THE STORY OF MMA EPISODE 11

Daily Life Experience

Written by:
Engineer Stanley

Adaora, one of Mma’s childhood friends, encountered her at the hospital while she was there to visit her very ill boss.

Their greeting was warm, filled with joy at seeing each other for the first time in over13 years since they had parted ways for secondary school.

“How have you been, Mma?” inquired Adaora.

“My dear, I’m doing quite well, although my madam’s illness is worsening by the day. I have so much to catch up on with you,” Mma responded.

Throughout their meeting, Mma and Adaora reminisced about the past, and their conversation stretched on for a while. Before parting ways, they exchanged contacts.

“By the way, have you been in contact with Eriana, our friend?” Mma questioned.

“Yes, we live in the same estate. She’s happily married with two children and owns one of the biggest supermarkets in this city, Eriana-Supermarket. She married a wealthy man,” Adaora replied.

“I’m truly happy for her. I would love to get her contact from you before you leave,” Mma expressed eagerly.

“How's your child? I’m really sorry about how your parents reacted to your pregnancy. Eriana and I tried visiting you, but your mom turned us away, branding us birds of a feather,” reflected Adaora.

“It's all in the past now. Raising a child at16 wasn’t easy, but he’s grown now. I named him ‘Nkem’, meaning ‘My Own’. He’s currently in secondary school under a scholarship,” revealed Mma.

Four days later, a call from the hospital led Mma to rush over immediately.

“Doctor, how is my madam?” Mma inquired urgently.

“Please calm down, young lady,” the doctor replied soothingly.

“We did our best, but unfortunately, she didn’t make it,” the doctor added somberly.

Upon hearing of her boss’s demise, Mma fainted, only to awaken later on a hospital bed. It was then that her Madam’s relatives, who had been absent throughout the illness, began to arrive.

When Mma tried to contact Adaora, she found her phone switched off. Eriana’s husband answered the call, but Mma, overwhelmed and unsure what to say, ended the call abruptly.

The loss of her boss plunged Mma into a state of despair. Suddenly homeless and jobless, she found herself utterly stranded.

In desperation, she remembered a business card a customer had given her some time back. With no other options, she made the call but was too overwhelmed with grief to speak.

When the customer called back and Mma answered, she managed to say, “It’s Mma, the POS lady you gave your card,” before ending the call abruptly.

The young man found Mma in her state of distress. “What happened?” he asked with concern.

Mma was too distraught to respond.

Upon their arrival at the man’s house, the gatekeeper greeted them with “Oga, welcome.”

As Mma stepped out of the car, she found herself face to face with the gate man who had fathered her child13 years prior. Speechless, they stared at each other, caught in a moment of disbelief.

“Do you two know each other?” the man inquired, sensing the tension.

“It’s a long story,” Mma replied, hinting at the depth of their unexpected reunion.

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