Anjola - Episode 21

Anjola sat with Bimpe and Mrs Wonu on the dining table picking at her food.

Read " CONCEALED " by the same author ( Ruthie O )

. Discussion was going on between the  two sisters but she was oblivious to their conversations. She was bothered, was Demilade happy in his new marriage? Maybe he had even forgotten about her, she imagined him with Adesua and she felt like puking. 

"Anjola are you alright?" Mrs Wonu inquired, looking worried.

Bimpe dropped her cutlery also looking at her. 

Anjola smiled her fake smile, "Fine ma."

"Are you sure?" Wonu pushed

"I said I am fine!!don't push it!!" she yelled

"Anjola, that was rather rude!! Don't you know Auntie Wonu is just being worried about you?" Bimpe scolded, "Apologize right now."

Anjola snorted, "was that why you invited her over? You think i haven't forgiven her? Mom, i have forgiven her so please,let me be. I've got important things to think about." Anjola pleaded, exiting the dinning room and banging the door in the process.

Bimpe sucked in a breath, "Anjola come back here!!

Wonu smiled pulling Bimpe back, "Bimpe fi le(Bimpe leave her) i guess i caused all this, i want to use this medium to beg you too, please forgive me, you did us a favor giving us your daughter, i should have treated you better." Wonu pleaded on her knees. 

"Haba Auntie Wonu, what's this now, I have forgiven you long time ago, being with my daughter has softened my heart, thanks for taking good care of her all this while."

Wonu sat back smiling, "Thank God Bimpe, you're a good mother and i see she loves you so much, blood is sure thicker than water, we've never bonded like you two do."

"Haba, Auntie Wonu, you have tried too." Bimpe said

Anjola's phone rings on the dinning table. 

"Anjolami, your phone.." Bimpe called

Anjola rushed in grabbed her  phone and said a breathless "Hello... Sorry who's this??oh,good afternoon ma, i am fine ma, oh, i now stay somewhere around V.I ma..

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. You want me to come to come to St Louis Medical Center? Is everything alright? Demilade? He's been hospitalized? is he alright? Please don't cry Ma, will be with you shortly."

The line disconnected 

Bimpe Came to her side, "was that Aanu? what happened to Demi."

Anjola was already fighting tears, "I don't know the details yet Mom, but i have to start going, Demi has been hospitalized, oh God please let him be fine."

Bimpe ran to pick up her shoes "I am coming with you darling."

"No Mom, iam going alone, please understand." Anjola pleaded

Bimpe sighed exasperatedly "Anjola..

"I'm leaving now, will drop her off at the hospital." Wonu  offered

Anjola knew it was either that or Mom would keep insisting to go with her, "okay thank you Ma."

She hugged a worried looking Bimpe and joined Wonu at her car, "Call me if anything goes wrong."Bimpe said 

Anjola fidgeted with the seat belt "See you later Mom."

Bimpe nodded facing Wonu, "Thanks for coming Ma."

Anjola stared ahead, already miles away. 

Demilade are you okay, she thought.

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An hour later, Anjola rushed into the medical centre not even looking back to say thank you to Mrs Wonu that dropped her. She went straight to the help desk,

"Good afternoon, please I'm here to see Demilade Olaotan, I heard he was rushed here yesterday."

The receptionist looked at her from head to toe, "And you are? "

"I am his fiancee..i mean his friend.." Anjola stuttered 

"Sorry you can't see him, only  close family members are allowed to visit."

Anjola looked down, what was she to do now? Should she call Demi's Mom?

"Anjola you're here?" Aanu called, coming from an opposite direction pushing a trolley laden with food "Hope you haven't been waiting for long though?"

Anjola smiled, helping Aanu with the trolley "Not at all Ma, how is he."

"Not too good, doctor says to keep him happy, I've been trying my best, but then i am not you..."

Anjola tried protesting, "Ma...

"Anjola..till when do you want to keep punishing him, because of the mistakes of his father? Look at you, you are also hurting yourself, you're looking so lean and unhappy.. Is this how you want to keep living your life? Anjola joo, give my son another chance, i don't want to loose my son anytime soon." Aanu pleaded

Anjola lifted her hands from the trolley and wiped Aanu's tears with the back of her hand, "I will do something about it Ma, we won't lose Demi, you are definitely going to eat the fruit of your labors."

"Amin o, you are such a beautiful soul,my son better not lose you." Aanu said and Anjola smiled, "Enough of the tears, lets go meet Demilade, i am sure he must be bored sick by now. imagine his pleasure when he sees you." 

They walked side by side through the hallway and on getting to the door with the inscription "Demi Olaotan" Anjola drew a breath, Aanu opened the door and they both went in,

"Mom, i can't find the shaving cream.. " Demi was saying

Anjola almost whimpered, he was looking so lean and gaunt, had she done this to him she wondered silently. And his eyes... the way they stared at her coldly rubbed her the wrong way.

"See who came visiting." Aanu said sitting beside her son, obviously pleased with herself.

"Hi," Anjola said shyly, coming to stand facing both him and his mother.

Demi looked at his smiling Mom and back at Anjola, "Do i know  you? "he asked Anjola 

"Demilade!! is this some kind of joke?" Aanu scolded

"Who is she Mom? "

"Oh my God!!" Anjola exclaimed not able to hold back her tears,she rushed out of the room, Aanu going after her. 

What now?