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Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by veekid(m): 2:05pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
Bibijay123 I don't know what you're passing through to give us this update, but I must commend you sis, you're doing a wonderful job here, you made me glue to my phone all day refreshing this page like my life depends on it. More ink to your pen, more gig to your data. You're such a wonderful being 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by bibijay123(f): 2:49pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
* Continues* Ifeoma I was shocked to see the doctor who had broken the bad news of my illness to me, at the AIDS Survivor Support Group. So he had been talking about himself on that fateful day! but he had altered the story to give me hope, to give Chiboy hope. Hope was all i had left...... I clung to it desperately in the middle of the night when my bones aches, when a part of my face starts swelling for no reason. I hoped that death won't sneak up on me when i least expected it. That was why i had given my dad a call. I had picked up my phone and dialed his number before i could get cold feet. I felt like a little girl again........i wanted approval. I want love and hugs. I wanted my dad to accept me. " Hello. Who is this?" he answered in his thick ibo accent. " Dad" i whispered. There was silence in the background until i heard a scratching sound, a distant sound of tears and laughter. " Nne, Ify? " " Yes it's me." He was crying now and i felt awkward not knowing what to say. " Nne where are you? i want to see you ". I disconnect the call and switched off my phone. But after my discussion with doctor Debola who had contracted the virus through a needle stick injury at work, i realized just how much i had missed my dad. I texted him my address as Ebere drove us back home that night. Early the next morning a knock sounded at the door, i walked slowly, my breath was coming out in pants. I opened the door and froze. " My baby!" Dad enveloped me into his arms crying like a baby. Mom stood awkwardly, she tried to touch me but i drew back. " Ify...... am sorry" she said. I gave a little tired laugh. Dad sat down still holding me in his arms. Mom went on her knees. " I know i have lost the right to call you my child and i don't except you to forgive me but please give me another chance. Please don't push me away,i did my best combing everywhere for you." " Yea when Toby died! you were looking for a replacement! please stand up! i have nothing against you and you are right! you have lost the right to be my mother!" She sobbed silently on her knees. " Ify please...... i know we have wronged you greatly but please forgive us. Your mother has been through a lot and she is a changed person now." I stood up angrily." She has been through a lot!?,do you have any idea what i have been through?! I was raped and kicked out in the middle of the night!" They both gasped and mom' s sobs became louder. " Do you have any idea what have even been through?! how i managed to survive for the past ten years! you both ruined my life! I will never get married! i will never become a mother! i won't get to see my children graduate! I won't even live to see my 30th birthday! " Dad got up and took me into his arms, we were both crying. " What happened to you Ify? are you sick? I will fly you overseas for treatment, am so sorry my child. Don't talk about death Nne, you are still so young and there is no illness without cure as long as there is money." " This one has no cure dad" " Ify we will fly you oversea, you will be OK" mom said. I shook my head. " I am HIV_ positive" Their eyes widened in shock, Fear, horror and denial. TBC 20 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by bibijay123(f): 3:18pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
veekid: Thank you bro |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by Obinnau(m): 3:18pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
unbanned 1 Like |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by johnwizey: 3:21pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
Obinnau:Thank You |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by Eniqurl(f): 3:21pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
Goose bumps I feel fr Ify 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by bibijay123(f): 3:45pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by bibijay123(f): 4:00pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
Quasarr: Thank you. Your name is hauwa or blessing? |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by BlindAngel: 4:15pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
bibijay123:. . Thanks madam, some months back i had reduced the number of visit per week, but i fall back again, and till today am going nearly everyday. 2 Likes |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by SweetieConstie(f): 6:49pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
bibijay123: Awwww.... Bibi... Constance is my namesake! Thanks for naming Blue-haired Constance after me... But that girl seems so mischevous though, she's not like me cos I'm very gentle! Well done, Bibi... More ink to your pen! CC: Bibijay123 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by blessedvisky(m): 6:53pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
bibijay123: Wow. Thanks for the dedication. I should have done this earlier but data finish . Hope it's still acceptable 1 Like |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by veekid(m): 7:20pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
Bibi I still dey wait for the pain you promised Jeff o 2 Likes |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by sulakishop(m): 7:27pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
Bibijay123, I'm following closely 1 Like |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by dupsai(f): 7:45pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
Thanks Bibi for the update. I just hope that Ify will be loved and accepted at this crucial stage of her life. Please let her have a better ending. 1 Like |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by BlindAngel: 8:31pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
blessedvisky:. . My God, must you quote the whole page? |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by blessedvisky(m): 9:12pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
BlindAngel:
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Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by prettycee(f): 9:51pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
I've been following silently. But this last update got me crying. Good job babe. More ink to ur pen. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by kollyp2000(m): 12:19am On Aug 14, 2016 |
What can I do now? I am just a reader. But you forced me to write. You are simply awesome... I am enthralled. Keep writing until you hit your gold. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by kollyp2000(m): 12:21am On Aug 14, 2016 |
What can I do now? I am just a reader. But you forced me to write. You are simply awesome... I am enthralled. Keep writing until you hit your gold. Can't spill more |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by Jay542(m): 1:06am On Aug 14, 2016 |
The end is just worth anticipating. I wish Ify can just get her 'happy ever after' and Ebeere should get married to that Ayo W. This story is too deep to be a true life experience. I hope not sha. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by unmask: 6:30am On Aug 14, 2016 |
In love with this story. I am one of the few that really appreciates the works of prostitutes in our society KONJI NA BA.STARD Imagine the number of rape cases we have daily....with prostitutes aplenty....now imagine we had no prostitutes . My outlook on life changed many years ago when I saw a woman picking up rice that had fallen under a road side food seller's table to eat.......I was little then so didn't understand what I saw, years later I finally understood. And she had a baby with her. The woman selling food could have just given her a spoon of rice but she didn't That is why I appreciate your story much more than all I have read so far on nairaland. It is real and there are no happy endings in life. You can either live a fulfilled or unfulfilled life......just ensure you make your choices with others in mind and you would most likely make the best decisions One question I really love on morality is "would you kill to save a life?" Thanks for this story. 19 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by ogboni76(m): 8:47am On Aug 14, 2016 |
One question I really love on morality is "would you kill to save a life?" [/quote] In all honesty, this your question got me thinking seriously about human existence, what's the point of giving birth at all if that child is going to grow up one day and die? What's the point of eating if after few hours u will want more? I wish, killing to save a life? All killing is killing and its only the dead that are sure of what's on the other side, so I will do what makes me happy and leave my concience to do the judging, I will kill to save a life.... 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by missuniverse(f): 9:42am On Aug 14, 2016 |
unmask:morals are personal beliefs what u consider moral may be considered immoral by another... one's perception on moral actions is influenced by background, environment, culture, religion etc There is no objective code of morality, while a number judge the rytness of an action based on its cause, some judge based on its result, others judge based on consensus opinion every judgement depends on how well it can be EXPLAINED... 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by bibijay123(f): 4:13pm On Aug 14, 2016 |
* Continues* Ebere There were some new cars in the Williams' s parking lot. I wondered if they had visitors, but who goes visiting someone early on a Thursday morning? It must be an emergency i decided. I slide the screen door open and entered the living room. " Hi! I thought you had stood us up" Ayo said sauntering towards me, a cup of tea in his hand. He looked so delectable and my mouth watered. " Hi. Sorry am a little late" " No problem. You came at the right time, my wife and kid just arrived". Wife and kid? so Lola was alive! why did i even listen to that red haired demon in the first place. So Lola had another child, i was over the moon with the good news. " They are in the visitor' s sitting room. Come with me" he said placing the cup in his hand on a little crystal saucer on the dining table. I followed him up the stairs into the wing b of the house. They were all laughing at something. My heart beat accelerated, how would Lola react? The laughter ceased when we entered. A biracial woman in bump short and tank top sat beside a burly old man smoking cigarette. The man ' s smile died on his lips when his eyes met mine. I saw recognition in his eyes, a knowing smile registered on his lips as he saw it in my own eyes too. Was he Warri runz or Benin Runz? i wondered. " Ayo who is she ?" The woman asked with an American accent. " This is Constance' s nanny. Ebere meet my wife Mildred and my father, senator Williams" The one that can't find physical release through sex! surely he wouldn't recognize me after all these years. what of Lola? why is Lola' s husband introducing another woman as his wife? " Young lady how are you?" He asked with a twinkle in his eyes. " Am fine sir" " Ayo i will be frank with you, i don't like the look of this lady. She's not what i had in mind". Mildred said , blowing smoke into the air. " Mildred please let's not argue about it, i will go bring Lola downstairs to meet her." " Excuse me for a minute Ebere " he strolled out of the sitting room. The woman gave me a long look and went back to her gist. Lola. Lola would identify me, she will let me stay on as my daughter' s nanny. Ayo walked into the room with Lola on his arm, she wasn't the Lola that i knew. She was so thin i could see her rib bones through her white flowery gown. She reminded me of Rachael from the AIDS Survivor Support Group. Ayo lifted her on to the settee gently. She looked up smiling and her smile froze on her face. " Who is She?" she asked in a calm nervous voice. I could hear the slight tremor in it. " She is the nanny i hired last week. We are yet to discuss the terms of her employment because of an urgent meeting i had on that day." Laughter twittered into the sitting room before three chubby little girls ran into the room. The third girl was sporting a pink hair. Ayo placed his arm on her shoulder and pushed her forward. " This is Tess, She came in yesterday which makes your charge two kids now." " Hi Miss " red haired called out cheerfully before chasing Constance out of the living room. The pink haired girl squirmed out of his grasp and ran out. Could this one be mine? She wasn't here when i came and Lola wasn't too. Why was Lola so silent, she could at least have said i was an old acquittance. " She's not fit for the job, she's too young" Lola said meeting my eyes. She was sending a message across to me. " I might look young but i have the experience and am not really as young as I look. I will take good care of your children". " Thank you Lola! i said the same thing too but Ayo is just too headstrong! i don't want her anywhere near my kid!" Mildred spat out. " Ladies why don't you give the young lady a chance" the senator said licking his lips. " Ebere please excuse us for a moment " Ayo said. I walked out of the living room, removed my shoes and tiptoed back the stairs. " I know her type! She looks like a thief! what do we even know about her? who are her references? Please let her go" Lola said. " How does a thief look Lola? please be reasonable! " Ayo said. " Exactly like her! didn't you see how her eyes were roving all over the place?! " " I certainly noticed it too!" Mildred chimed in. I had heard enough, is this how Lola had chosen to pay me back? tears drifted down my cheeks as i drove home. One question nagged annoyingly at the back of my mind. Which of the little girls was mine? i was so sure it was Constance but i wasn't so sure anymore after seeing the pink haired girl. TBC Which of the little girls belongs to Ebere?" 19 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by JeffreyJamez(m): 4:23pm On Aug 14, 2016 |
Interesting turn of events Nice one bibi 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by Nobody: 4:40pm On Aug 14, 2016 |
what a shame! ...... smh... humanity is its own greatest problem.... 1 Like |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by missuniverse(f): 5:07pm On Aug 14, 2016 |
bibijay123:Constance 1 Like |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by sulaimanabolanl(f): 5:26pm On Aug 14, 2016 |
Jvof231....where are u |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by kerr9(f): 5:29pm On Aug 14, 2016 |
thanks sweetie for using ma name for one of ur character.me loving this story like kilode sis mi there are questions to answer .like what happened to Lola and what bring about the marriage between Mildred and Ayo or is Ayo joy the suppose husband of Lola.well finger kept crossed it it coming I think constanance is Ebere' daughter 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by bibijay123(f): 5:37pm On Aug 14, 2016 |
* Continues* Ifeoma My Mom let out a heart piercing yowl that almost knocked off the roof. Was she acting? was she putting on a grand show to make me forgive her? my dad took me into his arms once again and we both sat down. " Come home with me Nne, i will help you through this, you won't die." " Thank you dad. Am already seeing a specialist and i have the support of my friend Ebere." " That your friend, where is she?. I want to thank her" " She has gone out but you will surely meet her". " Will you come with us?" Dad asked again, hope burning in his eyes. " Not now dad but i will". They kept me company till evening when they both took their leave, promising to come see me later. Dad's call came in some minutes later to check up on me and Mom' s followed immediately i dropped his call. That night Ebere was so silent, the sound of her silence was deafening. I knew something had gone wrong. I wished i was healthy and strong i would have done all i could to get back her baby. I took her into my bony frail arms as she broke into heart rendering sobs. The following evening, we attended another Survivor,' s meeting but the house that night was as silent as a grave yard. Kofi was sobbing silently backing the rest of us. " She's gone" Emeka said, wiping tears from his eyes. " Who?" " Ada. She stopped breathing" he sniffed, " an hour ago" Ebere gave my arm a gentle squeeze. You will be fine. It said.I was told Ada was a surrogate to Emeka and now she was also gone. I felt like taking his pains and giving him the happy childhood he deserved. Doctor Debola and Kofi walked towards us. " She's no longer in pain, she is in a better place now" the doctor said. Ada 's death stunned me, i found it overwhelming that she could be alive one minute and then dead without warning, without goodbye. I didn't notice myself crying until Kofi took me into his arms. The next person to go could be anyone of us. " My little girl' s wedding is next week. I want to walk her down the aisle even if it was the last thing i do before dying" he said letting go of me. " If only i could get the HIV result of a person who isn't infected! you could pass it off as yours at the border" Doctor Debola said. Kofi ' s sob subdued. " Could that work out?" " It is a criminal offense and very risky but it is worth a trial." " He can use mine" Ebere' s voice was calm. I squeezed her hand. Are you sure?. She gave mine a squeeze back. Yes. Kofi enveloped her into his arms, crying like a baby. Ebere had a heart of gold. Tbc 15 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by bibijay123(f): 5:40pm On Aug 14, 2016 |
kerr9: You r welcome! You will get to know dat in subsequent updates babe n I love ur name. Two ppl already thinks Constance is Ebere' s child......OK let's see how it goes |
Re: Allen Avenue ( Story Of A Call Worker) by bibijay123(f): 5:41pm On Aug 14, 2016 |
SweetieConstie: U r welcome babe 1 Like 3 Shares |
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