's better you go alone."

Damsel instinctively feigned a smile on hearing his frustration. She crunched next to him and held his hand.

"I know how you feel towards my dad but I think it's better we visit often so he gets over it. I know he'll accept you fully into the family soon. Let's just take it a step at a time just as you always say. Huh?"

She assured with a sweet smile which made him smile as well with a kiss on her cheeks.

" You're such a lovely woman, Damsel and I love you so much dear."

" I love you too, honey"

She teasingly poked his nose, smiling and they both chuckled, ending it with a hug.

" So when do you plan on going?" He finally asked.

" Tomorrow, after you've returned from work. What do you make of that?"

" I'm okay with it....we'll visit tomorrow. "

" Okay....I'm leaving to the market now to sell some of the fish then".

" Alright dear, take care."

She nodded and returned to the porch after which she picked her basket of fish and left to the market.

DORA'S RESTAURANT

Dora waited patiently at the reception while she kept herself busy, talking to one of the waitress. Just then, she noticed Leyla approaching. Seeing her depressed gaze, she instinctively dismissed the waitress.

" Hurry, go and do as I instructed–No mistakes please, okay?–You can go now.”

" Okay ma'am.” She answered and hurried off to the kitchen. After she had left, Dora spontaneously met up Leyla midway to the door, worried.

" Why are you looking so pale, bestie...what's going on with you?" She asked.

" Can we go to a more private place?" Leyla snapped in, ignoring her earlier question.

" Sure, come, let's go to my office"

With that, Dora held her depressed friend by the shoulder and led her to the office.

OFFICE

Dora entered first with Leyla close after her. “Here, have a seat, Ley" She offered and Leyla moved over to the black and white sofa which seated right in front of the glass window– Dora joined her afterwards.

" What can I offer you?"

" Nothing...I don't feel like taking anything” She answered with a furrowed brow and began to sob.

" Take this water....to calm you down, so you can tell me what the problem is, please." Dora pressed on, seeing how dejected she looked.

" I don't want to...Dora...." Leyla broke down in complete tears.

" Will you stop this tears and tell me what the problem is? –You're really getting me worried now, honey” Dora cried.

" It's Daniel–Dora...(sobs) he's bend on calling off this marriage if I don't give him a child."

" What?" She exclaimed with a surprised look. “Has it really gotten to that?"

" Yes dear and he keeps flirting with his secretary. I need to do something very fast this before it's too late but what?–What?, Leyla; just tell me" She drown in her tears. “I don't know what to do now....I'm so depressed at the moment."

With those words, she hugged Dora, crying out her sorrow. Dora became troubled with the non improving condition of her friend.

" Its okay, calm down– I promise, we'll definitely find a way out. With a really need to smart and wise act wise, I think we can work this out. Huh?” She takes a deep breath, drifting down in thought. A moment of silence, erupted the room.

“Yes, I've got a plan” She finally broke the silence to which Leyla stared at her with an expectant gaze.

“But, it gonna be quite difficult to push it through". She added.

" What is it...tell me...I will do anything... ", Leyla stuttered.

" Do you still make love with your husband?" Her words made Leyla glazed with a befuddled gaze.

“How does this come in, Dora?" She asked but Dora swiftly cut in, hazarding a retreat.

“If you don't need my help, just say– No need to act up” She stated which made Leyla surrender.

" No... he doesn't allow me to even touch him..."

" You'll need to work that out–I'll take you to see a friend who is a nurse. We'll talk to her to update us when a newly conceived woman walks in so we can fake a pregnancy for you. You'll move to the hospital when its almost time for that woman to deliver. After her delivery, her baby will be given to you.....What do you think of it?"

" Great....thanks so much, Dora, you're such an angel.”

She smiled faintly, murmuring in her thought.

“In this game of breaking childlessness , anything goes".

Dora chuckled and held her hand.

" What are friends for?– Now cheer up...What will you eat, the bill is on me"

Leyla smiled and pulled her up from the sofa.

" Anything from you is surely great so....I'll take anything you serve"

" Done then, let's get to the restaurant. "

They gleefully left the office.