So many people don't think generational curses still exist. But for Africans, it's still in vogue.
She knew they were getting closer to their destination. She could see the signpost of this prestigious hospital that had made a name for itself over the years, written boldly in blue and white "Seattle Grace Hospital ". As Clark her husband parked their cobalt blue BMW at the parking lot, she was getting her mind ready for the usual bad news from they doctor. After all that's what it had always been. Something was missing, Val could feel it. Oh, she didn't perceive the reeking of drugs and IVs and all those smell that made a hospital a hospital. No wonder Seattle Grace had been said to be one of the best.
Smiling at a cute girl sitting few sits in front of her, Val tried so hard to hide her emotions and hold back her tears.
Her husband Clark had been her strength all this while. Not nagging her about her childlessness. He had surprisingly frowned at adoption when Val had come out with they idea. He was OK and ready to wait for her to bare their child and remain childless if eventually it doesn't happen. She had been touched, and for that reason decided to do all she could to find a solution. All test had proven they were both medically okay but why was she still not able to bare a child normally like every other woman she knows. She had only one last place to check for answers before she resigns finally to fate, and that was why she was on this plane going to Nigeria, her birth country. She had to trace this down home ,back to her root.
Inside the taxi, she was checking out this country of hers that has changed so drastically. She couldn't believe she had been gone for such a long time.
On getting into her family home, she saw younger sisters,both waiting for her. They all hugged each other for so long, crying hot tears on each others back. She had called them the previous night all from their husbands house down to they family house. They had arranged for a meeting with their many uncles they next morning.
These three beautiful ladies lost their parents at a tender age and since then, had been taken care of till they all grew up and gotten married, by their uncle's and aunts who had done nothing but love them. They had all gotten pregnant ones but it didn't end well. They were told by their various doctors that they would give birth through C-section but either they die or they lose their babies. They had decided not to take such risk until they find a solution to it.
Because of this, the uncles had accepted their invitation without hesitation. Many suggestions were made, finally one was agreed on. To meet the oldest man in the community. This was done.
On getting there, introduction was made. They old man welcomed them. After, they told him their problem, he asked for their fathers name ones more,which they told him.
He shook his head and sighed so heavily . "So it later happened" he said. They girls asked him what he was talking about. He calmed down and told them a story.
"Your grandfather was a great warrior. He never went to battle without bringing back heads. Any battle he went to, didn't ever leave survivors. He killed to finish leaving no left overs.
So one day, their was a battle between our community and a neighbouring one. As the head of warriors, he was told by the king to gather his army and prepare for battle. As usual, he had victory. But on their way back, he saw a pregnant woman from the village they had just conquered laying beside the bush path . The woman was in labour. She was happy help was arriving not knowing that was the worst help she could ever get. She begged them to help get get to the nearest village where she could find a midwife. The other warriors were touched and were willing get the woman the helped she needed but were stopped by their leader, your grandfather. He pulled he's shiny sword. Seeing this, the woman begged him not to do that. Instead, he should let her lay there and wait for another help. When she saw he was really serious, she begged him again not to kill her,at least not for her but for the sake of the baby. All her pleas fell on deaf ears. They great warriors mind was already made up. To kill the pregnant woman, alongside her innocent unborn baby, which he died. He stabbed the woman so many times on the stomach. But before she died, she cursed his generation. She said "since youve made me go through pain, my your unborn generations know nothing but pain. May the cry of a baby not be heard ever again in your family. And if any, may all your daughters go through a knife before delivery ". And since then, no one cared to remember this cos babies had been given birth to in your family until now. The curse is finally taking effect my children",he finally said. They girls were shocked. They didn't know what to do but cry. Finally when they got their voice back, they asked the old man what could b done to lift they curse.
Val had received a call from home Dat early morning. Her sisters had both given birth the same day. She was happy, overjoyed. They had called to tell her she was finally a godmother ,that was what the had promised each other when the curse lifting they had done finally works. About they curse lifting. Money was spent, diviners and sorcerers were visited to help call out the spirit of the woman. When get spirit was summoned, they three girls were told to kneel and beg for the curse to be lifted. And finally it was. As Val was thinking about how stressful everything was and how happy she felt, she was also wondering why her own baby was taking so much time to come. Suddenly she felt a sharp pain. She had been feeling uncomfortable all through the night. And earlier last week,she couldn't stand the sight of the foods she used to take as her favorite . On hearing her scream, Clark ran out immediately and she was rushed to the hospital. "You are few weeks pregnant " . On hearing this from the doctor, although Val was happy, she was also kind of afraid that issues will arise and she would be told to get rid of the baby to keep her own life.
The cry of her baby. She looked at her son Clark jnr. as he wrapped his tiny arms around her finger. Her husband had rushed in immediately from work. He got the news late and had apologized to Valerie . She didn't care about that as far as he was here finally.
Now she had that complete family she always dreamt of.
She had to discover he problems in other to recover