Chapter 9

My weirdness was getting out of hand, First I fell down because someone yelled at me and now I hugged a stranger.

     The lady just stared at me,with a satisfied look on her face,she just smiled and led me to the shop,she made my hair while smiling like I did or said something funny, or maybe she was thinking of something, she made my hair perfectly, it was like she read my mind,I couldn't tell her what I wanted to make because I was embarrassed.

      She told me to stay for a while,I couldn't resist I sat down like an obedient dog waiting to be fed,peter tried starting a conversation but I was busy trying to recall where I saw that face,or heard such voice,how can peter and his mother make me nervous the same time,maybe it's in the family,I wonder my reaction when I see his father,I might bow before him or worse.

         Peter and his  mother followed me to my house, I was so nervous,but I still managed to walk,on our way to the house,Mrs Anna (peters mom) held my hand,looking at me like she was trying to say something,and couldn't come up with word,

    The only thing she said was that the only difference between now and then is that I have grown a little bit taller and developed a matured face,I still have the same character I had when I was little.

     Well that explains many things. Maybe she was with me when I was little,but the way I felt anytime she touched me was nothing compared to people I have met that claimed to know me when I was little. It almost felt like my mom was standing right by my side.

    When we got home,my mom wasn't around,maybe she was in her shop,I called her to inform her that Mrs Anna was present,she was also happy, for no special reason, maybe Mrs Anna also makes her nervous,I tried making them comfortable by asking if they would like anything,I repeat a particular question to make sure there was no error before I said it. 

     I didn't want to embarrass myself in front of Peter and his mother, because I was nervous. They made me feel hot and cold at the same time,in no time my mom came to my rescue. She was so happy to see them. They seemed to be best of friends,the way they exchanged greetings was nothing formal,they even hugged each other.

     She did the same with Peter,but she held peter at shoulder lent,staring at him,with a childish grin on her face,I could tell with the look on his face that peter has the same feeling I had when I saw his mother,he stuttered while greeting her, and his legs were shaking slightly,my mom pulled him in for a hug the second time and he fell,maybe his legs couldn't hold on any longer.

       I leaned on the wall, trying to look cool,even though I was laughing like a squirrel,peter looks he he just saw a masquerade, he stood up trying to regain himself,I knew he wasn't thinking straight,he sat down beside his mom,he behaved like a quiet and loyal boy anytime he  was close to his mom,but when he's  in school he acts like a rascal.

        On that fateful day I heard the most unbelievable story of my life. I had mixed feelings,I was angry,happy, nervous and lightheaded at the same time.

    I never knew I had an accident as a child. My mom usually keep things away from me,I don't complain, I just accept fate, it turned out that my mom and Mrs Rita gave birth In the same hospital, and I was switched in the same hospital unknowingly to anyone, no one had an idea of how I got to Mrs Anna house, same way peter got to my mom's house.

        That means I was raised by Mrs Anna for a year,she was the one who gave me my name,and breast fed me. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. How can my mom lie to me,if I hadn't met Mrs Anna I wouldn't know anything about my history.

      Tears threatened to fall,but I tried acting cool,so my mom would continue with the story. They felt sad telling the story,it wasn't an option to tell us,or maybe they wanted us to come of age before I was told that she wasn't the one who fed me as a child.

     I didn't blame anyone though, it turns out that Mrs Anna and my mom's were engaged in an accident,and I was rushed to the hospital,I lost a lot of blood and could die if matters were not taken seriously,mrs Anna blood didn't match after the test,then My mom  volunteered and surprisingly it worked after I was treated successful the doctor called my mom and Mrs Rita into the hospital.

         To explain what just happened,they ran the same blood test on peter and it matched with that of Mrs Anna,none of them could let go of there children because of a stupid blood test,they went back to the hospital where I was born and it was the same result.

         They couldn't just give up there children just like,so they decided to visit each other from time to time,till I got used to my mom then I had to leave with her permanently,and Peter went back to his biological mom, though they became best of friends.

      My mom told me that anytime I come to visit her I would always cry till the day was over,she would panic when I have high body temperature, because I cried too much and my eyes would be swollen,but after three to four months of staying with her I got used to her loving nature.

     Though I still cried anytime someone would want to carry me away from her,and I rather feed myself or be fed by Mrs Anna or my biological mom.

     After the tragic death of my dad,my mom came back to Nigeria, because my dad's brothers weren't fair to her and she had no one there,she had to come back to her hometown,where she knew and trusted people.