7

Philip's dad, mom, and sister were sitting in their sitting room as usual, seeing a movie but this time around, a little distracted and anticipated. Esther was holding her phone and looking into it at intervals. Her phone beeped and it drew the attention of both her mom and dad.

"Is that Philip?" Mom asked curiously.

'It's alarm" Esther said avoiding eye contact with her parents and mom hissed very loudly.

"I don't know why every time you will be setting nonsense alarm."

The phone rang again, this time Mom glared at her. "It's Philip"

"Pick it osiso!" Daddy hastened her up.

Esther picked up the call, "Hello… yes… congratulations brother!" her countenance changed, "Jesus Christ, I'll be coming now" She hung up the phone and looked at her anticipating parents, and she sighed.

"Tell us quickly! What was she born? Boy right?" Dad asked.

"Yes, a boy but… Grace died"

"Jesus Christ!"

Esther stood up, "I'll be going to the hospital now."

"Wait," Dad stopped her. "There's no need to go. I will call some of the elders and send them to the hospital, the baby killed his mother obviously and should be killed also."

"Daddy, Jesus! Why are you such a terrible person? God have mercy on you!" Esther exclaimed as she took her phone and left the sitting room.

***

Esther rushed into the hospital and saw that there was a commotion in the lobby, she went further and saw Grace's mom holding Philip by his shirt and crying bitterly. "He killed my daughter o"

The nurses were trying to intervene but the woman was persistent. Esther saw a nurse passing by with a tray, she immediately went to the nurse, jacked the tray, and took a sharp object from it, she charged to the scene Grace's mom had created and immediately threatened to stab Grace's mom, immediately, Grace's mom let Philip go and the spectators around started screaming. Esther and Philip immediately ran along the hospital passage, into the ward where the baby was kept. Esther picked up the baby while Philip packed the baby stuff.

"Daddy called some of the village men and they are coming here to take the baby, we have to hurry," Esther said as she patted the sleeping baby.

Philip finished packing the stuff and they started running out using the back door, nurses tried to stop them but they ran faster and Esther was too bold to dodge anyone trying to attack her. Philip could take care of himself.

They ran out of the hospital, boarded a keke, and fled.

***