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Athena I woke up in a white room that had a huge AK symbol on it. This is the symbol of a hospital my dad owns alongside a business partner. Why am I here? I felt pangs of pain rush into my head. Shoot! I felt so heavy, I couldn't move. "Thena, you are awake?" My mom called. She looked so pale and stressed. In all my 26-year life, I have never seen her like that. Her usual bright red lips had lost color. I tried to sit up when I noticed my huge bump and a sharp pain piercing my lower belly. I yelped at the unexpected pain. My mom pressed a button by the bed I was lying on to alert the doctor, and she rubbed my back to soothe my pain. "What is going on, Mom?" I resisted the urge to yell. "Why am I in pain? Do I have kwashiorkor, or is there a being in me?" "I will answer your questions right after your delivery, right now, Thena. I need to be strong and get through this." My mom patted my hair softly. The doctors and nurses flooded the room. The nurses arranged the instruments
CreedI did a little research on my wife after our parents married us together. The media popularly knew her as the Goddess of the streets. I bet she was deep in the streets to earn that name, but that's none of my business. I am only going to use her family's resources to get what I want. I arrived at the hospital as soon as my dad ordered me. I will forever detest him for all he has done to me. Three months ago "Your wife is six months pregnant," my assistant informed me in the quarters they locked in me, on my father's orders. "How is she pregnant? She has been pregnant since when? Is my father aware?" I looked away from my old laptop I picked up on the streets when I was in middle school. "The chairman has been aware since the doctors found out. Do you think it's yours?" He asked me. I am very close to my assistant, so we discuss personal things. "Yes," I squeezed the worn-out cargo pants I was wearing. For the past six months, memories of sex with my wife flooded my head.
Creed I rubbed my head in confusion. "Save both of them." I said at once. I couldn't afford to lose any of them. "We will begin right away. Please sign the documents at the reception. " I waited nervously outside the hospital room when I was done signing the documents. The fear of losing Athena when we don't even know each other makes me want to jump out of my skin. My family members don't even scare me this much, I also don't want the mini me. I could not set my head straight. Forty-five minutes later, the doctors came out of the ward. "Congratulations, Mr Kings. Your wife just gave birth to a girl. The surgery was a success, and we saved both your wife and your girl." I jumped in excitement, my heart leaped for joy. The doctor patted my back and left with the other doctors. I went to the ward, but the nurses and the cleaners were busy with the ward and Athena, so I went to my personal assistant's place. I hailed a cab going to Luke's place. The ride to his place was a
Athena The nurses told me that Creed had left after the surgery ended. I watched my baby sleep in her cot. So many name ideas came to my head. "I would just name her Ava," I said to myself. My parents came in alone with my siblings "Where are the twins?" I asked them as they were coming to me and Ava. "They went on a school trip." My mom replied to me. "That's the best way to greet your dad that you have not seen in months. Sarah, you keep indulging this girl." "Indulge, you say," I shot at him. I knew my mom would not reply to him. She was too submissive to my dad for my liking. "You are lucky you got impregnated by the King's second son. If it was another nameless bastard you had a baby for, I would have dealt with you mercilessly." "What age are we? You got to marry me off like you wanted. That's a win for you. This is the last time you will make me do what you want." "It's okay." My mom hugged me and cradled my head in her arms, then she whispered to me. "Don't argue w
Creed I lay on the cold floor of the basement, my father sent me in here. My older brother Reign broke the family frame and pinned it on me. My father's words scarred me. "Who knocked this down?" My father asked my older brother who was sitting in his office. I was peeping from the study where I was reading some books before my dad came in. My brother made eye contact with me and pointed at me. My father looked in my direction. "He broke the frame?" My older brother nodded in agreement. My father pulled my ears, dragging me out of his huge study into his office. "Why did you knock this over? Your stepmom said you have been acting strange so this is what you have been up to." I stared at him as I didn't understand what he meant, was my stepmom saying mean things to my Dad? "I can see you want to kill everyone here like you killed your birth mother." "No father." I stuttered. A slap landed on my face, I didn't even know where it came from. "Are you saying my son is lying aga
Athena “My parents are coming to see you tomorrow.” Creed broke the awkward silence between, I knew he had been watching me as I was breastfeeding Ava. I am so confused at the moment but I know it won’t take long before I have everything figured out. “Okay, is your mom coming too?” I toyed with the tips of my baby’s clothes, knowing he is an illegitimate son of his family makes it a little harsh to call that woman his mom. She wasn’t ashamed of treating him like a piece of dirt. “Yes, I need a favor from you about that.” He came close to me and he saw that Ava was sleeping. He took her from my arms and put her in her cot without waking her up. “Go on, make it short, I need to rest early incase Ava wakes up anytime from now.” I acted like I wasn’t really interested in what he was saying. I can’t be caught lacking. Never! “If they ask you to move into the family home with us, please refuse. I will find a way to buy a house. It might not be up to your standards but I will find a comf
CreedI thought about what she said for a minute, what was on her mind?“You heard what I said, didn’t you?” She brought me out of my thoughts.“Yes, I did. What do you mean by a stay at home dad? You want me to raise Ava alone?” I pointed at the baby cot that was open and I saw some movement in it.“Not alone. I will always be there for my daughter. She is my dearest and only family member I treasure. I don’t just like the idea of a nanny raising her.” She took a sip from the cup of tea that was beside her bed.“Why is going to be raised by a nanny? Are you going somewhere far?” I went to the cot, Ava was awake, and she was turning from one side of the cot to another. “She is awake already.” Athena dropped her cup of tea and jumped down from the bed to carry Ava out of the cot before I could even touch her.“My dear baby.” She cooed Ava. “Mama didn’t know you were awake already. I am sure you want some food.” She lifted her hospital gown, and I faced the other side quickly. I had n
Athena“Why can’t you work from home?” Creed asked me as he packed my shoes. I looked at the mess I made and I joined him in picking my things up. I took my underwear from the top of the chair before he saw it."I am a mom now. I need to be responsible now and stop throwing my stuff around. How can I teach my daughter well if I act like this?” I scolded myself mentally.“Were you talking to me?” Creed rose his head up. “What did you say?”“Did you hear me right? Or you now hallucinate?” I pretended like I said nothing and I packed my clothes upstairs. He followed me with my remaining stuff, and he was carrying Ava on his chest. He will make a good father. I observed the way he used one hand to pin her to his chest while he was picking stuff up earlier.I have to protect my daughter from letting what happened to me repeat itself on her. “Does your father have any plans to pick you into his business?” I asked him curiously, as I didn't have his name on the list of members of our partn