Chapter 106: Open Secret
***OPEN SECRET***
She tried to scrape off the scales but she couldn't, she tried all she could, but all her efforts only resulted in more injuries on me.
Now she stopped crying, she took her phone immediately and called on Mummy Nurse and instantly she launched a complaint about my predicament.
"Hello? Hello? Yes! Hello Mummy, it has transpired, my fear has come to reality..."
That was the first thing she said as soon as the connection was made.
"It is Damian o, it is my boy Damie... He swam, no, he had been swimming behind me, he even engaged in a swimming competition which undoubtedly won... Yes o... Yes, it has already been ignited, he already started growing fish scales... Yes fish scale, I think I'm finally going to lose him... But I'm scared, you know what the blind prophet foretold, it is happening... I'm so scared... It is happening... Yes! He is here with me... He is not acting or looking sick at all, just the scales, which started as a rash now a scale, I wonder what it will grow into."
Mom discussed through the phone, she was discussing with her elderly friend. Mommy Nurse know us for quite a while now, and my secretive mom finds it easier to let her in on any of our crises.
"I think we will come over, we have to see the blind prophet... Hear what? No! It's a lie... No! He can't die, I need his help... Nooo. God, why? Why?"
Mom's crying intensified, I think Mummy nurse just told her that the blind prophet was dead. And that seemed to be my only chance of survival, this even made me more scared, I thought of so many crazy things, thoughts of how I will leave my mom alone in the world because of my stupidity. Now is started praying and making turns of promises to God, things I'll do if I survive this death, how obedient I'll be, how even more pious I'll be.
"God please save me!"
I cried.
"Damie it is ok, drive your eyes, no one is taking you away from me, I have been you only one all these years, no evil spirit can snatch you away from me. Dont worry, I'll get help, I've always found ways, I will again this time."
My mom said in a comforting tone, she had managed to stop crying now trying to stop my crying too. Well, I've always trusted mom's protective ability, I know she can never sit and watch any harm befall me. So, when she said she will find a way, I have that conviction that she will definitely find a means.
"Now go inside and wash yourself after that you may take a little nap and see if you will be calm. Ok?"
She added and I did as she said, as soon as I stood up, she picked her cell again and called Aunty Paula who actually came around and was unaccompanied by Cynthia at a later time.
"What happened? You sounded like someone in distress through the phone. Tell me, babe, are you ok?"
Aunty Paula asked as she entered the door, mom escorted her to the seat looking so drained.
"My sister sit down first."
Mom said in a very depressed mood, and Aunty Paula did as she said, but as aunty Paula sat down, her eyes caught the Mermans statue on the table and she picked it up to see the name crested on it.
"Seriously? When did this happen? When did this competition hold that I do not know, I've always been a fan of, Kids competing against each other for this statue and a one-year fee exemption. Why didn't Cynthia tell me about this earlier? And why did you not tell me too? Why didn't you tell me that your boy is a swimmer and that he is competing? And he even won the title? Oh my God! This is a call for celebration. But why was I not informed? I'm not happy oo."
"We do not know because they decided between them never to let us know. Oh, so that explains the money that was transferred to my account."
Mom said. Yeah, mom receive an alert, the price was sent to her account, a refinement of the school's fee which we had paid. The school management asked for my parent, so I let them know that I am a child of a single mother who is just too busy to come over to the school, so they asked for her account details which I provided and they also gave me a letter to give her, the letter I destroyed it. When mom saw the last, she thought of going to report it to the bank, so I advised her to wait for a while first.
"So, you mean that you don't know? But why would they do such?"
"That is why I called you dear. Paulina, I wish to tell you everything now, I know that you have been asking me about the paternity of Damien and I've been waving it away, now is the time that you must know... Yes, I'll tell you everything, but please I will need your help afterward."
Mom said looking rather scared.
"Feel free tell me everything, and also feel free to ask anything, but you know you dont have to tell me if I dont want to know, just ask me for any help, of course you know if I can assist, you know I won't hesitate to, you are like a sister to me. You know that, right?"
So said aunty Paula.
"No, I think I must tell you. I have to know everything to the Latter so that you can help me profer a possible way out."
Mom said.
"It all started 18 years ago, that very day you called me asking me to check Facebook to see what Matthew posted. I was so devastated seeing his wedding invitation publically announced even before officially breaking up with me. The bastard played me hard, I thought we were still together until that day. I thought of what to do to calm my nerves, so, I went to a beach in Lagos, the Elegushi beach, I went there after work just to alleviate my heavy mind. Hmm..."
Mom said.
"That was where I met his father"
"Who? Damian?"
"Yes, of course, I'm talking about Damian..."
Mom responded and continued.
"Yeah, we... We had a one-night stand... I was seduced... I knew not what I was doing, I tried to hold back but I couldn't, the force was too strong, it was after the sex that I found out what he truly is."
Mom said in tears.
"What? Tell me, my dear friend. A German constructor? You know these people can be something else, they will just come, sweep you off your feet, and have their ways with you, and before you will know it... Boom! They have disappeared into thin air."
Another Paula said.