ROMANCE, MY MUM AND HER SECRET LOVER

My dad was still alive when my mum started having an affair with uncle Mike. 

Uncle Mike was our house electrician and was introduced by mum to the family as our family friend and relative.

My name is Derek, I am the only child of my parent Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Oba.

 My dad is a  businessman and my mum owns a fashion shop.

1995 we were in the house enjoying and relaxing when some unknown gunmen came inside and demanded 50billion naira that was given to my dad by the government for Road construction.

At the instance, my dad told them that there is no money in the house but he can offer them 3 million nairas if they spare our lives but the arm robbers kept demanding the 50 million nairas that were given to me dad.

I am going to blow your head off your body if you don't give us that money now said one of the gunmen.

Dad! please don't! I will give you 3 million, that's all I have now please don't kill us.

When the pressure was too much on us, they even wanted to rape mum in front of my dad and he decided to take them to where he kept the money. 

He handed over 50million naira to them and was paraded to the sitting room.

We thought it over after collecting the money they demanded but as they were about to leave the house, they shot dad on his leg.

Immediately after they left, I beckoned for the driver to help us take dad to the hospital for treatment, on getting to the hospital there was no doctor to attend to us. We had to rush out to saint Michael Hospital where we meet Doctor Victor who took dad in and started giving him some treatment.

I was outside with mum praying to God that nothing should happen to dad.

30 minutes later, the doctor came out and gave us the shocking news that dad won't be able to walk again never in his life but will be using a wheelchair.

my dad was a hardworking man, he always want to make his family happy. I felt bad for him but I thank God that his life was not taken away.

The following morning, dad was discharged from the hospital and when we got to the house, we saw uncle mike who came around to sympathize with us on what happened.

Uncle Mike! eyaaah! they almost kill you, sir? they are very wicked and God will judge them. Am so sorry sir. Please be strong.

Dad! Thank you mike.

I helped dad to the sitting room while mum went into the kitchen to prepare food for us.

2 years after this incident, mum started behaving rudely to dad in the house. She started calling dad names.

I don't even know what type of a man I got married to, Mum lamented, all you do is sit down there and eat. 

I was just 15 years but I understood what it means to be poor and rich, I understood how painful it is that once you were rich but suddenly you became poor.

In the twinkle of an eye, everything we had turned apart, Dad had to sell all his property to feed and maintain the house so that mum will not complain.

It was tough on us, my dad was my main concern.

 Dad sold out everything he had and left only 1 fueling station which he gave to me whom he promised he will never sell no matter how things are hard.

Dad thought he had tried his best but mum never appreciated his best. Mum never used the money from her fashion shop that was given to her on her birthday in the house.

When things became worse and dad was about to die because of hunger, I begged mum for money to enable dad to have proper treatment but she refused and told me that my dad can go ahead and die.

What's the essence of his living? let him die if he wants to, please nobody should disturb me. I don't have any money. Mum replied.

The pain was severe for dad and I decided to take him to the hospital. The doctor demanded that 50 percent must be paid before treatment commence.

I had no money on me and there was no money in dads account.

I looked everywhere to get the money but no way! I was left with no option but to sell the fueling station that was given to me by dad just to save his life.

On getting to the hospital to make the payment, dad was already gone.

Pains and agony were not enough to describe how I felt the day. 

You need to be strong my son, your mum needs you, you need to be strong! That's the letter he left with the doctor for me. 

My tears were uncontrollable 

My whole life got scattered, I need to be strong I told myself.

4 years after the death of my father, Mum started sleeping with uncle mike in their matrimonial bed.

I was shocked anyways but what else can I do to stop them?/Nothing.

I just celebrated my 20th birthday and I was like wow, am now a big boy.

One morning I was in my dad's library very close to my dad's bedroom where mum and her lover were inside discussing their affairs.

Uncle Mike! Sorry that I made you a widow I never wanted it to be like this, they both laughed 

Mum! But that was not the plan naaah, the plan was to take the money from him and we made away with it to another country and leave this country but anyways, it's fine. We need to hasten and put things in order so we can leave this country immediately.

Uncle Mike! Trust me naah, am on it. But wait o, how about Derek your son?

That one? he will go back to where he came from, Mum replied 

Uncle Mike, I don't understand, is Derek not your son?

Mum! He is not my son, You remembered when I left for the United States of America? I told my husband that I was 3months pregnant and that I need to deliver in the United States. He was very happy and never wanted to check if it was true. 

I went and adopt a small boy and stayed for about 2 years then I brought him to my late husband claiming that I gave birth to him.

So you see, his not my son, and I don't even need him.

See Mike, I want this house to be sold, this is the only property remaining and I want it to be sold out. Mum added.

Uncle Mike ! 's okay I will do it exactly.

Down there at dads library, I was crying and crying bitterly.

So this woman killed her husband just because of money?

Oh! So they were not my biological parent?

I had a lot of questions running through my mind but the most important thing here was to revenge on my dad's death.

Thank God I was with my cell phone and everything they said was recorded.

That night I refused to sleep in the house so I spent my night at Barrister Maria's place. Barrister Maria was daddy's advocate.

I decided to tell her everything I heard and I played the recording for her and she promise to help me get my mum and her secret lover arrested.

The following morning I went back to the house where I met them with a group of people arguing about the price of the house.

Me! Mum what's going on here?

Mum! you this witch, go in there and pack your things and vacate these premises you don't belong here.

Me! Mum?

Mum! Keep quiet, am not your mum, I picked you up from the gutter, go and get your things and go back to the gutter.

I thought this is just the end of it all.

I gave up!

I went in and packed my things. As I was about to leave, some group of men stormed inside with a gun, they introduced themselves as policemen to my mum.

Mum! Police, How can I help you, people.

Police! Ma, You and your lover are under arrest for the murder of Mr. Kelvin Oba.

Mum! what rubbish are you talking about? I loved my husband and unfortunately, he died how then am I the cause of his death?

Police! Ma follows us to the station for a better explanation.

They were arrested, jailed, and sued to death.

I felt fulfilled that my mission was accomplished but yeah, I missed my family.

See, Money is good but don't let money control and dictate your life for you.

Stop killing people just for the sake of money.