"When will I have my own child, even though my husband seems to be a caring man. I just can't wait to have my own child ”
Deborah imagined.
Hmmm…....
So deep in thought
"Dear, what's wrong?
Are you fine?" Ask her husband
Deborah adjust herself and sat right. She gave a freaking smile to her husband and said, "Nothing dear, I'm just worried about my tomorrow moment."
“Are you sure?” Ask her husband again to ensure his wife is fine.
"Yes, please,” she responded.
Deborah really loves her husband so much, they've been a happy couple for three years without any quarrel or any disagreement that could cause them to exchange words with each other.
Her husband who seems to be known as Mr. Godwin came home that very day to inform her that his friend's wife has been put to bed.
This brought a deep thought to her, concerning their home.
The couple seem to be fine and okay in terms of medical fitness.
Some days later, her husband's mother came around to visit them, but she observed that her husband's mother changed towards her in terms of relation and she didn't interact with her as before.
Then she felt so bad and decided to do something.
She informed her husband about it, but he told her not to look up to that extent, as his mother seemed not to be healthy.
Deborah was confused. She decided to inform her friend about it. Her friend cheers her up and advise her not to be tedious about her husband's mother's behavior.
“Babe, I want you to be visiting the orphanage more often, make more donations to them, at least that can help to hasten your own child to come to you on time” said her friend to her.
She yielded to her friend's advice. More often, she visits the orphanage home, plays with the children and gives gifts to them.
Her husband observes everything about her, encourage her also.
After A few months, Deborah got pregnant. She was delighted, her husband cared for her more than ever before. Everyone appears to be thrilled about it.
Her husband's mother decided to come around to live with them, until she was put to bed.
When Mother came around, she told Deborah some things she really needed to avoid as a pregnant woman.
She must not eat okra soup, so that the child will not be spitting once he became a Six month baby.
She must not walk under the sun due to some strange spirit.
She must not wear a short cloth that will expose her tummy.
She must not be at the entrance of the house. Etc.
Above are the listed rules given to her by her mother in-law.
One thing bothers her a lot, which is eating okra soup, which seems to be her best food ever. She didn't argue with her. But within her she felt like nothing would happen to her unborn child if she ate her best okra soup.
One day, my mother went to the market to get some items home.
Deborah went to the kitchen prepared the okra soup with different assorted meat, make some swallow meal to it, sat in the parlor with a comfort mind, she started eating it, while eating it mother step in and shout her name
“Ahh”
“This girl wants to kill me now, why are you like this, don't you want your baby to be healthy?”
She replied “Mama, nothing will happen to my baby, he will be fine. I can't because of rules, I shouldn't eat what I feel eaten. I’ve been starving for some months now, and this is what I'm craving to eat.”
Mother quickly drags the remaining food from her, trash it inside the bin, Deborah looks muted and walks to the room, locking herself inside, waiting for her husband to come back, so that she can report the issue to her husband. The mother went to the kitchen to prepare something for her to eat, but she refused to eat it.
When her husband stepped back from work, his mother narrated what had happened, he went inside to beg his wife concerning the issue, Deborah decided to be calm and eat what mother prepared for her.
After A few months, Deborah was put to bed. She gave birth to a bouncing baby girl. Everyone was very happy. The baby was named Louis.
Her husband's mother treated her so special beyond before.
Deborah decided to make a watch on her baby, whether what mama says concerning the eating of okra soup can cause some effect on the child. But she couldn't see any trace of it on her baby, because she ate more than okra soup when her baby was in her tummy without the awareness of her mother's in-law
Then within her, she believed that some of those rules seemed to be superstition rules. Louis grew to be a charming child without any effect or illnesses on her.