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The orphan
The orphan
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Chapter 2

"We have heard what you ssid , we will soon be back  ssys the brother.

Then , the husband called her sister and some other people that he knows to be family of her wife , then they  went home , in reaching home their mother aak has she put to bed, they all looked at themselves and says yes but the pot has finally broken  , then,  the mother inlaw bursts into tears , she cried alot but people around and few family's that were with them console her and she stops crying..

" Ben , how are you going to do the burial now ?", aaked the mother .

" I don't know mother , says Ben .

" let me call someone  that can take you go to micro finance", ssys the  mother .

" thank you mother ", says Ben.

His mother called  somebody  and narrate what befell them  , and the woman that the mother call , is the leader of a group under micro finance , she told  her to come for  the money the next day , that  she will talk to the marketers in the bank now , tell your  son to bring necessary documents come to my shop tomorrow,   am really sorry for what happened to your family  , accept my codolence .

The next day ,early  in the money,  he collects the leader's information,  and how to get to the woman 's shop, as he rreach the place he asks .

Good morning ma "  says mr Ben Akilo,

" Good morning , gentle man , how may i help you ? " asks  the woman .

"Are you mrs gbade  ?" Asked Ben .

" Yes  , what do you want ?" asked mrs gbade .

" My mother called you yesterday and explained to you what happened to me yesterday " Ben explained.

"she ssid that i should come and meet you for financial help " says Ben..

" Alright  , did you come with your  documents " asked mrs gbade .

"Yes ma , i brought all the necessary documents ma:" says. Ben Akilo

"Where are the documents " asked mrs gbade.

"Here are the documents " Ben handed over all documents to the woman .

" I told your mother  the particular amoun,t that you will bring " said  mrs gbade .

" Did you brings the said amount " asked mrs gbade .

Yes ma , and here are the money  ma " said mr Ben Akilo  .

Take this form and fill in the gaps,  if you fill it finish   let me  know ; and you need to be fast about it" ssid mrs gbade ..

Ma 'am through with the form " said mr Ben Akilo.

" brings the form and let me go through the form , if the filling is correct " says mrs gbade.

The sum of two hundred thousand,  is too much , they might not give you , so it's better  you filled in one hundred and fifty thousand , that will be better. says mrs gbade.

Alright,  the filling is Okay, " says mrs gbade .

Let 's go to the  micro finance bank " says mrs gbade

They all went out of the shop including the  guarantor , the senior brother and the wife sister stood as a guarantors , mrs Gbade call her ceo and handed over the form and the deposits to the ceo of the micro finance,  not too long they process the documents,  before they  could stayed two hours they called them to come and sign for the money,  they collected the money  , and they left the bank for the preparation of the burial, in the evening  they buried the mother of the baby .

The following day of the burial , the doctor called the husband  Ben  Akilo to come and carry his baby , he called  the sister to his wife that the hosipal said that they should come and carry the baby , two of them went to the hospital to  go and carry the baby, Ben Akilo thought that his siater inlaw will take the baby home , but she refused,  she said she cannot manage the  baby that the baby is too small for her to carry,  that she cannot tske care of the baby , that they should employ a nanny

" sandra , take these baby home , i will be coming  to see the baby " says mr Ben Akilo.

I can't take this baby home , i cannot take care of baby , infact i cannot carry tinny  baby like this " ssys Sandra.

" See, you know my mother is old and she cannot take care of a day old baby like this " says  mr Ben Akilo .

" I have a suggestion  ,let us employ a nanny , i think that could be better " said Sandra .

Where do you wants me to see  that kind of money " says  Ben Akilo.

" I can only take the custody of the baby when she is two years " says Sandra.

Since Sandra refused to take care of her sister 's only baby dont worry ,let us take the baby home "says Ben s brother .

If we take this baby home who will take care of her if we are going to work " says  Ben Akilo.

" don't worry,  mother will take care of the baby " says Kunle.

" What of  mother didn't agree because of her health  "says Ben .

" don't worry about that ,i wll talk to mother , she will agree to take care of her grandchild " says kunle.

" Right now we don't  have any choice than to take this baby goes to our mother despite of her health conditions " says Ben.

" i have already told you that we don't have any option , that's the only option that we have , so let's go home with the baby or you wants to leave her in the hospital "says kunle.

" Why are you bringing the baby back home, who is  going to take care of this baby ?," why didn't you give Sandra the baby " asked the mother.

" We went to the hospital together to  carry the baby , as i just told Sandra take this baby home , i will be coming to  check on her , she refused to take her home " says Ben.

" How did you wants me to take care of the baby with my health conditions,  i don't have much strength to take care of little baby like this ,but she is my grandchild , bring her to me let me feel her let me touch her,  let me carry her in my hands " says the grandma.

" then .Ben quickly goes to his mother and give her  mother the baby  , and " thank you mother  " says Ben .

The eight  day the baby was name Omotola , which is the middle name of her mum, the baby recieved  lots of gifts from sympathisers.

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56 chapters total

  1. Chapter 1Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 2Chapter 2
  3. Chapter 3Chapter 3

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