Chapter sixty one

I was bothered and pacing round the kitchen, confused on what to do in order not to lose my daughter, after years of suffering in order to survive with my daughter, now this man wants to reap what he did not sow, he left me when I had no one and he's back now to claim rights over my daughter. Sunny is my child and no one is ever going to take her away from me, not even Sam or anyone.

Still in thoughts, Mandy entered and called me, Rebecca! Rebecca!! Rebecca!!! I was still in thoughts that I couldn't hear her, she touched me and I jumped out of surprise. She asked, "What's wrong with you?". I was so relieved to see that it's her that touched me. Oh! Mandy, it's you, "yes, it's me" I have been calling you but you seem deep in thoughts that you couldn't hear me, what's wrong with you.

I have been thinking of a way to handle my situation. Is it about Sam?, Mandy asked. Yes, he is threatening to take my daughter away from me.

What's wrong with this man? Mandy asked, a child he refused to accept six years ago, what if you aborted the child? she sighed, please don't let such matters disturb you, you know your health issue, you wouldn't want to aggravate it, Mandy said. But I can't let him take my child away from me, I told Mandy. He's not going to do that, Mandy assured me.

 why don't you eat your food and we will go to work, that way you will think less of this issue, Mandy told me.

I was about to sit and enjoy my well served tea with bacon and bread, I felt a bit dizzy but I waved off the feeling. After eating, we left for work. 

On getting to the house which we are to design, I was so impressed with the house and I told Mandy,"wow! this is exactly what I need now, at least it would distract me from the thought of Sam and the taking away of my daughter". We would try our best to impress the man, so he can hire us next time. We went inside the house and I was looking around the rooms, Mandy decided to take measurements of some areas in the house while I went upstairs to checkout the rooms also. I was busy make a sketch of how the rooms should look like after designing it, when I heard footsteps coming upstairs, I rushed out thinking it's Mandy, only to see Sonia, Sam's sister.

Sonia said, "Becca, wow! you have done well for yourself, I thought suffering must have delt with you since the last time we saw six years ago." what are you doing here Sonia, I asked. I heard you have a child for my brother, why don't we go somewhere else and talk about you and my brother, she said. 

 I'm not going anywhere with you, if you have anything to say, you can say it here, I replied. Well then, since you don't want us to go somewhere else, I might as well say whatever thing I want to say here, Sonia said. you know you are from a poor background and can barely feed yourself, not to talk of raising a child, Why don't you give custody of the child to my brother, who can comfortably train the child and maybe pay you off also, you can use the money to bring your family out from abject poverty, She said. 

I tried controlling herself and not allowing her words hurt me. I told her "please let me be Sonia, I don't have anything to discuss with you or your brother. C'mon Becca you know how hard you need this money, won't you want a change of live? or do you like the way you are looking now. my brother is not asking for much, he is only asking for his child and even willing to give you a huge some of money, Sonia said.

Hurt by her words, I walked out on her, went downstairs and told Mandy that am no longer interested in the work. 

You can come with me if you want or you can stay here and finish the work by yourself, I told Mandy angrily and then stormed out of the house.

On getting to my car I felt dizzy the second time, this time around I passed out on floor. Mandy managed to take me to the hospital.

At the hospital, when I regained consciousness, I was surprised to see myself at the hospital, the nurse around when I regained consciousness ran to call the doctor on duty which is Dr. Andrew who happened to be my friend. He said to me smiling, "I'm glad you are feeling better, you will be discharged tomorrow. You have to avoid stress and thinking so much, I'll also prescribe some drugs that will help you calm your nerves and you have to take proper bed rest for some days. We were still talking when Sam entered, "I was told you are not feeling fine, Becca, why do you like making things difficult for yourself?. You know your body is weak, why don't you give me custody of my child, so I can take care of her, then you can take care of yourself." He said. "I will never give my child to a heartless man like you", I told him. That would be over my dead body. "then prepare to battle with me", Sam said. "I'll go to any extent to make sure that I take my daughter from you, even if it's the last thing I do". He threatened.

"You have to let her rest, you see she isn't feeling fine" Dr. Andrew told Sam. "And what business of yours is it , if I talk to her now or later", Sam replied rudely. "This is my hospital and she is my patient, so you have no right to talk to her anyhow". Dr. Andrew replied.

  My mother came in with my daughter Sonny immediately, Sam reached out to take Sonny away from my mother, leave me alone! leave me alone!! my daughter cried.